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£3,500
SaleIncredible starter/lead rein/in hand registered Shetland
Rachel R in East Sussex
- Height
- 10hh
- Age
- 14 years old
- Colour
- Skewbald
- Breed
- Shetland
- Gender
- Gelding
- Type
- Pony
- Discipline
- Showing, Pony Club and All Rounder
- Description
- - Reluctant sale of Alonso - Safe lead rein gelding, not remotely spooky, copes with the heaviest traffic. - Loving family home most important (we want to stay in touch). - Age 14 (DOB June 2010) - 10hh (I have not measured him personally). - East Sussex/Kent border (TN19) - Will go off lead rein in walk (and have lots of videos of him going off the lead rein) he is not consistent at this, so selling him as a lead rein pony. A more experienced rider might be fine off the lead rein and he could go further. - SPSB registered - Sire – Halstock Highland Mist. Dam – Halstock Nancy - Showing quality and moves nicely could make a lovely in hand showing pony/driving pony (he hasn’t driven before) - Up to date with jabs/teeth/farrier (unshod) never needed the vet with us. - Comes with wardrobe. - Lives out but happily stables too, we have done the sunshine tour recently and he was fine staying over in a new environment. - He has been the most wonderful first pony to have at home but our daughter needs the next one up. - I do his girth up (as will pull faces at my daughter when she does it up) - Loves to be groomed painted etc. especially with a hay net. - Falls asleep to clip - Good to bath, but can get bored and paw the ground/move about etc. if it takes ages. - Fabulous to load but you do need to leave swiftly (mucks about until you get going and then stands brilliantly while moving) - We have had him for 18 months and he has done his job with us (previous owner had him for almost 8 yrs) - Never had any health issues but we have him in a grazing muzzle (he can get very fat, like all Shetlands so we choose to control his weight preventatively) What we have done: - Lead rein showing – sweeps up at local shows (see pics). Lots of placings at the Sunshine Tour last month. We are not showing people but I feel he could do even better at this within a showing family setting - Ride and lead hacking – I lead from my 5yr old connie and my daughter and I explore woodlands heavy traffic, open spaces, roads and have a lovely time chatting as we go. - X-pole showjumping, including small working hunter at South of England Showground, where we came 2nd – with me leading them. - Young handler classes – we have finally taught him that he can’t dive for grass! - Pony club mini camp – this summer, including games, fancy dress, mini SJ etc…… - A small bit of adult in hand CHAPS/coloured class showing (not CHAPS registered yet) - Polocrosse (just messing about at home) - Sunshine tour at Hickstead – won a stack of rosettes East Sussex / Kent border £3,500 inc tack/wardrobe
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Rachel R
East Sussex
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