Weekend Away and a Horse Named Argo

I came down to Houston to have a trial run at the SPCA, a soul fulfilling chance to give back and help some animals in need. There are no zoning laws in Houston, which means a whole lot of hoarding, neglect, and uncared for critters in back yards. No one's priority until they get to the SPCA and get the care they need. While you may not find a bomb proof trail horse as many of the horses that come through are unbroke at age 7, you will find a horse at will steal your heart and offer solo much potential if you trade in your time and patience.

Enter Argo. Argo came to the SPCA with about 30 mares, foals, and stallions. Skin and bones and ungelded this poor horse had a lot to improve on. He's a little dinged up, all those dark marks from getting picked on in the pasture. But boy, as one of the women said when she first saw him, "what a sexy neck!". Even as a neglected stallion he still could turn heads. My guess is he's not just a quarter horse, way more of an Andalusian type for all you horse folks out there who know breeds. 

Argo stole my heart. With his sexy good looks, this horse is made for dressage. If he goes to a western trail home it will be an absolute shame. Not to mention the young man has really low confidence from having minimal human contact or a job until he came to the SPCA. Sound as a pound and a gorgeous mover to boot, I can quickly see where he could get to with some work (well, a lot of work).

So we shall see. Maybe I'm crazy (definitely horse crazy) but I am head over heals. I'm always a sucker for a fixer upper emotional mess. Though he is only able to free lunge right now, put some makeshift side rains in him and it's instant work mode and he loves it.