Are you Howdy's best home? Tell us why please when answering this ad.

We were asked to tune up Howdy and find him a new home. He is a very smart and happy gelding. He stands leads, tied, loads and hauls, touch everywhere, trim feet and so on. Likes to be caught with a horse cookie in hand.

Howdy came to us when his pasture mate needed to be put down and his owner did not want him alone on their property plus a death in the family.

We are finding out that Howdy knows quite a bit. We set up a trail course and asked one of the volunteers, pictured, to walk him through for photos and he went through it all like an old pro. We suspect he has had some show training in his background.

We were told he is age 12 to 14 but we do not have his papers. His teeth agree with that age assessment.

We are waiting for the farrier tomorrow and wormed again then we will be ready to show him this weekend.

He will go to a home with an adoption contract stating folks will keep him the rest of his life or returned to us. He will not be resold at a later time. Preference given to a home with horse buds and folks knowledgeable about ponies and their needs.

His price will increase with more training.