- Dartmoor
- Skewbald
- Gelding
- 5 years
- 13 hands
- Pc all-rounder
- Show jumping, showing - WHP - mounted games
- Yard Favourite
Bruno - 5 year old Dartmoor Hill Pony - 13hh
Super smart 2nd pony, who has the potential to go on to be a very successful jumping machine in the right hands!
From wild hill pony to much loved yard favourite. He is a solid leg in each corner you take up the leg!
Bruno has taken part in: rallies, lessons, show jumping competitions, mounted games training and competition and fun rides. As well as pony drifting and showing where he won his class! Will make a smart WHP prospect!
Bruno has had an excellent start to his education and has been carefully produced by myself and now 13 year daughter. We have tried to give him a well rounded education and show him as much as possible without rushing him. His schooling is coming on very nicely and is established in a correct and consistent outline in walk and trot even able to perform some lateral movements as it’s something I always introduce early. His canter still needs more work to become more balanced and round, however showing much improvement week on week.
Enjoys his jumping and no doubt this will be his strongest discipline with more work and time. Currently he is most comfortable jumping 40 - 50 with 50’s being his sweet spot where he has taken a few wins at this height. He is scopey and will of of course jump bigger but not as careful at the bigger heights just yet.
He is still establishing in his jumping so will need consistency and a confident rider. He is very switched on in his jumping, is forward and knows what a jump off is all about able perform speedy and tight turns.
Has recently been ridden and competed by a small but very competent 9 year old jockey in 40cm and 50cm heights coming away in the top ribbons!
Good out hacking with some occasional green moments to be expected with a young pony, where he still needs to grow in his confidence, easily overcome by a reassuring rider. My daughter has solo hacked him and also been ridden out in groups by novices. Bold and brave with jumping logs, ditches and gorse bushes and going through rivers on hacks.
I can genuinely see him being a great allrounder with a talent in jumping. He has been shown and won his class first time out. Very smart, workman like attitude, busy pony who doesn’t like to stand and idle for too long (still working on this) easy to do, will stand to be clipped without any fuss and generally a really nice boy to have around. Polite and easy going enough not be ridden every day but benefits from consistent work as he likes to be busy.
Please bear in mind he is still a young and low mileage pony who needs an experienced home to continue his education, so would not be suitable for a novice child unless a small enough adult or sibling to assist!
Very good hard feet so barefoot currently, up to date with farrier, dentist and worming. Hasn’t had any vaccines yet as they haven’t been required.
His ideal person would be an all rounder with a focus on sj as this is what he enjoys. He would also suit a small adult wanting a fun and genuine pony to enjoy who is happy to continue his education to bring out his full potential. He has moments of being strong nothing silly just still learning and has been ridden in a stronger universal bit which helps generally ridden in a Wilkie.
5* home sought for this wonderful chap, hard but inevitable sale! He will come with his bridle and a selection of rugs.
Bruno currently has a slight aversion to quad bikes and motor bikes due to being a drifted in moor pony. I’m still working hard with him to overcome this and he has made huge improvements week on week. He is currently unproven in the hunting field due to this but has the potential to be a great little hunting Pony if there is some distance between him and quads until he is more settled around them.
I am in no rush to see him go be aware his price will increase with more work and mileage, however offering him now so someone can have him for a full season of fun!
Tavistock (Devon)