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FREE LEASE - companion/light work
(On farm, w board being paid at Rustic River Farm LLC in Mason Nh OR off farm - both to APPROVED leasers only!)
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Layla is a 15 year old, 14.3/15 hand big bodied QH mare.
Layla came as a sale horse in November 2023 and we quickly decided to keep her. Our daughter who was 7 at the time fell in love w her and vice versa. Sadly, Layla’s left hock is at the tail end of fusing (TEENY tiny joint space left so we have NOT injected - have rads available of her hock - fronts as well since we do them w all personal horses for a baseline) and that derailed a lot of our daughter’s dreams of Layla being her “step up” horse for Gymkhana and some jumping. She’s on Equioxx, joint supplement, tendon support along w a few others the whole farm gets and we are going to do a round of Adequan to see how she does on that. She will now walk/trot/jog around but began “bucking” at the canter (prior to us realizing she was having issues w the hock) so I don’t bother her w it right now. (Got a video both directions for the purpose of this ad) I say “bucking” due to the fact she isn’t exactly TRYING very hard and isn’t exactly built to be a bronc…mentally or physically. ? Really doesn’t wanna lose her rider, just wants someone to realize it’s uncomfortable somewhere.
This mare has had some babies, did a ton of ranch work in her early years, then she had a rough spot leading to her facial whiting from a halter and her bald spots on her face, why we always use halter fleece w her. She was an older woman’s trail horse before arriving here and took her all over the place w no complaints. Once here…we have done all the things and honestly, I LOVE this mare. She has toted my novice husband around in the ring, on the trails, done some walk/trot gymkhana for lessons kids and our daughter, participated in our summer camp, boosted our daughter’s confidence as well as other kiddos, done some leadline shows and kicked butt all while being the total opposite of a red mare that our daughter can love on endlessly at any point in time. She was the horse that brought my non horse savvy niece around the ring safely, being led (on and off) by our daughter at a walk/trot to get going so she didn’t have to steer as much, the one she rode solo and leadline for summer camp and even got ponied around by our daughter as my niece rode bareback. Even humors our daughter to “choose her own saddle pad colors”, let’s her “fall off and play dead” to get a reaction or play games in the indoor for one measly cookie. This girl is a mama through and through…she ADORES the little ones and most definitely prefers kids over adults when it comes to riding, mostly. She’s responsive under saddle but even if and when we have had riders get anxious and clamp up on her…she hasn’t done much other than turn into the middle or just trot quick. She’s really taught kids what it’s like to use your seat/leg softly and quietly, w no dangerous repercussions, instead of being the typical “push ride” type.
She was super apprehensive when she got here and would walk away from blankets or walk off from being caught, always sort of keeping her eye on you…never doing anything nasty but…not anymore! She turns out great w others (falls in love w handsome boys easily), respects all fencing, will stay stalled behind a stall chain or out 24/7, super easy keeper on all forage and supplements right now, will clip, cross tie, straight tie, tie at the trailer, lunge, load and haul. Good for vet but can be difficult for farrier w nailing. We take her off the cross ties and she does significantly better…she’s far better than she was initially as well. I think she had her ass handed to her unnecessarily at one point for a while and has some anxiety and claustrophobia. Truly THE sweetest mare and she ABSOLUTELY will NOT just go to anyone to do anything. I’m still a bit back and forth w this decision but wanted to put out some feelers in case there’s a kiddo somewhere that can give her tons of TLC on a regular basis since she doesn’t get that here due to our daughter needing to continue past her abilities and running a lesson program. This mare WILL NEVER BE SOLD/REHOMED, ever, so please don’t bother asking.
Located at Rustic River Farm LLC in Mason Nh.
Rustic River Farm LLC - Mason Nh
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