- Thoroughbred
- Bay
- Gelding
- 6 years
- 16.2 hands
- Has been carefully and patiently retrained by a female amateur
- Brilliant in traffic & farm machinery. Genuine.
- Very affectionate. Loves attention.
Nick The Greek finished racing in May 2024. He was purchased by his current owner in June 2024 and over the past 15 months Nick has been patiently and carefully retrained. He's by no means the finished article but he's well on his way to being a lovely riding horse.
He has mainly been doing flatwork / polework in the school & hacking around country lanes and farm tracks; learning about life of a riding horse outside of racing. He has hacked mainly on his own and is absolutely fine. He's also been out with other horses and can be a little fizzier compared to when on his own - doesn't do anything dangerous just a bit jig joggy. Generally he's great to hack - he can however have a sharp spook so he's not for a complete novice - he is a genuine boy but still young & green. He's brilliant with all forms of traffic & farm machinery, including recently standing patiently for a combine harvester to pass us on a narrow country lane!
He's also been out to other places away from home including the beach. He's brilliant to load and travel.
He's fine to be left alone in his stable while I take my other horse out. He however does not like being left on his own in the field.
He has impeccable stable manners & is very polite to handle. Good for the farrier. Loves attention & is very affectionate.
I had his back x-rayed when I bought him, for peace of mind, and everything was perfect in that department. No risk of kissing spine.
He has some old scaring on his off-hind, vet thought probably caused by wire & from when he was approx a 2 year old. This doesn't affect him in any way.
He has a small sarcoid on his stomach which sits behind where the girth would go and doesn't affect him.
Only selling as I purchased him with the hope of eventing & hunting - however, since I've owned him he's been seen regularly by an osteopath to treat some sensitivity along his spine (KS previously ruled out through X-rays) - we have since pinpointed it to discomfort in his right SI joint region (which was having a compensatory knock on effect elsewhere along his back). Despite 8 months of regular osteopath sessions, strengthening work & physio work, in which he has made a huge improvement, he still has discomfort in that region - I have been advised that we are not going to make any further progress without veterinary investigations, scans, treatment - after which there are obviously no guarantees that he'll come right enough to do much more than low level hacking type work.
He will not be going to just anyone - I will want to make sure he's matched with the right person who is fully aware of his limitations given the above. He's a really lovely boy and would make a great easy companion - or low level hacking should someone wish to ride, but he's not a novice ride. Open to offers if it's the right home.
He's up to date with teeth & vacs. He has been out of work for the past two weeks, prior to that he was in regular low level work, he's still shod all-fours.