Dibs
Breed: Clyde/TB
Sex: gelding
Age: 2023
Height: 16.3h
Pedigree:
Price: $tbd
Link to lots of photos: dibs- clyde tb gelding | Flickr
Link to videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV_jel6oegm0
So excited to finally have Dibs back home! Dibs is a 3 coming 4yr 16.3 h clydesdale/thoroughbred gelding that has all the right pieces to be an upper level type but talented enough to do anything! I bought him from the same breeder as another super talented clyde/tb that we had named Waylon.
When we got Dibs it was clear we were a bit out of our depth. You see these horses pretty much grow up living in the fields in Canada and are fairly unhandled. He was already big, strong and opinionated. The trainer who had gotten him originally thought he was going to need more time than she had. I quickly went yep... same girl...same! So I pivoted and did the thing that basically shoots all profitability out the window when it comes to horses and sent him off for six months of professional training. It was the right move because honestly we had a lot on our plate when he came here and horses like the two I sent for training require a lot of daily handling work. He has now had six months of very very good horsemanship training and riding which will serve him beautifully in the future.
He has been so so good since arriving. He got his first body clip and was excellent! He has conquered my ring that has all the jumps piled on the sides like a champ. He is brave, willing and just extremely fancy. The canter...I mean holy smokes that canter is crazy good.
Now keep in mind he has only been ridden western and I find that sometimes it takes just a little bit to get on the same page. This was his first ride english with us and I thought he was excellent but we didn't push hard for anything too fancy because we are just getting to know him and vice versa.
He is an extremely kind sweet horse. Did I mention he is stunning? I think this is an exceptional stamp of a horse. I personally prefer them over Wb's but that is just me. I cannot wait to get him going because I think he is going to jump the moon. We had him loose in the ring today and the gallop was just unbelievable. He has the perfect mix of both breeds if you ask me!