- Cob
- Dun
- Mare
- 5 years
- 13.2hh / 138cm
- Professionally started, ridden away and produced for the past 2 years
- She is proving to be a fantastic all rounder
13.2hh 5 year old dun traditional cob mare.
She is a true leg at each corner.
I am 5ft9 and I am the rider in the photos.
It is hard to find the words to describe my beautiful girl Willow, but one thing is for sure… her attitude to life is truly infectious, you can’t help but smile when you are with her and every single person that meets her falls in love immediately. I will only let her go to her perfect partner, so only the most special of forever homes please. She will be sorely missed and I have been putting this off for some time but she is so ready for her next chapter and I know that she is going to make that one very lucky person so unbelievably happy and that is exactly why I do what I do.
Willow has been professionally started, ridden away and produced by myself for the past two years, so has had a fantastic start to her education. She has been produced slowly and correctly and is proving to be a fabulous all rounder who is very willing to turn her hoof to anything that you ask of her and very much enjoys having a job and being out and about!
I lightly backed her as a 3 and a half year old and then turned her away for the winter to mature. Then restarted her as a 4 year old and she has been in regular work since then, other than a couple of months break over last winter. She is such a lovely mare to work with, so honest and willing to give everything a go, she always tries her heart out for you. She is forward thinking, responsive to the aids and light in the hand. She can pick up a gear sensibly if asked and always has excellent breaks. She is schooling beautifully in walk, trot and canter and has started lateral work. She would effortlessly work way up the levels BD.
She is snaffle mouthed at all times.
Willow has been boxing up regularly since September last year and has been regularly attending pole clinics since then. She has also done a couple of Trec clinics and tackled all the obstacles very boldly. She has been on several Ride Yorkshire guided group rides hacking through the Yorkshire wolds and rides very sensibly with others, is happy to be at the front, back or in the middle of the group and canters quietly as a group. She has also ridden solo round Escrick park estate and is happy to walk, trot and canter on her own in open spaces, without being silly or strong.
She has been to three dressage competitions now scoring 65.68% and 3rd place in her first ever test (she had never seen the white boards before this) then went straight back in and won her second test with 70%. In her second dressage competition she scored 67.5% in both tests and won both classes. In her third competition she scored 67.73% and 1st place and 68.27% and 1st place. With lovely comments from the judges on all her sheets. She has also been to a test riding clinic scoring 67.95% and 70.23% with brilliant feedback from the judge and she was very much in love with Willow!
I have not jumped her up until recently because of her age. She has jumped a few small cross poles at home and a few little logs at Escrick park and both times she was super honest and popped straight over with no bother at all. She makes a nice shape over jumps and has plenty of scope and natural ability to do more.
Willow is a wonderful little mare with such a huge heart and so much to give. We have had so much fun together and it will break my heart to let her go. I am in absolutely no rush and she will only be sold to her perfect partner and forever home, she deserves the very best and in the meantime we will keep going out and enjoying having fun together until that person finds us.
Willow came to me with very mild locking stifles (they have never locked) I have worked closely with my vet and physio and followed their advice from day one to ensure that I have done absolutely everything possible to strengthen her. This is one of the reasons that I have kept her this long so I had a definite answer on whether she was going to grow out of the condition or not so then I could sell her with the assurance of this and I am delighted to say that she has grown out of it. And with everything we have done together, she has more than proved she will excel in any discipline!
She is up to date with everything, farrier (she is barefoot), fully vaccinated for flu and tetanus, worming and worm counts, teeth and physio (which she has had every 6 weeks for the entire time she has been with me)
She is happy to live in or out, she currently comes in for a few hours a day and turned out with two other mares the rest of the time.
She loads and travels well in a box, I have never had her in a trailer but I can’t see her being a bother as she loves to go out in the box.
She has a passport and microchip.
Homes will be vetted, I am looking for a forever home only please.
No novices please, as much as she is a very straightforward pony to work with I am looking for someone to continue her education and give her a job and go out and have fun on her.
Absolutely no dealers, no time wasters, no day dreamers, no novices, no joy riders, no riding schools, no loans and no payment plans.
Based East Riding of Yorkshire
If you go to Spring House Farm stud’s Facebook and TikTok you will find tons of posts/photos/videos of her.
If you think she sounds like what you are searching for please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Messages only please, my phone signal is terrible so calls are hard to hear.