Spirited Equestrian, LLC

📣Well, it’s official!📣

Clegane, now “Mack”, has found his new home at the amazing Rustic Way Ranch 😍

Making the decision to sell him was not made lightly. I had very high standards for his new owners. Thankfully, Brooke and Court meet and exceed every standard! Truly, Clegane couldn’t be in better hands ❤️

For those who know Cleggy, you know he’s incredibly people-oriented, intelligent, and has a strong work ethic. He is able to connect with people on a deeply emotional level. Well, he will get to utilize all of his strengths with his new purpose as a therapy and lesson horse in Rustic Way’s program!

Not only is he in the best hands, but he isn’t far either! Be sure to take a trip out to Rustic Way Ranch in Melissa, TX to say hello and see the incredible work they do each day🥰

This hasn’t been an easy decision, but I am needing to downsize my little herd in preparation for baby Bryson’s arrival this year👶🏻

Clegane (aka Cleggy) has been the best member of our lesson family for the past 2 years. As sad as I am to see him go, I know he will make someone SO happy!

Please like and share so we can make sure he goes to the best home🥰

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19hh Belgian Gelding

Meet Clegane, a stunning 7-year-old Belgian Draft gelding standing at a true 19hh– a rare find for the rider looking for a safe, intelligent, and kind giant with room to continue developing in your desired direction.

Clegane is a fan favorite at our barn and has been used regularly in lessons with experienced riders. He is broke to ride, enjoys having a job, and thrives when learning new things. With his size, brain, and temperament, he’s well-suited for someone wanting to continue to grow his riding experience, introduce driving, or utilize and expand his liberty work.

🌟Highlights🌟
•Completely sound– PPEs are welcome at buyer’s expense
•Easy keeper with clean health history
•Loads, leads, ties
•Stands great for the farrier WITHOUT STOCKS
•Sweet, gentle, people-oriented personality
•Very intelligent and eager to learn
•Up-to-date on all vaccines, Coggins, dental, etc.
•Broke to ride— goes in a halter
•Solid liberty foundation— has competed and placed highly in multiple liberty competitions as part of our youth liberty competition team!

📝Important Notes📝
Clegane is not suitable for beginners and will not be sold as someone’s first horse unless they are under the supervision of a trainer. While he is safe and kind, he is still what I would consider to be “green” in his training and, due to his size and strength, requires a knowledgeable, experienced handler who understands large horses and wants to give him a long-term career.
He does have a mild parrot mouth, but it is purely cosmetic and does not affect his eating, soundness, or performance.

This is a difficult sale as he is very loved, but I am downsizing my herd. Finding the right home is my top priority.

📍Located in Princeton, TX

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Just a little snapshot into our team liberty session last night. These two are doing so great together!🥰

This might not look like a significant moment— it looks like a cute little red and white Paint mare coming to say hello.

But this little mare is Shiloh, and today was the first day I opened the gate after our training session and she decided I was more fun to be around than her herd.

You see, Shiloh is estimated to be around 12/13 years old and, until August 1st, had never been handled. Her owners inherited her from a neighbor and haven’t been able to touch her since owning her.

She was the definition of scared. Every noise, every movement, every object was terrifying. She was feral, and still is in a lot of ways, but she is transforming.

Shiloh is not the type of horse you can throw a rope around and “break”. No, she was willing to hurt herself to try and get away from people. She needed to learn to trust people.

This is the beauty of liberty. In the first few days of working with Shiloh, she started taking a few steps towards me. In the first few weeks, she learned to follow me. In the first month, she learned that I can pet her and it isn’t too bad. She even started accepting the halter!

Then she reverted back as if I hadn’t spent a single day with her. I can’t explain why, but she went back to being terrified. I couldn’t even touch her. That’s hard as a trainer who desperately wants to help a horse.

But progress is not linear.

So we went back to the beginning. Patience and understanding HAVE to be at the forefront of training, especially with horses like Shiloh. She needed me to be consistent and reliable. Trustworthy.

So I continued to give her to choice through liberty.

Then she had a breakthrough.

Doing liberty every day, being consistent and patient, and gaining her trust, she finally started showing signs of being more comfortable with the idea of me.

That was just a few weeks ago. Now I am able to get her haltered every day, pet her without her running away, and she’s beginning to understand the basics of lunging!

Is she still feral? Yup. But she’s taking steps in the right direction for the first time in her life.

It takes a lot to unlearn 12/13 years of fear. So for miss Shiloh to CHOOSE to hang out with me a little longer instead of going immediately to her herd after our session today, that’s huge.

I’ll be sure to post more updates about her progress in the coming weeks, so stay tuned!

Titan wanted to let me know I don’t post about him enough, so here he is🤷🏽‍♀️🤣

The minis don’t do a lot around here aside from look cute, but sometimes I like to let Titan “help” me with chores (let him wander around the barn aisle)🥰

He is the sweetest little guy!

I’m a little late to posting this, but our Liberty Competition Team (SELECT) had so much fun at the Youth Equine Liberty Organization holiday bash!🤩

I’m incredibly proud of the hard work and dedication these girls have put in this year, and loved watching them show off their bridleless and liberty skills through all the fun holiday games!🎅

Nothing brings me more joy than to share the joy of horses through liberty with these kiddos🥰

Our liberty competition team had a BLAST at the YELO holiday bash!!💥🎄🎅

🎶Oh what fun it is to ride… horses!🎶

Our second annual Reindeer Games was one for the books!🦌

Thank you to everyone who came out, participated, and brought delicious desserts😋

I’m already looking forward to doing it again next year!😍

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