Wes
7 years old,
Thoroughbred, son of a derby winner (Sunny's Halo). Spent a year or
less on the track. Sweet guy,
seems
very sane, competing in low jumps, good
on trails. A good guy, probably decent all around but never
perfect
at anything. " Bombproof." Has a very slight swan or "ewe" neck,
but otherwise great conformation.
Smooth
canter, but hard to hold to a trot. He wants to GO GO GO. Used to
just galloping over jumps. He
would require two months of steady work
to
retrain him on flat work. Would I survive it? Hard to say; by the
end of riding him the second time, I was completely spent and a little
disappointed by the frustration of trying
to get him to listen. He's
got a super fast trot, and holding him back the whole time ("Ho...ho...ho...Dammit
it,
Wes!") was tough. The trainer basically said he
was "too much" for Jason (who agreed). And there's no video
of our final jump, which involved
a
canter, hurtling from the long spot, and then cantering happily (the
horse)
out of control. Sigh. It was a great learning ride, though.
I still like him, but he's just so strong. And expensive.
Priced at $8,500
If you have certain media players (Macs, usually), you can just click and it will play.
| Wes
trot Early on, got a nicer steady trot <1MB |
Wes
trot Trying to keep the trot slower; he just wants to canter. 1.6MB |
Wes
trot to canter Canter transition. Wes & I both love his canter. 2.6MB |
Wes
jumping Trot & canter 2.8MB |
Wes
jumping Trying to keep it slow 2.0MB |
Wes
cantering With his owner on him. 500KB |
Wes' owner on him at a show. You can see the slightly off neck; his topline needs strengthening, and he often lifts his head to avoid the bit..
... as you can see
in this still from the video of me trotting him.
He's not on the bit at all. Pix of his owner on him were the same.