BEHS 1069 – East Texas Rosie

Name: East Texas Rosie Status: Adopted
Adoption Fee: Arrived At Rescue: August 24, 2019
Location: Big Spring, TX Adoption Date: October 16, 2021
Registered: None Breed: Grade
Quarter Horse
Date of Birth: January 1, 2011 Color: Chestnut / Sorrel
Gender: Mare
Height: 14

About East Texas Rosie

East Texas Rosie came from a horse rescue who bought horses at auction and from "kill pens". The rescue then began neglecting its horses, and East Texas Rosie was removed in a cooperative effort between Safe Haven Equine Rescue, The Humane Society of the US, and the Camp county sheriff's department. She was then placed with Bluebonnet.

East TX Rosie was working towards the Bluebonnet Rescue Horse Training Challenge when a lesson student at her barn met her. She fell in love, and her family adopted East Texas Rosie. Unfortunately, Rosie turned out to be too much horse for her adopters so they returned her in November 2020.

Rosie is an easy keeper but she is at the bottom of the herd pecking order and can be easily pushed off feed.

Evaluation and Training

When Rosie arrived at the rescue she was evaluated and the trainer said she may have been ridden in the past but she was either not well trained or was ridden by someone inexperienced that caused her to become dull to cues. She accepted a rider without a saddle and moved around fine. She accepted being saddled without issue but she became scared when he attempted to actually ride her. The white hair on the top of her withers may be an indicator of a poor saddle fit previously. That may have been the reason for her apprehension.

Rosie spent Spring 2020 with a professional trainer working under saddle. Her trainer said she was a fun and gorgeous mare. She was a fast learner and nothing seemed to spook her. The trainer even rode her bareback. East Texas Rosie did really well on trial rides too! Her trainer said she had more whoa than go. She loads like a pro, bathes, ties and stands nicely.

Rosie was returned by her adopters in November 2020 because she began bucking. She was probably too green for the family, and she went back to the trainer who had worked with her for the Training Challenge. Rosie did not buck with her, and then she went to a non pro for the Spring 2021 Bluebonnet Rescue Horse Training Challenge and for the Fall 2021 Challenge. Her current trainer said she has put Rosie in several different situations, and she has never bucked. She said Rosie has turned very quickly; that cutting horse movement can be quick, especially for beginners.

Rosie will ride on any trail, go through water, walk through or over objects well trained horses would not go near. She keeps a good trail riding pace and trots easily. You can get Rosie to lope if you work at it. Loping is not something she wakes up thinking she will try that day. She is starting to rein well, has a great stop, and backs up nicely. She knows to drop her head when queued. She has done well in the sorting pen; of course, she is not real competitive. She is fine with just working at a slower pace but still gets the job done. Rosie is an awesome mare and a pleasure for the trainer to train.

Rosie would be great for someone who used to ride and is returning, or an intermediate to professional rider who just wants to enjoy a ride. She does not get on the fence at all: she will stay in a single strand rope pen. This is valuable if overnight camping is required on a trail ride. She has kids running all around her and running up to her to give her hugs. She does not even blink an eye.

Temperament

Trailers: Yes Bucks: Bucked with former adopter but no issues more recently with her trainer.
Leads: Yes Bites: No
Ties: Yes Catches: Yes
Trims: Yes Bathes: Unknown
Clips: Unknown Rears: No
Kicks: No