BEHS 1489 – Poppy
| Name: Poppy | Status:
Bluebonnet Rescue Horse Training Challenge |
| Adoption Fee: In Review | Arrived At Rescue: May 31, 2024 |
| Location: Austin, TX | Adoption Date: |
| Registered: | Breed:
Quarter Horse |
| Date of Birth: January 1, 2014 | Color:
Bay |
| Gender:
Mare |
Height: 15 |
About Poppy
Poppy was donated to Bluebonnet when her owner could no longer care for her.
Poppy is competing in the Non-Pro Under Saddle Division of the Bluebonnet Rescue Horse Training Challenge with Roshan Bharadwaj. Poppy 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
It is clear that Poppy has had fairly extensive training in the past but needs some refreshers. Most of Poppy’s basic skills are quite good - she is easy to catch and drops her head right into a halter, allows people to touch/pat all over her, picks up her feet, accepts fly spray, and enjoys being groomed and bathed. She is fairly pushy and impatient and does not like to stand still for long (especially while tied). Poppy has clearly been lunged in the past and has even done well with ground driving. She takes a saddle just fine. Her trainer will start riding soon.
Temperament
| Trailers: Yes | Bucks: No |
| Leads: Yes | Bites: No |
| Ties: Yes - For short periods | Catches: Yes |
| Trims: Yes | Bathes: Yes |
| Clips: Unknown | Rears: No |
| Kicks: No |
Pictures of Poppy
