Proven Badminton Grassroots Event Horse
Fit and Eventing
- 138 Foundation Points
- 3rd BE100 Rackham June 2019 on 26 dressage and Double Clear
- 13th Mitsubishi Motors Cup with Double Clear
- Won Tweseldown 100 on 19 dressage and DC, Goring 100 on 23 dressage and DC
£15,000 ovno
- Sport Horse
- Chestnut
- Gelding
- 13 years
- 15.2 hands
- 138 Foundation Points
- 3rd BE100 Rackham June 2019 on 26 dressage and Double Clear
- 13th Mitsubishi Motors Cup with Double Clear
- Won Tweseldown 100 on 19 dressage and DC, Goring 100 on 23 dressage and DC
Monty is a TB x Section D 15.2 hh 13 year old. He is only for sale as he loves eventing and, since I have started studying for my BD judge exams, I find that I do not want to event anymore. I have owned him since a 3 year old so this is a very difficult sale and only to the right people.
Monty is remarkably consistent and almost always comes back from an event with a rosette. He has qualified for Badminton 3 times and has qualified each year at his first Regional Final. He is a machine cross country and looks for the flags, staying straight at the skinniest of arrowheads and corners, and is scopey over the widest of fences. He is well balanced down the steepest of hills and does not ride heavy in the hand or pull, has an easy-to-adjust stride and makes the time easily. He has won at BE 90 and BE100 and finished 7th at Chilham 100 Plus and 12th at Goring 105. He is happiest at this level and would take a competent rider to more Badminton Grassroots Finals. He has 138 Foundation Points.
He is exceptionally well schooled on the flat, with established lateral work, collected and medium paces, rein-back, etc. He has won many times at BD Novice and Elementary even though he has been lightly competed, and he would do further Area Festivals with the right rider. He is usually top 6 after dressage at Events and often top 3. He has been trained through help with the TTT along classical dressage principles and is therefore straightforward in this phase.
Monty has winnings at BS, competing to Discovery level. This is my worse phase but he keeps coming and helps me out. He jumped double clears at Badminton in 2016 and 17 but hated the exceptionally deep mud on the 1.10m show jumping course in 2018. Had it not been so deep he would have gone clear, I am sure, as he had been jumping well and had only 10 days before jumped a double clear at Horseheath 100 to finish on his dressage score. He also jumped well in his 100+ and 105 where the show jumps go to 1.10m.
He has also competed at Combined Training, winning at Petley Wood and Felbridge.
He hacks out alone and in company and goes to the beach, etc. He is not a novice ride as he is a fit competition horse and can sometimes get a little anxious about entering the start box ,for example; he doesn't rear or spin but needs to be ridden confidently in and then he waits patiently and is fine. He is fit and ready to compete.
Monty is a total dude and has lots of character. With his flaxen mane and white markings he is very eye-catching and always attracts fans at competitions! He stands on the lorry and is easy to handle when competing. He knows his job and behaves like a pro, working happily in heat, wind and rain. He is a really fun horse to be around and compete and he never stops trying for his rider. He is good in traffic, to load, travel, box, shoe, etc.
He has always had regular physio, teeth/saddle checks and been to the water treadmill. He has never been over-jumped or over-competed and is not competition sour as he has a varied life of hacking, jumping, flat work, going to the gallops, competing and visits to the beach.
Monty now needs to find another rider to have fun competing with as I want to progress up the judge training ladder and don't want to jump anymore. He would ideally suit someone who wants to be competitive at Badminton MMCup and who wants to event up to 105 level, meaning that he could do the new 1*, and who wants to show jump and compete at dressage. He would be perfect for a good, confident teenager coming off ponies or, equally, an adult. I am 5ft 7'' and don't look big on him.
We have our own cross country course so have exceptional trial facilities. He has bespoke dressage and jumping saddles that can be available.
Serious enquiries only for this lovely horse - no loans.
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