- Irish Sports Horse
- Skewbald
- Gelding
- 7 years
- 15.3 hands
- Red -Stunning Lad
- 15-3H
- Not a novice ride
Red is a stunning lad with a kind heart, but he is quite sensitive and needs an experienced person to bring out the best in him.
Red can be nappy when leaving the yard on his own, nothing nasty. This stops with regular work. Great to hack out with others, but can have the odd spook, so not for a novice rider, great in traffic.
I feel Red would thrive in a busy yard, as he doesn't like being left when I take my other horse out for a ride.
To be honest, I was sold on him as a happy hack, and he is not for a novice rider. He has a cosmetic little lump on his front leg, but this has never bothered him in the two years I have owned him, but won't make a show horse, Red has always been sound.
Red did take a little time to settle here at first, but when I got his trust, he was always the first to come out of the field to see me. Reds at the bottom of the pecking order in my herd, so this is the main reason I am going to sell him, as I feel sorry for him, as he always gets left when I rideout as he is too much for me. I am on the wrong side of forty to be falling off due to my riding skills, nothing to do with him. Any more questions, just ask. I will be honest, I only want what's best for Red, and that's not me :(
He hasn't really done anything over winter, just hacking out now and then, so needs to be brought back into work to build up his top line etc, but he will be a very good looking horse when fit and in full-time work. We have started bringing him back into work with lunging, long-reining and short hacks.
Red is brilliant to load in a 3.5t box and travels amazingly, great with the vet, farrier, clipping and when being groomed. Stands to be tacked up and mounted, he is a genuinely lovely boy but is just too much horse for me.
Red has hunted in the passed in Ireland
Comes with saddle and bridle and rugs cost over £2000