"Mystique" is an amazing horse. She will
stand to clip (even her ears!), loads
easily, stands for the farrier. Easy to
catch, will usually walk right up to you
in the pasture, even with other horses
around. Very laid-back in pasture, is
not mean to the other
horses.
Mystique has been jumped
up to 3'6" and could easily go higher.
She has been ridden by young children
and used in lessons extensively, but has
not been ridden as much in the last year
or so, therefore I haven't used her in
lessons very much. Has an AMAZING
walk/trot/canter/jump. Will go fast or
slow. Has been trained to go western
jogging, but not loping yet. Will jump
anything you point her at. Isn't spooky
at all.
This mare has NEVER come
out of a class without a ribbon. I had a
15 year old start riding her, and put
her in a show on Mystique after having
ridden her only 3 times - she came out
of three classes with a first, second,
and fourth in classes with 15+ horses!
Shown in jumping classes, flat classes,
etc with no problem - picks up leads
every time, excellent upward and
downward transitions, will go just off
your seat.
She will ride without
a bridle, just in a halter/lead rope if
you wish. Round pens and lunges easily.
Can play games with her, throw things
around, do pretty much anything to her.
She loves to be brushed and petted,
loves kids. She has excellent ground
manners, will not run over you, is very
sweet and easy. Has done a lot of the
Parelli games.
Mystique has to
have front shoes at the time - her feet
get brittle without supplement. I've got
her on one that costs about
$50/year.
She has taken 5 year
olds in lead line classes, plus done
MANY walk/trot/canter/jump lessons for
kids and adults of all ages - even
autistic children. So I KNOW she is a
WONDERFUL horse, except for the few
times she kicks/bucks. And it's usually
only two or three times at the very
beginning when you start to canter -
after that she's fine. She trail rides
great, too, and can be at the front,
back, or middle - she's fine with
anything. No seperation anxiety. She is
pasture boarded now but has been stalled
with no problems. Gets along great with
mares or geldings. NO vices.
The
ONLY thing about Mystique is that when
the weather turns cold, she gets a
little bratty with not enough riding.
Not mean, just attitudinal - When
cantering, she'll kick/buck out with her
back legs. I swear she's not trying to
get her rider off, she's just feeling
good. She NEVER does it in the spring,
summer, or fall - it usually starts in
November and ends in February. There is
NO rhyme or reason to it at all - she's
completely sound, been vetted and had
her teeth and back checked and
everything. It's a personality thing.
Did I mention you can get right on this
mare from not having ridden her for
weeks or months on end and she's the
same horse?
You could literally
let her sit in the pasture and get fat
for four months in the winter and get
right back on her for show season and do
great. I'm sure the kick/buck thing
could be solved if someone had enough
time. I teach lessons full time and
barely have time to breath, let alone
ride her as much as she
deserves.
I wish I didn't have to
sell her, but with teaching lessons as
much as I do, I just don't have the time
to devote to her. This horse is NOT for
children or beginners at this stage, but
could take a more experienced rider
RIGHT to the top at shows. She has a
lifetime membership with the
NCHJA.
Check out lots of pictures
of her at my website. Do a search online
for Equine Kingdom, and you'll find
pictures of her at the Flintrock Farm
Show in October 2009. Let me know if you
have any questions or would like to come
out and check her out!!
Call
Sally Cochran at (336) 908-7453
Price: $ 8,000 (Negotiable)
