- Bright bay
- Mare
- 16 years
- 17.1hh / 176cm
- 3rd medium area festival
- Has competed up to PSG
- Has previously evented to 4*
🔺Advanced Dressage Schoolmistress & Proven previous Eventer (previously to 4*) would event again at much lower level for fun. 17.1hh, 16yo Bay Mare (Registered name: Total Belief)🔻
We are offering for sale the most wonderful schoolmistress. April, as she is known at home, has truly been there, seen, and done it all.
She would excel with someone wanting a school mistress to compete at med/adv med and up to PSG.
Dressage Highlights: Recently, April has helped her rider learn the ropes up to PSG level in pure dressage. She placed 3rd at the Medium Area Festival, consistently scoring in the high 68%s. She has also competed in a couple of PSGs and will happily guide another rider to this level. In the boards, she is incredibly light on her feet for a bigger horse. She is currently ridden by a small adult but has the frame to easily carry a taller rider. She is fully established in all lateral work, and her tempi changes are continually improving.
Jumping & Eventing History: In the past, April evented successfully up to 4* level. While she is no longer suited for top-level eventing, she would be fantastic for someone looking to compete at the lower levels and have some fun. She is naturally careful and sharp over show jumps.
The only reason she is for sale is that her current rider wishes to pursue top-level eventing, and we feel April has earned a step down from that intensity.
Temperament & Care: April is an affectionate mare to look after. She hacks out beautifully, both alone and in company. In the field, she prefers her own space from other horses but is never malicious and does not look for trouble.
Health & Management:From her high-level eventing days, April was successfully rehabilitated from a rare hind tendon injury. She has required no specific management since and has gone on to compete successfully at PSG this year. She has many more years of competitive life left in her, whether focusing on pure dressage or lower-level eventing.
Note: April also bred a foal as a 3-year-old.