Super Smart Allrounder
- Low milage for age
- Excellent breeding by ARS Vivendi ex Olympic Lux
- Ready to affiliate in any discipline
£7,000
- Irish Sports Horse
- Bay
- Mare
- 10 years
- 16.3hh / 171cm
- Low milage for age
- Excellent breeding by ARS Vivendi ex Olympic Lux
- Ready to affiliate in any discipline
This is a smart mare with excellent breeding who has her quirks but will make someone a fantastic horse. Please read whole ad, we adore her and want to find her the right home. She is not that complicated, just needs a job to do!
Lux is a 10yo 16.3 ISH mare by ARS Vivendi ex Olympic Lux - full siblings competing internationally jumping and eventing.
She is a beautiful type, has three very balanced and uphill paces and is bold and uncomplicated to jump.
I bought her as a 4yo from Ireland and produced and competed her as a 5yo before selling her to a small competent amateur lady locally. She had always been a good moving, good jumping and bold horse and loves a job.
Her owner then relocated to Singapore for work and Lux went with her! She continued to be produced for jumping and dressage but does not have an extensive competition record due to her time there. Her owner has since had two children and didn’t have to the time to keep riding and felt it was in the mares best interest to return to the UK to find a new home where she could have a more diverse lifestyle, kinder climate, turnout and hacking. If only all horses could have such wonderful owners!
Since being back with us she has been to various local venues for schooling and training shows, Felbridge, Coombelands, Pyecombe etc. She would affiliate in any discipline tomorrow and I believe will make a brilliant grassroots horse with the right person.
And here is the BUT… she is clever and will test her rider, either by occasionally napping which may include standing up or by being lazy in the first five minutes. She needs someone confident and a bit bossy: Once you and her have each others measure she is straightforward and I have taught all my girls on her including apprentices who all also hack and handle her.
Lux was sold last month to what appeared to be a suitable home with full disclosure and after multiple viewings. She also sailed through a vetting which we have available (she is pigeon toed in front, always has been and is very sound). On arrival in her new home she was unsettled which apparently presented itself as rude on the ground and nappy under saddle. The new owner decided in two days that she didn’t want to persevere so we did the right thing by Lux and took her back. A small yard with a lot of turnout may not be her ideal arrangement, she is very happy with a few hours and then wants to come in normally. Since being home she has settled straight back in to her routine and work.
We are now offering her at a reduced price but this is with the understanding that someone commits to her a long term home. She need to be given a chance to settle and this is a fantastic opportunity for a competitive amateur or teenager on a limited budget.
Videos below of her at multiple venues and XC schooling, Felbridge footage is very recent.
https://youtu.be/_Os5EjVTAxo?si=8mW1x0YD4HJ2vJlO
https://youtu.be/ASGTVimCf1k?si=yOrq-SFar8KLe4b3
Based at Littleton Manor Equestrian in Reigate and for sale on behalf of her owner.!