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“Handsome Gray” – 18 y/o Trail Horse Gelding – Legged Up & Ready for Summer
📍 Vancouver, WA – $7,500 - negotiable (First Right of Refusal Required)
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Basic Info:
• Name: Handsome Gray (“Gray”)
• Breed: Grade Quarter Horse
• Age: 18 years old
• Height: 15.2 hh
• Color: Grey
• Sex: Gelding
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🧡 Personality & Temperament
Gray is a sweet, strong-willed gelding with a huge heart and a big try. He’s sensitive and opinionated — best suited to a confident rider who provides consistent boundaries and groundwork. With the right leadership, he’s a dependable partner.
On the ground:
✅ Stands Tied
✅ Cross Ties
✅ Loads easily
✅ Good for the farrier
✅ Not barn/buddy sour
✅ W/T/C
✅ Fits into a herd (not alpha)
He’s the same horse every time you pull him from the pasture — whether it’s been a month or a few days.
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🐾 Training & Experience
• Ridden Western and bareback
• Direct rein
• Extensive groundwork training
• Said to be a former ranch horse, but not used in that capacity during current ownership
• Shines on the trail, alone or in a group
• Recently grown to enjoy solo water crossings
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🏡 Ideal Home & Rider
Gray is not a first-time owner’s horse or a kid’s horse. He needs a consistent, confident rider who won’t let him slip into quirky habits. Someone trail-focused who values groundwork will get the best from him.
He does best with a job and purpose — someone who will ride regularly and maintain his routines.
First right of refusal is required.
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🩺 Health & Maintenance
• Up to date on vet, teeth, and feet
• Barefoot for 18 months – sound and thriving
• Has mild arthritis in the back left hock — managed well with regular chiropractic care and joint supplements. No injections to date.
• Easy keeper – maintains weight easily and is uncomplicated to feed
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📸 Photos and video available upon request — including under saddle, groundwork, and trail footage.
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