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16 Yr QH Gelding - $3,500
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16 year old QH gelding
~15 hands
Located in Bozeman
Dollar is an easy keeper, loads the trailer well and stands quietly for the farrier. He's not fancy but does great as a trail horse. I've both rode and packed him. He hobbles, highlines and is good with electric fences. For the last 2 years I've only packed him because of an injury to my left knee - it's easier to get on my smaller gelding. Plus my smaller gelding is green and needed time under the saddle.
He isn’t registered but can be through the AQHA.
I'm re-homing both of my horses because life has shifted and I don't have as much time as is required.
He's a great horse but does have two minor things to consider.
First, he's developed a pretty good buddy bond with my other gelding. I'm not sure if it's just because he's gotten older or something environmental, but he did not used to be that way. He needs to have my other gelding in sight or he becomes agitated. I don’t know if a change of home may change that but I’d say he'd probably do best in an environment with other horses.
And second, he does have some caudal heel pain in his front feet – primarily his front right. I manage it well with corrective shoeing/wedges and diligent trimming when not shod. The correct wedge angle and shoe combination was determined by my vet and farrier using xrays. He will show signs of soreness when lunged clockwise but I don’t have issues with him on the trail. I would expect this to increase as he ages but I couldn’t make a guess as to how quickly. I had my vet check him out 11/5 and he believes that with proper maintenance of his feet he will remain sound for quite some time. But I think he would be best in a home with frequent but less challenging riding. I only had him in the mountains a few times this last summer but he had zero issues. I think he’ll be fine continuing to trail ride but probably not in a fast paced and hard miles outfitting type situation. My vet has offered to share his opinion on his condition with any potential buyer and he’ll give a much better and more technical diagnosis than I can.
Feel free to reach out with any questions.
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