BEHS 822 – Prairie Rose – BluebonnetEquine

BEHS 822 – Prairie Rose

Name: Prairie Rose	Status: Adopted
Adoption Fee:	Arrived At Rescue: July 16, 2016
Location: Georgetown, TX	Adoption Date: December 10, 2020
Registered: None	Breed: Grade
Date of Birth: January 1, 2013	Color: Chestnut / Sorrel
Gender: Mare	Height: 15.1

About Prairie Rose

Prairie Rose was seized after being abandoned and neglected. She was placed with BEHS by the courts. Prairie Rose competed in the 2019 Bluebonnet Rescue Horse Training Challenge at the Bluebonnet Horse Expo and was adopted. She was returned a year later through no fault of hers.

Prairie Rose has one malformed eye, and her veterinarian believes she was born with it or injured it shortly after birth. She had no vision in that eye, and we had it removed.

Prairie Rose was adopted briefly in 2020 but returned because her adopter said she was lame. She has not been lame while with Bluebonnet, but we had her vetted in November 2020 and discovered she has a bone chip in her left rear pastern. Two vets who consulted on her case believe she is fine for trail or pleasure riding. She should not do endurance, jumping (she doesn’t like to jump), or play day events (she also doesn’t like speed).

Evaluation and Training

Prairie Rose has all the basics plus some! She is easy to catch, has good ground manners, is great for grooming. She longes both ways at the walk, trot and canter. She has completely adapted to having only her left-side eye and doesn’t spook when approached or handled on her blind side, but she doesn’t always judge narrow spaces well. She is curious about everything and very social with animals and people. She gets along with other horses and falls into the bottom of the herd. She isn’t afraid of barking dogs.

Prairie Rose was started under saddle by a trainer and did well. Since them, she’s been ridden by a teenager and by adults. She’s been ridden in an arena and on trails and seems to do very well on trails. She’s also been ridden both English and Western and is a versatile little horse. Her 2019 Fall training challenge trainer described her as a sweet, gentle, forgiving horse. She is willing and wants to please and once you gain her trust, she will do anything asked of her. As her rider you will need to be mindful, she does need you to be her eyes on her blind side. She prefers trail riding to arena work but she does well at both. She has more whoa than go and is laid back. On trail she rides great in any position in a group of other horses. She is a smart and sensible mare. She would be safe for a beginner working with a trainer. She could be a very nice pleasure, trail horse, or even a lower level show horse for someone who is willing to finish her training!