Fred is an unregistered Connemara, definitely the laid-back type! He is a super safe hack - hacks alone or in company, and always in a snaffle.
100% in all traffic (we have to cross a busy main road, he waits patiently and is totally unfazed).
100% with loose dogs running around, runners and cyclists (our local hacking is busy woodland, popular with dog walkers, runners, cyclists, families etc).
Good with farm animals (we have alpacas, goats, sheep and chickens on the yard)
Good to catch, load, farrier, clip etc.
Good turned out with other horses.
Excellent manners on the ground. He is happy to stand around and be fussed over by children.
He has hunted and attended sponsored rides, and is always well behaved.
He is a genuinely friendly and loveable chap.
I have come to the very difficult decision to find a new home for our lovely Fred. Fred has been with us for 9 years, and we bought him as a mother/daughter share - for me to hack and my daughter to jump. Unfortunately, due to some minor arthritic changes (I’m happy to discuss this further), we decided to retire him from jumping a year ago. I have been hacking him regularly, but I've decided to now retire from riding, so it is sadly time to find him a new permanent hacking home, where he can give someone else lots of fun.
£2950 ono including tack.