- Connemara
- Bay
- Gelding
- 4 years
- 15 hands
- He is currently lightly backed
- Reuben is a very correct stamp of a Connemara
- A fabulous all round, great looking, friendly, willing package
Folks, please feast your eyes on the delight that is Reuben!
Currently standing a smidge under 15h with growing and filling out to do, Reuben is a 4 year old, registered Connemara gelding. N/N
He is an incredibly happy chap, always smiling and pleased to be involved with anything going on, he has a kind, willing temperament with plenty of character without being bolshy with it.
Reuben arrived unbroken from Ireland in September, he was well handled and so we did a little bit of work starting him off on the groundwork pre backing, and then he went out in the field with me at home for a couple of months to relax and grow a bit.
He came back in onto the yard about a month ago like he had never left (I think he was glad to be back out in the field with his lad mates, those mares at home certainly kept him in his place) and he has been a joy and great fun to work with as we have progressed with him.
He is a very good boy to catch, in fact he’s always the first over and the one that gets right in the way when you are poo picking, he leads in from the field like a good ‘un (he leads in on his own or in a bunch), he ties up patiently on the yard and adores a brush and a fuss, he picks his feet up extremely politely and is great to tack up.
He is currently lightly backed, he is working very nicely on the long reins around the farm and has been mooching around on them in the school while others have been working, he doesn’t bat an eyelid at standing patiently while I am videoing someone else and stuff. He has been out on the XC in hand and has had a pop up and down the steps and through the water, he has been sat on a handful of times and gave no hoots whatsoever from the word go, he stands very patiently at the mounting block. He has had a hack out round the farm with a pal, and yesterday (24/01/26), after not being sat on for 5 days I got straight on him in that bitter howling wind and he had his first trot under saddle in the school. He is obviously green and wobbly as he has only just started his education under saddle, however he gives you a very safe feeling and is willing and forward without being sharp or too quick, you can get your leg on him and give him direction and he is not at all reactive.
Reuben is a very correct stamp of a Connemara, he has no lumps or bumps and is good enough to show either plaited or natural and would also be a super Working Hunter stamp.
A fabulous all round, great looking, friendly, willing package, Reubens ideal human would be a confident, experienced person looking for a fun, willing partner who hasn’t been rushed but has all the basics in place, to bring on for all BD/Cotswold Cup/PC/RC activities and in the future, once he has learnt a little more, I’d say he will be a fabulous mother/daughter share.
Added to all the fabulousness listed above, he is a dude to have around the yard with his cute face and outgoing person and he is, of course, a FABULOUS colour! Win win all round I say!
Based here at Rabson Manor, Wiltshire, SN8 1SG, please call or Whatsapp on 07888675300 for a chat about the boy
Other Connemaras available, please have a look at my Kerrie Fleming Horses Facebook page.