- Irish Sports Horse
- Chestnut
- Mare
- 5 years
- 16.1 hands
- Fantastic movement
- Excellent breeding
- Loving temperament
Newbridge Belle of the Ball AKA Velma
Velma is a beautiful, chestnut ISH who will be 5 years old on 25th March 2025. Velma is homebred from my beautiful, warmblood mare and has been handled from birth. Her sire is the World Class RID Stallion, Avanti Amorous Archie.
Velma was backed early 2024, turned away and then returned to ridden work early summer. Since the end of last summer she has been doing regular groundwork throughout winter with lots of long reining and general in hand work. Recently she has started to be tacked up again with lots of stirrup flapping, movement, mounting & dismounting in preparation for continuing her ridden education this year.
Velma is excellent to travel! She will travel in a box or trailer, alone or with company with no persuasion needed for loading. She has had regular farrier visits from 4 months old, regular physio & chiro checks from a 2 year old and is up to date with vacs, teeth and had her wolf teeth removed in December 2023 before being backed.
Velma has a very kind, loving nature and loves attention. She loves being groomed and when grazing in the field she always comes over to see what we're doing. She enjoys her stable but happily lives out over winter, and will graze with others or solely on her own. She often allows our goats to share her hay and has been turned out with milking cows as a 2 year old and was more than happy.
Velma has beautiful movement and would excel in dressage or the show ring. Although she would also be just as happy in a hacking/ all rounder home with someone who wants to have a go at various discipline's and just have fun! As a two year old she was lightly shown and won first her class first time out. She is used to young children & dogs and has also seen various farm machinery from a foal.
The sale of Velma is a sale I never thought I'd have to make but due to having a young family and very little time to ride, its a decision that is best for us both. I would like Velma to find her forever home, the perfect partnership and to be loved by her next family like she has been and always will be in mine.
Please no timewasters, beginners, novices or people wanting a summer project. She needs an experienced loving home who will bring her on correctly and give her time. In the right hands she will go far.
One photo used is her stunning summer look from last year, the other two are recent and of course just as beautiful. Lots more photos, videos & information available on interest.