At A Glance
Gender: Mare
Height: 15.1 hh
Breed: Standardbred
Age: 10 years old
Handlers Experience: Experienced
Riders Experience: Experienced
Ideal Home: Someone experienced in starting horses
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Sunny joins us for training from NEER North. She is a 10 year old, 15.1 hh Standardbred mare who had 60 starts at the track as a pacer. While at NEER she was introduced to groundwork, wore English tack, and proved to be a solid citizen for grooming, vet work and the farrier. She has settled right into the new routine here at HWH, and has thus far shown herself to be very sweet and sensible. We are excited to get to know Sunny and will be sure to post updates as they become available.
May 2025 update: We have spent the last month and a half getting to know Sunny, and letting her settle in. We have found that she has a very good understanding of groundwork, which we will continue to build upon with a focus on relaxation, bending, and maintaining focus. Sunny maintains some concern about tools, such as the lunge whip and carrot stick, so we will be working on giving her lots of positive experiences in order to help her feel more comfortable with our aids from the ground. She has already let go of many of the defensive behaviors that she displayed about her body being touched, which is very rewarding and encouraging to see. Soft and slow will be the way to go with sweet Sunny as we continue to get to know her.
