Pros:
Maeve is soft mouthed and sided and has more go than woah. She listens well, but has a strong personality that green beginners may not do well with. (Confident beginners do fine. But if they don’t know how to tell her no… she’s gonna go get that clump of grass instead of listen.) She is very brave and has even competed in Cowboy Mounted Shooting. She loves to get down a trail and crosses water and logs easily. She does well in a herd setting and isn’t mean about being top dog. Bathes, fly sprays, stands for the farrier…Current on all healthcare and deworming. Easy to catch even in a large field. (Comes galloping for a grain bucket shake) Not mare-ish towards other horses except for glares. She can half-pass, but doesn’t have a solid side-pass.
Cons:
Maeve has a permanent case of RBF. Don’t let the ears fool you, she’s actually a very nice mare. Her ears just aren’t aware of that fact!
Maeve had a very early leg injury that kept her from having a show career. This injury is still present and occasionally causes her to not flex her front right leg all the way and toe down/knuckle over and stumble(not fall). HOWEVER. She is much better about it when fit and in shape. It doesn’t worry me at all to ride her down a trail, like stated previously, we’ve competed in mounted shooting and even pop her over the odd jump.
She is 100% willing to canter, but her canter is fairly rough.
She is not broodmare sound. She has had a few foals with zero issues, but now has endometrial cysts which will prevent any further pregnancies from occurring/carrying.
Not a fan of dewormer, but not bad enough to require a twitch.
Bottom line - Maeve is a great all-arounder that we’ve been using as a broodmare/guest horse, but she’s too nice to be “just” a guest horse, so convince me you need her more than me. She is a known commodity and is the same if you pull her out of pasture after six months or rode her yesterday. 7 carrots obo to a great home.