Rhythm

age: 2
sex: gelding
breed: half Saddlebred
color: black with star
height:

Surrendered to SAFE by owner on April 3, 2008
Status:AVAILABLE

Located in Duvall, WA
Adoption Fee: $500

Rhythm's Three of a Kind is a two year old registered half-Saddlebred, black with a star. He was surrendered to SAFE by his owner. We first learned of Rhythm through Animal Control in Snohomish County after an officer contacted us in regard to a young stud horse that was running loose in an area north of Everett. Rhythm was being kept in a small pen made of two strands of loose barbed wire and uncapped t-posts. His precarious situation turned deadly when he became entangled in the barbed wire which tore a deep laceration just above his hoof. SAFE had him transfered to a foster home in Monroe, where his wound was assessed and found to be very serious. The odds of him surviving this injury looked grim, but we decided to give him a chance. Dr Hannah debrided and stitched the wound, and provided daily bandage changes and cleaning, and remarkably, Rhythm's wound has not only healed, but he is completely and totally sound.

The next step in Rhythm's transformation was gelding, which was done on May 30, 2008. He has fully recovered from the procedure, and is now available for adoption.

Rhythm is a very sweet, friendly and playful young man. He is extremely handsome as well, and is quite a fancy mover with a lot of reach in the trot and pretty suspension. Click here to see a video of Rhythm in flight. He is still quite small, even for a two year old, and while this may be due to starvation and neglect, we're guessing that he will mature to be a smaller horse. SAFE does not recommend starting any horse before at least the age of three, so potential adopters must be willing to give him the time he needs to grow up before undergoing any saddle training. His manners on the ground are good, and he gets along very well with other horses. He is good for the farrier and easy to trailer as well.

Rhythm's sire is a Saddlebred named RLB Blaze of Rhythm, who is by HHP Rhythm Command. On his papers, his dam is listed as Unknown, but there has been some speculation that she may have been a Paso Fino.

Read about Rhythm on the Horsebytes blog:
For All Late Blooming Riders
Rhythmic Walking
Healing Hieroglyph

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Send email to adopt@safehorses.org if you are interested in adopting Rhythm.

Please read SAFE's adoption policies prior to submitting an adoption application for any SAFE horses listed on this site. SAFE Adoption Policies can be found HERE. SAFE has a strict no-breeding policy.