Dr Hesse is a big chestnut gelding born on March 26, 2016. He raced 9 times and won one race, earning $6,915. His last race was 2/22/2020 and he finished 9th. He didn't finish the race well and was lame afterward. Dr Hesse was given away and quickly became part of the kill pen scheme. He was bailed by racing fans and with the help of his previous racing owner. He was sent to us to rehab and retrain.
He was adopted in 2020 to be used in a Veterans program but is back at RMR, no fault of his own. He is sound for light riding and can be turned out 24/7. He is currently out with 4 other geldings and is not herd aggressive. He will be suitable for a beginner with instruction thanks to the training he received by his last owner, (not the original adopter).
Dr Hesse's last owner said he is terrific on trail rides. She said he loves going through the water. She also mentioned that she has gone months without riding him and then just lunge him for a few minutes before going on a great ride.
Dr Hesse has arthritis in both knees from his racing days, one is noticibly larger. He travels fine and is ridable, but we would prefer someone who wants to do light trails and someone who doesn't care about cantering or going fast.
