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Laira
Breed: Thoroughbred
Sex: Mare
DOB: 1996
Height: 15.2 hh
Color: Bay
Markings: Star, coronet band
Location: Nevada, Tx
Adoption Fee: $500

A=Excellent / Performs consistently with all riders/handlers

B= Good / Performs consistently with experienced riders/handlers. May test others.

C= Average / Performs adequately will improve with further training

D = Fair / Introduced to concept ; needs further training

N/A – Does not apply / Unable to perform due to health or physical limitations

X = Poor / Tested, Equine was not able to perform task due to lack of training

Z =Unknown / Never tested, skill level unknown

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General Health	Score		Score
Maintains weight well	A	Teeth in good condition	B
Hooves in good condition	A	Overall is Healthy	A
Explain overall Health: Great, easy keeper, Nice hard hooves. She is a very low maintenance mare.

Social Skills	Score		Score
Responds well to people	A	Gets along with mares	D
Can touch face	A	Gets along with geldings	C
Can touch ears	A
Explain overall socialization: She is great with people, I can touch all over her. She does great with one of my geldings (they share their food out of one bucket because they don’t want to eat apart!) , but doesn’t like the other.

Ground Manners	Score		Score
Easy to catch	B	Picks up feet for farrier	A
Easy to load	B	Easy to Bathe	B
Easy to halter	A	Easy to Trim	A
Easy to lead	B	Easy to Fly Spray	B
Ties	C	Kicks	No*
Explain manners: I’ve never had a problem catching her, but I think she might try to get away with stuff with an inexperienced handler. If something startles her, she will freeze while leading (but doesn’t bolt). Once she processes what scared her, she’s fine. Was a little confused about the water hose, but it only took about 30 seconds for her to start liking it. Same with flyspray. She will tie, but paces constantly. I have yet to be able to break her of this, so it seems like it’s going to be a permanent thing. *She has never kicked at a person, but will kick out at flies with or without people around her back end. Just have to be aware of that.

Riding Skills	Score		Score
Stands while being tacked	D	Walks	A
Stands while being mounted	C	Trots	A
Easily moves out	B	Lopes/Canters	C
Does well on trails	Z	Runs	Z
Does well in arenas	A	Backs up	C
Explain overall training: She gets very excited while being tacked up, but as soon as you get on her, she is a joy to ride. Very calm, would prefer to just walk, but will move out if you ask her to. Has a nice little trot as well. I have cantered her, but not very much. She was completely fine with it. Haven’t tried to take her out on trails yet, but I don’t think she would do anything.

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