- Irish
- Chestnut
- Gelding
- 6 years
- 15.1hh / 155cm
- True Allrounder in the making
- Proven Hunter / X country machine!
- Beautiful Soul who wants to please and is willing t to learn
This beautiful young gelding was bred and started in Ireland where he was mainly hacked out alone and hunted throughout the previous season. He proved to be polite with the dogs and other horses, standing at the meet. Bold and brave jumping all that he was faced with.
He was imported at the start of March '25 and given time to settle in whilst continuing with basic lunging and groundwork before spending 3 months with a professional trainer being restarted in the saddle, ensuring the basics were established in the arena, hacking out at the weekends He went on to start some lateral work and saw his first coloured fences. He began to accept both leg and the hand coming into a nice outline. He now needs to learn to stretch down working over his back more consistently seeking the contact and trusting the riders hand.
He received a glowing report and hadn't put a hoof wrong.
He is keen to please and proves very trainable can become a little anxious when unsure what is being asked of him looking to the rider for support For this reason he is not currently a Novice ride.
At this point it was believed he was unsuitable for his older disabled owner (me!) to ride. I decided to keep him and found a young rider to help bring him on with the hope he would mature and become more suitable. Sadly my health has deteriorated further and so I've concluded it's time to sell.
In the stable he is sweet and easy. He is still a young horse and is a little anxious if a stranger rushes him trying to throw a rug on without introducing themselves and saying "hello" first. Introductions over and he's an angel to handle, groom, tack up, muck out etc with or without being tied up in the stable. He will tie up outside and wait patiently with a hay net!
He is super to clip, including his head, jaw ears and under belly he will fall asleep with his headcollar over one ear, untied in the middle of a busy yard!
He is good to shoe, load and travel in a box or trailer. Good to lead, easy to catch. Enjoys attention and has always been gentle with small children and animals. He stands quietly to be hosed off all over, again untied if needed.
He is happy to have a rider legged up. At the mounting block he was initially anxious but this was worked on with gentle desensitization. Now he is more confident. With the rider in the saddle he will sometimes walk forwards. He never rushes off but this is a work in progress he will be gently reminded of his manners to wait until asked to move off. He doesn't bolt rear or buck.
Although he is not currently for a Novice rider as he is a very forward, reactive to the leg and sensitive in the hand. A confident novice rider who enjoys a forward sensitive soul would likely be ok fine. He requires further training and maturity to become the true alrounder he is already showing the potential to be. I do allow my very novice 9 year old granddaughter to ride him supervised in a small arena in walk and trot and he looks after her beautifully.
Over the past eleven months he has attended and enjoyed many pole work clinics, flat work lessons, general schooling sessions and some hacking on and off site. He is great with large vehicles and farm tractors, trailers, working machinery, lorries horse boxes etc. Also all road traffic he has met.
More recently he has started to attended jumping clinics showing a beautiful natural bascule over a fence (generally 70-80 courses showing scope for much more) Recently clearing 1.05/1.10 during a fun event. He has also participated in X country training really finding his feet, covering the ground well and thoroughly enjoying the experience.
He has started some unaffiliated competition and has been successful at dressage, show jumping and showing.
He truly has the makings of a great alrounder turning his hoof to anything with a smile on his face!
He does sound rather perfect doesn't he?
Which reading this ad makes me wonder why I'm selling him?
As I've said my health is deteriorating and is not likely to improve. He came into my life following the devastating loss of my previous horse and helped me through and I've thoroughly enjoyed his company. But he deserves to find a longer term home where he can be given further training and opportunity to thrive and reach his true potential.
Please get in touch if you have any questions or would like to come and meet this wonderful boy. He is kept in livery on a large equestrian centre with excellent facilities.
Price negotiable to the right home. With tack, rugs etc again negotiable within price.