Little John

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Little John –  Big Horse with a Bigger Personality

Little John is a gorgeous 2015 black-&-white tobiano draft-cross gelding being offered for sale.  He’s 5 years old, 15.3 hands, nearly 1500 pounds, with dinner-plate hooves, flawless conformation, and enough mane and tail for 3 horses.  He’s reportedly half Gypsy Vanner, half Percheron, selling as grade.  He’s a big horse with an even bigger personality; he is friendly and funny and gentle and bombproof.  Bold, confident, and curious, I’ve never seen him spook at anything, (and my kids get up to everything that would make an ordinary horse develop a nervous disorder).  He’s not just easy to catch; he actually comes when you call him.  Go vault onto his back in the pasture, bareback and bridle-less, and ride him to guide the other horses back to the barn.  He’s got all the fancy moves and buttons, but you don’t have to be an expert to look good on this guy.  Anyone who can sit on him can ride him.  He is the first horse my littlest daughter ever rode by herself, and he took great care of her up there and gave her a huge confidence boost.  She has been riding him all over the neighborhood independently, even along the county road with the fast traffic, and I trust him completely when she’s in the saddle.  He gave pony rides to some special-needs teens with poor balance, and he was kind and steady.  He adores kids and attention, grooming and pampering.  He loves water and bath-time; I’ve seen him grab the hose to have a little water fight.  He has some hilarious quirks, like sucking up a huge mouthful of water at the trough and then walking over and spitting it out on one of the goats, (who don’t find this nearly as funny as he & I do).  He’s great with dogs, bikes, traffic, 4-wheelers, farm machinery, trampolines – you name it.