Blue Indian Prince - Habitat for Horses - Equine Protection Organization - Horse Rescue, Rehabilitation, Horse Education and Adoptions

Blue Indian Prince aka Danny
Breed: Thoroughbred (Registered)
Sex: Gelding
DOB: 1994
Height: 16.2 hh
Color: Dark Bay
Markings: Star, left rear sock
Location: Hitchcock, TX
Adoption Fee: Fee In Review

A=Excellent / Performs consistently with all riders/handlers

B= Good / Performs consistently with experienced riders/handlers. May test others.

C= Average / Performs adequately will improve with further training

D = Fair / Introduced to concept ; needs further training

N/A – Does not apply / Unable to perform due to health or physical limitations

X = Poor / Tested, Equine was not able to perform task due to lack of training

Z =Unknown / Never tested, skill level unknown

“These assessments are based on how these horses respond in their current environment and any change in their current environment, riders, diet, etc could have an effect on the horses' immediate performance. Horses need time to adjust when moved to new surroundings. We highly recommend you visit, spend time with the equines and evaluate the equine before making a decision"

General Health	Score		Score
Maintains weight well	A	Teeth in good condition	A
Hooves in good condition	A	Overall is Healthy	A
Explain overall Health: Danny is a handsome and well built horse. He has a scar/indentation on his abdomen where wood fragments were removed after a pasture accident. This is not a problem for him in any way. He is currently recovering from an accident he had while being jumped. His rear hoof caught his front hoof and tore part of it off. This injury is being treated and is expected to heal without creating any permanent problems. Danny’s teeth are good and other than his current injury, he is a healthy middle-aged horse.

Social Skills	Score		Score
Responds well to people	A	Gets along with mares	A
Can touch face	A	Gets along with geldings	A
Can touch ears	B
Explain overall socialization: Danny is friendly to both people and other horses. He gets along with everyone. He is big and could intimidate a small child unintentionally because of his size. He likes to buddy up with another horse in the pasture. He doesn’t pick fights and gets along with both mares and geldings. He prefers you to leave his ears unclipped, thank you.

Ground Manners	Score		Score
Easy to catch	A	Picks up feet for farrier	A
Easy to load	A	Easy to Bathe	A
Easy to halter	A	Easy to Trim	B
Easy to lead	A	Easy to Fly Spray	B
Ties	A	Kicks	No
Explain manners: Danny has very polite ground manners and is easy to handle. He loves being groomed as long as you are careful around his face when using fly spray or a water hose. He sometimes has to be reminded of who is in charge if a farrier takes a long time with his hooves. He enjoys being bathed or just hosed down after exercise.

Riding Skills	Score		Score
Stands while being tacked	A	Walks	A
Stands while being mounted	A	Trots	A
Easily moves out	A	Lopes/Canters	A
Does well on trails	Z	Runs	A
Does well in arenas	A	Backs up	A
Explain overall training: Danny has not been trained in Western Pleasure or neck reining but is exceptionally smooth under English saddle. As a typical Thoroughbred, Danny is fast and frisky so a novice rider may find him to be too much horse for them. An experienced rider will be pleased at his responsiveness and spunk. He may be too old for doing eventing these days, but he has plenty of years left as a good English riding horse.

Are you unable to adopt but would still like to have Danny in your life? Sponsor him through our Virtual Foster program.