Anyone got a Irish Draft X thoroughbred????? Love to hear what they ar

I part loaned one, I absolutely loved her.
Affectionate, clever girl, very strong, sensitive ride and deffo not a novice ride but was never dangerous and such a comfy ride, plus never sick and wouldnt care whatever the weather, such an amazing horse!
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yes, sensitive, she gets startled if I raise my voice,
shes really sensitive to noise!!
I hacked her out after riding her for 3 weeks, and she was so dependable, she had a couple of unsure seconds, but i told her to walk on, and she did, no problem.
couldnt believe it!!!!!!!!!
 
Benji is apparently TB x ID. I've only had him just over a year and he's my daughters. We generally just hack him and faff about in the school over jumps. I've no idea what he did before me as he went through a dealer's and the passort got 'lost'.
He is a diamond and we love him to bits...nothing really phases him at all and he lives out happily with my natives
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I have an IDxTB. He's by Banks Fee Daniel and out of a polo pony TB mare - mum was 15hh, dad was 16.3hh and he somehow ended up as the 17hh stonking horse in my signature
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He's 14, 15 this year, and a total star. Total diva, very quick to tell you when he doesn't want to do something but also picks things up v quickly. He's super sensitive, jumps at every noise, but he's such a lovely boy. Very soft, kind eyes.

I'd have another one
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I've had my IDxTB (about 50/50 I think) since I was 13 and he's now 31 (and I'm 30). I retired him at about 25 but he is the best horse I have ever had. Not boring (he could be a cheeky monkey when he wanted to) but he would always get on and get the job done, usually bringing a rosette with him! We used to have so much fun as he would do everything! I swear if i'd tried gymkhana on him he'd have probably excelled at it.

Before I had him he had spent a lot of time doing pure dressage and he still have a nice outline at times even now! He is always low maintenance, a good doer needing little more than grass to exist (though he's got more spoilt as he's got older!) and even now he just has a little bit of bute in his 16+ to stave of the arthritis.

Nowadays he looks like a small ginger hairy mammoth, but I love him to bits and he still hates being cuddled! I just wish I could wind back the clock and do it all again! Here's to IDxTBs!!!
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ahh, gorgeous, She isnt good doer, though, shes seemed to have taken the thb , as needs alot of eating, to keep weight on.
How great to hear your story, that you enjoyed every minute, so lovely X
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i have 2 gorgeous IDxTB mares - mother and daughter. mum is 16yo and out of D'arcy Dancer and her daughter will be 4 this year and is out of Primitive Star.
They both have such fantastic temperaments and characters. Mum was very easily trained but can get a bit excited and everything goes out of her brain (espeically when it comes to jumping and hunting) her daughter isnt fully back but was laid back when i started to back her just before the winter.

personally id have a field full of IDxTB if they were all like these 2 rather than my WB mare who is a pain in the proverbial
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OH, How I laughed at what you said
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Thats what my dutch horse, a pain in the proverbial!!
I still have her yearling, but dont know how much to sell her for , shes sired by a hanoverian,
Shes also has Ellies temperment, you could sit a baby on her back!!!!!!!
 
tamba- my Dad sold him on after my parents split- he wanted to do more, but the horse was slowing down a bit due to his spavins and his age, and Dad knew someone that was after a nice happy hacker sort, which suited the horse at the time. We were really sad to see him go, though, because we owe him so much!

ETD: someone else has explained the spavins, so I won't repeat it! But they didn't slow him down too much- he was a bit too much of a chunky monkey to do anything at too high a level anyway.
 
thanks for that, supagran.
Yes, I had a look, seems like a nice stallion,
I must admit, I wouldnt say she was sharp, not compared to my other guy, but she is so willing, when shes not in season,
and doesnt want to near anyone when she is in season,
so think it willl have to be regumate for her, i think!
 
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tamba- my Dad sold him on after my parents split- he wanted to do more, but the horse was slowing down a bit due to his spavins and his age, and Dad knew someone that was after a nice happy hacker sort, which suited the horse at the time. We were really sad to see him go, though, because we owe him so much!

ETD: someone else has explained the spavins, so I won't repeat it! But they didn't slow him down too much- he was a bit too much of a chunky monkey to do anything at too high a level anyway.

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oh, what a pity, , sounds like he was very lovely.Its so interesting to hear,
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i had a IDXTB steel dapple grey ... she was an absolute gem.
didnt have a bad bone in her body ..
so quiet and so placid ..
great to do in every way ....
sadly shes in horsey heaven .. i would defo buy another one though .

now ive just a crazy tb x trotter..
and a conne but hes just a gem to ..
 
Have a lovely IDxTB who until August was doing very well at dressage - unfortunately he did his DDFT in August and has not done much since. He's a lovely boy and trust him 200% - can be bolshy on the ground but could put anyone on his back and he would look after them.

Here are some pics (sorry couldn't resist!)

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wow, gorgeous,
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thanks for posting
looks the part indeed, hope he recovers fully.
and really enjoying it, find that with my mare, she seems to really enjoy the flat work .
 
I have an ID x something... he's wonderful. In all honestly I couldn't want a better horse. He's tough, clever, brave, sensible and sane. He'll hunt all day one day and do (or at least try) dressage the next. He's not elegant or flashy, but he's honest, trainable and obedient in dressage.

this photo doesn't really do him justice.... he'd just come back in after his end of hunting break (3 weeks!) in the field and was pretty lardy.
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IDxTB?

Warmblood you mean???

Warmbloods were the best of ID's crossed with the best of TB's and then selectively bred by the Germans and Dutch to produce either great jumpers or great movers for dressage. I read a piece once by Paul Schokemohle who was laughing himself silly because of all the Brits flocking to pay megasums for horses that originated in Ireland and England by breeding. (I can copy it if anyone's interested, I still have it)

Can't beat the good old IDxTB as a great all-rounder. I have one as a hunter and he is fabulous (though also has a bit of shire, which I rate highly too). Idx's are currently also marketed as Irish Sports Horses, with a 50% uplift in the price!
 
All three of my boys have been ID/TBX. Two have been very sharp indeed, current boy forward going but sensible with it (with a huge jump). All have been good to handle from the ground, which is great since they've all been 16.3+.

I do feel this is a very versatile mix, all of mine have had good paces as well as big jumps and have done most activities - dressage, xc, sj, hunting. Personally I wouldn't really consider any other mix, ID/TBXs seem to suit me fine.
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Well his dam I was told was TB but from the picture I have of her she looks more TBxID and his sire, is WB/TB/ID although i have no proof of parentage.

Very quick learner
Loyal
Stubbon
Very sweet and friendly (with people)
Moody (when around other horses)
His way or the highway
Intelligent, very!
Laid back in some ways but then can be totally the opposite, there is no middle ground, when he’s good he’s very good, when he he’s bad …he’s very bad!

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Ive got a 1yr8months old filly who's dad is TBxID and mother is a full TB
She's been lovely so far had her from 1 week old and she's been an angel so far
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full of character.
She's really quick at picking things up aswell and enjoys getting out and doing things, she's got no fear and wants to explore everywhere and everything!
 
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IDxTB?

Warmblood you mean???

Warmbloods were the best of ID's crossed with the best of TB's and then selectively bred by the Germans and Dutch to produce either great jumpers or great movers for dressage. I read a piece once by Paul Schokemohle who was laughing himself silly because of all the Brits flocking to pay megasums for horses that originated in Ireland and England by breeding. (I can copy it if anyone's interested, I still have it)

Can't beat the good old IDxTB as a great all-rounder. I have one as a hunter and he is fabulous (though also has a bit of shire, which I rate highly too). Idx's are currently also marketed as Irish Sports Horses, with a 50% uplift in the price!

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Thats a really interesting point, but there seems to be a difference in attitude and trainability between warmbloods and sporthorses, i.e i.d and thbred crosses,
Do you not agree???
 
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All three of my boys have been ID/TBX. Two have been very sharp indeed, current boy forward going but sensible with it (with a huge jump). All have been good to handle from the ground, which is great since they've all been 16.3+.

I do feel this is a very versatile mix, all of mine have had good paces as well as big jumps and have done most activities - dressage, xc, sj, hunting. Personally I wouldn't really consider any other mix, ID/TBXs seem to suit me fine.
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Well, its really interesting, that so many people have not got aany compaint about this breed, and I never realised how popular they are either, alot of people I know, are very "It has to be a warmblood " type idea,
 
Yes I do agree, with the Dutch ones in particular. My friend's German lines horses are more like IDx's except for the movement. The continental warmbloods have been selectively bred for their movement or jumping for generations now, and some other stuff, like temperament and soundness, seems to have suffered as a result. I have a Dutch warmblood who is mentally a complete horror, but the movement ....

You do get some IDx's that have the quality of movement of the warmbloods, but we produce them in small numbers and the Germans and Dutch have them coming out of factories.... mind you they are both subsidised by their governments - can you imagine trying that one on the average Brit in Tescos? Gimme your tax so I can breed nice horses!

On the whole I would say that IDx's are more "joyful" creatures than warmbloods, but I'd struggle hard to define that if anyone challenges me!
 
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Yes I do agree, with the Dutch ones in particular. My friend's German lines horses are more like IDx's except for the movement. The continental warmbloods have been selectively bred for their movement or jumping for generations now, and some other stuff, like temperament and soundness, seems to have suffered as a result. I have a Dutch warmblood who is mentally a complete horror, but the movement ....

You do get some IDx's that have the quality of movement of the warmbloods, but we produce them in small numbers and the Germans and Dutch have them coming out of factories.... mind you they are both subsidised by their governments - can you imagine trying that one on the average Brit in Tescos? Gimme your tax so I can breed nice horses!

On the whole I would say that IDx's are more "joyful" creatures than warmbloods, but I'd struggle hard to define that if anyone challenges me!

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Yep, there has to be some reason why the dutch and Germans have managed to take the English thoroughbred and do so well at crossing it with their drafts....
Ditto, the Dutch problem, my Dutch gelding by Indoctro, has paces to die for, but the mentality of a delinquent child!! Its a mystery to me!!!!!!!!!
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thanks I think so too but am biased being mum, and yes he can jump but then he does have King of Diamonds in his pedigree
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Pidge is a registered Irish Sports Horse and has a full green passport, I think from memory if you go the Irish Draught website there is a section on ISH and it gives you the different passports. Pidge was bloodtype tested before having his passport at 6months of age.
 
I have an ID x something (we think TB or maybe TBx cob) and I share a 50% ID x 25% TB x25x Sec D. They are both 17hh, greys and real sweeties but couldn't be more different.

Archie is very affectionate, almost needy with humans but can also be a bit grumpy if he doesn't get his own way. He'll have cwtches all day but hates being fiddled with (clipping is fun!) He's fab to hack, forward going but not silly (although can be very strong and will not stop until the horse in front has) and the best horse I've ever ridden in traffic. He has different bits for everything requiring different levels of brakes. In the school he's a real worrier and gets upset if you ask him to do things he doesn't uiderstand. He was very erratic with his jumping some days trying his hardest, other days stopping for seemingly no reason - until we discoverd his feet problems. He had 5 months off work last year and although is back hacking probably won't jump again I think this was far more the reason for his problems than temerament. In the field he's everybody's friend, hasn't got a nasty bone in his body. He's bottom of the pack but not really that scared of anybody...except Monty. He is easy to keep and never needs feeding up or slimming down.

Monty is perfectly behaved but quite aloof, he'll stand to brushed, clipped etc without flinching but won't want a cuddle at all. He's very laid back in general and incredbily lazy to ride and does everything from hacking to XC in a normal eggbut snaffle. He's horrible to hack as your constantly nagging at him and he's not great in traffic, he also doesn't care if he gets left behind so there's no perking him up at all. The benfits are you can hang back and have a canter to catch up (not an option with Archie). In the school he's pretty lazy on the flat although goes in a perfect outline almost by himself and is very light in your hand. Show him a jump and he suddenly wakes up, his ears prick and he's a lot more forward going but still does it very calmy and sensibly. He's perfect for restoring the jumping confidence I lost with Archie. In the field he's strange, third in the peckign order and terrified of the two top horses (far more than Archie is) but evil to those below him, if he's not beating someone up he's on his own. He lives on fresh air and we're always trying to keep his weight down.

I have the best of both worlds really. I joke that Archie is my hacking horse and Monty is my competition horse. But it shows that even in the same breed horses can be total opposites.
 
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