- ISH / WB
- Chestnut
- Gelding
- 13 years
- 16hh / 163cm
- Hacks alone/in company perfectly and great in all kinds of traffic/farm machinery.
- Is a true gentleman on the hunt field and has a careful, scopey jump over natural obstacles
- He is pretty to the eye, with 3 lovely paces and could shine in the show/dressage ring.
Westside Malachite (Prince) BSH
(Hindles razzmatazz x minswood)
Prince has been with me for just over two years, & within our time together, trail hunting has been our main focus, alongside countless fun rides/ beach trips/ XC schooling/ arena hires & adventure hacking where he has always been well behaved & level headed.
Prince hadn’t been out and seen much of the world previous to me & was low mileage, but from the get go, he has always been a pleasure to take out & a gentleman on the hunt field. Standing quietly waiting throughout the meet & doesn’t get silly in a busy atmosphere. He is happy situated wherever in the field whether that be (front, back, rear field).
This will be our 3rd season hunting, we have always been regulars with the Holcombe Harriers & have been on a few visiting days to other hunts too.
Prince has a careful jump & happily enjoys popping rails/ditches/tiger traps & any other natural/ XC obstacles, we have jumped some small inviting hedges & he has also popped some small walls on a visiting day to the high peak.
I feel prince is best suited to jumping inviting country rather than being a “big country” horse, not because he hasn’t got the potential, but I simply don’t feel he has the “engine” required to clear those big hedges, so I have never pushed him to do so.
He is a forward ride who is responsive to the leg, but is safe & has never bucked/reared/bolted or shown any signs of doing so.
We don’t have facilities other than good hacking at home so I mainly hack alone throughout the week between hunting to keep him fit which has always worked well. He doesn’t need to be in a set routine & some weeks can be ridden once or others 4/5 times and he always comes out the same.
Previous to me, he has done a lot of schooling, sits in a lovely contact & easily works in a nice outline, he has 3 lovely paces & I think could produce a lovely dressage test or even do a bit of showing/working hunter, this is just something that doesn’t interest me personally so I haven’t pursued doing so.
Due to not having the facilities, he hasn’t done much pole jumping in an arena, so is green in this area, but at the few varied arena hires I’ve taken him to both alone and in company, he has been more than happy to jump some WH/SJ fences & this is something I feel he would also thrive doing with the right person.
Since being with me, prince has lived out 24/7 all year round with shelter, with other geldings and a stallion. Gets along with all types & he is also fine being stabled, has no stable vices.
No health issues & regularly has the saddle fitter, dentist and has had physio who are all happy with him.
He has never been silly to get back on board after a few weeks off, nor is he bothered to take out when freshly clipped.
He hacks alone & in company perfectly fine & is good in all types of busy traffic/ farm machinery.
Prince has a really lovely personality, he stands like a rock for the farrier, can clip him happily without a head collar on & is more than happy to stand being plaited up ready for a days hunting. He also loads great, I have a trailer & he walks straight on no bother.
I’m still in contact with his previous owner so his full history/health is known from 6 months old.
He is available with his full wardrobe & his fitted monoflap jump saddle is also available.
I have plenty of references available on/off the hunt field if requested.
Please no time wasters, this is a really difficult decision I’ve had to make due to personal circumstances & not something I’ve planned to do, otherwise he wouldn’t ever be leaving, I just want to find him the perfect home.
Based Warrington, Cheshire.
Contact no: 07503398954, please message before calling as I have alternating work hours. I have hundreds of photos/videos I’m more than happy to send over & also answer any questions.