2018 TB Gelding
16 hh
If you're looking for an athletic, good sized gelding that's been there and done that, Manny fits the bill. As an off the track thoroughbred turned ranch/show horse, this good looking gelding had 30 starts on the racetrack, retiring in spring of 2022 with earnings of over $61,000 to his credit, including several wins.
Since then, we've enjoyed having Manny as part of our family, and after a brief letdown after his stint as a racehorse, we've thrown him into a variety of jobs. From moving cows and checking ditches in the Colorado mountains to showing in about everything, including low hunter/jumper classes, showmanship, ranch versatility, sorting, obstacle challenges, and he's been quietly started on the barrel pattern. After just 5 months off the track, he ended the year by winning the Amateur Working Ranch division at the 2022 Retired Racehorse Project Thoroughbred Makeover in Lexington, Kentucky.
All that said, Manny shines the brightest out on the trail, and he's a steady mount going up, down, or through about anything-front or back of the line, or on his own. His free walk is pleasant to ride on a loose rein while still covering lots of ground. An added bonus: the never ending hustle and bustle at the racetrack made Manny used to a wide range of atmospheres- such vehicles coming at him from all directions, pedestrians, riding in traffic, public announcing, bicycles. All that exposure is why this gelding is so fun to ride out on the trail or in odd circumstances. When our truck broke down in the middle of the night during a rainstorm, Manny was the one we saddled up to ride the 6 miles back home while ponying the other horse.
Manny is great to haul, easy to load and unload, he'll also stand at the rail or tied to a bush as long as needed, and great for the farrier. If he sees you climb a fence or rock, he self-initiates a side pass to meet you for easier mounting. We welcome any pre-sale rides or vet inspections, and please feel free to call with questions. This is truly a unique horse with all kinds of possibilities ahead of him, and we want to find the best home for him!
Wendy Lind
Hayden, Colorado
970.471.2789
Located in the Northwest mountains of Colorado, Kevin and Wendy Lind are proud to have raised, shown, and sold a wide variety of performance and using horses. Wendy showing in APHA all around and reining events with her family, earning numerous World Championships, then began focusing on showing NRHA futurity and derby horses. A multiple NRHA Non Pro Lawson winner and NRHA Non Pro Futurity and NRHA Non Pro Derby finalist. Though Kevin grew up in update New York, since moving to Colorado he has developed into a true hand, gaining experience on a large cattle operation and then later developing show and sale horses at Sage Run Ranch. Both Kevin and Wendy are architects by profession, starting their own company, Axial Arts Architecture, in 2004. However, developing good minded into versatile riding horses is their passion, and finding the best home for each is the priority. They welcome interested buyers to contact them with any questions about a horse, and pre-purchase exams are welcome.