BEHS 234 – Shawnee

Shawnee knew very little when she came into BEHS. She's learned a lot while in rescue, and she wants to please her handler and tries hard to understand what is asked of her. She can be a little skittish so she's not for a novice horse person. She's a nice stout mare who could do well in a variety of western disciplines with a little time and patience. Shawnee spent time with a trainer who had her going under saddle at a walk, trot, and canter. She was adopted and ridden by a teenager who did well with her but returned when her adopter moved out of state. Shawnee spent almost four months with Kaitlyn Glass to prepare to show in the Under Saddle Division of the Bluebonnet Rescue Horse Training Challenge. During that time, they spent time in arenas, on trails, and working over obstacles. In September, Kaitlyn showed Shawnee at the 2016 EXCA (Extreme Cowboy Association) Southern Region Green Horse Champion.

Shawnee was returned and is going to the training challenge. Shawnee lost vision in her right eye and her foster noticed it was bothering her. Shawnee was seen by a vet and felt the best thing was to remove the eye to release the pain she was having. Since her eye removal in Spring 2024, she is doing much better and ready to continue her training. She stands for grooming, bathing, and fly spray.

Shawnee has been ridden in an arena, out on trails, and over trail obstacles. We think she would be ok with a more novice rider if they took lessons with a trainer to get started off on the right foot. She's great at trails and obstacles and could be a competitive trail or obstacle course horse for a lucky adopter.