BEHS 1270 – McCrae
| Name: McCrae | Status:
Adopted |
| Adoption Fee: | Arrived At Rescue: May 20, 2022 |
| Location: Brock, TX | Adoption Date: August 1, 2024 |
| Registered: | Breed:
Grade |
| Date of Birth: January 1, 2014 | Color:
Bay |
| Gender:
Gelding |
Height: 14.1 |
About McCrae
McCrae was surrendered to law enforcement and then placed with Bluebonnet. He was in very poor shape when he arrived and had been gelded right before coming to Bluebonnet. We don’t know any of his history before coming to the rescue.
McCrae showed in the Professional Division of the 2022 Bluebonnet Rescue Horse Training Challenge with Cara Schroeder. They placed 3rd in the Freestyle and Obstacle Course and 5th in the Basic Skills Division.
He was enrolled in the 2024 Bluebonnet Rescue Horse Training Challenge with a youth rider. The pair was doing well together, but his partner had to withdraw from the Challenge.
Evaluation and Training
McCrae was started under saddle in 2022 by Cara Schroeder as part of the Training Challenge. Cara rode him in and outside an arena, on trails, and around cattle. He spent about six months with a lesson barn in 2023 but was returned because he was not sound for hard riding/playdays. The lesson barn said he was the kind of horse you do not have to ride frequently: he can have weeks, maybe even months, off work and be the same under saddle when you start riding him again as he was when you left off. They had kids as young as 13 riding him who were intermediate riders, and he did well. They did not have him with beginner riders, but his former trainer thinks he has potential as a kids’ horse with more riding time.
The trainer who adopted him and returned him feels he’s best suited for light to moderate riding – easy trails, pleasure riding, etc. No hard riding, playdays, jumping, endurance, challenge trails, etc.
McCrae spent several months in the spring and summer of 2024 with a youth rider. She trail rode him and rode for pleasure and he did fine. When she tried to do play days, he would get sore.
He's available as a light to moderate riding horse - no jumping, play days, etc. But he would love to do pleasure and trail riding.
Temperament
| Trailers: Yes | Bucks: No |
| Leads: Yes | Bites: No |
| Ties: Yes | Catches: Yes |
| Trims: Yes | Bathes: Yes |
| Clips: Unknown | Rears: No |
| Kicks: No | Rider Level: |
| Evaluated/Trained By: | Training Level: |
| Riding Suitability listed: |
Pictures of McCrae
