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TRAINED TRAIL HORSES

Definition of a 'Good' Trail Horse

A good trail horse is one that does everything and goes everywhere the rider wants with a minimum of asking. He goes 'new places' as willingly as he goes familiar places. He is quiet, does not easily 'spook' or shy. He is sure-footed and watches carefully where he places his feet. We ride in rugged country and is takes a horse a long time to learn to travel in it safely if he was not raised in that kind of environment. (Our own broodmares and foals spend their summers running in rough pastures.) A good trail horse does not try to travel faster or slower than the group and above all, is well trained enough to leave the group and ride where he is told to go. He has good manners, i.e. he stands quietly for mounting and dismounting, stops and stands still when asked, is not upset when something is dropped or gets around his feet, etc. In other words, he is a well trained horse, not a 'deadhead' that follows the horse in front of him. We gather and work cattle on all our trail horses! Throughout the "WOLFE RANCH" web site, if a horse is said to be a good trail horse, it means just that.

We also now board trail horses for other people and will ride them often enough to keep them 'Honest' and can help with trail horse schooling.

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Arbuckle trail rides website

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1-G} Check Your Guns - 2005 Sorrel gelding . Sire: Call Him The Flash, a super finished reiner that is drop dead gorgeous with AQHA reining points. Dam: Demi Automatic, own daughter of PLAYGUN -NCHA earner of over $185,000.00 and the sire of earners of over $2,500,000.00. 2nd Dam- Demidoc, Earner of over $130,000.00, winner of the 1983 NCHA NP Derby and the dam of NCHA winners of over $170,000.00. Demidoc is also a full sister to Docidoc, Earner of over $165,000.00 (Both by Doc's Prescription.) Demidoc is one of the NCHA 'ELITE'. Demi Auutomatic is a full sister to CL Winchester, NCHA NP Futurity finalist (split 4/5) in 2000 with earning over $100,000.00.

‘Gunner’ is a nice looking, very correct 4 year old with very good feet and bone. He is a ‘people lover’ and comes to you in the pasture. He is one of those rare individuals that was ‘born broke’ and has NO resistance to anything you want to do. He was trail ridden all of last year and was a lead horse for hundreds of trail ride. He has been pasture ridden and has gathered cattle in the pasture. In addition, he has the smoothest gaits with a lope that is the most natural smooth collected lope I’ve ridden in years. He rides super gentle. He is bred to be a cowhorse or reiner but is a rock solid trail horse now. We will start him on cattle if he does not sell before spring. He is born ‘people horse’. Watch for new photos on the trail. SOLD! ('Click' on the photo below to see a full size copy of it.

'Gunner' August, 2008

2-G } [3-A in the ranch geldings]ROYAL BLUE FRECKLE--2003 GRAY GELDING. Sire: Royal Lena Peppy - NCHA $ earning son of Peppy San Badger. He is out of a producing Doc O' Lena daughter who is out of a Royal King daughter. He is a 7/8 brother in blood to Peptoboonsmal and he is the sire of Superior Heading and Heeling horse, Sir Royal Lola who qualified for the 2005 World Championship Quarter Horse Show. Dam: Teepee Squaw, Colonel Freckles Granddaughter out of a Squaw Leo granddaughter. His sire stands in Texas for $1500.00.

He has had 3 months of riding on a big ranch and has done all manner of ranch work from roping and doctoring yearlings to sorting cattle to ship. He has conformation and eye appeal, ability and has a really great future. He is a natural deep stopper and could be a big time calf horse or working cowhorse, penning or sorting horse. He is really quick footed. He has already done everything a ranch versatility horse has to do. He has never had a hump in his back and rides gentle, even after a long layoff. He has been used a lot for a 'wrangler' horse and 'lead horse' for our trail rides. He is a 'go anywhere - do anything' kind of horse. Eligible for both Foundation Registries. Shown below with students on him. Freckles stands 14.3 hands. SOLD

Royal Blue Freckle, Aug., 2006

3-G}CLASSY GOOD GIRL - 1997 GRAY MARE . Sire: Classical Silver. (reference sire) Dam: Jackies Good Girl, granddaughter of Doc Clabber by Doc Bar and Padre Sonoita by Dick Sonoita. ‘Jackie’ was a cutting money winner and used for several years as a top ranch and roping mare.. Good Girl has been one of our best producers. Her foals all really ride and 'Cow'. (Good Girl had a gorgeous 2005 Palomino filly (pictured below) by a son of Dunit It With A Twist, for sale for $3500.00.) We left her open to put her back in the trail string. She is an easy breeder if you want to go back that route. This beautiful 15.1 hand mare is a very solid trail horse. She will go anywhere you point her head. She is safe for an experienced child and can carry a big man. She is big, stout, sound and gentle but has a pretty big motor. You can ride her 20 miles a day every day and she is waiting to go again tomorrow. She has impeccable manners. $3000.00

Good Girl - Sept. 2008

Good Girl (on right)- Nov. 2008

4-G} [ 11-E in 2003 foals] CLASSY LENA SILVER--GRAY 2003 FILLY--Sire: Royal Lena Peppy - NCHA $ earning son of Peppy San Badger. He is out of a producing Doc O' Lena daughter who is out of a Royal King daughter. He is a 7/8 brother to Peptoboonsmal. Dam: Classical Zanny, Foundation bred mare that is a sueer ranch and cowhorse. She has been shown for several years in the FQHR and Open shows and has amassed an enviable show record including earning the 1st ever conformation certificate awarded by the FQHR. She stood grand at nearly half of the shows she went to. This filly is outstanding in every way and had the kind of conformation and eye appeal to show as well as her dam and could really make a nice 'down the fence' horse. She is well broke under saddle and is a super trail horse now. She is very athletic and is very talented. She needs to be finished into a top cow horse but is a super trail horse and pasture horse now. The photos below were taken a couple of years ago. She is much heavier and more filled out. $5500.00 . Watch for new pictures.

Classy Lena Silver Aug, 2006

5-G} Classy Gold Dunnit - 'Dunalino' filly. Sire: Sandunit Two Peppy - a palomino son of the famous Dunit With A Twist, earner of over $100,000 NRHA money. Dam - Classy Good Girl, good producing daughter of Classical Silver.

This is a very pretty and well-made 'Dunalino' filly that is a super reining, cow horse and all around prospect. She will be big and stout but is not coarse or plain. She is straight and correct and very attractive with gold palomino color and dun markings. She is really pretty. She is friendly, easy to handle and a real 'people horse'. She has been ridden about 30 or 40 times. She rides very gentle and is very nice on the basics (walk, jog, lop a circle) has been on the trails by herself and with other horses, crosses any water, loads and hauls like a old horse. Since she has grown up in large pastures, she is sure footed and a careful trail horse already. She is healthy, sound, no bad habits and has been kept vaccinated and de-wowrmed. She is ready for a new owner and a job. SOLD!

Classy Gold Dunit - July, 2008

Classy Gold Dunit - November, 2008

8-G} GEORGE -- 14 - 15 year old Brown (almost black) un-registered gelding. George is a a really big, 15.2 hand stout gelding that is a life long trail horse. If he has any problems as a trail horse, we can't find them. He is easy to catch, load, shoe, vaccinate, etc. No bad habits - no problems. He leads horses, stands for any kind of junk being carried on him, goes anywhere you point his head. He is sound, sure footed and 100% healthy and ready to go. George has a 'big motor' and can carry a big person mile after miles - day after day. He would also be an exceptional 'pony horse' to pony race horses or ??? Available after Labor Day for $ 3000.00 'Click' on the small photos below to see a full sized photo of George

11-G} Shorty -- 1997 Sorrel gelding. Shorty is a 13.3 hand gelding. He is a stout made small horse. He is NOT a pony in any way but size. He has prominent withers, straight strong legs and a horse sized hoof. He is just short. He can carry a full sized rider every day with no problems.

We have used him for more than two years to take out trail riders. He has carried small children and many elderly and arthritic adults. He goes anywhere. He willingly crosses water and boggy creek bottoms, he climbs and descends steep gullies and embankments. He is very close to bomb-proof. I can't remember a time he has spooked or shied from anything. We take riders out at a large mountain park and he goes through the campgrounds when people are putting up tents, crosses little wooden foot bridges, goes anywhere you point his head.

He is sound and healthy. He has no bad habits. He shoes, sprays, bathes, trailer loads and backs out of a stock trailer without a person even getting in the trailer. You name it and he is OK with it. You can ride him once a week or once a month. You can catch him anywhere. He is not a deadhead but he sure does not have a 'big motor' or take any warming up. Just get on and ride. I will try to get some pictures of him and put them in.

We are cutting back. We are listing all of our trail horses and will sell the ones people want and keep the others. your choice. Shorty is available after Labor Day for $3500.00

photo taken Jan, 2008

12-G} Mello Yellow -13 year old golden palomino un-registered gelding with four white socks and a blaze. He is the most attractive horse in the trail string. He stands 15.1 and weighs in at about 1275#. He is big and stout and we have used him for five years to take out big riders. He is an absolutely solid trail gelding that is 100% sound and ready to carry anyone on any trail.

'Yeller' is gentle and solid on the trail and we don't have any problems at all with him. He is a little 'quirky' and, unlike most of our horses, does have some minor 'holes' in him. He pulled back when we got him. He has not pulled back now in more than 3 years, but we still do not tie him to shoe him or give him shots. He loads and hauls and fly sprays fine and stands tied up for hours with no problems, but we want anyone buying him to know that he used to pull back. We try to be 100% up front on every horse we sell and he would sure enough pull back when we got him. Just want everyone to know. He has a home here as long someone does not come along and want to pay $3000.00 for him. Even then, we will miss him as he has carried a rider on nearly every ride that has gone out for 7 years.

photo taken June, 2005

Mello, barely visible going over the bridge

Mello in the middle June, 2006

Mello with his rider leading his 6 year old daughter

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15-G} Sleepy - 14 year old un-registered bay 'Quarter type' gelding. Sleepy is absolutely quiet and as 'bomb proof' as they get. Any rider of any age can have a really nice ride on him. Goes anywhere and never makes a mistake. He is another 'been there - done that' kind of horse. He is nice looking and guaranteed 100% sound. Sleepy is available after Labor Day for $4000.00

Sleepy with young rider, Aug, 2006

Sleepy (in the foreground), Aug, 2006

DRIFTERS BUM -- 2003 DUN / GRAY COLT. Sire: War Chiefs Pride (Drifter) Double bred Driftwood horse that has conformation & ability. (See his page). Dam: Elegant Blues by Barts Bartender, AQHA points in 5 events. PRCA roping horse. This daughter of Bay Elegance (also the dam of Classical Silver), has been a phenomenal producer. The first two are already winners and her 2 year old, Drifter Dunit, rides like a five year old. Right after we gelded her yearling, 2 people wanted to buy him for a stallion, including a lady in the UK that we had already sent horses over to. A 3/4 brother by Drifter out of another daughter of Barts Bartender is the 2003 and 2004 halter champion in the UK. Drifters Bum has been SOLD but his full brother and full sister are available

Drifters Bum

FRECKLES FANCY JAC - Sire: Freckle Doctor, AQHA Performance Champion with 260 AQHA points in 8 events, top 10 World 5 times. Superiors in Working Cowhorse, Calf Roping and Heeling. He never stood to the public and has only sired 25 foals, (including weanlings and yearlings). He has sired 9 AQHA point earners with 7 ROMs earning points in all divisions and winning several all-arounds and AQHA top 10s in Working Cowhorse and Roping. He has sired a European Performance Champion and earners of over 700 AQHA points. Dam: Breezys Fancy Jac is sired by Mr Holly Jac, an NRHA money earner and AQHA point earner sired by the leading sire, HOLLYWOOD JAC 86.

She is an impeccable trail horse at the tender age of 3. She has yet to refuse a trail obstacle. She is just as pleasant whether she is in front, behind or taken the other direction. No whinnies, no nervousness, no spooks. This is a really solid filly for her age. We would LOVE to see her go to a show home. Oops! She is SOLD and now living in the UK

photo taken June, 2005

On the Trail, September, 2005

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