Liz is a good-minded, smart, sensitive, friendly, sweet, and cowy mare. She's been raised with cattle, sheep, goats, guard dogs, chickens, turkeys, and ducks. Cattle are her favorite farm animal and, whenever she wants to play she will herd all the animals around so that she can run and play with them. She's been trained with the Downunder Horsemanship method. I've owned Liz since she was a year and a half old and taught her all three groundwork levels of the Downunder Horsemanship method. In the fall of 2024, I took Liz to a Downunder Ambassador to be started under saddle and she did very well. Liz was taught the Fundamentals level (level 1) of the Downunder method and has had 35 rides put on her with no buck. She's still a Colt in her riding experience and needs someone who's an advanced rider able to ride with confidence and security. She trailers, ties with a Blocker Tie ring, and stands for the hoof trimmer.
I've grown up raising livestock and I've learned a lot from them and Liz. While having Liz I've learned the importance of nutrition, hoof care, training, land management, and housing tailored to horses. Liz is fed Alfalfa and free-choice Tifton hay and has access to a mineral buffet. Liz is barefoot and I use a natural hoof care practitioner to maintain Liz's feet because I've had trouble with traditional farriers that have made her sore and limp in the past. I believe that if a horse is in pain or more pain after you've tried to help then the horse is telling you that you made a mistake and you need to change your method or technique. She is currently sound and, is living on rocks and dirt with trees and brush. Liz has our 4 ewes (sheep) as her companions.
Because of several personal situations that have come up this year, I have to sell Liz. I no longer have the time for her and it is unfair for her to sit in her one to two-acre pen doing nothing but keeping the sheep company. Once you've earned Liz's respect, she loves to be with you and go do things with her person all day every day. She's not barn sour nor buddy sour and when in consistent training she's eagerly awaiting her next training session.