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Disclaimer that I am in absolutely no hurry to sell him and he is welcome to stay with me through his entire rehab. My breeding/future plans have changed, he is available due to no fault of his own.
Bennett is the most wonderfully minded stallions I've ever had the pleasure to work with. We get the "I didn't even know he was a stallion" from everyone who meets him (including his farrier, haulers and vets)
What I know/have:
-10 years old, 15.2
- Registered with papers on hand; he IS NOT currently color or genetic tested, if I still have him in the spring both will be completed. He also should be eligible for KWPN papers, which I will also be pursuing.
-Broke to some degree but I do not know exactly what that degree is. I have laid on him in a rope halter and fully tacked him and he was an absolute angel but also too under weight at the time for me to feel comforting anything more than trot him around on a line under tack (summer 2025). He then injured his foot in a fence and has been rehabbing since.
-Can hand breed/live cover. I do NOT know if he collects or has any offspring on the ground. I have not been able to find any registered stock under him. I do NOT know his sperm quality, I have not had it assessed. Both tesicals are decended and he knows the job.
He is a complete gentleman around the ladies and has shared a fence line with mares in the past. Easy to haul, blanket, bathe etc.
Summer of 2025 our previous neighbors put up a line of barbed wire up for their cattle, Bennett put a foot through it and cut off a heel bulb in his front right hoof. He is operationally sound in pasture with this currently and it is growing out well. He is currently barefoot, will be ouchy on the foot if the ground is frozen. He is not on any special medications or medical care at this time. No other maintenance at this time, he has always been sound otherwise while I have had him, I do NOT have any further health history on him.
I do NOT currently have new X-rays, this is also a "Spring" list time as per the direction of our farrier. He is not ready to begin any work and will need serveral more months for the foot to grow out properly.
Bennet came to me in the spring of 2025 as a bit of a rescue case. He was severely underweight and under cared for. He has gained his proper weight back and is a fun, sweet, gentle guy. Not mouthy, not mean or aggressive in any way. Loves his people. Is currently, as you can imagine, under muscled and in full winter woolies.
Next year, if I still have him, he will begin an appropriate program when he's ready and I will pursue his breeding approvals and genetic testing and price will increase accordingly.
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