Fantastic foundation with an even better brain! You will not find a better minded 3yo on the market!

Here’s a handsome 2021 AQHA/ APHA chestnut gelding by Smoking Whiz (LTE 213k) out of an NRHA producing mare. Everyone wants them as easy, honest, and laid back as this dude! This gelding is a non-pro /amateur DREAM! With no tricks up his sleeve – you’ve just got to check out this sweet guy! Most call this attractive gelding, “Smoke” … or, as I like to call him, “Hamster” from time to time. Hamster is just adorable – he does not have a mean bone in his body, he is EXTREMELY personable, loving, and agreeable to get along with. Always greets you at the gate, stands tied for grooming, easy to bathe, clip, loads, excellent stall manners, gets along wonderfully with others etc. I cannot pin a single vice on this guy. He has been a joy to have here in the barn!
From ranch riding, SHOT versatility, local shows, trail riding, sorting, or western dressage this young prospect is going to make a lovely all around mount. This guy can certainly live at home and do all the things, or, keep him sharp at the trainers. We just hop on and go, Hamster requires NO lunging prep, he will ride honest like a seasoned veteran any day of the week. He spent his full 2yo year with a professional reined cow-horse trainer in Tennessee! There, he was brought along slowly and was taught a correct foundation that anyone can build on. Hamster has been to a few ranch riding shows & clinics with a non-pro rider – he hauls like a champ off property with zero spook. He successfully has been started on live cattle and shows great talent there as well. He naturally is a push ride, and wants to be a bit on the lazier side.
Everything we have introduced to him first handedly; he has taken in stride with such an incredible brain. You can rope/drag a log off him, flag the tarp all over him, he goes over all the obstacles, crosses water, navigates over step overs, and has even had a gun shot off him. When I mean quiet…. I mean quiet. I never once hesitated when I climbed on him bareback in a halter! Hamster has the foundation to be successful on the ranch riding circuit! He is a lovely mover, adjustable, comfortable, smooth. I see him thriving as a western dressage horse as well. He rides relaxed on a loose rein and will happily collect into the contact when asked. Even though he is young, I would not hesitate throwing a youth rider up on him – he is that safe for a young green bean. No buck, rear, bolt, I have never witness him spook, or make a wrong step.
Hamster is extremely well put together; big boned, great feet, stands a stout 15H (still growing), and yes - that’s his real tail. 100% sound barefoot up front, slide plates on hinds, stalled at night, turned out during the day. This gelding has a full set of x rays on file and a recent vet statement of soundness for your convenience. Located in Terrell, TX. Shipping can be arrange