Pegasus

 Breed: Draft cross

Sex: gelding

Age: 2021

Height: 17.3h
Pedigree:

Price: $15000 subject to change
​​​​​Link to lots of photos:    Pegasus | Flickr        

Link to videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt-dzmhstvn3X4Ebm3QSOG8HEiUb13ZcS

   Pegasus is a 17.3h 5yr percheron/friesian gelding. I bought Pegasus from his breeder. He was unstarted when we got him and he spent his first five months with Harmony Hollow Equine who did a ton of horsemanship work, trails, in the ring and teaching off all the solid basics. I had three of his siblings and they honestly were quite different for whatever reason in terms of being very easy. Pegasus was a bit unsure about humans although I can absolutely tell you he was never mistreated.

This horse is as solid to ride as any horse could be for a big young horse. He rides english/western. Very soft in the bridle. He is so crazy light for his size it would just amaze you. He is excellent with neck reining and direct rein. He moves laterally off your leg. Has an excellent stop and back up. He is used to riding with other horses and can handle all sorts of chaos. Not spooky/silly. He has excellent transitions. Incredibly balanced for his size. Will canter as soft and light as you would like. Very comfortable to ride. He is more whoa than go. Has never offered any silly stuff.

On the ground he is excellent to handle. Ships well. Ties. Crossties. Good for grooming, baths, clippers, farrier, etc. However, if you leave him "sit" he can be snorty like some drafts can be and he will swear your saddle pad could eat him. If you stay consistent he is golden but if you give him a week off he will pretend he has never been saddled. It will take a minute to convince him he isn't going to die. I would love to tell you why he does that but some horses just take a bit to figure it all out. I have now experienced several draft x's like this who ride amazing but can be a bit "weird" on the ground. We all are positive that this goes away with time and work but I won't recommend him for a beginner for this reason. You need to stay consistent and have a sense of humor to laugh it off with him. He is also HUGE so when he is being snorty I am sure that could scare someone if you didn't know he is absolutely harmless.

Pegasus is excellent in turnout. He is great in a stall. He absolutely LOVES to eat and has a huge personality to match his size. We are a a busy sales program and while we have put a great start on him he is ready to go onto someone who can turn him into that 30k auction horse that does all the fancy tricks. He rides nice enough to be that one without a lot of time needed.

Located in Delaware. Low five carrots. www.benchmarksporthorses.com has all his details. His videos are here https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt-dzmhstvn3X4Ebm3QSOG8HEiUb13ZcS