Sir JohnMac is a three year old
standardbred trotter that I adopted from
a standardbred farm in New Egypt, New
Jersey. I own him and there are no
restricions on adoption. He was headed
for Canada and the meat market as he
didn't make the cut for racing. Although
he is classified as a trotter, he no
longer adheres to this gait as I have
taught him to canter and he has a fast
gallop as well. While these horses are
not common in this area, they make
wonderful trail horses, and show horses.
He stands between 14.3 hands and 15.0
right now but I do expect to see a bit
more growth. Standardbreds typically
reach 15.2-16.00 hands, rarely taller.
He has a cross on his forehead and all
other coloring is bay with black
points. He is not trained under saddle,
although I have been using a training
surcingle on him and no buck. He was
gelded in January of 2007, and I brought
him back to North Carolina in July 2008.
He has adapted well to summer here, my
old rescue Standardbred not so well. He
was under the care of an equine
podiatrist in New Jersey as he had a
shoulder turned out, but he has great
hooves and no problems with gait or
movement. The podiatrist did a wonderful
job and the shoulder is fine now. I
would not recommend him as a jumper,
though. I have ponied him with my pacer,
he takes well to heavy woods, doesn't
tend to panic on the pony line. As with
many in these economic times, I am
unable to care for him as well as he
deserves and one must go. I cannot bear
to part with his standardbred pacer
pasture mate that I also rescued years
ago so I have made my choice that
JohnMac will sadly be sacrificed.
Standardbreds do not possess the
temperments that Thoroughbreds do,
whether raced or not. Please do some
research and you will find that this
breed makes a wonderful trail and show
horse. They tend to be super-gentle, in
light of the fact that they are racing
horses. I don't think you would be
displeased after he is broken to saddle
and trained and you'd have a lifelong
friend. There is some room for
negotiation in the price, I seek only a
good home for him and the first right
of refusal should he be sold. My asking
price includes only what I paid for his
gelding and the many, very expensive
visits of the podiatrist. He no longer
needs this, regular farrior work has
served him fine in the last year.
Price: $ 1,500 (Negotiable)
