05/22/2026
Sassy
🏅 Courteous Companion Certificate | 🏅 Barn Basics Certificate | 🏅Groundwork Guru Certificate | 🏅Riding Readiness
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Available for Adoption for $1,000
Breed: Grade Gaited Mare
Age: 16
Height: 14.1 hh
Sassy came to us from Mississippi, she had been struggling with bad allergies and her owner sent her up to Michigan as a hail mary to try to find a way to control them, sending her north to change the environment. It took some time, but we have now dialed in on her treatment and medications, and Sassy is ready for her new home. She has completed a treatment of allergen therapy and has a functional medication protocol on the days when allergens flare. She will need an environment that offers 24/7 turnout and no round bales to maintain her management.
While Sassy would not be well-suited for something like endurance or distance-riding with her allergies, she is ready to be a lovely trail horse, with a fun little gait! She is confident and forward moving on the trail, steps out and is happy to lead. She doesn’t mind following as long as the other horses are also quick walkers!
Sassy knows her business under saddle, but like many gaited horses, she is quite energetic and forward, and could be intimidating for a beginner or inexperienced rider. We would recommend her for an intermediate or above.
Sassy is a very sweet, friendly, loving mare with people, enjoys attention and is easy to handle for her general daily care. She is a strong minded mare in a herd, and will sometimes push other horses around if they allow it.
What is she working on:
Sassy has nothing specific that we are trying to improve, other than continuing to spend time under saddle. She was an experienced trail horse before coming to us, and has just had some time off as we figured out her management, so she is settling back into riding and will just get smoother and more laid back as time passes with more practice.
To learn more about the adoption process or to download an application, visit:
http://www.horsenorthrescue.org/adopt
If you are already an approved adopter with HNR and wish to be considered as a home for Sassy, be sure to either call, email, or message the page to officially let our board members know.