Meet Chino he is a 11yr old Quarter Horse Gelding standing at 14.1-14.2 hands tall with the quarter horse build to him. Chino does great out on the trails he will go anywhere you point him. Crosses the logs, bridges, creeks, rivers, etc. He does NOT spook easily.

We have also ridden him down the dirt roads and he’s been fine with the traffic going by him. He will leave home alone fine. He rides in a group either front or back it doesn’t matter.
He’s easy to catch and gets along with the other horses he’s in with. I would say middle of the pecking order. He respects the fence and even when we forgot to turn the electric on he stayed on his side. He loads and trailers fine. Stands good for mounting.

He has smooth gaits. His trot is easy to post to and his canter is smooth. Even with time off I’ve been able to just grab him saddle him up tighten both cinches right up and he has NEVER offered to do anything dangerous. So NO buck, rear, or bolting under saddle he’s very safe that way.

He knows his leg cues will move his shoulders and hindquarters. He neck reins knows how to stop off of the seat. He has been used in the arena and doing small jumps.
For the farrier he is good for his front feet the back feet he wants to move around or set his foot back down he does NOT kick, but wants to try and take his foot away and set it down or move around. My farrier gets after him for it and then he behaves himself better. But just being very honest I want the right person to get him. So I’ll tell you the worst he does. He’s a very good horse for the important things out on the trails he’s amazing and a fun ride. He’s fine with wildlife doesn’t care about the dog running up full blast behind him. He is NOT spooky.
He is up to date on his shots, dewormings, coggins, farrier, and had his teeth floated this year. He does NOT require any special maintenance. For winter I keep him on just grass hay and for the summer he’s on pasture. I do keep shoes on all of my horses because we ride down a lot of gravel roads so he currently has shoes on.

I would say he need an intermediate rider someone that knows what they are doing. Partly because if you leave him sit with time off the first couple of rides he wants to move out faster than usual. He’s NOT hot, but when you haven’t rode him in a few weeks he’s going to want to just move out at a faster pace he’ll stay walking if you want but it’s going to be a faster walk he’ll trot or canter if you want but it’s going to be a faster trot or canter. When you ride him consistent then he’s actually quite slow and lazy and acts like a beginner horse. So at certain times he acts very much like a beginner horse, but for other times he’s not so intermediate rider is what he needs.
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