BEHS 735 – Checkers
| Name: Checkers | Status:
Bluebonnet Rescue Horse Training Challenge |
| Adoption Fee: | Arrived At Rescue: August 20, 2014 |
| Location: New Caney, TX | Adoption Date: May 17, 2024 |
| Registered: | Breed:
Pony |
| Date of Birth: January 1, 2009 | Color:
Black Pinto |
| Gender:
Gelding |
Height: 11 |
About Checkers
Checkers was placed with BEHS by a rescuer who was closing her doors.
Checkers competed in and placed 2nd in the in-hand division of the 2015 Bluebonnet Rescue Horse Training Challenge. He was adopted at the 2015 Bluebonnet Horse Expo by someone who saw him competing in the Challenge and then returned when his adopters moved out of state. He was adopted afterwards and was returned recently no fault to Checkers.
Checkers is competing in the In-Hand 12 and Under Division of the Bluebonnet Rescue Horse Training Challenge with Lillianna. Checkers 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
Checkers was barely halter broke when he arrived at BEHS. He now loads well and stands well for the farrier.
His first foster home has worked with him in hand and on the lunge line to teach him to jump (she said he excels at jumping!) and navigate trail obstacles in hand. She also taught him to carry a saddle and bridle was on him a few times.
His first adopter's grandkids began riding him. When he was returned in 2020, he went to trainer Sabine Lazo for a refresher. She rode him in an arena and on trails and had no problems with him.
Temperament
| Trailers: Yes | Bucks: He bucked with his adopters in 2020, but he has not bucked with his trainer or youth Training Challenge partner. |
| Leads: Yes | Bites: No |
| Ties: Yes | Catches: Yes |
| Trims: Yes | Bathes: Unknown |
| Clips: Unknown | Rears: No |
| Kicks: No |
Pictures of Checkers
