Before he came here he didn't have much handling at all. He was kept by himself in a pen and was only used for hand-breeding. No grazing, no other horses, no training, nothing to do.... He was worse than I thought, so I sent him to a professional trainer for 3 weeks for some basic training. Now he he can be haltered, lead, groomed and is getting used to being in a stall, even with other horses (mares and geldings) around. The trainer said he is very well minded, he just has never been taught anything and therefor doesn't know a lot. At this point he still needs more work to pick up his feet and with loading, but I just don't have the necessary experience with light horses and/or stallion, to safely teach him these things !
He's here in our barn, but sadly, he needs to stay in his stall most of the time because the barn is used for shelter and shade for all the other horses and calves . And that's just no life for him... Poor boy.
I was also told by his previous owner that he's not 100% sound on one front leg due to injury as a foal. Most of the time it is not noticeable at a walk. Here is what I was told happened: "...he isn't sound on one front foot due to his mother stepping on it when he was 2 days old. Never saw any blood, or a crack, or swelling. But he favored it and limped. We saw it happen and made her back up. Now he walks fine but can see it when he runs."
So far we've spent a lot of $$ on him, his training, Vet and farrier, and I would like to get as much as possible back. But, as a last resort, I would also consider a trade. I just want to find him a good home, with experienced people, where he can live like a horse, with pasture and other horses, and get POSITIVE attention.....
