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Wanted! An Older Gentleman for loving home


Ref #: 405151
  • 10 years +
  • Ideally 15.3-16.3hh
  • Beautiful yard in the South Downs
  • 10 years +
  • Ideally 15.3-16.3hh
  • Beautiful yard in the South Downs

I'm a woman in her 40s looking for an older gentleman to be a happy hacker friend ideally 15.3 -16.3hh, 10 years +.

I live in a beautiful part of the South Downs and have decided after loaning for years to buy my own horse. I'm after an older, stocky boy with a gentle temperament and a bit of character who will enjoy the quieter life and enjoy hacking for miles on end.

I am a confident, relaxed rider having lived in the States for years and ridden western, who just loves the great outdoors. I'm happy to do low level schooling but I'm not interested in competition horses or jumping as I think they may be a bit bored. I'm after someone I can have a special bond with, who likes to be pampered and is safe to hack out alone and in company. Must be happy to be in a mixed field.

I'm not in a rush, this has to be the right fit for all but will travel for the right horse and would consider loan with a view to buy.


Super bronze league horse with scope for more


Ref #: 404380
  • Schooling up to 1.30 at home
  • Always been with amateurs
  • Over £1000 in winnings
SOLD!
  • KWPN
  • Grey
  • Mare
  • 13 years
  • 16.1 hands
  • Schooling up to 1.30 at home
  • Always been with amateurs
  • Over £1000 in winnings
Sad sale of the lovely Issy. She has competed with amateur rider around 1m taking part in national finals etc and being a fantastic first horse and she’d absolutely do this again. However she also has got scope there to step up to some bigger tracks with the right rider.

Issy is snaffle mouthed and a very polite ride. She likes a bit of leg there but isn’t lazy. Likes to leave all the fences up and is honest and helps out where she can.

She is so easy and kind on the ground to do everything with. And a total pleasure to have on the yard and manage. Great with clipping, loading, travelling and everything that makes her super easy for even the non horsey parents!

On the flat she schooled up to PSG level as a young horse. Is a very impressive mover and knows her work!

Never been sick or sorry.

Her only quirk is she doesn’t like hacking alone but is great in company. Doesn’t hot up in open spaces etc.

Great trial facilities Watlington, Oxfordshire

WANTED: Ultimate Confidence-Giver / Family Allrounder (15.2–16.2hh)


Ref #: 404891
  • Searching for a genuine, kind and forgiving horse to join a long-term, loving home.
  • This horse will be primarily for a female rider with children, so temperament and safety are a must
£5,000 offers
  • Searching for a genuine, kind and forgiving horse to join a long-term, loving home.
  • This horse will be primarily for a female rider with children, so temperament and safety are a must

Must Have

Safe, sane & 100% genuine in all environments
Confidence giver – looks after their rider, not sharp or reactive
Happy hacker – must hack alone & in company without issue
Snaffle mouthed, not strong or silly
Good in open spaces (no bolting/bucking/rearing)
Easy to handle on the ground – catch, load, clip, farrier etc

Ideal Type

– 15.2hh – 16.2hh
– 5–12 years
– Gelding preferred
– Chunky / Irish / ID type welcome (no TBs please)
– Happy to do a bit of everything – hacking, light schooling, small jumps

Open To

Older schoolmasters
Horses that have done hunting/riding club
Minor, disclosed quirks (priced accordingly)
Something slightly “been there, done that” over young/green


Beautiful PRE Schoolmaster Offers Welcome


Ref #: 402363
  • Lovely personality and easy to do in every way
  • Lightly competed up to Advanced Medium, as easy at shows as at home
  • Dressage, Classical Dressage, leisure, competing, hacking, polework
£20,000 offers
  • PRE
  • Dark bay
  • Stallion
  • 15 years
  • 16.3 hands
  • Lovely personality and easy to do in every way
  • Lightly competed up to Advanced Medium, as easy at shows as at home
  • Dressage, Classical Dressage, leisure, competing, hacking, polework

This beautiful PRE comes from a reputable french breeder with established bloodlines and all history known.

Both parents competed at Small Tour.

With his lovely friendly temperament, Artie is a yard favorite, who loves being pampered and is good to do in every way.

Ridden, Artie is willing, forward, responsive, light and fun. He's lightly competed up to Advanced Medium (local to National shows including stay away) and plays with pirouettes, piaffer, passage at home.

Artie also loves hacking alone and in company, polework and groundwork.

He's a genuine horse who will do his best to please his rider and will thrive in the relationship. (Dressage, learning, leisure, competing, classical Dressage...)

If Artie sounds like your ideal horse, I'd love to hear from you and tell you more about this special horse.
Offers welcome to help find his perfect match.


Competitive Teenager's Best Friend Wanted


Ref #: 404767
  • Forward and fast - exciting to ride
  • Bold and brave - will jump anything pointed at
  • Safe to hack alone and in open spaces
  • Forward and fast - exciting to ride
  • Bold and brave - will jump anything pointed at
  • Safe to hack alone and in open spaces

I'm looking for a horse to join our family as my teenage daughter's second ride. She already has a fancy showjumper with all the bloodlines but with that comes a tricky ride and it's not always fun. We're looking for a confidence-restoring second ride to bring that fun back and in return, the horse will enjoy a kind, quiet and balanced rider, be loved endlessly, have a varied and exciting life, wanting for nothing. Stabled on a professional event yard but living a varied PC / BS / NSEA / camps / fun rides lifestyle and genuinely be part of the family for life - we've never sold a horse, they're all still with us.

MUST BE MID FOUR FIGURES and ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

16.2+
Any age or sex, happy with golden oldies who love their job and aren't ready to hang up their boots
Must hack alone and be safe in open spaces
Must love to jump - strictly no stoppers as we have had our fair share of those
Bold & brave - nothing looky - must lock on and jump everything, SJ & XC
Forgiving of a miss in the arena when the nerves kick in
Careful and fast against the clock - don't mind strong so long as they come back to you eventually and aren't unsafe
Dressage a bonus but bottom of the list
Nothing that will spin / buck / rear dangerously
Loads and travels well in a 3.5t
Not worried about quirks / vices so long as disclosed
Any vet history / injections please just disclose so we don't have to discover things the hard way down the line and can ensure the horse is always comfortable
Ideally South West but will travel for the right horse
Thank you in advance - loving forever home awaits!
Happy to loan with plenty of updates


Outstanding allrounder !


Ref #: 404807
  • Been there and got the t shirt
  • Enjoys camps , beach rides and everything in between
  • Done lots of riding club , would easily affiliate
SOLD!
  • ID x TB
  • Grey
  • Mare
  • 8 years
  • 16.2 hands
  • Been there and got the t shirt
  • Enjoys camps , beach rides and everything in between
  • Done lots of riding club , would easily affiliate
Orla - Lovely allrounder mare who has been in the same home since a 2yr old

Orla is now 8yrs old and is ID x TB. Standing at approx 16.2

Wonderful horse who has done abit of everything , from pleasure rides , beach rides and camps to local one day events , cross country , dressage ( up to novice level) and jumping up to 90cm

This stunning mare has it all, the paces , the jump , the looks and the temperament

I would place her with a competent amateur who wants to have a lot of fun in any discipline. She has the ability to go up the levels for sure with the right person.

Orla has no stable vices and is easy to do in all ways , not at all mareish

Very sad sale due to pregnancy

For sale on behalf of a client

Perfect allrounder - Been and done it all!


Ref #: 404710
  • Hunted across 3 hunts with riders varying in ability.
  • Led around big Inter team chase tracks like Fernie & Heythrop clear.
  • Competed NSEA for 3 years been to Hickstead, Addington and Keysoe championships.
£7,000 ONO
  • Bay
  • Mare
  • 11 years
  • 15.2 hands
  • Hunted across 3 hunts with riders varying in ability.
  • Led around big Inter team chase tracks like Fernie & Heythrop clear.
  • Competed NSEA for 3 years been to Hickstead, Addington and Keysoe championships.
A genuine mare with a heart of gold!

I’ve personally owned Bailey since she was 4 years old, now 11 and been produced with only the best in mind.

Shes hunted every season i’ve owned her and confidently jumps walls, hedges, ditches etc with varying riders from myself to novices and always come home safe and sound. Team chased up to intermediate, clear and led everytime. NSEA for 3 years where she’s qualified for every championship we’ve tried for! Confident XC, Hacks alone or in company, Travels like a rock and easy to do for all farrier/dentist etc and easy as a labrador to handle on the ground.

Can be strong out hunting however never had an issue pulling her up, Can throw an excited buck in the school (never outside the arena and happy to discuss).

Only selling due to rider/owner deteriorating health so open to offers to this class mare.

Up to date on all Vacs and fit and ready for upcoming summer! Comes with full wardrobe including fitted jump saddle.

Mr Bojangle


Ref #: 404644
  • Perfect first horse
  • PC mums dream
  • Fantastic allrounder
SOLD!
  • Welsh Part Bred
  • Bay
  • Gelding
  • 9 years
  • 15.2 hands
  • Perfect first horse
  • PC mums dream
  • Fantastic allrounder
Mr Bojangle (Joey)
Joey is a 9 year old 15’2 Welsh part bred.
I have owned Joey since he was a 4 year old. (Full history known)
Carefully produced and competed by a teenager.
Joey is one of a kind - competitive on the bs circuit with good record.
Joey has done a bit of everything, XC, farm rides and showjumping he loves it all!
Joey would excel in any discipline.
He has impeccable manners and is super easy in every way.
Up to date with vaccines, teeth and physio.
He is fit and ready!
Very sad sale of a much loved horse
Please contact Emily- 07846099903 for more information.
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Lwcus Mia

Genuine schoolmaster


Ref #: 404581
  • Lovely level canter
  • Very straightforward type
  • Automatic changes
£10,500
  • Dutch Warmblood
  • Bay
  • Gelding
  • 14 years
  • 16.3 hands
  • Lovely level canter
  • Very straightforward type
  • Automatic changes
Neil is a 16.3hh 14yo Dutch warmblood gelding. He has show jumped his whole life jumping up to 1.30m, but would be happier at 1.20m or lower now! He is very consistent and often jumps clear rounds.

He has a very nice balanced canter and goes round a course in a lovely rhythm. His flatwork is very established! He’s excellent to hack, has been to the beach and the gallops.

Neil is an excellent confidence giver and would be perfect for taking an amateur rider up the levels with the right help!

Neil is a lovely horse to handle and do everything with, he has no vices and is great in every way!

Plenty of videos on request, please contact Daisie for further information. Based in farnham

Elvis – bold, brave, and born to perform


Ref #: 387726
  • Recent results at 1.20m
  • confidence giving schoolmaster
  • Machine xc
SOLD!
  • Sport Horse
  • Dark bay
  • Gelding
  • 12 years
  • 16.2 hands
  • Recent results at 1.20m
  • confidence giving schoolmaster
  • Machine xc
Elvis is a true competition schoolmaster with an impressive record and a huge amount of experience to offer. Bred by Michael Whitaker, he has successfully competed up to 1.20m, consistently producing confident, clear rounds – including a double clear at 1.20m just last week.

Bold, careful, and experienced, Elvis knows his job inside out. He is a forward, fun, and competitive ride who thrives in the ring and would suit a competent amateur or junior looking to step up with a genuine, well-produced partner.

Across country, Elvis is an absolute machine – bold, brave, and clever, making him ideal for team chasing or someone wanting a horse that loves to get out and have fun.

He is good to do in all ways – easy to handle, catch, shoe, load, clip, and travel. He has a superficial scar on his torso from a youthful scrape, purely cosmetic and with no effect on his performance or soundness.

Elvis is a kind, talented schoolmaster who’s still very much in his prime. He’s ready to give his next rider all the confidence, experience, and enjoyment they could wish for – whether in the showjumping ring, out eventing, or flying fences across the country

Sold on behalf of a client. Excellent trial facilities based in Sussex, transport available nationwide.

Ladies hunter


Ref #: 403039
  • School master
  • Hunted several seasons
  • Bomb proof
SOLD! Others available
  • Irish
  • Bay
  • Mare
  • 17 years
  • 15.3 hands
  • School master
  • Hunted several seasons
  • Bomb proof
Meet MISSY

15.3hh | 17yo | Bay Irish Mare

The ultimate pocket rocket who will happily step up for the bigger jumping days but is equally capable of stepping down for a competent child.

Missy has done every fun ride going and has enjoyed many trips to the beach with both children and adults. She is a well-known face on the hunting field and absolutely thrives in that environment.

Previously whipped-in in Ireland before coming to us, Missy absolutely loves her hunting and jumping. In the 7 years I’ve owned her she has never stopped at a fence. She will happily sit anywhere in the field and is not strong, just keen and enthusiastic about her job.

That said, I wouldn’t put a complete novice on her out hunting, simply because she enjoys it so much and may be a little much for someone brand new to hunting.

At home she is quiet enough for a novice.

Missy is clueless in the school, but will happily pop round a course of show jumps or cross-country fences. She hacks alone, is absolutely bombproof, and takes everything in her stride.

She is easy to do in all ways with absolutely no vices.

A genuine, much-loved mare looking for a fun home where she can continue to do what she loves.

Never sick or sorry and doesn’t need riding every day.

Cutting down on horses hirelings been very slow this season.
IRISH DRAUGH
3/4 IRISH DRAUGHT ID
COB

Confidence giving family friend


Ref #: 402965
  • Seasoned hunter
  • Anyone’s ride
  • School master
SOLD! Others available
  • Irish
  • Black
  • Gelding
  • 17 years
  • 16.2 hands
  • Seasoned hunter
  • Anyone’s ride
  • School master

Meet Robby – The Ultimate Schoolmaster & Confidence Giver

Robby is a lovely 17-year-young, 16.2hh Maxi Cob gelding looking for a kind and knowledgeable home where he can enjoy happy hacking, hunting and fun days out.

A genuine schoolmaster and nanny horse, Robby has taught countless riders over the years. He is a real confidence giver and an easy, enjoyable ride. Anyone can hack him out and he has safely introduced many people to riding and hunting. He loves beach rides, pub rides, and a day out with the hounds, and has given many riders their first enjoyable days hunting.

He does require a little management once a year to keep him comfortable. X-rays have shown slight navicular changes in his near fore. His coffin joint has been injected and he wears pads in front. He is currently sound, happy and still enjoying his job, with no reason he couldn’t do a few more seasons.

Please note: Robby will not pass a full vetting, so please don’t enquire if this is essential. However, he passes the veterinary inspection every year for my riding school licence and continues to work happily.

Important:
• No time wasters
• No loans or payment plans
• Not for someone wanting to jump grassroots
• No one wanting to bring trainers – he is not going to a schooling home

Normal, genuine homes only please.

Transport can be arranged and part exchange may be considered. Priced realistically for a quick, straightforward sale, but he will not be given away.

Reason for sale: The hirelings weren’t busy enough this season so I’m rethinking my career and moving some of my older horses on to loving, knowledgeable homes.


Fun and easy allrounder Gelding


Ref #: 400571
  • Hunted and competed in unaffiliated events
  • Good to do in every way
  • Great character, temperament and personality.
SOLD!
  • Irish Draught
  • Fleabitten grey
  • Gelding
  • 16 years
  • 16.1 hands
  • Hunted and competed in unaffiliated events
  • Good to do in every way
  • Great character, temperament and personality.
Fred has been the most super first horse for a confident amateur to learn the ropes on.

He is a fabulous stamp a true leg in each corner weight carrying type. He has never been lame sick or sorry and has turned his hoof to a variety of disciplines.

Fred was bought from a riding school where he was a used for more advanced riders and hacking. Prior to this he was in a hunting home.

Fred has enjoyed a varied life of hacking, dressage and jumping. He has done a good few unaffiliated prelim tests and always tries his best, he is a very accurate horse. He has also done plenty of unaffiliated showjumping jumping around courses of 70/80cm. He really loves his jumping and will jump all fillers planks etc. He takes you into a fence and is forgiving on a miss stride.

Fred has been good to hack, he hacks alone and in company. He is good in traffic and open spaces. He is also happy to pop over some cross-country fences and is a really fun ride. He has done a couple of fun rides from the yard to the pub etc.

Fred is good to do on the ground, catch, clip, shoe, load etc. He has a lovely nature, he is never nasty, enjoys all the fuss and attention. He is a good doer and is happy to be turned out individually or as part of a herd.

Fred is looking for his new home due to his owner wanting to now go on and jump bigger tracks affiliated, so this is a sad sale on behalf of a client.

Ideally Fred is looking for someone to carry on having lots of fun, he wouldn’t be for a nervous/ complete novice rider as he is not a kick along, however he is not a hot sharp horse.

Price reflects importance of home.

110/bronze league schoolmaster


Ref #: 399239
  • Incredibly competitive and consistent
  • The kindest temperament
  • Never without a rosette
SOLD!
  • Irish Sports Horse
  • Grey
  • Gelding
  • 13 years
  • 16.1 hands
  • Incredibly competitive and consistent
  • The kindest temperament
  • Never without a rosette
A very sad sale of the very loved Alfie due to owner going to university.

Alfie has been the most foot perfect school master for his rider taking her from 70/80 through to confidently jumping 110s, bronze league semi finals, hickstead main ring final, national amateur championships and many many more things that his rider wouldn’t have even dreamt of being able to do not long ago.

Alfie is incredibly honest, kind & uncomplicated. He works really nicely on the flat and hacks out alone or in company, never spooky or sharp. He’s forward thinking to jump as he loves his job but would never do anything nasty. Not a bucker or rearer at all.

Alfie would happily suit many riders. Whether it’s someone else to take up the levels, someone who wants to be out consistently and competitively at 110/115 potentially scope for 120s. Or equally he is safe and easy enough to be a fun all rounder type for a teenage rider. A great home is an absolute must.

Open to all vettings etc. Great viewing facilities in Watlington, Oxfordshire.

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