Julio is around 10yrs old. He's a domestic bred Kiger and tapes right at 14.3h. We bought him as a step-up horse for my daughter, but he absolutely doesn't like arena riding. At all. On the trails, he's a point and go type. He can lead or follow. Fast, ground-covering walk. Very smooth trot. We just don't have much time for trail riding and my daughter is getting into showing, so he needs a home that does trails. He's got a soft mouth, a great stop and way more whoa than go. He stands tied, good with his feet. He's sound as far as we know. He is fine with confident beginners in the arena, he will just walk and trot and only when continuously asked. No vices or bad habits. His hooves were just trimmed in June and his teeth & sheath were done in May. His only real downfalls (besides being very lazy) is that he's dominant in the pasture, so we have him penned separately from our mares, and he is a fatty, so he's on a dry lot and eats Tim hay from a slow feeder.
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