BEHS 642 – Thor – Bluebonnet Equine

BEHS 642 – Thor

Name: Thor	Status: Bluebonnet Rescue Horse Training Challenge
Adoption Fee: In Review	Arrived At Rescue: February 28, 2012
Location: Spicewood, TX	Adoption Date:
Registered:	Breed: Grade Quarter Horse
Date of Birth: January 1, 2011	Color: Bay
Gender: Gelding	Height: 14

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About Thor

Thor was removed from negligent owners in a joint effort between BEHS and law enforcement. He was then awarded to BEHS by the courts. He moved into a foster home after being weaned. He was adopted in 2011 but returned in 2015 when his adopters moved out of state. Thor attended the 2016 Bluebonnet Horse Expo and was adopted at the event. He was returned in March 2017 because his teenage adopter lost interest.

He competed in the Non Pro Under Saddle Division of the 2017 Bluebonnet Rescue Horse Training Challenge where he did very well. He also competed in and won the Non Pro Under Saddle division at the 2019 Bluebonnet Horse Expo. Thor was adopted at both of these events but returned due to not being a good match with his adoptive homes.

Thor is competing in the Non-Pro Under Saddle Division of the Bluebonnet Rescue Horse Training Challenge with Tammy Alexander. Thor 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

Thor is a sweet horse. He's had a lot of good handling on the ground ever since arriving in Bluebonnet as a weanling. He was started under saddle at an adopter's house, and then he was ridden by a non-pro in preparation for two Bluebonnet Rescue Horse Training Challenges.

Thor is very easy to handle on the ground and under saddle. He has been ridden on trails and at various arenas, and he’s quiet and easy going. His Training Challenge partner for the Fall 2019 Challenge worked on his lope and said he learned to work more balanced and learned to love loping! She thinks he has potential as a playday horse.

Thor is back and headed to the training Challenge. Thor is a beautiful bay with a sweet personality. He is the first to meet me at the gate and has an outgoing personality. He gets along with mares, ponies and the neighbor's donkey. Thor knows how to walk and trot calmly under saddle. He has a nice stop but is a bit rusty backing Thor stands for fly spray, saddling, haltering and comes when called. He has some previous groundwork training, but we are working on lunging, backing, picking up feet with a light touch and moving away and towards me. After we finish our groundwork, we will concentrate on fine tuning his loping, diagonals, side passing and yielding. We might add a fun trick, too.