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    [RC] Horse needs a home - Hickory Ridge Arabians


    Forwarding for a friend:
    
    Hi,
    
     My name is Amber Carroll. I am a representative for the CHAPS 
    therapeutic riding center in Lafayette, IN. We have a horse that I am 
    trying to find a home for because we had too many horses donated this 
    year. We don't have the facility or money needed to keep the extra 
    horses through the winter. Since we are a not-for-profit 
    organization, we cannot afford to pay board to keep the horse 
    somewhere else. You see, I have two weeks to find Peppy a home before 
    he gets sent to the auction block. I think two weeks is a harsh 
    deadline, but I'm determined to find him a home. I was hoping that if 
    I tell you about Peppy, you might know someone who would be 
    interested in buying him.
    
    Peppy (Peppy Synbageneous) is an 18 year old sorrel half-Egyptian, 
    half-Polish Arabian gelding. He is out of YF Gorgeous C  and is by YF 
    General G. He stands right at 15 hands and is completely sound. 
    Peppy's previousowner didn't deal well his Arabian tendency to be hot 
    under the saddle. He tried to keep Peppy as a trail horse riding 
    about once a week, but couldn't keep him from taking off when other 
    horses passed at a trot or canter. He kept Peppy for several years 
    before recently buying a younger, calmer quarter horse that would 
    offer him no great challenge on the trails. We have had Peppy for 
    just a few months, but already he is showing great potential. He 
    learned to longe for the first time last week, and it only took him 5 
    minutes to figure it out. He does well in both English and Western 
    disciplines. He works well under saddle in the arena as long as he 
    has a calm, confident rider. He is quite fast under saddle, and the 
    rider has to remind him to keep calm and bring his speed down 
    regularly, but I think he will be able to grow out of this in time. I 
    haven't tried jumping him yet, but I think he would be willing to 
    become a jumper with the right rider on him. He has excellent 
    stall and leading manners. Peppy still loves the trails, but we are 
    trying to teach him how to behave better off the trail before 
    returning him to it.
    
    Peppy is great with the kids in the stall, but the handicapped kids 
    at CHAPS just can't ride him alone. He does do well with pony rides 
    if he is on a lead rope. All the same, he is just not going to work 
    for our program. That is why we are looking for a home for him. The 
    other option is the kill block at an auction. We don't want to see 
    that happen. We are hoping for $1000 for Peppy, but we will go lower 
    as long as the price remains above auction prices. 
    
    If you are interested or know someone else who is, please email me. I 
    can get you photos and more detailed blood lines upon request. Thanks 
    so much for you time.
    
    Amber Carroll
    
    
    
    "Some horses are so polite that when they come to a fence, they stop 
    and let you go over first."
    
    
    
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