With the start of the 2015/16 team chase season just three weeks away, it might be time for you to look for your new partner in crime. Whether you’re looking to start out at novice level, or take on the big guns over some open courses, here’s our pick of team chasers for sale on the Horse & Hound website this week.
Take a look at this week’s selection of team chasers for sale on horseandhound.co.uk:
1. ‘Very safe jumper’
Height: 16.3hh
Age: 11
Gender: gelding
Selling points: “A fabulous hunter who would certainly make a good team chaser. An ideal novice rider’s horse for point-to-point or hunter chase races. He has never fallen and has won and been been placed in point-to-points and National Hunt races both in the UK and Ireland. No vices, sound, easy to to and easy to ride in races.”
2. ‘Smart horse’
Height: 16.1hh
Age: eight
Gender: gelding
Selling points: “‘Paddy’ is a true Irish gentleman who is well schooled, with good movement and conformation. He has mainly been used as a lady’s side saddle horse for hunting and hunter trials but has also been hunted by men. He is a confidence giver to jump and is never strong or silly in open spaces. Hacks alone and in company, always in a snaffle.”
3. ‘Outstanding hunter’
Height: 16hh
Age: eight
Gender: mare
Selling points: “‘Rosie’ is a one of a kind, perfect hunter. She has done pretty much every job on the hunting field, from leading kids at the back, to whipping in, and even hunting hounds. She has immaculate manners and will cross any country; ditches, wire, five-bar gates, hunt jumps and hedges. You name it, she’s done it. She is a serious confidence giver on the hunting field and has also evented to BE100 level. No vices.”
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4. ‘Horse with big engine’
Height: 16.2hh
Age: 11
Gender: gelding
Selling points: “This horse will jump whatever you point him at. He is an upstanding middleweight horse with a light snaffle mouth and is very light on his feet. He would make an ideal gentleman’s hunter and team chaser. He is good to do with no vices.”
5. ‘Fabulous ride cross-country’
Height: 16.1hh
Age: seven
Gender: gelding
Selling points: “This thoroughbred ex-racehorse has evented to novice level BE and has been placed at BE100 level. He won the intermediate pairs class at the Meynell Team Chase, leading throughout and has a super gallop. Snaffle mouth and good to clip and shoe etc.”
6. ‘Honest, genuine horse who loves his job’
Height: 16.2hh
Age: 13
Gender: gelding
Selling points: “This thoroughbred gelding has hunted one season with the Tynedale and two seasons with the Meynell. He has whipped-in and also done gate shutting days. Last season he team chased as part of the Dapper Dobbins team at the Pytchley (intermediate), Cotswold (open) & Bicester (open) . Happy to lead or follow. Good to hack, shoe, clip etc. He has clean limbs, lives in or out and is easy to do.”
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