Are you on the lookout for your next prospective superstar? If so, take a look at just a few of these young horses for sale with potential for various disciplines on the Horse & Hound website this week.
1. ‘Huge grassroots potential’
Height: 15.2hh
Age: four
Gender: gelding
Selling points: “‘Bobby’ is everyone’s ‘Mr Perfect’. He has the looks, the temperament and the talent without any quirks, hang ups or issues. He has the ‘look at me’ factor with three superb paces. He is a sane and sensible jumping machine, this horse never says no, he is exceptionally genuine and is always trying to help his rider out. He is jumping courses of 90cm/1m with lots of scope and ability. He has also been a star cross-country schooling around BE90/100 fences. He has super stable manners and is absolutely a one in a million horse.”
2. ‘A true asset’
Height: 16hh
Age: six
Gender: mare
Selling points: “‘Firestone W’ has exceptional breeding and is very uncomplicated and eager to please. She has the potential to turn into something very special. She is very established and rides ahead of her years, having being registered BS and already getting all her British Novice double clears for 2016 and some of her discoveries; she is ready to move up to newcomers and Foxhunter classes. She is very easy to jump and is honest and forgiving with a natural talent. She rides beautifully on the flat and has very eye-catching paces. She is working towards elementary dressage in her flat work and is ready to do BD, winning at local level prelim/novice with very pleasing comments from the judges. Firestone has cross-country schooled and is also showing much promise to climb the ladder BE. She is again a natural and is unfazed by all types of fences. No vices or quirks and a lovely horse in the stable.”
3. ‘Potential to go on in any sphere’
Height: 17hh
Age: seven
Gender: gelding
Selling points: “This horse has good paces and a great jump. He has competed at BE100 level and has also hunted. He would make an excellent master’s horse. He is happy up front or in the field and is a comfortable ride. He has a snaffle mouth and jumps anything. No vices and a super temperament.”
4. ‘Talented’
Height: 15.3hh
Age: five
Gender: mare
Selling points: “This is a loose-moving, straightforward youngster with plenty of potential to excel in any discipline. She works nicely on the flat and over coloured poles and has also cross-country schooled, jumping banks, ditches and water showing a bold technique. She is good in traffic and would suit a teenager or adult looking to produce a nice competition horse.”
5. ‘Wow factor’
Height: 16.2hh
Age: five
Gender: gelding
Selling points: “This beautiful young horse really has the wow factor with the looks to go with it. He was professionally backed late November last year and has been slowly brought on since. He has three super,balanced, flashy paces with a canter to die for and has just started jumping coloured fences proving to be very honest and bold into a fence. He hacks alone or in company in front or behind and always tries 100% of anything asked. Good to do.”
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6. ‘Quality little horse’
Height: 15hh
Age: six
Gender: gelding
Selling points: “‘Prince’ is a lovely, quiet, straightforward registered Connemara. He is well put together, is a flashy mover and is blemish and vice free. He regularly goes showjumping/cross-country and dressage schooling. He is very bold with a great jumping technique and sharp knees. He is schooling around 80cm courses with masses of potential to go further. He is working well on the flat with three incredibly balanced, uphill paces. He has a very trainable nature, is snaffle mouthed and has no vices.”
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