Welcome to Horse Illustrated’s weekly installment of the Right Horse Adoptable Horse of the Week, offered in partnership with the ASPCA’s Right Horse program. This week’s adoptable horse is Jemini! Check back weekly for a new featured horse so you can find your Right Horse.
Photo courtesy Houston Humane Society
Adoptable Horse: Jemini, a 19-year-old, 14.3hh Arabian gelding
Organization: Houston Humane Society, Houston, Texas
Get to Know Adoptable Horse Jemini
This handsome light gray gelding stands quietly at the gate, watching the world go by with a calm, level-headed expression. He’s already broke to ride, which makes him a step ahead of many prospects — but he’s still a work in progress, and we’re being honest about that.
Jemini is currently carrying a bit too much weight — slightly obese, which Houston Humane will be addressing carefully. He’s pending a full veterinary workup, so they don’t yet have his full health picture. He’s also pending an under-saddle evaluation — Houston Humane knows he’s been ridden before, but they want to see how he goes under saddle now, in his current condition, before they make any promises about his job or level. This evaluation will also help them gauge his fitness, manners, and suitability for different riders.
From what Houston Humane can see, Jemini is a sensible, easygoing sort — the type that stands politely while you groom him and doesn’t fuss over much. He seems like the kind of horse who wants to please, once he understands the question.
The plan is straightforward: get Jemini through his vet workup, address his weight with a sensible feeding and exercise program, and get him evaluated under saddle. Once Houston Humane knows where he stands health-wise and how he goes under saddle, they’ll have a much clearer picture of the right home for him. If you’re looking for a project with potential — a horse who’s already started but needs the right person to finish the job — he might be worth a look.
Contact Houston Humane Society today about ASPCA Right Horse Adoptable Horse of the Week, Jemini!
ASPCA Right Horse
ASPCA Right Horse is the online adoption platform of The Right Horse Initiative, a collection of equine industry and welfare professionals and advocates working together to improve the lives of horses in transition. A program of the ASPCA, their goal is to massively increase horse adoption in the United States. To find more adoptable horses and foster horses, visit www.myrighthorse.org. To learn more about The Right Horse, a program of the ASPCA, visit www.aspcarighthorse.org.
