Zesty Zelda is the one you’ve been looking for…a striking mare with a kind personality and solid under saddle. She comes in nicely from the field and stands tied while you groom and tack her up. She’s just easy to work around. She recently went off-site to see how she trailered and responded to being in a new environment. She settled in great and acted like she acted at home and even led most of the trail ride. She was brave and thoughtful on the trails. She wasn’t super keen on getting wet in the stream crossing but perhaps the water’s getting cold now? She did oblige us and dipped her toes in for a few minutes but would rather stand on dry land.

Zelda’s been ridden English and western and has done basic groundwork. She’s very polite and responsive on the ground. She is very comfortable to ride with lovely brakes and a soft back up. She has a big trot being a lovely Standardbred but she’s kind about it if you lose your balance and timing! She’s not super fit or balanced to do a ton of circles but with time she should be able to navigate them with ease.

She is polite and happy to be in a stall for feed time and grooming but currently lives out 24/7 with a small herd of mares. She is barefoot and in great shape for a 20 year old!

She was definitely a rock solid citizen on the trail so that’s probably what she would prefer to do. Looking for a straight forward mare to do some light riding with? She’s definitely worth the visit!