- Connemara
- Grey
- Gelding
- 14 years
- 15.1hh / 155cm
- Wellington CCI-1* 3rd place
- Upton house BE100 28 DC 4th place
- Solihull ONu18 6th place
Casper is a 14 year old 15.1hh Connemara. He is a seriously talented little event horse who has a solid record at BE Novice and is consistent and competitive at grassroots level. He recently went double clear to place 3rd at Wellington international CCI1*.
Casper would really excel at grassroots level with a small adult, or as an u18s horse with a teenager looking to come off of ponies and move up the levels.
Jumping is where Casper really shines and comes out of his shell - perhaps I do too! He tries his heart out for you and will get you out of trouble whenever he can. He goes from being quite shy and nervous to an incredibly confident and capable little horse the second he leaves the start box, or enters the showjumping ring. Casper genuinely loves his job and has a willing attitude.
Despite dressage not being Caspers favourite phase, (he would rather be out on the XC course!) he produces a lovely test and consistently scores low 30s and occasionally high 20s to put him in competitive positions post-dressage.
Although, being an initially lazy horse to sit on, he'd definitely prefer a more 'Tally - Ho!' rider than a ''Tally woah' personality. I've had friends come to ride him out with me and he does get stressed when people want to hang on to his head. For that reason, I'd like to see Caspers next rider be someone as bold as I've always felt and I’d like to flag that we wouldn't class him as a school master or suitable for a nervous rider.
He is good to hack alone or in company but can get nervous about larger vehicles when he’s by himself but responds well to reassurance from the rider. Casper is great to load and travel. He is a lovely personality on the yard and easy to do.
Casper is only for sale because adult hood is looming. We only want Casper to go to a home that suits both parties. My instructor from the day I first sat on a pony is going to take initial calls. We also keep Casper on livery with Jethro, so he knows him incredibly well. He is better able to help those who are interested and work out whether they would be a match for Casper.
A few gaps in his record (Gloves Cassanova) have been from non horse related rider injuries and an unexpected desire to study for my GCSEs and Alevels. He has 74 foundation points but doesn't have any points at Novice so is still eligible for Badminton Grassroots.
My Instagram provides a great timeline of my time with Casper. You can find almost too many photos and videos if you search for Flora Coombs eventing.
Price includes full wardrobe including a jump and dressage saddle.