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Sale |
| Breed |
Thoroughbred |
| Gender |
Gelding |
| Age |
11 years |
| Year of Birth |
1997 |
| Height |
16.0 hands |
| Base Color |
Bay |
| Temperament |
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| Registration |
Registered |
| Location |
Lebanon, OR map |
| Price (USD) |
$1,200 |
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| Horse Description |
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"Luke" is a 10 year old ex-racehorse, a beautiful guy
with a wonderful personality and sweet disposition. I've
owned him for close to 6 years and have only ridden
him a handful of times, but he has been on several trail
rides in the mountains and at the beach with his
previous owner.
He has a well balanced, ground covering stride, carries
himself well, knows his leg aids and bends nicely, I think
he would make a lovely dressage horse.
He does have a couple of irritating "race horse" habits,
mostly getting behind the bit, but he has never done
anything crazy or dangerous and though he's not a hot
horse, I probably wouldnt reccommend him for a timid
beginner, maybe a confident beginner.
Luke is a half brother to Millionaire and Multiple Graded
Stakes Winner Bet On Sunshine, who set a course
record for 6 1/2 furlongs in 2001. His sire, Alwuhush,
stands in Germany and has sired some soud and
successful steeplechase horses. His pedigree goes back
to Man O War, Swaps and Native Dancer among others.
He's been a wonderful "pasture pet" for these past few
years and is pretty low maintainence for a TB. He was
never injured during his racing days (or after), he's
never coliced, he's a fairly easy keeper, is low
maintenence and generally a pleasure to have around.
and he gets along well with most other horses.
He does crib, and I keep a miracle collar on him when
he's inside or in the pasture near the barn, which works
great. For anyone leary of cribbing horses, I suggest
you do a google search, as there are many myths and it
is actually not the health hazard once thought. He has
been barefoot most of the time, but he does have
typical "tender" TB feet, so if he is going to be ridden
more than occasionally, he does need to be shod.
I really don't want to sell him, but I just have too
many horses. I am also listing my Trakhener/Morgan
weanling and one of them needs to go, so whoever sells
first will go to a new home, the other will stay. I do not
have an arena, but I do have miles of trails, so if you
want to take Luke for a test ride, it will either be outside,
or in my neighbors tiny arena. He clips, loads, hauls,
trims and bathes willingly and loves to drink from the
hose. I will sell him with a 1 week trial period, as I want
him to have the right home. He's a neat guy and
deserves a home that appreciates him. For more
pictures of Luke, check out his webshots page at:
http://community.webshots.com/album/282083721kjCKk
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This listing expired on May 14 , 2008
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