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Reba is an 14.2 hh 11 year old red roan, gaited, Tennessee Walking Horse mare who was seized with six other horses in a neglect case in Scott County, Kentucky. Under the care of Scott County Animal Care and Control, Reba was successfully treated, refed, and brought back to health, but Reba and the horses in her group were mostly unhandled for a year while their case was under investigation.
During evaluations, Reba has been extremely quiet and willing and has demonstrated excellent ground manners. Reba understands the basics of roundpenning, lunging, yields the shoulders and haunches, basic ground work, and has enjoyed long grooming sessions and baths. Under saddle, Reba has demonstrated a walking gait but has shown trot and canter in the roundpen. In riding evaluations, she has worked in a rope halter/side pull. Reba has been very quiet and willing in ride evaluations and training sessions, however, she is very attached to Bubbles, a mare that was included in her rescue group. Reba has not been evaluated under saddle without Bubbles nearby. Due to a full year off of work, Reba will need to be reconditioned for under saddle work. Reba has started a reconditioning program at KHS but will need more in-hand work and slow redevelopment, especially with a knowledgeable gaited horse trainer to strengthen her gait under saddle. We would love to see Reba adopted to the same home as Bubbles. Reba is calm and friendly and very talkative. She will be the social butterfly of any program and charms treats out of visitors during tours any chance she gets. Reba could enjoy a life of laid-back trail riding or work in a lesson program under a knowledgeable instructor. |