Trooper - An outstanding kids lesson horse! 18 year old grade appaloosa pony. He's about 12.2hh.

Pro’s: Has been used on a ranch and at the fair. He's a very sweet horse. Very gentle and sound. He’s always looking and working for your approval. He's given rides to 1000s of kids in his lifetime. Middle of the herd. Loads easily. Great for farrier. She doesn't even tie him up for his trims, he just stands there for her. Stands for grooming. When we had to doctor his eye for two weeks he never fought us on the eye drops. He’s always been sound. Never foundered. You can walk right up to him in the pasture and halter him. Hard black hoofs. No kick and no bite. I simply ride him with a saddle pad and his halter/lead rope. I've never really needed to use a bridle, he does whatever I want just in a halter. Pull him out of his paddock after winter and he's the same as going into winter. He’s always the favorite everywhere he goes. Gosh, I REALLY hate to let him go, but with all our nieces and nephews grown up, he just sits.

Cons: He is missing an eye (puncture wound that turned into uveitis). He can be herd/barn sour as he makes his way back to the barn, but okay on the trails with his buddies and when he’s being worked with. He's also not great with a bit, but I only tried one bit type. And lastly, He can be pushy on the ground. It's not a bad behavioral thing. He is as sweet as they come and wants to please. It's a habit formed from when he was on the hot walker at the fair, he was use to pulling the hot walker line that was attached under his chin to make the walker go around. So when you lead him (without a kid on him) he's always pulling forward, just a step ahead of you. However, he doesn’t do this when a kid is on him. We'll do a few turns or I’ll have him take a few steps back to remind him to relax on the lead rope. Because of these reasons he really needs to go to a home with some experience that can help him work through these things.