- Connemara
- Fleabitten grey
- Gelding
- 10 years
- 15 hands
- Very safe pc/rc pony
- 75% at last dressage competition
- Great allrounder
Cloudy is a gorgeous grey Connemara gelding who wants to please and is a genuine, safe horse.
We have owned him for 4 years and have a great bond so this is a very sad sale.
Would suit a confident and experienced adult or older teen wanting to have fun doing everything from dressage, showjumping and xc to fun rides.
Cloudy is talented at dressage and from the age of 6 has never had a score lower than 66%, with his scores in the last year being in the 70's.
He came 8th at pony club area dressage and qualified for Bicton last year, always producing a calm, rhythmical test. He has been working at prelim but is more than ready to step up to novice.
He has regularly competed at 70 & 80cm showjumping and arena eventing, coming home with lots of rosettes. He has been placed in the top ten at ODE's.
Cloudy loves hacking, though can be less confident to go forwards on his own. Would hack all day on the buckle when with others.
Brilliant with all traffic and farm machinery as he lives on a busy lane.
He is great to school and is a very easy enjoyable ride. He has a lovely floaty trot and knows rein-back, turn on the forehand etc. He is a quick thinker and learner and enjoys polework. He is very good to ride in open spaces, never feeling out of control. The kind of horse you can trust to stop easily when going for a gallop. His first fun ride was Badminton and he was a dream.
Good to clip, shoe and will stand all day at a show. The kind of horse that pony club DC's pick for bandaging practice at rallies! Happily turns out with mares or geldings. He is great travelling in a trailer without a partition as he prefers more space. We haven't travelled him in a box before but we're sure he would be fine. Good to load. Up to date with worming, back, teeth and vaccinations.
We have had a brilliant 4 years with him doing loads of competitions including showjumping, eventing, pony club, area and pony camps with him being super throughout.
We recently discovered he has arthritis in his hocks, and he has been treated for this. Vets have confirmed he is sound and can continue all riding and competing.
My daughter's passion is eventing, and she wants to progress further than we think is fair on him, hence the reluctant sale.
He has been treated for ulcers, which we now know was caused by prior discomfort from his arthritis. It shows what a genuine and honest horse he is that he never bucked or reared even when in a high level of work. Can be sensitive to groom in stomach/flank area due to previous ulcers. Price reflects his health problems.
5* home only for this superstar.
Available to view from 19th June.
New saddle by separate negotiation.