NAME: Max BREED: Registered Paint Horse Gelding HEIGHT: 16hh Color: Sorrel Age: 8 Price: $6,000 Max is a well-loved, well-trained flashy and charismatic registered paint horse gelding. He is built like a warmblood. Max was originally broken western but has had four years of professional dressage schooling. He has shown First Level earning 68% and is schooling second level. He has also cleanly jumped a 2'6" course in the past. He loves to work outside of the arena and has quite a few trail miles on him. With all these great ingredients, we feel that Max would do great in a lower level one day eventing home! Although he was originally trained western, his gaits are very big and athletic due to the dressage training, he really does not have a western jog or lope in him any more. His trot is out of this world, a huge ground covering stride and he loves to extend and show off! His canter is very athletic and bold. Due to his correct training, Max is very light to the aids, extremely sensitive to the leg and weight aids. He is also very soft in the mouth. He does require a very quiet and sensitive rider and would not be suitable for a beginner. He is intelligent and bores easily. He would do better in a home where variety is the key. Schooling 5 days a week will just burn him out. At this time, we combine dressage training and trail riding into his program. He is most definitely more relaxed, happy and forward when working outside. We also school him in outside the arena to help prevent him getting the blahs in the ring. He loves music and will definitely shine in a First Level Musical Freestyle .. he literally dances and will tell you which music he likes, and which he dislikes. (Hint: he loves the boy bands!!) Max has a phenomenal work ethic, he is very quick to learn. He is very supple and so light that he is great for an intermediate to advanced rider who would like to hone their dressage skills whilst still enjoying other non-arena type activities with him. Max does like to go out and work, he is always very eager. He could have the potential to do competitive trail. Max will be 9 years old in February 2010. He is a cherished member of his current family and has been for the past 4 years. This is a difficult sale as the owner has simply outgrown her horse. The owner is riding at a much higher level than the horse is capable of. Out of fairness and love of her horse, the owner has decided that perhaps Max will be happier in an equally loving home where dressage is not the key focus. The home is of paramount importance and the owner would rather keep Max than see him end up in a home where he will not be loved, enjoyed and working happily within his parameters! Max has a huge personality and is cheeky, fun, gregarious and highly intelligent. He is sensitive to the people around him. A facility with lots of excitement with energetic and enthusiastic junior riders is not a good environment for him. He will bond very deeply with his person and likes quiet consistency. He can pull grouchy faces but he really is a dollop and quite the character. Max stands very well for grooming, tacking up, bathing, farrier and vet. He might pull faces but he stands well! He is up to date on vaccinations, farrier, coggins and wormer. In the pasture, Max has difficulty establishing his rank in the herd. It really depends upon the personality of the horse he is pastured with. He is very playful and tends to be higher in the pecking order, but we have never put him out with dominant horses. He does well with only one other pasture mate. Please visit my website at HorsesInHarmonyONLINE dot com for the following video links: VIDEO # 1: Full Introduction to Max - Grooming, Wrapping, Tacking Up, Desensitization, Trailer Loading, Standing Quietly for Mounting VIDEO # 2: Max Under Saddle - Walk/Trot/Canter VIDEO # 3: Max Working On The Lunge VIDEO # 4: Max over Jump in Round Pen VIDEO # 5: Max on the trail The reason that Max is priced so low is due to the fact that the Max had colic surgery (sand impaction) one year ago. The owner also keeps him on OCD Pellets daily. Max is only for sale to an approved, loving and permanent home. PLEASE VISIT MY WEBSITE FOR THE IMAGE GALLERY FOR MORE PHOTOS OF MAX! If you read any of our horse ads, you will notice that we are brutally honest in the description of our horses. We provide many photographs (See Image Gallery), videos and a "warts and all" description of each horse. Our goal is to match the right horse to rider .. this helps guarantee a loving, happy, safe and long-term relationship between horse and owner. We encourage you to be very honest about your level of experience, your riding ability and your current financial obligations! Remember, the least expensive part is buying the horse, it is the maintenance that hits the wallet! This is a long term emotional, physical and financial commitment - please be honest with yourself that you are ready to take on your next horse!

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