Ex showjumper schoolmaster / happy hacker

• Oldenburg
• Grey
• Gelding
• 14 years
• 16.1 hands

• Very well schooled on the flat
• Hacks out alone and in company and very well behaved
• Easiest horse to have on the yard

Quissini LS “Dorito” 16.1 14yr old Oldenburg

Honest advert for a much-loved horse – home is my absolute priority

This horse has truly been my best friend. He took me from jumping 70cm at 13 years old right through to 1.30 - we happily competed together for three years.

However, our journey hasn’t been without its challenges. After a fall (through rider error) at the second part of a double, it knocked both our confidence more than I realised at the time. Over the past 18 months I’ve tried to rebuild that confidence, but he is such a sensitive horse that he knows I’m not quite the same rider with him anymore.

I bought a new show jumper a year ago, and sadly my relationship with him has faded since. Over the winter I made the very difficult decision to turn him away for six months and start looking for the right new home – which is far more important to me than anything else.

He is currently being brought back into work and is the same genuine boy. Everyone who meets him falls in love with his character – he genuinely thinks he’s either a big dog or a person! He is a princess and loves attention.

I feel his ideal home would be with a confident, keen teenager or rider who wants to have fun and build a partnership, but not necessarily to go up the ranks. He hacks beautifully alone or in company, is happy to lead or follow, is a great babysitter for youngsters and absolutely loves beach rides. He is also good to lunge and enjoys schooling.

While his background is in show jumping, I don’t feel his heart is in the bigger tracks anymore – otherwise I would keep him. He has three lovely paces and would suit someone interested in lower-level show jumping (up to around 1m), combined training, or preferably all-round riding mother / daughter share

He enjoys being in work and is too good to be left in a field 24/7.

Open to sensible offers as I am relocating abroad.