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RUSH DECISION is a 9 year old (Jan., 2002) registered American Saddlebred mare that has had some training under saddle. She does all her gaits: walk, trot and canter. She will make a good trail horse and has gone on several short trail rides since arriving in Colorado in May, 2011. Her trail rides have shown her to be very dependable and she certainly has the potential for bigger and greater things. She can be temperamental, at times, but we think the more time she spends with people and other horses, the better she will adjust. She is a nice size mare, about 15.3 hands and we have seen such a good improvement into a caring mare that wants to be included and tries very hard to be accepted.

BUTCH is a wonderful, likeable, big 5 year old American Saddlebred gelding (Jan. 2006) (registration pending) who loves everyone and wants to be a part of everything that is going on around him. He was born to Horses Forever, while in a foster home, out of Lacy's Flirtation (see "They're Home") and they both came to Colorado in May, 2011. He is under saddle, gone on trail rides and has good solid gaits. He really wants to please and seems to learn very quickly. It's obvious that he hasn't ever had a bad experience! It shows all over him! His potentials are unending and with his solid start he should be a wonderful prospect for several different disciplines.

BOLERO KOOL BH is a 16+ hand, 1999, registered American Saddlebred gelding. As he has aged he has settled down but still has some "memories" that he carries with him. He is under saddle and once saddled he works well at the walk and trot but is still "exploring" his canter. We don't know about his past but he has improved tremendously since moving to Colorado in May, 2011.

MR. CHEVALIER is a 1992 registered American Saddlebred gelding, who, at one time, was a show horse with a professional trainer. Through his bloodlines he has been endowed with a lower back and due to his current age, we feel he will be best served as a pleasure horse, without stressful demands. He is what is known to some as a "pocket horse" (which translates to: he wants to be in your pocket, all the time). In his lifetime he has seen lots of cruelty and sad happenings. We found him on the back of a "broker's" truck in PA as they were closing the door to leave for Mexico. Now he is happily running in pasture and, at this time, his "buddy" seems to be Bolero. Due to some apparent injuries in his earlier years we have given him time to "revive" his body alignment and we think he is now ready for a loving, forever home, with occasional trail rides – he has definitely "paid his dues" and we now owe him a happy retirement – forever.

Country Prince

HIVIEW'S COUNTRY PRINCE is an exceptional, approximately 17 hand registered American Saddlebred gelding. He was foaled out of Jimble Jamble in 2004 - has excellent solid gaits under saddle with floating movement and is sound, sane and healthy. He is very confident and his self-esteem allows him to be very adventuresome. It does appear that he might proceed into the world of eventing, if the right person were to work to his full potential.

Victor

REEDANN'S VICTORIOUS ("Victor") is a very special registered 2002 American Saddlebred gelding with the kindest heart and deepest soul. He is solid in all his gaits and loves trail rides everywhere. He is definitely looking for a special person to be his forever friend and guardian, AND, in return he will provide the most dedication any horse could possibly give. He has a club foot but it does not impair him - it must be consistently maintained.

UNTRAINED and/or COMPANION HORSES

SPLASHDOWN came from New York on Mother's Day. He is an unregistered American Saddlebred gelding, believed to be in his late teens. Having him here to watch, regularly, there is no doubt that he is the son of Bluefield's Stone of Fortune who lived here in Colorado until his death in 2010. "Splash" came out of a cruelty seizure in New York, along with 20 other Saddlebreds, many of whom could never be identified, even through blood tests. However, we now know, just by having Splash here with us, in his father's stall, as well, there's no question about his sire lineage. He was sick when he arrived and so his progress has been slower than some of the other horses. He has a very assertive personality but also has a very sensitive side, as well. Due to time constraints, he has not been put under saddle, yet, but he's definitely on the upcoming list.

FRED is an unregistered American Saddlebred, purported to be a son of Sultan's Santana. We have owned him for quite a few years but he just arrived in Colorado on Mother's Day. What a wonderful present he is! He is a statuesque mid-teen gelding – moments of spectacular presence, above and beyond what anyone would have thought. Up until he arrived in Colorado he was very suspect of humans in his prior foster homes. (Yes, we use treats here – for every positive thing that happens.) As time and our upcoming winter weather allows, Fred will venture into saddle work and we believe he could be astonishing.

Annie

ANNIE is a 1992 tattooed Chestnut, 16.3 hand, Thoroughbred mare – used by CSU as an embryo-recipient mare. She is a lovely mare who has lived here with us for quite a few years, in amongst the geldings, in perfect harmony. Her history tells us that she was ridden, at one time, but we have not ridden her in recent years. She, too, will be on the upcoming "under saddle" training list.

Jimble Jamble

JIMBLE JAMBLE is a 1984 registered American Saddlebred mare that was always a broodmare before she came to Horses Forever. Then several months after her arrival she proudly delivered a wonderful, stud colt, Hiview's Country Prince. She foundered in her past and we keep her in front shoes. She has now reached a point that it is not wise for her to go under saddle. She absolutely loves people and thrives on personal attention. She is our "greeter" to all newcomers and just loves young people. She will make a wonderful companion horse.

O'Shay

O'SHAY was named because we thought he looked like the O'Shay bloodlines. He came to us through a "kill" sale after having been abandoned in a pasture in mid-Colorado. He went well under saddle when he was younger but now that he is older we have not ridden him for several years. He is kind and gentle and very easy to handle. He is very rewarded with TLC and a "treat" once and a while – the perfect companion for another lonely horse.

Cajun

Cajun - came to us from the Katrina floods and we're still learning about him. He's a great big unregistered Saddlebred gelding, over 16 hands, and approximately 10-12 years old. We have been told that he was a carriage horse foaled in approximately 1994 and also does tricks. We've ridden him once and believe that he has experience under saddle. His feet suffered from standing in flood waters, but are toughening up and coming along well. Cajun will require a confident and patient handler, but is truly a sweetie pie, deserving of a perfect home.