- Connemara
- Dapple grey
- Gelding
- 5 years
- 15.1 hands
- The ultimate safe confidence giver
- Amazing to hack, pleasure rides and beach rides
- Superb quality stamp over height reg Connie who is very handsome
Finn is the ultimate leisure/pleasure all-rounder with a golden temperament. He is as safe as they come and gives everyone confidence that gets the pleasure of riding him. He is offered for sale on behalf of his owner who’s circumstances have sadly changed leaving no time for Finn. He is a 15.1h 5 year old (going on 10!) dapple grey fully registered Connemara gelding.
Very well bred with 5 generations pedigree, Nn hoof wall. He is a real stunning quality stamp with such amazing dapples that really draw you to him, he catches the eye where ever he goes. He is gorgeous inside and outside to match and will make someone a horse of a life time for sure.
He has excellent conformation, clean limbs, is blemish free with straight movement. A real show quality stamp who is very correct. He is such a desirable type as he is a great size for everyone to ride from children to teenagers and adults; he would be perfect for a mother/daughter share or family horse for everyone to enjoy. He would also be great for your nanny to go out hacking on. He really excels as a pleasure horse to take on sponsored rides, happy hacks, horse holidays, beach rides, and to do all riding club on. And best of all he is super safe and very genuine and honest with a quiet gentle temperament.
Finn is super to hack both alone and in company. This is what he has predominately done with his owner for the last year. He is great with traffic and hacks straight out onto a busy through road where traffic goes flying past him. He is super with arctic Lorries passing him too. He is very confident in his own skin so doesn’t need his rider to hold her hand. He is very calm and sensible in open spaces, he will canter in any order within a group without getting strong or competitive; he doesn't mind being over taken. You can drop you reins on him in canter and he won’t run away, in fact quite the opposite.
He is on the steady side of medium to ride when out hacking so he gives his rider lots of confidence as he isn’t going to run off with you. Equally you don’t have to keep nagging him with your leg out hacking; he is the perfect steady pace. He has been on lots of pleasure rides which he really does excel at, he gives other horses confidence as he is such a calm influence. He is so much fun on pleasure rides and always makes you smile and have a good ride. He has been on beach rides where he is always fantastically behaved, he went to Brancaster 2 weeks ago and even swam in the sea and cantered up the beach no handed, this just about sums Finn up! He would be the ideal type to take on horse holidays and enjoy hours of exploring together as he is super comfy too and relaxed in new places.
He has also hunted in Ireland with a 13 year old boy where he proved safe and steady so would also suit a hunting home.
Finn has good basic schooling established with lovely natural paces. His paces are very smooth and flowing. He is a steady ride in the school and does need leg from his rider to keep him going. So he would suit a rider who prefers to kick on rather than pull back. This makes his rider feel very safe and also means that Finn is suitable for nervous/ novice riders as well as more competent riders. He is a real safe steady confidence giver to ride and not the spooky or sharp type. He is snaffle mouthed for everything with a lovely light mouth. He is very forgiving and doesn't mind if his rider loses balance or misses a beat, he will just slow down and let you catch your balance.
He is a basic walk, trot and canter in the school; he has never had any dressage schooling put into him as his previous owner wasn’t interested in that. However he could easily school up into the contact with a little work and do some dressage as his paces are good and he is a well-balanced horse. He has also been ridden bare back and was foot perfect and very comfortable. He would suit a wide range of riders from competent novices through to more experienced riders that just want a straight forward easy going ride that they can pick up and put down as he doesn’t require daily riding to keep sane.
Finn loves his jumping and makes a brilliant shape. He is very careful both in front and behind. He nicely takes you into a fence and is very honest and genuine to jump. He doesn’t get at all strong or fizzy, juts super easy and straight forward. He is a very much point and aim type who helps his rider out and juts loves to jump. He has been attending training shows and unaffiliated comps at 80/90cm with his owner as well as arena hires and riding club. He has plenty of scope to jump higher tracks.
He has also been xc schooling several times where he was simply amazing. Hes very confident and bold and jumps everything first attempt including ditches and water. He is a real xc machine, point and aim type who is very genuine with lots of talent. He is a very straight forward ride and takes his rider into the fences nice and confidently but remains steady and very safe and sensible. He would excel at hunter trails and low level one day events. As well as being suitable for all pony club and riding club activities.
Finn has a superb quiet temperament; you really wouldn’t find a quieter easier horse. He really is such a nice sweet person who wants to be everyone’s friend and wouldn’t hurt a fly. He is easy to handle and is very polite with manners to burn. He loves to be groomed and pampered. He is such a kind loving boy who is very gentle and calm. He is very good to catch, bath, shoe, load, catch ect. He will live alone or in company and in or out, he just goes with the flow. He is so much more than just a horse, he will be your best friend and part of the family.
He would make the perfect leisure/pleasure horse for hours of hacking and fun rides with some bits of riding club thrown in for fun. It is really important to his owner that Finn finds a 10* home where he will be loved and enjoyed.
Passed a 5 stage vetting 2 months ago that can come with him. Videos available on request.
Based in Ramsey, Cambridgeshire. £13,500.