BEHS 927 – Herald

Herald doesn't seem to have had a lot of handling prior to coming to Bluebonnet. He was very hard to catch, but he loaded and lead fine once caught. He went to a trainer for evaluation who said he was easy to handle in a stall or small pen but was not good outside that area. The trainer worked on his ground work skills.

Herald is learning to lounge but still needs someone with experience to work with him. He will load in a trailer but needs someone to tap him on his rump to convince him to take the final step (his foster home is working with him). He will load this way in both a slant load or stock trailer.

He loves to be brushed and loves attention.

His foster home says, "He is still a little spooky about certain sudden movements and new loud unknown noises. He has walked over a tarp but is still hesitant but with reassurance will walk over it. He does listen when told to "walk" when going through gates if off lead. Also, if he is eating he has a tendency to paw at the ground or if he is upset that he is not being let out of his turn out into the pasture with the others fast enough he will paw at the gate for attention. If I tell him "Foot down" or "No Herald" in my "MOM" voice he stops immediately.

At Herald's first foster home, he jumped a fence when he was pastured alone. At another foster home, he pushed through an electric fence that was not on when he was kept alone. He prefers to be pastured with other horses. He prefers the other horses to be mares if possible. His current foster home says, 'His ideal forever home would have at least one laid back mare to be a constant companion for him."