BEHS 1426 – Vincent Van Gogh
| Name: Vincent Van Gogh | Status:
Bluebonnet Rescue Horse Training Challenge |
| Adoption Fee: In Review | Arrived At Rescue: September 7, 2023 |
| Location: Kempner, TX | Adoption Date: |
| Registered: | Breed:
Grade Quarter Horse |
| Date of Birth: January 1, 2007 | Color:
Chestnut / Sorrel |
| Gender:
Gelding |
Height: 14.3 |
About Vincent Van Gogh
Vincent was removed from negligent owners and placed with Bluebonnet by the courts. He was a stallion when he arrived and gelded September 2, 2023.
Vincent Van Gogh is competing in the Professional Division of the Bluebonnet Rescue Horse Training Challenge with Terri Deaton. Vincent Van Gogh 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
Vincent had not been handled much before coming to Bluebonnet, or it had been a long time since he had been handled. When he arrived, he was hard to catch and did not lead well.
He’s been in a foster home since mid-September 2023. He was integrated into a herd of geldings and placed in the middle of the herd hierarchy. His foster home can now walk up to him in the pasture if she goes slow and is patient. If she goes slow, she can also touch him all over and pick up his feet.
Now that Vincent Van Gogh is in the training challenge, he will learn lots of new things. He was reserved at first, but now he loves his treats and scratches. He seems like he had training at one point but needs a refresher. His trainer has started introducing him to a saddle and riding at a walk, in an arena. He did well with an obstacle course he went to recently.
Temperament
| Trailers: Still working on it | Bucks: No |
| Leads: Yes | Bites: No |
| Ties: Working on it | Catches: Yes, with patience |
| Trims: Yes, with patience | Bathes: Yes |
| Clips: Unknown | Rears: No |
| Kicks: No |
Pictures of Vincent Van Gogh
