Nebomuk, a Shire gelding with a big heart, is looking for his forever home - Our affectionate Shire Horse gelding, Nepomuk, is looking for a new dream home.
Nepomuk was born in August 2020 and comes from our own breeding program.
He currently stands 1.75 meters tall, though he will likely grow a few more centimeters. He has been in our care since birth and is now ready for a forever home with loving people who want to provide him with proper care and spend time with a sweet horse.
Unfortunately, Nepomuk showed signs of summer eczema for the first time last year, but this can be kept under control very well with a blanket and proper care. We also treated him with a special antifungal medication, which helped him a lot.
Due to this issue—even though there has already been a significant improvement—Nepomuk is being offered for less than his actual value: instead of €14,900, the price is now €12,900.
We’re looking for a home for him with people who are willing to invest a little extra time in his care during the summer months (especially by regularly covering him) in exchange for having a truly grateful, honest, and wonderful Shire Horse gelding by their side.
Incidentally, Nepomuk was raised in an open stable setting alongside other horses of various ages until the start of his training.
Currently, Nepomuk is spending his summer vacation on a spacious summer pasture with stall housing and a paddock in Upper Austria, where he’s enjoying his time among other mares and geldings.
So far, he has proven to be exceptionally easygoing in his interactions with other horses; he has also gotten along very well with our stallions. We would therefore describe him as “socially compatible” with the herd in every respect.
In training, he is cautious but motivated, friendly, and sociable—a good student. However, due to his age, we are only at the beginning of his training; Shire horses continue to grow until they are 8 years old, so we take special care to ensure his training is gentle.
Nepomuk is easygoing and uncomplicated. If something makes him nervous—like a wild storm—you just have to stay calm and patient. He doesn’t like any kind of commotion.
At the moment, he likes to test boundaries or sometimes challenge you (never maliciously or to the point of being unmanageable), which is why we’d like to place him in more experienced hands so that the joy of riding him and spending time with him lasts a long time.
As a riding horse, as described, he is still at the beginning of his training. He has now gotten used to having a rider on his back and knows the three basic gaits; he has also been taken out into the countryside on a lead, which he really enjoys. With the right guidance, there’s certainly still a lot of potential to be realized with him.
Nepomuk has full papers from the English Shire Horse Society.
Of course, Nepomuk is regularly vaccinated, dewormed, and taken to the farrier, where he always behaves well. He is currently barefoot and handles it well. Traveling in a trailer is also no problem.
