Name: Mirage
Breed: Arabian
Mare
Color: Bay
Height:
15hh
Date of Birth: 1994
SALE
PRICE: $2,000 (Price will increase
significantly with training)
Mirage is a stunning, bay polish arabian
mare. Unfortunately, we do not have her
papers. We were informed that her
previous owner paid around $15,000 for
this mare, plus another $5,000 was
invested into her training. She was
"put out to pasture" for 5 years. It is
our assumption that she has been a
broodmare during the past 5
years.
Mirage is just as sweet,
gentle and loving as she is beautiful
and athletic. A real-head turner that
draws the attention of every visitor!
Mirage is "all girl"! She loves her
baths, being groomed and pampered, or
just hanging out with people. She is
very, VERY people orientated.
She is very easy to catch, very
sociable! Stands in x-ties very well
for grooming, bathing, farrier, vet etc.
She is also an extremely easy keeper.
She is on half a scoop of Seminole
Senior Feed twice daily and we have also
had to ration her T&A hay and grass
turnout ... she puts on weight very
easily. I actually went as far as to
pay for our vet to come out and palpate
her to make sure she was not pregnant!
An expensive way to find out your
gorgeous mare is just fat!
*smile*
It is obvious that she
was cherished by somebody in her past.
She is the more dominant mare in the
pasture, however, she has not marked
another horse to date. She appears to
have enough presence about her that a
scowl and pinned ear is enough to send
another horse away
(thankfully).
Trail riders, this
is your girl! Mirage is forward and
keen - but not strong, uptight or
spooky. She has got a lot of trail
mileage with us, even being ridden by a
7 year old child on the trails! Mirage
likes to be in the lead and visibly was
more relaxed and happy in front. It is
as if she knows her job and she belongs
in the front. She got a little sulky
when we asked her to walk slowly behind
a draft cross horse! She did not get
agitated, just sulked! She proved
herself to be as close to bombproof as
anybody can expect a horse to be.
Mirage had palm frongs touch her side,
birds flew out of the bushes at her,
traffic rushed noisily by .. she was
completely unphased. She is very aware
of her rider and was very careful, sane,
smart and brave on the trail. She is a
lot of fun. An amazing mare .. such
class! She is always gentle, very safe,
sane and willing. She is careful with
self-preservation, which is a great
asset on a trail. She is very much a
babysitter for her rider. It is clear
that she assesses the ability of her
rider and will adapt her ride
accordingly. She will tiptoe quietly
around with a timid or young rider. She
will be more bold and forward (but safe)
with an intermediate to advanced rider.
She is definitely happiest on the
trails, she loses some of her charisma
and can appear a little bored doing
school work! We would love to see her
go to a person that loves their horses
and loves their trails! She is truly
the most gentle, affectionate, sane,
intelligent and forgiving mare I have
had the pleasure to work with for the
longest time. She will be some lucky
person's best friend for years to come.
She has a lot of love to give and she
will surely take all the love you can
spare! She can take the pampering and
attention all day long *smile* She is
ALL girl!
Mirage loads easily in
A trailer and settles very quickly with
new and different challenges. She has a
great "can-do" attitude, very willing
and easy temperament, she is brave and
curious .. just a very classy
mare.
You will see from her video
that she has breath-taking movement.
Extensions, elevation, suspension ..
this girl literally floats! A dressage
diva's dream! Being an arabian, and one
that appears to be very calm, mature and
laid back .. she could also be a
wonderful endurance horse for a
competitive trail rider, too!
As
she does not have papers, I do not
recommend her as a broodmare!
If you are looking for a
beautiful, kind, sweet, gentle and
loving project horse, Mirage is very
affordable at only $2000. Her price
will increase accordingly as her
professional training continues at
Harmony.
Please email me for
the following video links or simply
visit my website at
HorsesInHarmonyONLINE dot com to view
the videos!
VIDEO # 1: Movement
in the arena (No tack)
VIDEO # 2:
Movement in the round pen (with saddle
and bridle)
VIDEO # 3 - Mirage
over small jumps in Round
Pen
VIDEO # 4 - A full 25
minute video giving a full introduction
to Mirage. It also shows her standing
quietly in cross-ties, for grooming,
wrapping, fly spray and tacking up. It
further shows her desensitization as we
film her reaction to walking over tarp,
slamming a car door, playing loud music,
firing up a loud gas strimmer next to
her, loading in the trailer, standing
quietly for mounting and finally a
little walk/trot and canter under
saddle.
VIDEO # 5 - Short
Schooling Session - Walk/Trot Under
Saddle
PLEASE VISIT MY WEBSITE
FOR THE IMAGE GALLERY FOR MORE PHOTOS OF
MIRAGE!
If you read any of our
horse ads, you will notice that we are
brutally honest in the description of
our horses. We provide many photographs
(See Image Gallery), videos and a "warts
and all" description of each horse. Our
goal is to match the right horse to
rider .. this helps guarantee a loving,
happy, safe and long-term relationship
between horse and owner. We encourage
you to be very honest about your level
of experience, your riding ability and
your current financial obligations!
Remember, the least expensive part is
buying the horse, it is the maintenance
that hits the wallet! This is a long
term emotional, physical and financial
commitment - please be honest with
yourself that you are ready to take on
your next horse!
Price: $ 2,000 (Price is Firm)
