| Gem we purchased at a livestock sale in December 2007, strictly to keep her off the canner trucks. She was weaned and sold all at once. Her dam was a blanketed Appy mare that I'm sure was a sight in her day, but that day of the sale she looked as if she'd given everything she had just to keep her foal alive. It took months to bring Gem up to weight with supplemental feeds, but that daily contact with the feed bucket boosted her confidence in people. She should mature to at least 15.2HH and I'm sure will make someone a great companion. With the length of her pasterns, she should be smooth riding too. She is coming three this Spring and will be lightly started. She does have some issues with heavy-handed handlers, but as long as you take your time and stay soft and quiet, she never makes a wrong step. $200.00 |
| Gem as a yearling |
| These photos both are both of Gem as a 2 year old, taken this summer. She is on pasture and still is the first one in for treats. |