Beautiful and gentle just needs a new best friend

• Warmblood
• Black
• Gelding
• 7 years
• 16.1hh / 166cm

• Competed at novice easily gaining pet plan area qualification
• Loves to go to the forest for a good canter all day
• Very brave and loves to jump

Ben is a very kind and genuine horse who loves people. He is like owning your very own Ferrari with 4 legs. He is for sale through no fault of his own. Always willing to be ridden and puts a smile on your face every time you sit on him. I have owned him since he was 2 yrs old and he was very easy to back and ride away. I have spent a lot of my time getting him out into the world and he really enjoys a good day at the forest having a long canter. There is a lack of good hacking options in the area, but he has proven himself happy to do roadwork at our last yard (aged 4).

He loves to jump and finds it very easy, as I no longer enjoy jumping, I have a friend that comes to do that with him regularly. We took him to an arena hire with a course of show jumps and he enjoyed the challenge I do believe he would love to do more of this.

I have predominately trained him for my first love of dressage and this year he has qualified easily for Pet Plan Regionals at Novice Level. Training at home for Elementary Level which he is finding easy, with some baby half passes and even some half steps. I have started to introduce flying changes which are baby ones at this time but he is working them out and i am sure he will not take long to enjoy adding them into his daily work. He is always ridden in a snaffle but has been ridden in a double with no issues and can be seen in one if requested

At this time, he lives out 24/7 but he has lived in a more conventional yard environment which he was also fine in for 2 years .

My choice has been to leave him barefoot and he has never worn shoes. However, he is great with the Farrier.

He travels happily and relaxed in my little lorry. Also now happily in a trailer.

I have made this hard decision to sell him as I believe he would thrive in a one to one with someone who can help him fulfill his potential, carrying on the work I have already done . A client has just taken him away to a 3 day show after only riding him 4 times and has had a great time with him even doing his first ever music test with no practice oh and it was at elementary!

Ben is defiantly not for a beginner as he has a lot of power but will give hours of fun and safe riding, power does not in any way mean he is dangerous or unpredictable you can canter on the buckle or pick up the rains he is happy with both, beautiful, graceful horse with a loving friendly character. one not to miss