- Knabstrupper
- Spotted
- Gelding
- 2 years
- Polite, well trained youngster, super temperament about to be started under saddle.
- By Lifetime Premium Graded Knabstrupper Sire 'Houdini at Little Uncle' KNN 247
‘Denver’ born June 2023, 2.5 years, bay based leopard spot Knabstupper x Thoroughbred gelding. He is an absolute delight to own and has been part of our small herd for 18 months along with is half-sister and playmate, who is the same age (She is 3/4 Knabstrupper). Denver is really easy to do in all ways for a youngster, loves to be groomed, very engaging, affectionate and interested in everything. Very responsive to being handled and when asked to move his body. Very respectful of your space and safe to be around. Picks up his feet politely, happy to be rugged or not, lives in our out, happy to be left when the others leave and go for a ride. Playful when given any opportunity. Vaccinated, regularly wormed and hooves trimmed every 6 weeks. He is a gorgeous (very spotty) blank canvas who has had a really good start and preparation to become a confident, straight forward and stunning lifelong riding horse and partner. If you are looking for a lifetime partnership, come and meet him.
My background is UK BHS & Pony Club in my younger days, and since then I have trained with Buck Brannaman, David Stuart, Martin Black, Honza Blaha, Karen Rolf and Guy Robertson amongst others over the past 15+ years. If this is useful to give you an idea how Denver has been developed these past 18 months. In the herd he has been nannied/disciplined by two experienced, confident and gentle riding mares that I have owned for 18 years.
His sire is the lifetime premium graded Knabstrupper stallion, ‘Houdini at Little Uncle’ KNN 247 out of a Wetherby’s Thoroughbred racing and polo mare.
‘Houdini’ (167cm) is by the German Knabstrupper ‘Little Holiday’ whose sire was the advanced dressage stallion ‘Hamlet Frydenlund’. ‘Houdini’ was known for his paces (scoring all 9s at grading) and his really gentle temperament which ‘Denver’ has inherited. His damsire is ‘Baron aus der schutzentenhand’, the renowned classic Knabstrupper sire.
His dam ‘Rosita’ (158cm) ran four races for the Muscat Rose syndicate and then continued her career as a Polo pony until she was 12 then retiring to become a brood mare and Denver’s mum.
Denver displays an abundance of sport horse potential, if that is what you are looking for, with a really level headed attitude. Three beautiful paces, floats from a standstill to a canter and loves to show off his athleticism and speed playing out in the field.
He will excel in many disciplines, or equally be a fantastic family pleasure horse, but I believe he will be particularly suited to western/eventing/jumping/dressage. Plus, those beautiful spots make him look very flashy. He certainly has the ‘Wow’ factor and is a real head turner! Currently standing around 153cm and I think he has lots of growing and filling out still to do.
We will be very sad to see him go but we know that he belongs in the right forever home where he can continue to grow and be developed into a really special horse for someone. I would keep him in a heartbeat, but my back can't muck out four horses long term!
I will be beginning more focussed preparation and training towards starting him under saddle in the New Year.
He is currently located near Richmond in North Yorkshire. Current photos and videos of him are very thick with winter coat and mud but happily available on request!