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It was time to part with my absolute bombproof gelding! Surprisingly he sold very fast and to a good home, he know is enjoying the life of being ridden by 3 small children, with no competitions and just having fun. He didn't like the competition aspect. This is the mare I purchased before his departure and wanted some feedback from you guys. She is a Canadian Warmblood, she is just a hair below 16'2hh and she is absolutely phenomenal. Obviously her stride and everything else is much bigger than my 15hh QH. Plus she is not very marish at all, she is my first mare in my riding life of 20 years I always had geldings, didn't know what I was getting myself into, but so far she is not living up to the standards of what you hear of mares. She is a real sweety and loves to work and please and is very willing. We will be doing dressage and jumping and hopefully sometime, when I get over my fears of my broken arm, will do cross country again. 

Please let me know what you guys think! I will post some more pics of me riding her when I get my fiancée out to come and take pics. 

Here is the links:

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She reminds me very much of a Canadian Warmblood gelding we had at my previous farm (well, he is still there).  Similiar draft-type build, but he is 18 hands!  Also he is a really good boy who really anyone can ride or handle.  I am no expert, but if she is anything like Codee you will have a wonderful partnership, he is one of my favorite horses ever.  He does upper level dressage and I think his owner has done some driving with him.  He also gives lessons to beginners.  She does look like her feet might need some work, was that a slightly long toe on that white foot?

 She is a sweety and doesn't really seem like a mare:) She was used for trail riding at this place that never realized her potential. They also did their own trimming of their horses feed, hence the long toes. the first 2 pics is when we were trying her out and looked at her. since then she has recieved a trimming as well as gotten shoes on the front. My farrier wasn't happy with her feet maintenance, but he did a remarkable job! he's been my farrier for 6 years and he has been doing a great job with all my horses. She is starting to do the basic dressage and is doign very well. as i said she was used on the occasional trail ride, so she still needs a lot of refresher training. she is only 11yrs old. But she jumps beautifully, but won't put an effort into it until they are at least 2'6 other than that she will just trott them, haha. so its great!

 She is a pretty girl, I love her build.  I have a rescue that is built similar to that, who knows, maybe he has some warmblood in him, though if his ears were just a little longer I would swear he is a hinny!  If she is just short of 16.2h you must be pretty tall yourself!    I don't know much about conformation, but my personal preference is for builds like that! Good luck with her!