Maybe.... just maybe.....

Well! I finally found a mare worth trying out. She is the right size, age, breeding, and I just got off the phone with the guy who rides her and I think she will work well for me. Here is a link to her pedigree.  She is not a laid back horse, so working with the children might take a lot of supervision, but in the end I'm the one who will be riding her most. She has worked buffalo and been on the trails, has had one foal and is currently being ridden.  This is a pic of her with her foal (the other pics sent were crappy).

If all goes well, I'll do a road trip on the 21st and if I like her, she will be coming home with me.
Talked to a local gal who has a pony that needs ridden; I think the nieces would have a lot of fun on the pony so we might try that next time they are here.

My ad

Here is the text of the ad I put on Facebook.




I think all the good broke mares are either in the show ring, or retired to broods- because I just can't find one. I do have criteria- MUST be a registered Quarter horse, must be a mare- NO geldings. I'm picky about bloodlines, disposition and age. I live in southeastern BC, so I'd like find a horse within a 5 hour drive, so northern Alberta doesn't work. I like the cow bloodlines and if there is some run in there that's ok too- but no Hancock, Two Eyed Jack or Impressive please (just my personal preference). Ages 4 to 12 preferred. My budget will depend on the quality of the horse, which will be used for Cowboy Dressage, Cowboy Challenge, and trail riding in the mountains. I don't need fancy, I need sweet and kind, as I am also teaching my 3 nieces to ride. That being said, I am not looking for a kid's horse, per se, just one kind enough to help them learn to ride. PM me if you think you might have that perfect horse for me.


Of all the replies I got, there were 8 green horses, 11 horses that were out of budget (to be fair, I didn't put the dollar figure in there because then you get people trying to sell you their junk horses for your max budget), 2 horses that were too young, 3 horses that were too old, 3 Two Eyed Jack horses, 2 Hancock horses, 3 Impressive horses, 2 Appaloosas, 2 Paints, 2 that were too far away so I didn't ask for more info, and 4 that were unsuitable for various other reasons (dispostition, unregistered, etc.) I have messaged 2 people for more info on their horses and haven't heard back (including the bay mare in the previous post).


Now, don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with the other breeds or those bloodlines- but they are not what I want. I am a little bit spoiled because of how sweet Beamer is, and I want a stellar disposition like his.

I can wait for the right horse. It just means I won't have a horse to ride this year, and that is kinda sad! There is one more horse I am considering, she belongs to the daughter of Tracey Westbury of Mustang Diaries blog. She's a very cute little bay mare called Doxee. Only thing is, she is under 14 hh, but I have been following her on FB and know that I would like her. I hope to see her and try her out at the Buck Brannaman clinic next month, as she is close enough that they would haul her over for me.

Horse shopping again.....

Did I ever mention how much I hate horse shopping? I am sure nobody pays any attention to what you write in your "wanted" ad and just try to sell you whatever they have.
I posted on a FB horse sellers/buyers page, specifying age (4-12)  mare, and broke. Right away I get yearlings, green broke 3 year olds, etc. I specified the blood lines I didn't want and most of the horses had those blood lines if the owners cared to do the research.
Of over 70 comments, I narrowed it down to 2  that might be worth checking out. MIGHT be. Sigh.

I am waiting for more info on this mare. Supposed to be Smart little Lena bred. She is 8 years old, that is her only foal - an oops.

Waiting on a pic of the papers. 

Here is what they said: 

"We raised her. She was started as a three-year-old. My husband rode her quite a bit. We have used her with 4h kids, trail riding, clinics, playing horse soccer."