04/03/2025
"Maeve" ~ Royal Cane Sugar - â09 sorrel mare. 15.2 hands and built like a tank. (Or a barrel, depending on where you stand)
Pros:
Maeve is soft mouthed and sided and has more go than woah. She listens well, but has a strong personality that green beginners may not do well with. (Confident beginners do fine. But if they donât know how to tell her no⌠sheâs gonna go get that clump of grass instead of listen.) She is very brave and has even competed in Cowboy Mounted Shooting. She loves to get down a trail and crosses water and logs easily. She does well in a herd setting and isnât mean about being top dog. Bathes, fly sprays, stands for the farrierâŚCurrent on all healthcare and deworming. Easy to catch even in a large field. (Comes galloping for a grain bucket shake) Not mare-ish towards other horses except for glares. She can half-pass, but doesnât have a solid side-pass.
Cons:
Maeve has a permanent case of RBF. Donât let the ears fool you, sheâs actually a very nice mare. Her ears just arenât aware of that fact!
Maeve had a very early leg injury that kept her from having a show career. This injury is still present and occasionally causes her to not flex her front right leg all the way and toe down/knuckle over and stumble(not fall). HOWEVER. She is much better about it when fit and in shape. It doesnât worry me at all to ride her down a trail, like stated previously, weâve competed in mounted shooting and even pop her over the odd jump.
She is 100% willing to canter, but her canter is fairly rough.
She is not broodmare sound. She has had a few foals with zero issues, but now has endometrial cysts which will prevent any further pregnancies from occurring/carrying.
Not a fan of dewormer, but not bad enough to require a twitch.
Bottom line - Maeve is a great all-arounder that weâve been using as a broodmare/guest horse, but sheâs too nice to be âjustâ a guest horse, so convince me you need her more than me. She is a known commodity and is the same if you pull her out of pasture after six months or rode her yesterday. 8 carrots obo to a great home.
Video folder - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wB53qxFNc4G2-LnUP4LojyzDezCioiN8?usp=sharing
