Willing (More Than Ready – Thedevil Wearsnada, by Uncle Mo) is a lovely 7-year-old 16.1 hand Thoroughbred mare who truly lives up to her name and has the right bloodlines to become a fantastic sport horse.

In her five starts as a 3-year-old, Willing failed to distinguish herself as a racehorse and was initially retired to be a broodmare, however in the three years after she left the track, she produced just one foal (who she promptly rejected, necessitating a nurse mare). Wanting the best for her, her owner sold her to me with the hopes she could become someone’s horse of a lifetime (and I have no doubt she will be, for the right person!).

I tend to take things slow with former broodmares to allow their minds and bodies to reacclimate to a work routine. For Willing, this meant several weeks of lunging and groundwork before we started hacking and flatting. She received 90 days of foundational sport horse training, including learning her leads and lateral cues, trot and canter pole exercises, hacking out alone and in a group, and an introduction to over-fences work (cross rails and small verticals.

After that 90 days, my schedule unfortunately got busy and she’s been turned out with her friends for the past 2-3 months, so she will need to be legged back up.

Willing is very sweet (loves attention, interaction and especially treats!), but has a bit of sass to her as well. She is a forward ride and a bit sensitive, so needs a rider with independent hands and aids - like most mares, she prefers to be asked rather than told what to do (I can relate!). She’s the type that comes out keen and sometimes a bit distracted, but usually doing some groundwork and lunging (with games and exercises aimed at clicking into her brain and getting her into work mode, rather than meant to exhaust her) before getting on makes for a happy, productive ride. She does well riding in an arena with other horses working around her (I think she actually prefers it to being ridden alone, though she does both on a regular basis here).

From a nutritional standpoint, Willing is an easy keeper, maintaining her weight easily on minimal grain and pasture (or hay in the winter months), but will do best with someone willing to do a few simple things to curate an environment that suits her active mind. After living the broodmare life for several years, she much prefers being turned out with friends rather than in a stall and is working through not being herd-bound.

She comes in daily for a few hours, (and I find is much happier with other horses in the barn). She can get anxious if in a stall by herself and away from her friends for extended periods of time and will weave mildly (with just her head, not her whole body). She’s the type of horse that I think would do well in a busier boarding barn environment rather than being kept in a 2-3 horse at-home barn.

Willing would be best-suited to a good-riding junior or adult amateur in a program with a professional trainer that has experience bringing along Thoroughbreds off the track. She is RRP eligable for the Retired Broodmare Division for 2026 and Brownstead Farm will reimburse a portion of her final entry fees if she competes!

Flatwork and first jumps: https://youtu.be/9bErM29J2Jo

Willing is priced at $7,500 and PPEs are welcome. A good fit is my top priority for this special lady!