Iron will carry people, dogs, tarps - anything you ask. He'll carry you through the Dairyland line for ice cream. He'll let children pet his nose. Orphan Iron beat the odds against him as a baby living in the back room of the house. When he moved into the yard, he came to the back door for his milk, which he drank from a bottle, then a goat, then a pan or bucket. He was 1-1/2 years old when the 6-month-old filly, Leire, taught him how to be a horse. Iron has all the good qualities of an orphan, but on the ground, he needs reminding that he's not a person and we're not horses.
- Size - 15.2 hands
- Born - Born: April 8, 2020
- Sex - Gelding
- Color - Buckskin
- Breed - Appy x Quarter Horse
- Papers - grade
- Rider level - intermediate to advanced
- Temperament - Gentle
- Experience - See below
- Like all horses, responds to frequent positive reinforcement
Rides trails with water crossings and reservoirs, other natural obstacles like timber, steep inclines and declines, narrow high mountain trails, grassy hillsides where riders spread out all across the mountain. Not nose-to-tail riding except on narrow ridges where it's necessary. Obstacle/confidence courses (bridges, hanging noodles, water features, seesaw, fans and flags, tarps and crunchy plastic bottles over saddle and underfoot.) Drags things, had ropes thrown off him. Been ridden around dogs. Transitions and rates at trot and lope. Good with feet. Recommend a rider who is disciplined and knowledgable on the ground.