If you fancy retraining a racehorse take a look at our selection of ex-racehorses for sale which could be potential RoR (Retraining of Racehorses) contenders on the Horse & Hound website this week, or if none of the below suit your needs, start your search for your next horse here. Our website has more horses than ever currently listed for sale – thanks to our partnership with KBIS British Equestrian Insurance, we are now offering all standard horse for sale adverts for free. Have you got a horse to sell? Place your free advert here
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1. ‘Loves to work’
Height: 16.1hh
Gender: mare
Age: 10
Selling points: “This thoroughbred mare has competed at BE100 level and also in British Showjumping (BS), British Dressage (BD), hunter trials, working hunter and RoR. She hacks out and loves to work. She would be an excellent young rider’s eventer and all-rounder. She is great to box, travel, shoe and clip.”
Selling points: “This is the kindest, sweetest little mare, who will go anywhere and everywhere. She is a lovely, light model with good legs. Eligible for RoR and retired from racing sound. She is showing good work on the flat with the softest mouth but is still weak in her way of going which shows mostly in her consistency in the contact. She is very trainable and extremely willing to please She is working confidently over coloured poles and has recently started popping a fence, including schooling over fillers. She is bold and careful and really doesn’t want to touch a pole. She is excellent to hack. She will go for miles on her own or in company and always walks out at the same place she walks in, always in a simple rubber snaffle. She is quiet and chilled in the stable and to handle in every way. She has been seen to weave only when stressed. We have only seen her weave once, when we changed her stable and once she settled into a routine she stopped.”
Selling points: “This is an exceptionally correct and striking young mare. She is an incredibly sweet filly, with a calm demeanor – we have found very little that has fazed her. She is green as grass, but is as willing as they come showing a very trainable attitude. She is fantastic hacking on her own or in company, does not fizz up in open spaces, isn’t strong or silly (snaffle mouthed). She is great in traffic and has done some basic schooling. She is a beautiful blank canvas for somebody to put their own stamp on, as she is a quick learner. ‘Tilly’ has been in race training (but never raced) but she proved far too laid back. She is however RoR eligible. In training she kicked a rail so unfortunately does have a blemish on the underneath of her right hind pastern, although this causes her no problems (my vet has passed her including through flexion tests). She would be an ideal mother and daughter share, but equally would turn her hoof to something more exciting due to her willingness.”
Selling points: “This horse raced once as a three-/four-year-old and he finished sound. He has very low mileage since then and he really hasn’t had a hard life. He is an absolute sweetheart on the ground — so much so that my two-year-old leads him in from the field. He’s good to hack alone and in company but can be a bit impatient and nappy so is not a novice ride. He has learnt a lot more patience since I’ve had him but still has some way to go. With time I’m sure he will be the best. He is up to date with teeth, back etc. He could definitely do with some schooling but I haven’t had the facilities here. He thrives off his rider’s confidence, if he was a person he’d be always putting himself down. He doubts his ability to overcome some things, but gentle persuasion, sympathy and patience gets him through. He is absolutely amazing in open spaces, loves a walk around the fields as much as he loves a good canter. I think he would benefit from some schooling. I’ve never hunted him and I don’t know if he has hunted in his past, but I do think he would be very capable. He has seen some small jumps and was OK. In conclusion, he is good to catch, hack, shoe, is a bit wary of clippers but with reassurance is fine, good for dentist, loads and travels well.”
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Former web features editor, point-to-point editor and digital racing editor
Gemma is an experienced journalist, who was a member of H&H staff from 2014 to September 2025. She is passionate about all equestrian sports, including racing and point-to-pointing. She has enjoyed riding out for top trainers Nicky Henderson and Charlie Appleby and took part in a charity Flat race at Epsom in August 2018. Gemma’s has reported from numerous five-star events around Britain and Europe, as well as European championships.
