Godot

Breed: Cleveland bay

Sex: gelding

Age: 2023

Height: 16.2h
Pedigree:

Price: $20000 subject to change
​​​​​Link to lots of photos:      Godot | Flickr  

Link to videos:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt-dzmhstvn11ec74H2NRNjVM2Yg7eytS

    Riverspring Godot https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/riverspring+godot is a lovely registered purebred cleveland bay 16.3 h 3yr gelding that should finish around 17h.  Sired by frostyoak hampton out of olddominion sarai. There are horses that honestly I could write a book about to tell you why they are so great and he is just one of them. People talk about not wanting young horses but I personally just love them so much. The brain on this horse cannot be beat and I truly mean that. He is the kindest animal who just loves everyone/anyone and cuddling is his favorite thing. The walk and canter on this horse are so so special for a super gangly 3yr. I mean if you know you know...just already this nice at this age is something special in my opinion. I mean not to say the trot isn't nice because it's so nice but really not even half of what it will be when he gets stronger in his body. He can curl up a little bit so just goes in a nice rubber bit and we focus on just going forward and straight at the moment.

When I look at all the ISO ads of people hoping to find the mythical unicorns I often smile knowing I have some of them in my barn. I honestly don't know how many youngsters you can pull out after not having ridden in weeks and just pop on for a ride in the field but this is one of them. I have told lots of friends if you are looking for a prospect with the absolute best brain this horse is all of that. He has shown exactly how talented he is and what kind of brain he has for anyone wanting an incredibly nice horse to develop. Eventing, hunting, dressage, trails, etc he is going to be the best. In some ways, I say maybe he is a bit of a slow thinker but I think that is what makes him non-reactive. When I say all sorts of chaos can be going on around him and he doesn't react you just have to see our daily activity here sometimes. He always just seems oblivious to what other horses are doing around him and stays in his own little bubble lol!

He is quite a late foal so we got him going and then we turned him out in the field for a few months. He is so perfect there isn't much to do at this stage. He was started in the ring, hacking out in the field, popped some logs and traveled off the farm to trail ride where he went through water, ditches, traffic, lead, followed and stood there taking pictures of the other horses on the buckle :) We brought him back recently and he just didn't miss a beat!

He does all the proper groundwork. Lovely flatwork. He hacks around solo like it's no big deal. He rides around in the cross country field and happily pops over the logs about as cute as they come. He can handle a ring full of horses going everywhere like it's no big deal. He will stand all day in the middle of the ring on the buckle watching the action. Zero drama. No buddy issues.

He went off the farm to go xc schooling and do lots of baby logs, little ditches, banks, through water and just small stuff. He was just so darn adorable and genuine.

He does crib......but well I think he is nice enough that the right person won't care too much but likely why he is still here. That wasn't disclosed when I bought him.

He will stand all day for grooming, tacking, farrier, vet, etc. Great for lunging, mounting and all the things. Happy in stall, turnout, sound. no vices, no quirks and barefoot with great feet.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt-dzmhstvn11ec74H2NRNjVM2Yg7eytS

www.benchmarksporthorses.com  He is in the lower five figure carrot range starting with a two.