I bought Bruno as a raw three year old recently imported from Ireland, last year, underweight, small, scared, untouched, unloved.
He's turned into the sweetest horse, follows me mucking out yawning in my face asking for scratches. Sees me in the distance and waits in the closest corner of his field.
He now lunges to voice, no whip required but can be used and doesn't require confines, ie pen or poles, lunges in the big arena, stays at my asked rhythm. I wanted to break him in myself but got pregnant and been extremely ill during the last four months but he really wants a job and is bored.
I've got him used to stretchy surcingle and breast plate and started with a soft solid roller but stopped because I'm not consistent enough. He would love to work 5 days a week, but I can barely get one done now, was on four days before pregnancy. He lunges 10 to 15 minutes, always good now and loves his hot wash bath after, good with a fash wash, and stands in cross ties. He is bitted but no ear touching can occur. He'd be excellent with 4 months work or so but I doubt he'll get over the ears, so clip on browband is likely. He's also grown, I'm about 164 cm and think he's about 168cm.
He can jump too, he cleared a 5 bar gate when the tape wasn't put on top for fun. Good fencing is needed. He likes to pop a jump but we have mirrors and I'm too scared to lose jump him with them so mostly a small lunge jump.
£4000 open to offers especially to a good home.
I can't upload the video of lunging but any requests can be obtained.