"Johnson and Walter" Bay Gelding Driving Horse

Walter and Johnson.

Reluctant sale of this lovely pair of driving horses, for sale due to us being offered a smaller compact pair who are more suitable for our style of work.

Walter 17HH , born in 2006

Walter is a lovely gentlemen who has done pretty much everything driving wise, competition, coaching, team work, happy 'hack' driving, basic ridden work and driven in stunt shows. Walter is a safe lad who our beginner drivers can also drive and he mentors young horses. He is also safe in traffic.

Johnson 16.3HH , Born in 2014

This lad is experienced in competition basics (single) and then went to companion Walter has a happy 'hack' driving pair before coming to us for stunt shows and ridden schooling. He can also be driven by our beginner drivers and is safe in traffic.

During their show careers they have worked single and pairs pulling guests to be dropped off at events, pulling the western chuck wagon while gun shots and stunts are happening around them, pulling the prison wagon during our outlander stunt show around fire and smoke,

chariot (not racing) and pulling our highwaymen landau. During live shows the horses were exposed to loud music, cheering audiences and arena flags.

This pair have many benefits although unmatched in age, but this gives you the opportunity to enjoy them as a steady pairs drive out and individually as singles competition horses. Once Walter is at retirement age Johnson will take to pairing with a younger horse and have the experience to help bring a young horse along.

This is a very honest sale so we will also explain their downsides, Walter has been recovering from serious front foot abscesses that initially made him unable to be shod, we used hoof boots and barefoot trimming methods to get his feet back into good condition and now his feet are nearly back to full health and he is no longer having lameness issues. We do keep all of our horses barefoot but I think now Walters feet would be suitable to be shod again if this was his new owners choice, he would also be able to stay barefoot as he manages well like this and wears hoof boots if needed.

Walter can also be girthy when harnessing and tacking up, I believe this is due to a long life of carriage driving.

Johnson has had a tendency to weave whilst in the stable, with us both boys live out full time and Johnson would sometimes weave when finished work and waiting to return to the field. I do think this behaviour would likely settle once he is used to his new routine.