Versatile 6-year-old OTTB Gelding

You will never find another OTTB like him! 

DOVER STRAIT
 is a 2018 OTTB gelding standing 16.3hh. “Carl” was a track winner of over $20,000 and retired sound to our knowledge. He shows extreme talent as a hunter/dressage prospect, but has also been competitive in the ranch arena. He’ll neck rein in a romel, but is just as soft in an O-ring snaffle. Tempoed canter with green lead changes and solid transitions. He has exceptional rate to the jumps and is scopey even over the small stuff. Carl has been lightly shown in the senior ranch classes as well and is already +-ing maneuvers after just a few months of professional training. He will throw down on the flag, rope, and is solid on trail obstacles. Carl is super respectful of his rider and eager to please in all situations. We’ve used him regularly in our lesson program and he’s patient with even our most beginner of riders. Easy enough for a novice to show, but talented enough to compete in the open divisions. 

Carl has been hauled extensively and never gets nervous, but rather hops off the trailer with a “get-to-work” attitude. He’ll stand tied at the trailer or chill out in the stall. Loads without a problem, leads like a gentleman, stands for the farrier, and is a sucker for peppermints. 

This guy is so special to us and we love having him in the barn, but we have to make room for more training clients. 

Full disclosure: We bought Carl earlier this year as a rehab project. We discovered two large abscesses in his front feet which were appropriately addressed and treated. He had unremarkable radiographs of legs prior to our purchase and we have updated radiographs on file now. PPE welcome at buyer’s expense. We were so happy to give him an opportunity to shine… now it’s you turn