Bear - 14.2hh 9yo Cob Gelding - Fun, Kind & Full of Character

• Cob
• Coloured
• Gelding
• 9 years
• 14.2 hands

• Friendly personality, loves a fuss. Qualified for BE ACE Championships & Arena Eventing winner
• Hacks alone & in company, great in traffic, ride & lead, bareback & pub rides
• Easy to manage, good with kids, dogs, machinery. Lives in/out & with others

Bear is a super fun and genuine pony with a great personality. He is a real favourite on the yard - affectionate, kind, cheeky and always wanting to be involved. He quickly becomes part of the family and loves a fuss and attention.

He has competed successfully in unaffiliated showjumping and arena eventing, including wins at arena eventing, and has qualified for the BE ACE Championships. In a previous home he enjoyed Pony Club activities, Pony Club camp, showjumping and beach rides.

Bear hacks alone or in company, is good in traffic and in open spaces. He is regularly used to ride and lead, enjoys pub rides and will happily stand quietly while everyone stops for a drink, soaking up the attention from passers-by who inevitably stop to give him a fuss! He has also been ridden bareback. He is used to a busy yard environment and is great with children, dogs, sheep, farm machinery and general hustle and bustle.

He has lovely, correct paces and would do a sweet dressage test, along with a neat, rhythmical jump. He has produced double clears at 70cm and has been schooled comfortably over 80cm+, showing ability to continue progressing if his new jockey wishes. He has cross-country schooled confidently, happily jumping water, ditches, steps and other questions.

Bear has previously spent time in a riding school; however, he much prefers having his own person and thrives in a more knowledgeable home where he can continue to develop and build a partnership with his rider. He is absolutely not nasty, but he is a bit too wise to enjoy life as a riding school pony.

On the ground he is easy and straightforward - good to catch, clip, groom, shoe and a pleasure to handle. He is very easy to manage, a very good doer, lives happily in or out, settles well with other horses and is happy living in a herd environment. He is currently barefoot but has previously been shod and is good for the farrier. He passed a full 5-stage vetting last year.

Although he has been owned and ridden by novices and many children, he is a fun and capable pony who would be best suited to a competent child with a knowledgeable family, teenager or small adult who can continue bringing out the best in him. He has happily done lead rein with tiny children; however, I feel he would be best suited as a confident second or third pony rather than a first ridden. A supportive family who appreciate a pony with a bit of character would be perfect.

This is a very sad sale as I had hoped to keep Bear for my future children. However, plans have changed and I feel he deserves the opportunity to be out enjoying life and making memories with someone else now, rather than waiting for a future that may be several years away. We have had so much fun together, built a wonderful bond and he has been an absolute joy to own.

I would love to stay in touch with his future owners and, if possible, would appreciate first refusal should he ever be sold in the future.

Only the very best home will be considered for this much-loved pony.

£13,500

Full wardrobe available by separate negotiation

Based North Essex