CLOUD 9 WALKERS

"Sam"

15.1H 9-yr-old Gentle Golden Dappled Palomino Tennessee Walking Horse Gelding

Nice, Sweet, Gentle Family Horse

Obstacle training at Starstruck Ranch with Cheyenne.

Marie rides Sam right after we pulled him in from a muddy pasture and put him to work!

Liz and I took turns riding Sam bareback, and we challenged Tim to hop up on this slippery slope. He is visiting us from South Carolina, and not only did he accept the challenge, he turned Sam's motor on and strutted his stuff! His wife rode Diamond Dak and helped us bring in newborn baby goats. 

I rode Sam during our camping trip in December at a cattle ranch in Brenham, Texas. We are taking a break beside a creek, here.

"Sam" -- Gorgeous, stocky like a Quarter Horse, huge, round rump, big wide chest, sloping shoulder, big bone structure, between 15.1 and 15.2H (but not over 15.2H), dapples in his coat, dark golden color even in the winter . . . and as a bonus, probably anyone would feel safe riding him. He performs a fun smooth racking gait with white tail streaming out behind him, and if something scares him, he spooks in place. He comes from top bloodlines in the breed and is a perfect age at 9 years old. He has been barefoot for almost all of his life and has excellent rock hard hooves of steel. We did put front shoes on him only to get him ready to take to the mountains. He is for sale now for $8500, currently learning to sidepass, pivot, forehand turn and is doing really great on the obstacle course. Very sweet, people loving, trusting gelding with a willing heart. Great family horse, great forever horse.

Ruth rides Sam through the obstacle course at Starstruck Ranch in December, 2015.

Practicing ground tying while I photography this less than enthusiastic tinsel-wearing moment on the beach at Lake Sam Rayburn on Christmas Day, 2015.

I love that Sam gets along with just about any horse you put him next to. Here, he is tied outside a young stallion's pen and they are sharing a hay bag while we camp at Lake Rayburn during Christmas week, 2015.

We had visitors at Christmas, and they were dying to ride a horse, so we put them on Sam and let them follow Huey on Sister Sara around camp.

Visitors who were dying to ride a horse on Christmas Day stopped by our camp and we let them hop on Sam.

Liz, riding Sam bareback!

Cloud 9 Walkers
P. O. Box 878
Hardin, Texas 77561-0878
(55 minutes east of Houston)
281-726-4545

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