- Irish Sports Horse
- Bay
- Mare
- 7 years
- 16.2hh / 168cm
- Exceptionally safe, laid-back & genuine – a true confidence giver
- Brave, careful & incredibly willing – never says no to a fence
- More kick than pull – ideal amateur, teenager or mother/daughter horse
Diamond is an absolutely lovely approximately 16.2hh, 7-year-old Irish mare with the most fantastic temperament. She is genuinely one of the most laid-back, straightforward and uncomplicated horses you could wish to have around and is very much the type that wants to look after her rider.
Diamond has been in the same home since she was a 3-year-old, where she was ridden and enjoyed by an older gentleman. She has always looked after her rider and this really shows in her attitude to life – she is sensible, forgiving and incredibly genuine, with absolutely no desire to make things difficult.
She is a quality Traditional Irish Sport Horse mare by Imperial Blue Diamond out of a Big Sink Hope (TB) mare and was awarded SELECT status and a 1-Star Merit for Athleticism at the Horse Sport Ireland Studbook Mare Inspections.
Despite her quality and ability, Diamond's biggest selling point has to be her exceptional temperament and rideability. She is definitely far more kick than pull, is never sharp or silly and gives her rider a really safe, secure feeling. She is forgiving, genuine and the sort of horse that will look after her rider rather than take advantage.
She has a lovely snaffle mouth, is nicely responsive to the leg without ever feeling quick underneath you and is very willing and always wants to please.
She is straightforward and uncomplicated on the flat with lovely balanced paces. She is easy and enjoyable to ride and doesn't need an experienced rider to hold everything together.
Diamond is an absolute pleasure to jump. She is brave, careful, willing and honest, takes you nicely to a fence and genuinely wants to get to the other side. She is incredibly forgiving and never says no, even when the rider doesn't get everything quite right. She has plenty of scope and ability without ever making her rider feel over-horsed.
She would be a lovely confidence giver for someone wanting to enjoy their jumping while still having enough quality and ability to progress through the levels.
She is excellent in open spaces and remains sensible and rideable. She is the type you can relax on and enjoy rather than constantly having to manage or hold together.
Diamond hacks alone and in company, is good in traffic and is happy at the front, back or middle. She remains sensible and straightforward when out and about.
Her lovely nature continues on the ground. She is kind, friendly and uncomplicated to handle and is a genuinely easy horse to have around. She loads and travels well and is straightforward to take away from home.
She is vice-free, snaffle mouthed and generally a very easy, low-maintenance mare.
Diamond would be particularly well suited to an amateur, Riding Club/Pony Club home, mother/daughter share or teenager coming off ponies wanting something safe and genuine but still smart and talented. She could equally make a fantastic fun allrounder, hunter or event horse.
She really is that difficult combination to find – safe without being boring, talented without being sharp and quality without being complicated.
Most importantly, she is a genuinely kind and willing mare who wants to look after her rider and make life easy.
Based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.