13/03/2021
UPDATE-Cara has found wonderful home! We are so happy for Cara and her new owner!
Meet Cara, a 2007 stunning Sabino chestnut Purebred Arabian mare with a CMK pedigree. She is 100% foundation bred (all stock in the US prior to 1946) and carries multiple Sabino genes. She is a granddaughter of Grey Smokey+ (sire of 50 foals with 50 National/regional wins in distance riding) and her dam was from Michael Bowling's the New Albion stud. Her registered name is BRADYSIOUX ZOT and she stands at 14.2 H. Cara was bred for distance riding and LOVES to hit the trails! She stands for farrier, loads, learning clipping and doing great, ties, no kick or bit, and has no bad habits.
Cara did not start her riding career until the age of 10. She was purchased as a yearling by a gentleman who intended to have her trained for his daughter, but things didn’t go as planned and so she was turned out to pasture for over 8 years untouched. When purchased by her current owner in 2017, she was started with a Saddlebred trainer and trained for ring riding, but she was not a fan of it and struggled with the training. She had gone through 4 different trainers with different backgrounds before I met her in June 2020. When I met Cara, she was confused, scared, insecure, and unsure of what was expected of her. This was due to not having constancy and training that was not a good fit. She was not sure of the right way to act, or who to trust. After spending a little time with her using natural horsemanship and riding in the open, I discovered Cara was a sweet, talented girl that just needed someone to be patient and understand her. Once she started to trust, she blossomed into a fun, sweet, willing, brave, honest girl who tries her best for her rider! Even though she is still new at trail riding, she’s so accepting of new situations and loves to explore! Because she is newer to trail riding, I am recommending an intermediate or above rider for Cara to help her continue to grow her experience and confidence.
A few things I want to be up front about with Cara:
• Cara was diagnosed in 2017 with PPID (Cushing’s), but she has zero symptoms and the lowest level possible. It was only discovered because her owner requested Cara be tested as she has another horse with Cushing’s. Her owner has been treating Cara with the lowest does of Prascend, but it’s not required, and she can easily be managed with diet and regulated grass turnout.
• We started Cara on a generic Depo Provera shot in August 2020 as we noticed she was more sensitive and moodier when in estrus. The Depo was successful in subsiding the moodiness and associated with her estrus cycle. We stopped the Depo in November 2020 for the winter since her cycles stopped, so she was only on it for a short time.
• Since Cara lived for so many years with minimal contact with humans, she did not have much experience with being handled, so her owner decided to use sedation for things such as trimmings, vet checks, deworming, and clipping to reduce risk to handler and Cara. Because of all the inconsistencies with training, it wasn’t until I started working with her that we were able to stop using sedation. Cara now stands quietly for the vet and farrier, is learning and accepting of clipping, and able to be dewormed with no issues.
• When I started cantering Cara, I noticed some stiffness in her hocks. At that time, Cara was boarded in a stall and had an hour turnout each day. Her owner had the vet out who contributed the stiffness to a little arthritis, so he recommended hock injections to help keep her comfortable with her training. At the beginning of March, I brought Cara to my farm where she is now out 24/7 and looks and feels great!
If after reading all of this and are still interested in Cara, please feel free to reach out to me with any questions or if you would like to come meet her. She is located in Peculiar, MO. Here is a link to my YouTube page where there is some video: https://youtube.com/user/lhrider29.
Some videos on my FB page too!
