Swayze is the perfect allrounder - he is so sane that I've recently taught my total beginner boyfriend to ride on him, and though he's only been riding for a month, he's able to walk, trot, and canter on him and even get him on the bit at the trot! He's great on trails by himself or with others - other horses can canter off ahead of him and he'll walk quietly behind or canter on if you ask him to. He's also lively enough to do well at jumper shows, though. He's not totally dead - he needs a medium amount of leg, but is by no means oversensitive. He has a very light mouth and takes only a pound or two of pressure to get him on the bit - he comes round through the leg more than the hand. He could be a lovely dressage horse, too - I intend to show him at Training Level in his second dressage show this summer, if I still have him.
His show record is excellent.
Swayze has never placed lower than 3rd - he came 2nd in his first dressage show, and was so good that the judge called me over after the test to tell me how nice he was and what great suspension he had in his trot! He came 2nd and 3rd in 2'3" and 2'6" jumper classes at a recent show, and last month, got Reserve Champion in 2' and 2'3" Jumper classes against many other horses.
Please contact Brooke Miller about information on Swayze between May 19th and July 1st, as I will be out of the country and she will be handling the sale/showing of him in the meantime.
Her email is blm5524@yahoo.com and her number is 337 277 7000.