Meet Crush! Named after Crush from Finding Nemo, this registered 2.5 y/o gelding is just as chill as the sea turtle! Crush has 60 days under saddle and has impressed us every step of the way. He’s been started slowly and correctly by a professional, focusing on softness, suppleness, and balance.
Crush is easy to catch, stands tied to be groomed and tacked, stands quietly at the mounting block and for the farrier, and is easy to load. He would make a wonderful low-level dressage prospect and even a lesson horse in a few years!
Under saddle Crush is more woah than go, he is light in the bridle, responds to vocal cues, rides off of your seat and leg, and doesn’t seem fazed by our shenanigans! Flailing arms and legs? No problem. Rider gets unbalanced? He’ll stop and let you readjust. Crush is a very willing boy who always does what is asked of him without hesitation.
Crush has been ridden bitless, western, English, and is currently going in a double jointed snaffle. Despite being saddlebred, we have never ridden him saddleseat. He would be great for a good riding teen working with a trainer to bring along their own horse, or an adult ammy who wants a horse to share with their kids in the future! We also took him hacking out alone around the property with no issue and he could make a good trail horse! Plenty of photos and videos available