- Dartmoor
- Grey
- Gelding
- 6 years
- 13 hands
- Fantastic genuine family/pony club pony
- Good to do in all ways absolutely vice free
- Snaffle mouthed for everything, never strong, silly or spooky
Buddy is a 13hh, 6 year old, Dartmoor Hill pony.
Buddy is the ultimate ?family/pony club pony. He has a fantastic hard to find attitude and will turn his hoof to anything that’s asked of him with enthusiasm. He’s a cracking proper pony club pony and will give a young rider years of proper fun!
He’s amazing to do in all ways on the ground, good to load (trailer and lorry), clip, bath, groom, catch and tack up. He is also excellent for the farrier and was last trimmed two weeks ago and has no issues being barefoot. He’s been handled by tiny tots and adults and is fantastic for all. He never pulls any grumpy faces and wouldn’t dream of nipping!
He’s anybody’s hack isn’t fazed by any traffic and doesn’t think there’s ghosts in hedges!! He will go infront or behind and hacks beautifully on his own. Equally he’s great on the lead rein. He’s great in open spaces and will happily pick up the pace if required but will then walk quietly on buckles end. Hes also great to lead from or lead of another horse.
He has just returned from pony club camp with a young boy and was absolutely fantastic, he was great in his stable in the busy barn environment and fantastic out in his ride doing all 3 disciplines. He then finished the 3 days with a combine training competition which he handled like an old pro even clearing the joker fence to finish.
He’s attended two pony club rallies, one with myself and one with the same young rider and behaved impeccably at both.
He’s fantastic with dogs and i see no reason why he wouldn’t also be fantastic out hunting!
Equally he’s happy to plod along on the lead rein for a nervous or younger rider and is absolutely brilliant to handle when doing so.
He was professionally broken as a 4 year old and then spent the majority of his life hacking. He’s picked up arena and jumping work instantly and is now happily jumping a course of 50cm but has the scope to go up the heights if required and i believe this would take no time at all.
He is also fantastic on the lead rein, would make an amazing lead rein/first ridden for any child and then could progress and last a young rider for years.
When i bought him he did have a few sores on his mouth from a badly fitting bit but with bit balm applied this has cleared up and left no visible damage/marks.
He has no lumps or bumps and i am open to any vetting and/or viewings.
Comes with a DCs reference.
Based near Taunton, Somerset.
He is currently on loan to the boy who took him to pony club camp and is entered in a pony club showjumping on the 10th of august so i’m in no real rush for him to go.
Home is paramount for this lovely pony he’s quickly become a yard favourite!
Open to offers to the best homes.