Laredo was rescued by TLAER Assistant Instructors Tori Miller and Justin McLeod in August 2006, LAREDO, born in 1996, is a 16.2 hand off-the-track, dark bay Thoroughbred gelding.  With a fairly unknown history, Laredo showed some mental and emotional scars upon arrival at 4Hooves Farm.  Since being introduced to and following the Parelli Natural Horsemanship methods, Laredo has gained confidence and shown immense improvement physically, mentally and emotionally and is advancing through Level I and Level II ground skills.  Laredo has been ridden and appears to have had some previous lower level dressage or hunter jumper training.  At 4Hooves Farm near Fayetteville, North Carolina, he will live out his life with a future in TLAER and on the trail.  Laredo participated in his first TLAER training in October 2008 in Raleigh, North Carolina.