WoottonHeath Oreo.

The cuddliest, sanest, easiest pony I've had for years.

Started slowly last year with natural horsemanship methods. Then when he was fully ready for novice riders, he went on loan to live in Shaftesbury to be hacked around the town and up the hills for the winter.
Now back, he has done several long distance camp-out rides on Exmoor, and plenty of hacking in the NF, + schooling in the field.

He has lovely balanced paces and a natural head carriage. He's happy to go in front of behind hacking - and is just starting to hack on his own.

Schooling - he will slow on a "Whoah" command, nearly doing walk-canter, canter-walk is pretty good too. We don't do SJ or practice much but he'll pop a few 50cm ish fences in the field nicely (also carrying a flag or umbrella if neccessary). He has good ground work skills, plus some nice lateral work coming at a walk including, turn on forehand, turn on HQ, shoulder in, a very nice backup.

Tricks:
'Kerbside; pickup: Click your fingers over his back and he'll come over to pick you up - you can get on off a digger, tractor, gate, bank, mounting block - whatever.
Flag riding: walk, trot, canter with a massive flag waving.
Drag riding: drag a sled or bag and he'll tow it along.

He happily jumps v steadily over logs in the forest, bush bashes through bracken, crosses streams/rivers. Great to do gates.

He loves to be caught! V easy to tie up, wash, trim, shoe, worm. Excellent to load and travel.
V reliable in heavy traffic - he lives on a large farm with tractors/diggers/quads. It is also a pheasant shoot so they're no bother either. We also ride with the dog everywhere so that's cool too.
Ride and lead is 10/10.

Vet info:
Fully up to date with vaccs.
Given all clear in Feb for flexion and 2 stage vetting style lameness check up.
Now he is a bit fat and our fields are very flat, he very occassionaly has a slightly sticking stifle - like a micro hestitation. His brother also has it and it is a mechanical issue related to unfitness. It seems to cause him no stress. When fitter it reduces/goes. As an example, he will do it circa 3 x in a 5km hack. He seems to do it worst going down a slight incline when we ride with loose reins, if we hold him together it's preventable.


IMPORTANT
Our area of the NF does have flu nearby. I am expecting him to just be of interest locally for that reason and therefore not in a hurry to sell him.

£8k ono.
I would possibly loan him to the right home for a short time.

The 'right home' means an experienced, confident rider who can handle a young pony. Please do not ask to loan him if you have a nervous, or novice child and do not know about horses.

I will prioritise buyers who know the basics, or want to learn NH methods because this is his normal.

If he doesn't sell (quite expecting this with the stifle and the flu !) he will do Pony Club this summer, start drag hunting this winter and remain for sale to the right home.