Barn Name: Simchah
Breed:
Anglo-Arabian
Reg'd Name: Shalom
Simchah
Reg#: AA 9750
DOB: 21st
June 1999
Sire: Val De Chance
Dam: Dukeries Sabanna
Height: 16.2hh
Age: 10 y/o
Gender: Gelding
Colour: Bay
Health: Good health
Lameness: Can not be ridden. Ever.
As a foal, he had a very bad infection
in his near side hind foot. The
infection has deformed the foot and has
fused the pedal bone. He can flex
through his hock. Because of the
deformity, he walks on the inside of his
foot and his inner thigh muscle is over
developed. He moves beautifully (he has
won sport horse competitions - in hand)
when free lunged and is extremely
responsive to voice commands and body
language. He loves to be free lunged.
However, once a rider gets on his back,
because of his foot and over developed
muscle, he can not balance himself and
the rider. I have tried several times
and it renders him lame within 10
minutes. Therefore, he is not to be
ridden.
Vices: None. Not good to
box (load), as has never really
travelled. But, with a lot of patience
and love, he will go in, eventually.
Personality: Gentle, loving,
kind. He is a big baby. He is incredibly
beautiful to look at. When he moves, he
seems to float through the air. He was
actually 'Mr December' in the 'Horse
Lovers Calendar' and I do have a spare
copy. This horse needs a lot of love and
he LOVES to be handled and groomed. He
loves nothing more than to be brushed
with a soft body brush and to have his
face brushed. For hours. And I mean
hours! He loves people, dogs, other
horses etc. He is highly intelligent,
has a huge character, and gives love in
buckets.
History/Training:
Trained and schooled in accordance with
the principles of the German Equestrian
Federation; but only free lunging. He
can be lunged using a lunge-line, but
not for too long as the tight 20M circle
is hard for him to balance. He free
lunges beautifully, even with other
horses around. Responds to voice
commands in a small pen and in a larger,
indoor arena. Has a very soft mouth -
only in a snaffle.
Future/Suitability: Would make
an excellent companion horse where he
can spend his days with other horses and
some dogs around and be brushed every
night. We saved him from being shot and
we both want to make sure that someone
will love him and NOT send him for meat.
We couldn't bear that.
Additional Info: Information
above provided to us by Simchah's
current owners.
** Adoption
Fee/Purchase Price: $500 obo. We will
never recoup what we have into this
horse (hay, feed, deworming, farrier,
etc) so we understand we will be taking
a huge loss, and we are used to that,
but we do hope to get something for him
so that we can continue to help other
horses & ponies in need. So please make
an offer. He's a nice horse, he needs
and deserves a good permanent loving
home. He has been patiently waiting
since Aug 4 '09 and no one has come to
see him yet. All offers will be
considered, but not necessarily
accepted. Simchah comes with his Indoor
Winter Blanket, Outdoor Winter Blanket,
Turnout Fly Sheet and Fly Mask **
Price: $ 500
SOLD!
