Israeli Army was adopted by repeat adopter Virginia in July 2025. Virginia said he settled right in with her two other ATR adoptees and looks forward to trails and fun with Israeli in the future.

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Israeli Army is the most handsome, dark bay, 15.2 hand gelding we've had come through in quite some time! This chonky, 5 year old gelding came to us in partnership with Beyond the Wire in Maryland. Israeli is by Army Mule and out of a Dixie Union mare. He raced 7 times, never winning, but hitting the board a couple times.

Israeli was a colt when he arrived, as he had bowed a tendon in 2024 which led to his retirement. He came to ATR because we could handle a colt and it was safer to wait until he could be turned out to castrate him. Even with testicles he was a terrific patient, including when he had to stand in ice boots for multiple hours a day!

In March, he was cleared for more turnout and castration. While he was always a good colt, he's a fantastic gelding! He has been fully turned out with several geldings now without issue. He's also barefoot and has no vices.

Israeli is nearly done with his rehabilitation and is ready for a new home! He should be ready to go back to work in September (we recommend a rescan of the tendon just to confirm). Our vet gave us permission to do a short evaluation ride and we've now sat on him a couple times and he's proved just as laid back and easy going under saddle as he is on the ground.

Israeli is an in-your-pocket dude who LOVES attention and is such a character in the best way. He is so much fun to interact with that adopting him now will give you ample time to do simple ground work and bond so that when he goes back to work, you already have that relationship.

This is one really cool, amateur-friendly gelding who is going to be a lot of fun for the right person! Our vet thinks he could do anything on the flat like dressage, trails or pleasure riding. We think he'd make a super cute dressage horse or even small hunter in flat classes. He's adorable and if you're not interested in jumping or galloping full speed, you should suit each other very well.

Ultrasounds and/or consultation with our vet about his tendon are available to approved adopters.