BEHS 1333 – Rival
| Name: Rival | Status:
In Rehabilitation |
| Adoption Fee: | Arrived At Rescue: February 11, 2023 |
| Location: Ennis, TX | Adoption Date: |
| Registered: No | Breed:
Arabian |
| Date of Birth: January 1, 2011 | Color:
Bay |
| Gender:
Gelding |
Height: 15.1 |
About Rival
Rival was placed with Bluebonnet when his breeder, an elderly man, could no longer keep him. He was well loved in his life but not handled much due to his breeder’s age. He has spent much of the past several years in a 10x20 foot stall, so he’s now getting used to turn out and being around other horses.
Rival is competed in the Professional division of the 2023 Bluebonnet Rescue Horse Training Challenge and was adopted that day.
Through no fault of his own, Rival was returned in the fall of 2025.
Evaluation and Training
Rival really seems to like people. He’ll greet you when you come into the barn and will walk up to you when he’s turned out. He likes to be pet/rubbed.
Rival is halter broke and will lead around. Rival will allow brushing but is not a big fan of it. He will let you pick up his front feet but working on picking up the back legs. He will load in the trailer; Rival wants to learn, and his trainer can't wait to see what he is like under saddle.
He is a stunning horse and a beautiful mover. For someone who wants to invest some time, he could probably be a nice open show hunter pleasure horse or lower-level dressage horse.
Rival learned great ground manners and started under saddle. He has some arthritis in one hock, so he's not up for endurance or strenuous activities like playdays or jumping, but he is a gorgeous mover and could do low level dressage, hunter pleasure, western pleasure, trail, pleasure riding, etc. Rival loves people and attention, and he's really ready to have his own person to love. He has ridden in an arena and on trails, and an eight-year-old (intermediate to experience level rider) has been on him at the walk.
Temperament
| Trailers: Yes | Bucks: Unknown |
| Leads: Yes | Bites: No |
| Ties: Yes | Catches: Yes |
| Trims: Working on it | Bathes: Working on it |
| Clips: No | Rears: Unknown |
| Kicks: Yes | Rider Level: |
| Evaluated/Trained By: | Training Level: |
| Riding Suitability listed: |
Pictures of Rival
