Registered Name: You Got to Be Kidding
Sex: Gelding
Height: 15.2H
Birthday: April 14, 2013
Breed: Thoroughbred (By 'Court Vision' and out of 'Lady Low')
Colour: Bay with a star and sock
Use: Lindsey is training him and might use him in the TB makeover project 2016
Best Friends: Kahleesi and Mystique
Right brain extrovert
Level 1
What's Interesting: He raced twice as a two year old (didn't place) before retiring sound. He has Northern Dancer is his pedigree.
What he likes: He loves people and playing.
Talents: He seems to be really smart and learning the obstacles.
What Lindsey Says About Him: “I was only planning on buying one off the track Thoroughbred this year (for 2016) for the makeover, and I had already bought two, but this little guy needed a home. I was told he was high strung, a kicker, and needed a lip chain. I decided to bring him home to see what I could do."
Information:
Lindsey ended up with Gustav through some connections to people at the race track looking for a home for him. He was free to a good home and Lindsey was warned that he would need some work because he was high strung, kicked, and needed a lip chain for leading.
He was very well cared for, in good health, and the owner said he had a great work ethic and loved to work - he just wasn't fast enough to race.
Lindsey brought him home the same day as Mystique. She immediately realized that this horse is a snuggle bug and loves people, attention, and being fussed over.
During his first ground work session he didn't know how to go over a pole, but it only took him a few minutes to figure it out. On the second session he was jumping cross rails (ground work) and was very good about keeping them up.
He has a lovely balanced canter on the line and see to be very kind, but also worried. He is quick to flight away if another horse comes to close or if a human makes a movement he isn't ready for.
We are going to be starting with a lot of basics and confidence building with this sweety.
Follow his progress on the Harmony Horsemanship Facebook page throughout 2016 at https://www.facebook.com/LindseysHarmonyHorsmanship/
