Trampas is built and trained for the trail. He would be a great horse to go overnight camping with. Ridden everywhere from the woods of Georgia to the desert of Moab to now in Coastal Washington, he has done and seen it all. We even broke down on interstate 70 in the mountains of Colorado on a hot day-- he did wonderful despite the noise and stress of the day!

In 2021, he completed 13 weeks of training with Kimberly Williams in Colorado-- she is one of Clint Anderson's top ambassadors and trainers. You can point to load him, swish to back him off and bump with your arms in the air to move him out of his personal space, and that's just on the ground. In the saddle, he is an amazing mover with a silky smooth gait and a motor that can go all day. Basically if you get the Clint Anderson method DVDs or membership you have a full owners manual for Trampas. He is better trained on "the method" (Clint Anderson's method) than I am to be honest.

His only downside is that he is TOO well trained for a beginner. I tried to let someone fairly new (but experienced enough) with horses ride him and it was a disaster. As an example, where she was used to putting a leg on a horse, he needs only a feather-soft touch to achieve a turn. He does neck rein if you prefer western, or he will move up onto the bit hunt-seat style. I personally prefer to ride him in my hunt seat saddle, but when we're on the trail the western saddle is great for all the extra storage and saddle bags.

No horse is completely "bomb proof," but I've never fallen off him even when I wasn't paying attention and he spooked. He spooks like a shake. Most times I don't even realize he spooked unless someone else says something.

He does do much better on the trail with other horses than by himself. While I have ridden him plenty on his own, he really is a calm, fun horse when he's out with others. When he's by himself, it takes a minute for him to be settled and into his "work" mindset.

He's quite the looker and gets lots of compliments anywhere he goes. His beautiful flaxen mane and tail are thick and full. If you want to braid them, they could be really, really, really long. I've done it in the past and it's stunning! He also has excellent feet, albeit a little sore if you're riding him on gravel until he gets used to it. He is currently barefoot and does great like that, but if you ride daily I would put front shoes on as his front feet can chip a bit more than his back feet. He won't need back shoes unless you did some extreme trails with lots of rocks and variable terrain.

He is excellent with dogs. He doesn't kick, ever.

I am still on the fence about selling him, as he's a great horse and I've had him a long time. However, I have an older horse that I absolutely cannot sell (he'd be glue), and with a career change on the horizon, it would be better for me to have