FRANCIS MR SUPREME (SOLD)
"aka Wally"
8YRS, 15.2H, APHA reg. Bay Overo Gelding
sire~ Targa Dam~ Bonanza
Fanci Face
Meet "Wally" your friendly oversized dog! I bought Wally a few months back hoping to make
a rope horse out of him but, although he shows much interest and excitement for it....he just isnt fast or athletic
enough to be a top level rope horse. So, it is time for him to find a nice family that is looking for a good trail horse and
pet.
Wally seems to be bred for Western Pleasure as he moves like a pleasure horse in the arena. He will do some
arena work, side pass, move off your leg, tie quietly, load in the trailer easily. He stands perfect for clipping, farrier,
grooming, tacking up, etc. He is kind of wiggly if you bathe him with cold water......not his favorite thing but he knows
what a bath is. I got Wally from a beginner rider that had him for a couple of years and mostly just sat on him as a passenger
as he followed the other horses down the streets and trails. Previous to that I do not have information other than my
own conclusions that this horse was well trained, probably with the intentions of showing him in western pleasure classes.
That being said, they also OVER trained him to the point that he doesnt really care much for arena work but if you put him
on cattle or take him down the trail he comes to life. He will walk/trot/lope in the arena and do what you tell him to
but Im sure he would never be an arena slave. He neck reins, picks up his leads, stops, backs, lunges, and more.
I have hauled him to ropings where he was always quiet and eager to work bringing cattle up and putting away stray steers.
He gets out of the trailer and is quiet in new places. My students would ride him all over during the ropings without
supervision and never had a problem with him.
Wally loves the trail and will ride out alone or with other
horses and is pretty brave. He isnt a big spooker, mostly just stops to look if something grabs his interest or wiggles in
place if he is startled. He is great around traffic, dogs, cattle, etc.. He will ride in front or behind, NO JIGGING! Wally
will also cross water and you can swing a rope over his head or drag a heavy log at the walk/trot or lope!
After being ridden by a passenger with no skills (his previous owner), he did learn to do things his own way instead
of the riders way but since being with me he has learned that he can't be the boss. So, a confident advanced beginner
under supervision and up would be best for him. It doesnt take much to make him mind, but sometimes he just needs a little
reminder to make him do what you ask.
You can ride him with or without a tie down. He takes a low port grazing
bit or hackamore. Wally is sound and barefoot, kind of rare to find now days. The only lumps, bumps or scars on him are
a couple of wind puffs on his hind ankles and those are only there if he is left in a small pen without exercise.
I would like to see Wally go to an active horse family as a ladies, teens or mans horse. Some trail, some arena/obstacle
courses would be good to keep his mind busy. He hates to stand out there in his pen and be ignored.
Wally
is priced at $4500 but I am negotiable to the right home.
  
  
 
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