BESS

BIG STRONG ROAN MARE BESS, 7 YEARS OLD, STANDS CLOSE TO 17HH AND WEARS A #4 SHOE. SHE IS OUT OF A PERCHERON STUD & TENNESSEE WALKER MARE, BUT DOES NOT HAVE THE WALKER GATE. THIS MARE LIKES TO WORK AND CAN REALLY STEP OUT AND COVER GROUND. BESS HAS A LOT OF MILES IN THE MOUNTAINS MOVING CATTLE AND PULLING BULLS. SHE IS NO STRANGER TO STEEP GROUND, BOGGS, CREEKS, AND THICK BRUSH. BESS HAS BEEN USED ON HUNTING TRIPS, BUT NEVER PACKED. SHE HAS DRUG COWS & BULLS INTO THE TRAILER, AND CALVES AT BRANDING TIME. DON’T BE INTIMIDATED BY HER SIZE. SHE’S EASY TO CATCH AND HALTER/BRIDLE, LOADS AND HAULS WELL, AND IS GREAT WITH HER FEET. STRONG, RELIABLE, AND HAS STAMINA FOR LONG DAYS OR FOR BRINGING IN A WILD HEIFER. ALONG WITH THAT, SHE HAS SPENT TIME IN THE ARENA TRACKING THE CROSS HEELS BEHIND THE QUAD. UNBOTHERED BY CLINGY COW-DOGS, CACTUS BARBS, FERAL KIDS, WATER, WILDLIFE, LOUD MACHINERY, ETC.