- Irish Draught
- Chestnut
- Mare
- 6 years
- 17 hands
- Genuine, Kind and Proven Across Country
- Quality 17hh Irish Draught–Bred Hunter With Manners
- Shown in Novice Hunter Classes at Great Yorkshire
As Good as Goldie
Goldie is being sold on behalf of a very close friend who has sadly passed away. This is an incredibly difficult sale for everyone involved, but one we are making with care and responsibility. Goldie deserves to be doing a job and enjoying life, and it would not be right for her to be left standing in a field through the hunting season. She is fit, sound, and ready to go and finish the season.
Goldie is a 17hh chestnut mare, six years old, priced at £9,500. She is a quality hunter and all-rounder with a genuine outlook.
Despite her size, Goldie is a lovely, mannerly ride. She is kind and straightforward, with a soft, pleasant mouth and is very rideable. She is a more laid-back type who you need to push on, rather than one that you have to hold onto all day. She is not sharp or strong and gives a very confidence-giving feel.
She has been hunted regularly this season with the Barlow, High Peak and South Notts, and references can be provided. I last hunted her on Boxing Day, where I was looking after children and nannying the ponies, and
Goldie was quite literally as good as gold all day.
She has been ridden by myself, my mum, and a petite young rider. She is rhythmic, balanced and straightforward into a fence, and I have jumped some big spots on her. She also attended The Great Yorkshire Show to compete in the flat hunter classes, where she behaved impeccably throughout.
Goldie has had an excellent foundation and is ready for someone to continue producing her. She is still young and a slightly more sensitive mare on the ground at home and therefore needs a kind, understanding approach.
Goldie is an Irish Draught–bred mare, recorded with the Irish Draught Horse Studbook, and comes from proven, traditional lines known for temperament, substance and ability. She is by Silver Granite, a Class 1 Irish Sport
Horse–approved stallion, bringing quality movement and athleticism, while her dam line includes Holycross and Ballycoog Diamonds, both well regarded for producing genuine, versatile horses with good brains. Her pedigree combines classic Irish Draught strength with enough blood for hunting and all-round sport, making her a sensible, durable type with the scope and rideability expected from this breeding. Equally, she would be a very good prospect as a broodmare for anyone wishing to produce quality hunter types from proven Irish lines.
I do not have a huge amount of footage as she was never intended to be for sale. I do have some videos from Great Yorkshire, but please do not ask for endless videos. If she sounds like your type, I would much rather you come and view her.
Based near Ashbourne, Derbyshire. For genuine enquiries and viewings, please contact 07912214443. No timewasters please, as this is an incredibly difficult situation for everyone involved.