BEHS 1332 – Mystify – Bluebonnet Equine

BEHS 1332 – Mystify

Name: Mystify	Status: Bluebonnet Rescue Horse Training Challenge
Adoption Fee: In Review	Arrived At Rescue: February 10, 2023
Location: Waller, TX	Adoption Date:
Registered: Arabian Horse Association	Breed: Arabian
Date of Birth: January 1, 2005	Color: Bay
Gender: Mare	Height: 14.1

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About Mystify

Mystify was part of the 2023 Bluebonnet Rescue Horse Training Challenge with a youth handler, however her handler had to withdraw.

Mystify is competing in the In-Hand 13 and Up Division of the Bluebonnet Rescue Horse Training Challenge with Lucy Himes. Mystify will be available for adoption at the Training Challenge competition on October 5, 2024, during the Bluebonnet Horse Expo at the Williamson County Expo Center. You can follow their progress on their Facebook page CLICK HERE

The Expo and Training Challenge will be held on October 5, 2024, at the Williamson County Expo Center in Taylor, Texas. For more information about the Expo CLICK HERE, or for information about adopting a challenge horse CLICK HERE.

Evaluation and Training

Mystify came to Bluebonnet when her elderly owner could not keep her. She had not been handled regularly for the past several years. She had never been started under saddle, either.

Mystify has learned to lead, have her hooves trimmed (she still needs a patient farrier), stand for bathing and fly spraying, and carry a western saddle and wear a snaffle bridle. She now lunges and has worked on some in hand obstacles as well. She’s been handled by a youth handler and did well. She seems to enjoy getting attention.

Not long after Mystify arrived at Bluebonnet, she spent some time with a trainer who had plans to start her under saddle. She noticed some lameness, though (May 2023) and her vet agreed she was lame. Because her hooves were overgrown and had not had regular trims in a while, he recommended regular trimming and time off. She spent June-August with a youth handler who noted no lameness.

Although Mystify is 18, she acts like a much younger mare. She’s been getting a foundation on the ground and is not too old to start under saddle.