- Skills / Disciplines
- Athletic, Experienced, Flashy, Gaited, Horsemanship, Husband Safe, Kid Safe, Natural Horsemanship Training, Trail, Trail Riding, Trained, Western Pleasure, Western Riding
Additional Comments
Have you been looking far and wide for your perfect pleasure trail mount? What boxes are you trying to check off for that really perfect and special one? Here are some that this beautiful boy checks;
1. Buttermilk buckskin
2. Gaited
3. Age between 4-8
4. Exceptional confirmation
5. Exceptional breeding
6. Registered
7. Colt started slow and correctly with natural horsemanship methods (solid foundation)
8.... (read more) Safe for the whole family
9. Docile, gentle temperament – easy to handle, safe around children
10. Super-sized boy at a solid 17 hands
11. Gelding
12. Finished in pleasure trail discipline
13. No spook, buck, bolt or any vices whatsoever
14. Clean legs with confirmation and no injuries/no hard start (too young and too aggressive that would impact long-term soundness)
This is Baby, registered name Line Up The Bucks. He is a 6 year old Tennessee Walking Horse gelding and stands an impressive 17 hands tall, no lie! It doesn’t make much sense to name such an impressively large horse Baby, but that’s what stuck as his endearing barn name. He was the youngest at our farm at the time he came here at the age of two but certainly not the smallest! His temperament and personality just fit “Baby” and still does today. He is mild tempered, docile and very loving.
We purchased Baby directly from his breeders. He just turned six this year in June. He has been colt started here with us and trained using natural horsemanship methods- steady, slow and correctly by myself, a female rider, knocking on the door of “senior” status at 59 years of age (some may say I already walked through the door).
Baby developed his natural gait with a light trainer snaffle bit, light hands and gentle but effective overall handling. He was never forced into fitting into any particular box regarding his movement, head position or foot position with bits that put pressure on pole and tongue to elevate head. No weighted shoes or boots were used to force him to move in any specific gaited patterns which led to a surprising and beautiful ambling fox trot gait as he grew, developed and conditioned.
Baby has always had a very gentle temperament. Even at the colt start of his training, he never offered one single buck, bolt, rear, kick or any other scary behaviors. He has zero vices. He has always been the most willing partner you could ever ask for. Baby is my rock- the horse I bring to explore new places where I don’t know what I will run into. He is the one that I trust to take out with new horses. He is the one I put with a new horse that comes to the farm. Baby is the one I trust to put inexperienced riders on.
Note: In the video, we have an adorable 5-year-old girl that has never been close to a horse prior to the day that video was taken. You will see that Baby is trustworthy, gentle and safe with her. We know we can always trust him, no matter what we throw at him.
Trained extensively in the pleasure trail discipline, Baby stands out from the crowd. He is absolutely magnificent with his size, color and confirmation but in addition to all that, his natural fox trot gait is so comfortable and smooth. We have had A LOT of gaited horses here on the farm over the years, specifically Tennessee walking horses that we trained and worked with and have NEVER had one that did a fox trot.
Forgive me for talking technically but his fox trot is VERY different and special. Many Tennessee Walking horses apparently can perform the fox trot, but we have never seen one. It is a four beat gait which is referred to as an ambling version of the standard trot and is in a diagonal limb pattern of movement that will produce an exceptionally smooth, pleasurable and comfortable ride. The fox trot is known for being energy efficient for long distances and produces a very stable and solid footing on trails. So apparently, he was truly born for this trail job! A 17 hand horse that fox trots is literally unheard of!
Baby is by far the most beautiful and unique Tennessee Walking horse we have ever seen and is truly as safe as they get! With confidence, we will tell you, he is safe for you, your husband, your children, your grandma, grandpa as well as your first, second and third cousins! We trust him explicitly in all situations!
With Baby’s focused training as a trail horse, I cannot count the miles traveled together with him over the years. He is solid- no spook, goes wherever he is pointed. We have a lot of wildlife that pops up on the trail on a regular basis – rabbits, turkey, deer, cranes, wild bore etc. He does not flinch at any of it.
On the ground, he will stand quietly for bathing, clipping, tacking, farrier, vet etc. He loads like a pro because he is tacked, loaded up on the trailer and driven to nearby trails multiple times per week. He is very accustomed to going out solo, but he is also very good in groups large and small and with all horses. He can lead, follow or be in the middle. He can stay in the group or leave the group. Baby can also sit for periods of time and truly come back out safely like he never missed a day. We honestly cannot say that about many horses.
Baby is gentle to handle and has a slow, easy and wonderfully smooth movement on the trail. We would not hesitate to put any level rider on him and really do not think there is another horse on this earth that compares to this boy. To be overly transparent, we most likely and honestly will regret letting him go, but he deserves and is truly worthy of being someone’s number 1 guy. Baby is a horse that someone will truly love and connect with. He is one that you will form an incredible bond with and will truly experience a one-of-a-kind relationship with. He is a horse that you will only encounter once in a lifetime.
Remnant Farm Equestrian Center
Our main focus is producing safe sound trail horses for the average rider. Gaited and Draft horses are our main breeds we work with. We offer one on one lessons and clinics with you and your horse focused on natural horsemanship (Clinton Anderson) and obstacle course workshops.
