Adoption Overview $500

Funny Bachelor

Funny Bachelor "Bachelor" is a charming 7-year-old guy that shows promise as a competitive agility partner or a therapy horse! This funnyman is searching for his perfect partner to continue his training for a new adventure! All reasonable offers considered for qualified adopters.

Ground Manners: Bachelor is a sweet boy that is working hard on his ground manners - he stands patiently for grooming and picks up his feet, is calm in halter and good for leading. He ties, cross ties, and is learning to ground tie. Bachelor is progressing with learning to have his ears and head touched and to be patient and respectful of his handler, waiting for cues before proceeding.

Lifestyle: Bachelor is doing well with clicker training and husbandry skills. He is very quiet in a stall and seems to prefer a small group turn out.  He falls in the middle of the pecking order. He loves to hang out in the field with his buddies TJ, and Frannie and likes to play.  He lives outside 24/7 with his other CANTER foster friends and does well in winter with access to shelter and wearing a blanket but has also been stalled in the past. Bachelor prefers to eat his grain by himself in a stall and is a perfect gentleman with food with people.  He stands well for the farrier and is mostly barefoot year-round but wears Easy Care boots when the ground gets super hard in the winter.

Personality: He may not be the largest Thoroughbred on the farm at 16.1h but this guy is BIG in personality! His lives up to his name! Bachelor is definitely the funny man on the farm. He is curious, loves to be engaged in new things, and is always up for coming in to play. In fact, be careful what you leave in the pasture, as he will pick it up, toss it, move it around, chew on it, whatever he can do to play with it. This is with 24/7 access to hay, so he is doing it for just the giggles! Bachelor is a sweet boy that is working on his confidence and focusing. He likes people and seems eager to please. He is clever and seems to genuinely enjoy learning his new agility skills. Part of his fun-loving personality is also his desire to learn and be a part of EVERYTHING. So, you might be working on ground tying, but he will see his friend TJ at the other end of the arena working on the pedestal obstacle, and Bachelor will just try to mosey on over to see what TJ is doing. Did I mention that he is complete character?

Suitability: Bachelor came to CANTER on 8/22/22 with a sesamoid fracture that required rehab. He walks, trots, and canters under saddle without any issues, but with his soundness issues he is only offered to a non-riding home.

We have focused the majority of our time with him doing ground work, and he has been excelling in his agility training! Bachelor started competing with the International Agility club in September 2023 and by winning most of his classes each month he quickly earned the right to compete in First Level by November 2023 in the Walk Only Division. He consistently scores in the high 90s and will have a very successful agility career. His favorite obstacle is the tarp, and his favorite trick is Ta-da and to Smile.

As part of his training, Bachelor has also been exposed to wheelchairs, walkers, canes to see how he might do with people who might have physical disabilities, and he shows promise for equine coaching or therapy work. Bachelor has been training with his buddy TJ on positive reinforcement for agility. Bachelor and TJ would make great equine facilitated learning (EFL) equine facilitated psychotherapy (EFP) horses within the wellness industry. They do very well together as a unit and their trainer could see them tuning in and participating in wellness sessions safely and with a great impact.

Horse Stats

Foal Date: 04/02/2017
RRP Eligible: No
Microchipped: Yes

Race History

Total Starts: 30
Total Earnings: $94,166
Last Race: 08/02/2022

Adoption Information

Potential adopters must complete an adoption application and be approved by CANTER Michigan prior to viewing and/or adopting a horse. Please review our adoption process and complete an application at https://canterusa.org/michigan/#resources. There is no cost or obligation, and approval applies to all horses in the CANTER Michigan program. Please note that completing an application is not a guarantee of approval. CANTER Michigan recommends a PPE.  “REASONABLE OFFERS CONSIDERED FOR QUALIFIED ADOPTERS”

 

Details

NameFunny Bachelor
LocationDexter, MI
BreedsThoroughbred
GenderGelding
Age7
Height16.1 HH
ColorBay
DisciplinesTherapy - Non-Riding, Other, Companion
Temperament3 - Calm
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Basic Behavior Profile 10 of 14

Complete

  • Can be approached when loose in turnout.
  • Calm when haltered.
  • Leading, turning, stopping, backing.
  • Can be led through a gate.
  • Stands calmly tied.
  • Moves hindquarters away from pressure on hind.
  • Stands Calmly while body is brushed.
  • Allows all feet to be picked up, stands calmly while foot is held.
  • Stands calmly for blanket/fly sheet.
  • Stands calmly for fly spray (spray or insecticide).

Incomplete

  • Stands calmly for oral administration of fluid from syringe or tube.
  • Stands calmly for rectal temperature.
  • Stands calmly while legs hosed with water.
  • Calmly trailer loads and unloads.

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9177 Gross Road
Dexter, MI 48130

CANTER Michigan

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810-599-3353
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