Experienced schoolmaster

• Connemara
• Fleabitten grey
• Gelding
• 19 years
• 14hh / 143cm

• Pony club superstar
• XC machine
• Kind and gentle

14h, 19 years young Connie. Very sadly outgrown.

King is a pony club super star, competing at SJ and eventing and coming home with ribbons every time. He’s done many regional champs in both disciplines and is always placed at or near the top. In the last 2 years, he’s taken our daughter from 50-60cm local classes on her old pony to her dream of competing at BE - placed in top 10 in every competition they’ve entered, always double clear. King is an absolute machine out XC and a safe pair of hands, always an absolute professional when out at events. He’s done camps, national hunter trial champs, Spring Festival champs, inter-hunt relay, hound exercising, fun rides etc.. there really isn’t anything he hasn’t done and done well at! Dressage is not his favourite thing to do, and unfortunately not his rider’s either, but is scoring low to mid 30’s in eventing dressage.

Quirks: King is good to hack and does so regularly - but he doesn’t like tractors (weirdly, never bats an eye lid at anything else!). He does crib on fences & stable doors if given the opportunity - this has never affected his health. He has arthritis, managed with yearly steroid injections (currently up to date with these).

King is up to date with teeth, vacc, physio, saddle fitter etc and will come with his tack. He’s fit and competing most weekends currently. ready to have fun with his next owner.

This pony is VERY special and we are looking for the very best home, someone who has experience of looking after older ponies and who is happy to keep on top of their maintenance is essential. My daughter is now 15 years old and 5ft 4”, so he’d be ideally suited to a slightly smaller but capable rider who is looking to progress through the levels and gain confidence with a very experienced pony. King is comfortable at 80cm and will happily pop around the odd 90, but that is his limit.