Casper is a 10 year old registered paint gelding with Inventation Only and Mr Good And Plenty as grandparents. He is around 16 hands tall. He was previously used as a showmanship and walk trot show horse in Iowa. I obtained him with the intention of getting back into showing and to use as a leadline horse for my granddaughter but my granddaughter is not interested. I have been doing arena work and trail riding down the road. He is a showmanship machine and can go work a pattern after not doing showmanship for over a year. He has not been in show training since I got him 4 years ago. I did take him to an open show last summer with just a week of steady practice and he did well. He is finished at walk and trot but would need more work at the canter as he is a big boy and does not have the show canter. He does wear shoes on his front feet at all times as he is a normal white horse and has tender feet. I did have xrays done this spring to rule out any other issues. In spring, he can be extra tender when it is wet outside and may need pads. Casper would thrive for a young person who wants to show. He has a big heart and will try his best to do what is asked. He is spur trained but I ride him in boots or tennis shoes and he is responsive to pressure from leg. He is also very out of shape as I have not been riding since going back to work. He is registered APHA, PtHA, and NSBA. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/HrSWaF4jNy4FRyDm/
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