Moriesian Mare, Zing, is ready to start her career. She is 50% Friesian and 50% Morgan born Nov. 6, 2017. I would guess her height at 15.3 hands, but I need to measure her to be sure. I love Zing, and I recognize she is ready for a job and a life that does not involve living in a grass pasture. She is a smart, gorgeous, healthy (albeit a little heavy currently), affectionate, curious, and brave horse with so much potential. She is ready to begin her horse-adulting career and needs to begin regular work to keep her active mind engaged and her manners in check. Around here, she is not reaching her potential as a pasture pet and weekend warrior trail rider. She has been lightly started to allow her Friesian side to properly grow, and has been extensively trail ridden English and Western at the walk/trot, including swimming, bridge crossing, riding next to traffic, riding through Halloween decorations in the neighborhood, moving cows, encountering bikes, crossing water, bogs, etc. She is not spooky or hot and tends towards the more whoa than go side. She trailers easily, is good for the vet and farrier, has lived in a stall, run and pasture, and is middle of the herd in the pecking order. She loves to make friends with horses that will trade back scratches and she is engaged in her surroundings.
She is ready to work on moving off your leg, responding to cues lightly, neck reining, and engaging her core. She needs to live in an environment where she has regulated feed (dry lot or stall with run) and does not have constant access to food as she does not stop eating if allowed. That or she need to be in heavy work to burn those calories. On my grass pastures, she gets too fat and quickly figured out how to remove every grazing muzzle I have tried. She needs an owner/handler who has firm boundaries and consistent expectations as she gets pushy on the ground if she is not reminded of her manners or if you start yielding to her in the slightest. You must be an experienced horse handler and a dominant presence to successfully bring out her potential. She has been steady under saddle, but on the ground, she can be persistent about what she wants and inattentive to her people, boundaries and cues unless you are assertive. In the pasture, she comes when called and is always eager to put on her halter or check your pockets, but when her adolescent brain gets distracted, she will sometimes kick out when running by.
I love this horse and want her to thrive and be used to her potential. I do not have the capacity to provide her the proper environment or training for this next stage, so my loss is your incredible opportunity to own an outstanding horse. A good home is a must, along with a contract with a right of first refusal, and either occasional picture updates or the ability for us to come see her occasionally.