Lovely 17.1 ISH Mare
QUALITY BAY 17.1hh registered Irish Sports horse, turned 9 yrs old in June. A lovely gentle calm mare who’s grand sire is Clover Hill. She is very comfortable to ride, hacks out like a dream with others, fine with cars, lorries, dogs, tractors etc. not strong or silly, has looked after novices and is ridden regularly by a 13yr old. Hacks alone, occasionally stops and looks but that’s all and always remains sane and safe. With a previous owner she has competed at local shows & competitions with all levels of riders and taken part in sponsored rides. We are told she has hunted in both Ireland & England, and we genuinely believe she would be great for this, but we cannot say she is a proven hunter as she has not done this with us as it’s just not our thing. She has lovely movement, enjoys jumping and is nice and forward to the jump, but does get bored if all you do is flatwork where she gets heavy on the leg, so we wouldn’t sell her as suitable for pure dressage because of this, however, when you mix it up with variety, flatwork, poles, jumps etc. she does ride nicely in the school. Where she’s at her best is out in the open, she’s light off the leg, got multiple gears and can be stopped on a sixpence. She would be an excellent confidence giving, safe and sensible horse for someone who loves jumping and hacking as she doesn’t hot up, rear or buck, even when around fizzy youngsters. She is sound and healthy, lives in or out (but does love her stable!), calls and comes when she sees you and has no vices. We bought her for our first horse as competent novices and couldn’t believe our luck as she has been exactly what we needed, however, since moving we now only have a small school and no longer hack out much due to lack of bridleways and grumpy farmers so we’ve had to come to terms that, for her enjoyment, we should try see if we can find her a lovely forever home and rider who can offer her what we can’t and enjoy her talents. Excellent to shoe / catch / Bath / Load / travel / tack / skip out around and clip. Vacs & Teeth all up to date, Good feet, shod on the front. Open to all vetting and available to view. We are in no rush to sell her so only a 5* suitable home will be considered for this much loved mare, Good quality, made to measure tack plus full seasonal wardrobe are available by separate negotiation if wanted. No loans or LWVTB, free riders, trials or time wasters please as this is hard enough. Read More