Arty – The Ultimate Gentleman Schoolmaster

• Irish Sports Horse
• Bay
• Gelding
• 18 years
• 17 hands

• Experienced 17hh Irish Sports Horse schoolmaster with dressage, jumping and XC experience
• Bold, genuine jumper who loves coloured poles, cross country and fun rides. Always confident!
• Kind, sensible and easy to handle. Hacks alone or in company and is a pleasure to ride daily!

Real Touch by Touchdown, stable name Arty.

It is with an incredibly heavy heart that Arty is offered for sale due to his owner’s ongoing health issues. This is a truly sad and reluctant decision, and finding him the right home is of the utmost importance.

Arty is a striking 17hh Irish Sports Horse who has been there, seen it and got the T-shirt. He is a genuine, established schoolmaster with a wealth of experience and a kind, giving nature. He has been in consistent work and is fit and ready to continue enjoying an active life.

On the flat, Arty is well schooled with correct, established paces and consistently produces pleasing dressage scores. He works in a soft, balanced outline and understands his job well, making him a confidence-giver for someone wanting to progress.

He absolutely adores his jumping, whether that’s coloured poles, cross country or fun rides. He is bold and genuine to a fence and enjoys his work, always taking his rider confidently to a jump.

Hacking-wise, he is a pleasure. He will happily go alone or in company and is sensible and mannerly out and about. On the ground he is lovely to handle, polite, and easy to do in all ways.

Arty would suit a confident rider looking for a true schoolmaster to learn from and enjoy. He will look after his rider, but as a sensitive type he does appreciate reassurance at times, so would benefit from someone calm and assured.

Arty is good to load and currently travels happily in a trailer, both alone and in company. He has also previously travelled in horseboxes without issue. He stands well for the farrier and is easy to do with his feet. He is also good to bath and stands quietly at the wash off area.

This is a special horse looking for a knowledgeable, loving home where he can continue to feel valued and enjoyed.

Serious enquiries only please, this is a heartbreaking sale of a much-loved horse.

£5,500 but would inc all tack and some rugs for £6,000 (GP & DR saddles)