Clydesdales as riding horses

[BigRed]

One point to remember is how much such a big horse will cost to keep, don't underestimate the extra cost involved.
I had a lovely 17.2 WB and he ate for England.

 

[Tnavas]

Tnavas, she is outstanding.
I see a lot of Clydesdales, living in Scotland, and there are some real enthusiasts near me, so I'm used to seeing them but they do not have active paces like Serenity.

They hide them! At her very first show as a yearling she ran me off my feet with the most amazing extended trot - she won against 13 other Heavy horses.

What people often forget is that the warmblood is descended from these work horses crossed with TB's & Arabs - the Clydesdales if you get them going have amazing paces.

This is her daughter Fantasia who is by the TB Westminster - when she extends she'd have most WB's hiding in shame! She had been under saddle just 3 weeks

And her son Serenade who is by a Holsteiner (By Romedio) x TB

Big Red - I found that my Clydesdale is one of the cheapest horses to keep I've ever had. I know the area I am in has a very mild winter but I have gone two winters now with no additional feed and unrugged. She lives well on grass and when in training for the race was only getting a scoop of oats daily.

 

[Kate P]

that is a beautiful thing!!!! so nice to see such a beautiful service horse enjoying life. You must miss him terribly x

 

[3OldPonies]

Wow, what wonderful pictures. Thank you for sharing them with us and so so sorry that he's no longer with you.

(Reply to the two pics at the start of the thread).

 

[Tnavas]

deb_l222 He's lovely - so sorry you lost him. They are great fun on the beach, mine was a bit stunned at the size of the puddle the first time she saw the sea. I feel so safe on her.

 

[windand rain]

very old photos as this horse is long gone

this top class eventer was out of a Clydesdale mare by a pure bred Arab stood 16hh and was amazing was head hunted by Lorna Clark so you can guess how old these photos were
Apologies for no hat that is not me riding I would never even sit on a horse without one even back then

 

[suestowford]

I rode out with Adventure Clydesdale (they're on Dartmoor) last Easter and absolutely loved it. If you are in striking distance of a heavy horse riding centre, OP, you should go and try one out.

 

[cedar]

That's a fabulous looking horse! Hope you weren't in that car in that album! :eek3:[/

Oh gosh no I wasnt!! Thank you. He is a handsome boy ( even if I'm a bit biased)