NAME: HARMONY
BREED: PERCHERON X
PAINT
HEIGHT: 16.2hh
AGE: 12
Sex:
MARE
PRICE: $2500
Harmony is a very
beautiful, 16.2hh, 12 year old percheron
x paint mare. She is sorrel and white
with a symmetrical white blaze and four
high socks. Harmony is an ex-PMU
Production Line mare. She is very
smart, extremely sweet and affectionate.
With my experience dealing with
rescues, I am familiar with the length
of time it takes to rehabilitate
emotionally and/or physically abused
horses. Harmony has been an exception
to the rule. It typically takes one
very brief training session for her to
understand what is required and to
happily accept what is asked of her.
For example, the first time I went to
fly spray her, she was terrified and
reacted by trying to run backwards.
Within 5 -10 minutes of showing her it
was not an issue, she no longer makes a
fuss. The first time I went to put her
bridle on, she tried to run away. I
bridled her a couple of times in her
stall and now she accepts a bridle
without the slightest issue. She was
terrified of the noise of the velcro on
our wraps and would jump away. After a
few minutes, she stood quietly as we
repeatedly ripped the velcro. She
gladly walked on a sheet of tarpaulin
without any hesitation. I took her out
on a trail ride and she did not spook at
anything. In fact, when the lead horse
got a little anxious at something in the
bushes, Harmony just quietly walked into
the lead and calmly walked past the
obstacle. That being said, Harmony will
likely need more trail rides to be
totally exposed to as many sights and
sounds as possible.
She has the
potential to be a wonderful family
horse.
She has just been
professionally started under saddle and
we are teaching her basic dressage
training. She is beginning to
understand that she must bend at the
barrel and not the base of the neck.
She is slowly remembering to yield from
leg pressure and not wait to be dragged
around with the rein. Her transitions
are coming along beautifully. She
actually has a lovely, big walk and trot
.. she has quite a few trail miles on
her now and she adores her trail rides.
She is energetically forward, brave and
VERY safe. Foxhunters would love this
girl! Brakes are not a problem at all
... she will stop the second you ask.
Obviously, she came in unmuscled and
unbalanced .. so when doing arena work,
she is typically going to suck back in
the corners or want to stop when she
feels tired. I am laying the foundation
with very correct classical dressage
training. I am trying to establish
rhythm and regularity, longtidunal and
lateral suppleness and lightness in the
bridle.
Harmony is also a cute little
jumper over cavalettis. She would make
a confidence giving family horse,
hunter, adult amateur lower level
dressage (maybe up to first level),
fantastic foxhunter and a great trail
horse! She is a large, weight-carrying
mare that is very forgiving and patient.
Harmony is not aggressive in the
pasture and is definitely not alpha
mare. She gets along with absolutely
every horse. She loves other horses but
seems to prefer the company of humans!
She is a vacuum when it comes to eating!
She is up to date on wormer, farrier
and has her current negative coggins.
She is barefoot and she has healthy, big
feet.
She has no vices such as
weaving, cribbing, windsucking, stall
walking, kicking, biting, rearing or
bucking. She does not act marish when
she is in heat.
Harmony has had no
history of injury or illness whilst at
our barn .. and to the best of my
knowledge, nothing of note with the
previous owner.
Please email me for
the following video links or simply
visit my website to view the videos!
Please contact me for web site info.
VIDEO # 1: HARMONY - MOVEMENT WITHOUT A
RIDER
VIDEO # 2: HARMONY - SCHOOLING
SESSION UNDER SADDLE (WALK/TROT)
VIDEO # 3: A 12 minute video showing
Harmony at walk/trot on a trail alone.
It shows her walking beside a busy road
with trucks and motorbikes roaring by.
It also shows her standing quietly for
the farrier and loading in the trailer.
There is a little work in the arena at
walk and trot.
VIDEO # 4: A 20
minute video giving full introduction to
Harmony, showing her standing in
cross-ties being groomed, wrapped, fly
sprayed and tacked up. It also shows
her desensitization to walking on tarp
and a tractor with the engine running.
It also shows her standing quielty for
mounting.
We will be adding video
of Harmony cantering under saddle
shortly - please check back!
PLEASE
VISIT MY WEBSITE FOR THE IMAGE GALLERY
FOR MORE PHOTOS OF HARMONY!
Harmony
is for sale to an approved home. Please
no time-wasters or tire-kickers!
Thanks!
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: $ 2,500 (Price is Firm)
