Remi

Remi is a 14 year old Belgian draft/Warmblood cross gelding who joins us for evaluation from the MSSPA.  He has previous riding experience, though not recently and we will be starting as always with foundational groundwork. As he begins to settle in here with us, Remi is showing himself to be a friendly, level-headed guy who gets along well with other geldings. He has been very sensible to lead around the farm and displayed lovely ground-covering gaits on the lunge. We are very excited to begin work with this handsome boy, and will post further updates as they become available. 

August 2024 Update: Remi is just finishing up his second round of ulcer treatment and we are seeing so many improvements in his attitude towards training and general handling. We had treated him for ulcers shortly after he arrived in April, and started some very light riding after we saw a lot of improvement in his mood— but within a few weeks of finishing his first ulcer treatment, we noticed a reemergence of his grumpiness and thus decided to scope him for ulcers due to the symptoms he was displaying. Sure enough, he had pyloric ulcers, towards which our usual treatment is not particularly effective. He is now on the tail end of treatment for gastric ulcers (round 2!) and pyloric ulcers, and we are slowly bringing him back into work under saddle now that his mood is improving again. He is also wearing front shoes, and seems much more comfortable with them on. We expect Remi to come along well under saddle once we make sure he is comfortable— he is a smart and athletic horse, and has a very sweet side that he shows you if you earn it!