FAQ:
What times do you have available to show horses? I do have help with the riding and showing of horses so we have appointment times during the week and limited weekends available.
What is your sales policy? I operate on a first come first serve basis to appropriate qualified homes. I do my absolute best not to pick favorites and honor the first come policy. Essentially what that means is that I do not hold horses. Horses are available until they are paid for in full. If vetting is actually set up (scheduled with day/time) we will hold for that vetting if within a five day time frame. We continue to show the horses until the vetting is complete and payment is made. There are many reasons that people may pass on a horse during a vetting and another customer may be perfectly happy with the results of the said vetting. It is also common that people back out of vettings or simply change their mind before a vetting which is why we do not take horses off the market. That does mean a horse may be sold to someone who buys the horse sight unseen before your appointment to come and see it. I will always let you know before you make a drive out to my farm if a horse is sold. I do my best to notify everyone right away that a horse is sold. I realize it can be frustrating to have a horse sold that you wanted to come and see but many of mine do sell to buyers who are comfortable with the buying sight unseen process. If you have any questions please let me know. I like to say that there are always more horses and if I sell one you are interested in then I will do my best to find you another one!
Vetting Policy:
Once we have agreed to move forward with a ppe it should be set up for within 5 business days.
The buyer has 2 business days at max to decide if they are proceeding with the sale after the conclusion of the ppe. A quicker response is greatly appreciated as horses often have a line.
A non refundable deposit of $200 once the ppe is scheduled will hold the horse for you through the vetting. This simply means I will not sell the horse outright or have a sooner ppe set by someone else while we are waiting for yours. The deposit will be applied to the price of the horse. This is a non refundable deposit, so in the event you decide not to proceed with the sale or ppe for any reason it will not be returned.
You can chose not to put down a deposit while waiting for the ppe however, that means someone else might decide to purchase the horse outright before your vetting.
What payment methods do you accept: I take paypal, venmo, cashiers check and wire. Personal checks on a limited basis and must clear before horses leave.
Do you have a list of vets in your area? I am in Delaware and they aren't as many vet practices as in larger areas but I do have a list of vets and you are welcome to have your own vet come if they are in the area where they can travel to me. All the vets do digital xrays. Most are very comfortable vetting for customers who can't be present for the vettings. They typically will do the flexions, lunging, etc and then call to discuss the results before proceeding to anything else.
Choptank Equine (MD) 1-410-429-7347
Unionville Equine (PA) 610-932-6800
Equine Veterinary Care (fairhill, MD) 410-392-6646
Do you ship or have a list of shippers? We do ship within a 3-4 hour range and can often do longer trips depending on the schedule. I have many shipping contacts and can also help you get shipping set up. I have many horses that ship long distances. I will hold the horses for a week at no cost while shipping is arranged but after that it is $25 a day until horse is picked up.
We have a 7 day pick up policy after your payment has been made. We have a very busy barn with limited space and are unable to hold horses past seven days. There is a $25 a day fee for anything that needs to stay past the 7 days post purchase.
References/graduate information : https://www.facebook.com/groups/2922626288055600 also my Benchmark Sport Horses facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/benchmarksporthorses
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Breed: APHA gelding
Age: 2021
Height: 15.2h
Pedigree: https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/ima+spotless+image
Price: $tbd subject to change
Link to lots of photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/11833417@N05/albums/72177720319127236
Link to videos- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt-dzmhstvn2OfwUBPru8y9lT-eJzDqTt
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Breed: TB gelding
Age: 2020
Height: 16.1h
Pedigree: Click Here
Price: $6500 subject to change
Link to lots of photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/11833417@N05/albums/72177720319122065
Link to videos- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt-dzmhstvn2dNKgg9ums4u3b3JOcEPl_
Federal Highway- 3yr 16h gelding sired by Long on Value out of a Lion Heart mare https://www.pedigreequery.com/federal+highway2 He had four unsuccessful starts and retired sound with no injuries and he has no vices. He is pinfired on the front (not an injury just done when a horse gets sore shins typically as a 2yr and is considered a blemish). Highway has now been with us for three months. We had him going super nice in the ring and out in the field but we got in the hind foot abscess rut. Both hind feet abscessed and he just took some time to get all that resolved. That transition from FL where it is sandy to different climate/soil here tends to do it. Sometimes you just hit a road block and that is okay. He got time to put on weight and muscle. He is really looking so good and honestly he didn't miss a beat! It's fun to see how all the training sticks even when they get time off.
This horse is just the cutest and honestly I think his face describes his personality. He looks like he is mischievous and you will always find him putting something in his mouth or just being silly. He has the best floppy ears that flop when you ride him and go out to the side when he is thinking. He just makes us smile.
The neck on this horse is just wow. He is just a horse you want to see looking over the stall door every day.
This horse is LOVELY to ride!!! I talk so much about the importance of the neck connection and how it translates over the the flatwork. I find having an uphill horse to start makes all the difference in enjoyable flatwork. This horse really just is built to be right in the balance. He is just a super light balanced type that pushes from behind so nicely already. He makes a nice shape. The canter is pretty darn nice. You pick up the reins, put your leg on and he is just right there in the balance. He goes nicely forward without being hot. He is very rideable and you can put your leg around him to ask all the questions.
He was happy to just do a super stretch on a long rein. Very confident going out to the ring alone. Standing quiet at the block. Just very willing and eager to do the job. Sometimes you find an exceptional one like this and you hope to see them go on to do big things.
He has been out in the field hacking around and is just so darn perfect. Again my field is so busy with lots of scary stuff. Plus the friends are there next to it so it is like a magnet. It can be really hard for such green horses but he was a champ!
He has a fantastic brain on the ground as well. Shipped like a pro getting on and off and a layover as well. Has been great for grooming and everything in the barn. Stands like a champ for hot shoes! Just so very sweet. Great in the barn, turnout and everything else. Very snuggly personality.
Videos- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt-dzmhstvn0fge0-TAaEMhGz-Y6EpfWH
Details as we get them at www.benchmarksporthorses.com
Breed: TB gelding
Age: 2021
Height: 16.1h
Pedigree: Click Here
Price: $6500 subject to change
Link to lots of photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/11833417@N05/albums/72177720316579532/
Link to videos- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt-dzmhstvn0fge0-TAaEMhGz-Y6EpfWH
Santo- 7yr 17h gelding sired by El Padrino out of a Harlan's Holiday mare https://www.pedigreequery.com/santo7 This gorgeous horse ran 39x making just over $100k. Retiring sound with no injuries or vices.
Santo arrived late last week and got a chance to get his feet and teeth done this weekend. This boy has been running pretty hard sometimes even 3x a month so we are going to do our best to let him have a well earned break. We figured let's just do a little free video/ride video for everyone and then maybe someone will want a really nice horse and give him the summer off. Who likes riding in the heat anyway!
Santo has been just such a good boy since arriving. Clippers, mane pulling, baths, grooming, hot shoes, the horse dentist and more. Stands quietly in the cross ties. Just super well behaved.
He arrived missing a shoe and was slightly ouchy on that foot but he looked much better after getting his feet done yesterday. He came out exactly as I expected for his first ride today! Just such a nice horse. That neck makes for a beautiful shape doesn't it? He stood quietly to be tacked and mounted. He just strolled around the ring on a loose rein and later he went out to the field and just casually hacked around without a care in the world.
He is just a super sane type that is often found in these older horses who have been there and done that. He was so good in the ring we went to the field which he seemed to enjoy. One of my favorite things to do with these horses is to just hack them for a few weeks letting their bodies and mind have a break. Just look at how nice he went around and that canter is just so darn nice.
This is one super duper classy horse! He is going to be that type that should be easy for anyone to bring along. Looks like he would love hunting/eventing/etc.
Videos- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt-dzmhstvn0py2d2oIenab9cNThP6lSn
Details at www.benchmarksporthorses.com
Breed: TB gelding
Age: 2017
Height: 17h
Pedigree: Click Here
Price: $5500 subject to change
Link to lots of photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/11833417@N05/albums/72177720318928964
Link to videos- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt-dzmhstvn0py2d2oIenab9cNThP6lSn
Spanish Sea- 6yr 16.2 h gelding sired by Seville out of a Lion Hearted mare https://www.pedigreequery.com/spanish+sea2 I am always trying to find anything by this sire. I just love them for my personal taste and find they all have really exceled as event horses. This horse had 3 starts on the track. He last raced in 2021. However, I believe from the best of what I gathered he bowed in July of 2023. He has been off the track since then so he has had a year just being a horse. I had seen his pedigree pop up on a friends page and was stalking him :) He is sound and has no vices. Currently barefoot and has gorgeous feet! Only thing I have found so far is he isn't a fan of his ears being messed with which I can understand.
He arrived right as this crazy heat came back so I haven't gotten a chance to do my own pictures because you can't walk them out of the barn right now without them breaking out in sweat which doesn't make for good pictures. We put him in the free area yesterday https://youtu.be/ViHw4beIpFs and thought wow this one is nice! Then today we did a little lunge https://youtu.be/mtRKB0yzEQw (hadn't been ridden in a year) and popped on him. He is going around on the lunge line and we are just thinking okay cool this one is pretty darn fancy. I think what I always love about this breeding is they are just so uphill with a great hind leg. You can look at them and think this horse will not only do good dressage but jump well.
For not having been sat on in a year, this one just made us get pretty excited. There is just a lot here we absolutely love and can't wait to do more with to come. Such a nice nice horse! Uphill, balanced, super mover and that hind leg. Three quality gaits. LOVE the canter. Trot is quite fancy. He isn't even fit and it was 100 degrees already so you just think wow this one has so much to offer. He wasn't quite relaxed but I wouldn't expect that yet. When she was able to move him a little bit laterally he really opened up his step but he wasn't fully convinced he could go around to the right just yet :) He was being super behaved but I would say she was riding him tactfully to allow him to go forward and not get bottled up which he wanted to do a little bit. Ride video https://youtu.be/t41j6X0a_jE
I personally like to go to the duo bit on these guys to encourage them to go a bit more down and out. You want them to seek the contact and reach down. They have so much power but it can get a bit up and down which isn't really a bad thing when you want all the power but you have to teach them how to use it the right way.
This one is going to be very very nice and we are excited to do some more with him when it isn't so hot you can't enjoy riding a horse this nice.
All videos- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt-dzmhstvn2hAHRxK4a6W-acOiQrPZWx
Info to be found at www.benchmarksporthorses.com
Breed: TB gelding
Age: 2018
Height: 16.2h
Pedigree: Click Here
Price: $6500 subject to change
Link to lots of photos: Click Here
Link to videos- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt-dzmhstvn2hAHRxK4a6W-acOiQrPZWx
Vino Lux- 3yr 16.1 h gelding sired by Vino Rosso out of an awesome again mare https://www.pedigreequery.com/vino+lux He sold for 120k as a yearling but showed nothing in his 4 starts. Retiring sound, no injuries and no vices.
Vino might be a plain bay but if you watch him under saddle you quickly realize there is nothing plain about this one! Vino stands quietly to be groomed, tacked and mounted. He showed an exceptionally nice walk. Love the shape he makes in his body and the way he tracks up. He just has a lovely swing to his walk. I hunt for a canter like this! I show his canter in the video first because I feel like you buy the canter. The trot is also quite nice but he just wasn't really straight yet which is again super normal on ride one post track.
I quite like his length of neck. I can really picture this horse with some weight/muscle. He just makes such a great shape in the way he uses himself and once he fills out boy will it be so good. His brain is top notch!
He had a little intro to poles and jumps late last week after the heat broke and he was just really figuring it out and thinking through it so smart. We have not been pushing him much due to the heat. He has already put on a ton of weight but boy this heat can really deflate them.
Videos- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt-dzmhstvn0v6_1tZti0SCPwDe8ELBOv
www.benchmarksporthorses.com for all his details.
Breed: TB gelding
Age: 2021
Height: 16.1h
Pedigree: Click Here
Price: $6500 subject to change
Link to lots of photos: Click Here
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Fingers- 4yr 16.1 h gelding sired by Hootenanny out of an Into Mischief mare https://www.pedigreequery.com/fingers4 Fingers ran 8x and is retiring sound with no injuries and has no vices. He is absolutely adorable and just so sweet. Look at that awesome color tail and just the cutest face ever!
He has been fantastic for grooming, baths, tacking, mounting, etc. He has excellent manners. Very quiet to handle and work around. Great in turnout and in his stall.
This heat has been totally kicking our butt but Fingers has been a nice horse to have around when you just don't feel like riding every day. He is just an overall good dude. He likes to go out in the field hacking, he is nicely started in the ring, he has popped around jumps in the ring and out in the xc field and he is just a quiet easy going type. We hope to get him off the farm to xc school when the heat breaks. I wouldn't say Fingers is the fanciest horse but he is more for someone who wants something they can put some leg on and not feel like the horse is going to get quick on them. He makes a nice shape in the bridle very much on his own. He is light and soft. He has a very balanced comfortable canter.
He has really taken quickly to jumping and makes a super cute shape over the jumps. Very willing both in the ring and out xc. Doesn't care about the "scary" fillers. Has trotted and cantered some jumps. Just keeps a really cute little rhythm to the jumps. Doesn't get quick.
Fingers is super personable and just a horse that really likes people. He enjoys having a job and interacting with everyone. He has no vices or issues.
He is in the low 4's. His info is at www.benchmarksporthorses.com
Breed: TB gelding
Age: 2020
Height: 16.1h
Pedigree: Click Here
Price: $5500 subject to change
Link to lots of photos: Click Here
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