NAME: Ringo
Breed: Rocky Mountain
Gaited Horse (Gelding)
Color:
Chestnut
Height: 14.2hh
Date of
Birth: 1995-1997
Price:
$2500
Ringo is one of the most
sweet, safe, kind, professional and
gentle geldings you will ever have the
pleasure to meet. Ideal for every
member of the family - he will patiently
babysit your youngest child or safely
take your grandmother on a trail! He
has never, ever pinned his ears at a
person let alone offered any bad
behavior such as biting or kicking.
We have a 40 minute video that
speaks volumes about Ringo. Rather than
try to describe in words just how
beautiful this boy is (inside and out),
you can see for yourself. We give a
full introduction to him which includes
his temperament, suitability and
history. We show him in cross-ties,
being groomed, feet picked up and fly
sprayed. He is wrapped and tacked up.
His desensitization is proven through
walking on tarp, slamming a truck door
next to him, playing music extremely
loudly and beeping a horn. We also load
him in a trailer and start a tractor
next to him, whilst mounted. We show
how he stands for mounting and a little
work in the arena and then working out
in an open wide pasture at walk, his
faster gait and then canter.
To
view the 40 minute video, please CLICK
HERE.
We are not familiar with
the Rocky Mountain Gaited Horse breed,
although we are all very impressed with
the breed characteristics. In
researching the breed, we discovered
that the Mountain Horses basic
characteristics are described as a
medium-sized horse of gentle temperament
with an easy ambling four-beat gait.
Ranging between 13.3 and 16 hands with
small heads, short ears, widely spaced
eyes, and soft expressions. Their
profiles are usually straight or
slightly convex just above the nostrils.
Mountain horses are known for their long
life span. The breed is best known for
gentleness. It is an easy keeper and a
wonderful riding horse with a strong
heart and endurance.
The Rocky
Mountain Gaited Horse is being used
today as a pleasure horse, for trail,
and competitive or endurance riding. As
show horses, the breed is rapidly
gaining in popularity because of its
beauty and unique way of moving in the
ring. The calm temperament of this horse
makes it ideally suited for working
around cattle and for 4-H projects.
Rocky Mountain Horses have a lot of
natural endurance, they are sure-footed
on rough ground and, because of their
gait, they require a minimum of effort
by both horse and rider so that together
they can cover a greater distance with
less tiring.
In 1986 Rocky Mountain
Horse Association was formed. The
association has established a registry
with standards be maintained and a panel
of examiners has been set up by the
association to provide vigorous
supervisors to the growth and
development of the breed. To achieve
this, ALL horses must be examined for
breed characteristics and approved prior
to breeding. The established
characteristics for the breed are:
1. The horse must be of medium
height from 14-2 to 16 hands, a wide
chest sloping 45 degrees on the shoulder
with bold eyes and well shaped ears.
2. The horse must have a natural
ambling four-beat gait (single foot or
rack) with no evidence of pacing. When
the horse moves you can count four
distinct hoof beats which produce a
cadence of equal rhythm, just like a
walk: left hind, left fore, right hind,
right fore. Each individual horse has
its own speed and natural way of going,
traveling 7-20 miles per hour. This is a
naturally occurring gait present from
birth that does not require any training
aids or action devices (i.e. chains,
soring or built up shoes.)
3. It
must be of good temperament and easy to
manage.
4. All Rocky Mountain
Horses® have a solid body color. Facial
markings are acceptable so long as they
are not excessive. There may not be any
white above the knee or hock.
The
Rocky Mountain Horse® is a certification
mark issued to the Rocky Mountain Horse
Association by the U.S. Patent office.
This name may be applied only to those
horses registered by the Rocky Mountain
Horse Association.
Rocky Mountain
Horse Association
National
Headquarters
2805 Lancaster Rd.
Danville, KY 40422
Phone/Fax(606) 238-7754
Ringo is very ready for a loving
family of his own. As you see in the
video, he just loves every second of
being groomed, handled, bathed and
pampered. He really is very social,
relaxed, calm and gentle. He is gentle
with other horses, unfortunately, he
tends to be the one that gets beaten up.
He would be fine turned out with a very
gentle and docile pasture buddy, but
they would have to separated at feeding
time. Ringo gets a little dominant
toward other horses as feeding time. At
this time, we turn him out alone as he
does not seem to understand that other
horses can hurt him.
Ringo has
impeccable ground manners. I would
trust him with the smallest child for
grooming, bathing and tacking up. He is
excellent with the farrier and vet, too.
He is wise and seasoned enough for a
beginner rider and he is beautifully
forward for a more advanced rider. He
goes out alone or with others on the
trail, but can get a little barn sour.
In his case of being barn sour, it is
not that he turns and bolts back toward
the barn, but when he is alone, he is
more reluctant to go forward. He will
be obedient but it would be great if he
had a trail buddy to go out with as he
really is a super ride.
He is
incredibly smooth, light in the mouth
and his canter is very balanced and
easy. He stops very easily and never
gets strong nor tries to run through the
bit. He has never bucked, reared,
kicked out, spooked, shied or napped
under saddle. He has been an absolute
pleasure. I feel that he has had some
excellent training at some point in his
career.
Ringo is up to date on
his coggins, farrier and wormer. He is
currently barefoot and trimmed on a five
weekly basis. His vaccinations will be
due and I would recommend the teeth are
floated.
Ringo is only for sale
to an approved, loving and permanent
home. He really is a super pony with
the sweetest temperament. As Ringo is
one of our rescues, we would love to see
him in an especially loving and
attentive home where his family will
appreciate that he has missed out on a
lot of love and he has an abundance of
love to give.
PLEASE VISIT
MY WEBSITE FOR THE IMAGE GALLERY FOR
MORE PHOTOS OF RINGO!
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)
SOLD!
