This big, beautiful gelding was given to me for free! I found his ad on Equine.com. His previous owner needed to find him a new home. Where he previously lived, he was basically a camp horse - giving children the opportunity to improve their horsemanship skills. Well, the kids rode him to "death." He came to be severely wind-broke. He was also very head-shy! But with all this, he still was the biggest sweetheart. He was soooo laid-back, he just kinda went with the flow. You could definitely tell he was really pushed when he was ridden too - when I got on his back, it seemed like the only pace he knew was FAST. He would immediately go into a fast-paced trot. He also had some problems in his right hind leg, I'm not sure what - but he would limp a bit after he would trot or gallop. As our plan was to have another leisurely trail riding horse for my fiance, we came to the decision to allow this boy the chance to go to another home. He was too much horse for my fiance to ride & I didn't have the knowledge myself to be able to help him with calming down a bit in his paces (or the money to be able to send him for testing concerning his hind leg). It was a sad day when we took him to the auction house. I hate that place myself. You just get a bad feeling when you go to a place like that! When you know the owners only want the money & don't really care too much about the horses. I couldn't even stay to see who was lucky enough to get him. I can only pray he found a good home. I know he found a good home - telling myself this is the only thing that gives me peace. He was such a wonderful boy & I still miss him terribly to this day. Remington misses him too, they were good buddies from day one.
Tracker, I'll forever miss you - I hope you're happy wherever you are.
What a handsome boy - I loved his facial markings!
Look at those four perfect socks!
A bit sun-bleached, but yes - he is indeed black.
Good buddies - always together.
Grazing the day away...
The hay ring was definitely one of his fav. spots.
