| Three Arabian Horses looking for new homes:
JJ Firelight aka "Lighty", 20 year old Chesnut Arab mare. very little white. 14.3 hands. She is a JA Magnificat ( Bask son) daughter and her dam line is Azraff and some Bask also. I bought her as a 7 year old from a 4-H leader, she had been used a couple of years for 4-H and trail riding by them (mainly hunter showing and western on the trail). She has only been ridden in snaffle bits and collects up nicely. I have mainly used her for a trail horse and riding here around home so she has not had to "perform" much for several years. She has a great disposition. Always glad to see you and good for all grooming, farrier etc... Gets along well with other horses and is not a pain when it heat. Her only vice might be that she backs her ears when you cinch up her saddle and she can have quite a bit of go especially if you get her going. She seems to know when a young rider is on her though and acts quieter with them than she does when I ride her. She has had one foal about 9 years ago. Was a great mom. She has NEVER had a day of colic, or any other health or feet issues. I have ridden her barefoot and with shoes.
NU Promise aka "Promise" is a 19 year old Chestnut very flashy with a blaze and 4 high socks. He is out of Joel's parents first arab mare Nomra who lived to be 31 and was a Raffon daughter. His sire line is Bask and Khemosabi. He was their stallion for years and when they could no longer keep horses we took him and after a few years gelded him so he could be Joel's trail horse without any issues of having a stallion around. He has always been mellow and kind even when he was a stallion. Been ridden western only, but never moved into a curb bit. He knows how to collect up but has not been ridden that way for years. He seems to have a natural head set even out on the trail. We have always gotten compliments on him wherever we go even from "non-arab" people. His is fairly stocky and about 15.1 hands. He is very good around other horses as well, has been used as a baby-sitter for weanlings and such. Same as Lighty as far as manners and pleasant to be around. I would say his only vice would be that he tends to be a little on the lazy side and may not pick up his canter in the arena without a little work (if he were worked with some I'm sure this would come back, but Joel rarely wanted to canter anyway) Walks out on the trail fine. Not barn sour at all. He also has NEVER had a vet call other than when he was gelded. Very nice feet and legs. Keeps a tidy stall.
Spring Jubilee aka "Jubi" is an 11 year old bay Arab mare. We raised her from Shenandoah (who was actually a 1/2 sister to the gelding Promise) same dam the Raffon daughter. Her mothers line also goes back to Khemosabi and Takara Raffon- Omega Sunraff. Jubi's sire is MCA Cardigan a Huckleberry Bey son out of a Bask/ Khemosabi bred mare. Jubi was trained as a 5 year old and knows the basics and is very willing, but we have not really taken her out on trails much. We both tended to ride the other two. Then we raised a nice 1/2 Arab Buckskin out of her a couple of years ago and so we only rode her here at home in our outdoor arena. She is very light and quick. Does not have a bad attitude or really hot, just needs more miles and a person to do it with. She is 14.3 and compact, I always thought she might make a good reining horse with some more training. She knows no enemies and gets along with EVERY horse I've ever put her with. Always "low-dog" on the pecking order. Keeps a very clean stall. Good for grooming and baths, farrier etc.. I don't think we have ever put shoes on her. Her only vice is that she calls out to the other horses if they are taken out to be worked with, she doesn't seem to mind if she is the one being worked. She can also be a little jumpy if you come thru the barn suddenly she might jump in her stall. Doesn't seem to be too bad that way out riding. We would like to get her back someday or possibly get a foal back from someday. But she is not getting used here and I hate to see her not doing anything!
The two older horses we would like to just rehome/find permanent free lease to someone. It would be great if they could go to the same home as they are really good buddies (yet not buddy sour if you take one out to ride). I realize this may be hard to do so I guess if the perfect situation came up we would let the gelding go on his own. (He is the one that was originally my in-laws stallion and so they have somewhat to say about it too.) My mare "Lighty" I would let go by herself for sure if it was the right home. She is more suitable for a lesson program or possibly 4-H or OHSET than the gelding. He is safe enough, just has had less arena work and prefers trail riding. :The 11 year old mare, we would prefer to have a shorter free lease or at least have the option to get her back or possibly a foal back from her in the future. We personally raised her from birth out of Joel's first mare Shenandoah and so we don't want to lose ownership of her altogether.
Jeanne Watts: 541-451-4232
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