Apollo -3548 Mustang TIP Challenge 2022 ID

28/06/2023

Update: Apollo has found his forever home!!!!

02/05/2023

🌟Apollo is looking for his forever home!🌟

2 year old mustang from 4 mile HMA Idaho. We competed in the Mustang Mania 2022, placing 5th overall in the youth division. 1st in Handling and Conditioning. He is athletic, intelligent and has a nice conformation.

Apollo can be haltered easily. He leads, stops, and backs well. I take him for walks and jogs around our property. Has been ponied, walks over bridges, through water. Good with new people, joggers, dogs running around and anything else at Eagle Island State Park.

Goes under most anything, desensitized to flags and flapping tarps. He is good with the Farrier and he trailers well.

I have started some undersaddle work with him. He stands well for getting tacked up, moves out well with the saddle. Because he is only 2 years old, I’m not pushing him to be ridden yet.

He is a beautiful horse that will stand out in any arena.

Feel free to message me with any questions about Apollo.

06/07/2022

Our awards for the open show.

06/07/2022

6th in trail.

06/07/2022

Handling & Conditioning 1st place.

06/07/2022

We also stayed for the open show. Apollo placed 2nd in Showmanship youth and 1st in Trail!! This is a video of the trail course for the open show.

06/07/2022

Apollo did amazing at Mania!!! I'm so proud of him!
We got 1st in Handling & Conditioning. Winning my first buckle ever!!!! We got 6th in Trail. And we got 8th in Freestyle. Placing us 5th overall!!

30/06/2022

28/06/2022

Apollo Available for Adoption. We will be competing at the ID Mustang Mania, July 1st and 2nd.
Age: yearling. From: 4 mile HMA Idaho.
He has met all of his TIP requirements. He can be haltered, brushed, picks up his feet, loads into trailers (with and without dividers).
Leads with you, walks over bridges, through water. Can be ponied. Good with new people, joggers, dogs running around and anything else at Eagle Island State Park.
Ground ties (well actually, he won't panic if he steps on his lead rope but he will find a way to walk off dragging it 🤣)
Goes under most anything, desensitized to packing a flag, has been saddled many times. He has had baby warts but they are almost all gone.
Overall he is a really sweet little horse with lots of potential. If you are consistent with him, he will learn quickly.
Currently entertaining offers.

Photos courtesy of Lazy Rose Photography by Heather Luther

28/06/2022

Apollo did great at the horse show in Nampa, Saturday! I can't wait for Mania!

21/06/2022

We're down to the last 10 days! Apollo will be at the Mania July 1-2. I'm currently working on his journey video 😉

21/06/2022

This little mister got to go to Eagle Island State Park again today! We worked on trotting along the trail and standing at the trailer while the other horse leaves.

05/06/2022

We went to the horse show yesterday. For his first time out, he did really well and was very relaxed. But there is always room for improvement! (My mom forgot to take the lens cap off before videoing 🤣)

05/06/2022

Learning to go under things that might touch him. (skip to 52 seconds) we had to get used to a lawn mower just outside of the frame.

05/06/2022

Apollo's first official saddling. We have done a lot of with the surcingle before this.

03/06/2022

Apollo had his first hose down today!

22/05/2022

Did some desensitizing with my little flags, I don't think you can hear it very well but they do make a snapping sound. And worked on just staying on the platform while I walked around him, he's getting really good at that.

22/05/2022

He is good at listening to body language. Also tried some of his skills at liberty.

22/05/2022

Apollo has gotten pretty good at being caught and haltered. This was the 5th day we tried trotting with me.

22/05/2022

Had some fun with some new (and old) obstacles! Surprisingly the only thing he really had an issue with was the open barn door which he has been around many, many times.

15/05/2022

Apollo is getting pretty good at going over the 'bridge'. We'll see how well he does when I paint it 😂

14/05/2022

This was only the second day practicing trot with me but he beginning to get it.
As you can see, Apollo is getting really good at his pivots and hindquarter yields.
He still gets nervous when he hears a different sound.