Contessa is a truly once in a lifetime horse. Raised from a baby on our farm has only known love and kindness this gentle and extremely well bred mare is both—physically stunning and performs perfectly under saddle. She has been desensitized all manner of wildlife, cars, bicycles ATVs, tarps, gun fire, and large groups. This patient , delightful beauty is both sane and sound. She is definitely not a Marish —-mare ! We are currently seeking a her new forever trail partner. Tessa, as we call her is one of the sweetest, kindest, most gentle, well behaved horses we’ve had in our selective breeding program. If you are looking for a horse that was raised , trained, and started right, is not spooky or nervous, but rather kind, gentle and affectionate Tessa would be a great match. We use natural horsemanship principles to Train Horses and absolutely no tricks or shortcuts. Just common sense training lots of desensitizing, pressure and release and confidence building experiences such as week long trail rides .She has a lovely 4B lateral gait will flat walk all day and falls into gait, naturally without the need for any devices or extra training or heavy weighted shoes, she is just easy-going, non-spooky in her nature. Contessa has successfully completed week long trail rides in Ohio, KY & TN. She jumps in the trailer, stands for mounting, stands tied, will High-line, will cross water isn’t afraid of dogs. In fact, she loves them. She is a willing and kind partner we can’t find a single vice to report about this horse , this is what you get when you breed train and raise them right! Please let us know about your needs and if Tessa might make a great partner for you, thank you !!!!