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Ghita
$18,000
Breed: Lippizan
Gray Mare
Ghita is a 14.3hh Lippizan mare with three expressive
gaits and a great engine. If you want a horse that puts a smile on
your face every time you get on to ride this is your girl! Ghita has
training in both jumping and dressage. She has shown dressage through
Training level and schooled 2nd level. Confirmed leg-yield, shoulder-in,
haunches-in and half passes. Will excel in the dressage show ring
or jumper ring. Whether you want a show partner or a pal to go to
the beach. She has done it all. Lots of trail experience, and she
has even worked with cows. The adventures that you can embark upon
together are countless. Ghita has an incredible mind and has always
been sound.
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A personal message from Ghita's owner...
As soon as you get on Ghita you just smile. she is just that kind
of horse. I've never been afraid of her, I know that she is so intelligent,
athletic and agile that no matter what we encounter at whatever speed
we're going I know she'll take care of herself and me. I've taken
her to event clinics and that girl will jump anything you point her
towards. Even as I approach the jump, be it a water obstacle or ditch
and I start to think "oh boy, this looks scary" she just
does it and she loves every minute of it. I went with my husband to
a cow sorting clinic. Ghita has never seen cows. They let that herd
of cattle into the large arena and they started charging towards us.
Ghia looked at that herd of cattle running at her, pinned her ears,
got her head down low and said "bring it on". She moved
that herd of cattle like she had done it for years. I've ridden her
out in the wilderness - no trails, just me and my horse. We've encountered
elk, precipices, stairs built in to the side of steep slopes, rivers
and bridges that are 200ft. high off the ground. With her ears pricked
forward and a spring to her step she has overcome all of these obstacles
Last fall, I took her up on some very technical trails in the Cascades.
It was wet that day and we were crossing a bridge. I knew I should
have probably gotten off to walk her, but I stayed on anyway. As we
were crossing the bridge, she slipped on the slick surface and went
down. I didn't even get a chance to get off her to help her get up
- she just put her legs back under herself and lifted herself and
me up from the ground. She wasn't even perturbed or upset about it!
She just kept on that bridge like nothing ever happened - I was the
one shaken up! I've had many a picnic with my trail friends with Ghia
tied to a tree, she's gotten herself tangled up in the long lead I
give her to graze and she has been trained that no matter how tangled
she is, if she just stays still someone will take all the pressure
away. I've even taught her how to hobble. I can't tell you enough
how amazing this horse is. She will take you on so many different
adventures - the dressage ring, cross country course, trails, cattle
drive... you'll be able to write a book about it all!
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