Shadow is a sharp looking 5-year-old 15.0 hand gelding with good confirmation bone and feet. This is a really good natured, Gentle, and well-trained gelding. He is handy, responsive, aims to please and is a fun horse to ride. Great one hand neck rein and moves off your hand and leg cues with light contact. Smooth traveling and has an easy to sit jog and will lope out on cue. Takes his leads, does great rollbacks and will lope out of his tracks when asked. Side passes from wherever you start to your neighbor’s house if you so choose. He has a great stop and backs up with ease. Shadow is athletic yet is also quiet minded. He is solid riding in busy urban areas and has proven to be trustworthy and dependable with all the fast-passing vehicles, bicycles, and motorcycles. He’s equally good about the farm animals as well as the neighborhood dogs that run up barking at us. When riding out on our rugged Mountain trails Shadow is content to be in any position when riding in a group of horses and he’s equally content when riding out on his own. Shadow is sure footed navigating our rocky riverbed and riding in steep rugged terrain. Crosses the river, creeks and deadfall. Shadow has also been extensively ridden on the trails and has proven himself to be gentle, dependable and enjoyable for riders of various riding experience levels. Shadow has Ranch work experience and has done all the Ranch Horse chores. He is hobble broke and has been well started on the head side in the team roping. Shadow is a versatile gelding with a solid foundation. His sire is a proven Ranch stallion used on the Coe Heart Ranch in South Dakota and has produced numerous outstanding Ranch and rodeo Horses. Shadow is a get along kind of guy turned out with other horses and he’s equally content in a smaller pen or a box stall. He has a kind and friendly disposition and likes to be with you likes to follow you. Shadow will stand tied quietly as well as to be tacked and mounted He will stand tied quietly and respectfully for bathing and for the Farrier. He has no bad habits or vices of any kind and is just an absolute pleasure to ride and handle. If you are looking for a handy, honest gelding with the training and disposition to fit a variety of jobs Shadow is one you want to seriously consider. 100% sound, safe and sane.