- Connemara
- Bay
- Mare
- 9 years
- 15.1 hands
- Rose is the full package in every sense of the word
- She’s the picture of quality – beautiful with a gorgeous head and calm eye, well-made and correct.
- What makes Rose so special though – and what sets her apart – is how quiet and kind she is.
ROSE – A Rare Diamond of a Connemara Mare – Beauty, Brains, and a Temperament to Melt Your Heart
Standing at a solid 15.1hh, Rose is the kind of pony that doesn’t just turn heads – she stops people in their tracks. A 9-year-old, purebred Connemara mare, beautifully bay and Class 1 inspected with top results to her name, Rose is the full package in every sense of the word. She’s the picture of quality – beautiful with a gorgeous head and calm eye, well-made and correct, with proper bone, depth and a leg in each corner. She’s the sort of mare you’d draw if someone asked you to sketch the perfect Connemara – absolutely traditional, utterly beautiful, and built to last.
What makes Rose so special though – and what sets her apart – is how quiet and kind she is. She is a genuine dream to ride and handle – one of those rare mares you trust from day one. She has been ridden by children moving up from ponies, making that transition easy and safe. She would suit a mother-daughter share, a competitive amateur home, or even a riding school looking for a quality, educated mare that can be trusted to look after her rider while still offering them something to develop with. She is polite, settled and unfazed by everything around her – traffic, open fields, new places, busy showgrounds – she just gets on with it.
Rose is absolutely quiet and easy to ride, she has three absolutely lovely paces – straight, floating and rhythmical, with that trademark Connemara softness and swing through the back. She rides in a sweet snaffle contact, light in the hand, steady in the outline, and responsive without being sharp. She’s incredibly comfortable to sit on and gives a super feel under saddle – she listens, she tries, and she always, always wants to get it right. Her movement has the quality and class to excel in working hunter, showing, or dressage, and her brain and attitude mean she’s happy to just get on with the job, whatever that may be.
In the jumping ring, Rose really comes into her own. She’s got a cracking technique over a fence – careful, neat in front, and clever behind. She’s scopey, honest, and has absolutely no interest in touching a pole. She’s brave without being bullish and gives her rider confidence whether they’re just learning their way around a course or stepping up to something bigger. She’s been beautifully schooled and always jumps from a good rhythm, never rushing, never pulling, always listening.
Across country, she’s exactly the same – straight, honest, and full of heart. She’ll take on anything you point her at – ditches, water, drops, skinnies – with ears forward and no questions asked. She’s not strong or silly, always rideable between fences, and gives the most enjoyable ride across the country. She’s one of those rare finds who takes everything in her stride, and you get the feeling that she’s enjoying it just as much as you are.
Rose is a traditional bred Connemara mare with old and proven bloodlines. Her sire is Castleside Carrig, her dam is by Monaghanstown Boy x Killyreagh Kim.
Rose is equally lovely on the ground – easy to catch, shoe, load, clip hack out and in traffic and do absolutely everything with. Shes easy to hack out alone or in company, used to all types of farm machinery. She has no vices, is sound, open to any vetting, and is a pleasure to have in the yard. She’s affectionate without being pushy, sweet without being dull, and has that lovely calm energy that just makes people relax around her. She’s the first to greet you at the gate and the last to cause a fuss. Whether she’s being pampered by kids, hacked out alone, or popping a course at a local show, she’s just good. Through and through.
We are confident she will bring so much joy to her next home. She’s a proper horseman’s pony – bred right, built right, and brought on carefully. Horses like her are few and far between, and she’s ready to find someone who’ll love and appreciate all she has to offer.
Price includes delivery to your yard anywhere in the UK, and we’re happy to offer an exchange if for any reason she isn’t the perfect match – though we’re quite sure she will be.
Scroll down to watch her video – it says more than words ever could.
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