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Has anyone had any experience of horses by Cruising and their general behaviour? i have herad a few rumours that they can be difficult. I have a big four year old gelding by cruising who came over from ireland in March 2010, He was very nervous when I bought him but gradually got better with lots of steady handling and a slow breaking process. He has been very good and sensible generally to break and hadn't put a foot wrong until a bit of a mis-hap the other day. I think he is just starting to get a bit big for his boots though and a bit bolshy (I know lots of four year olds are quiet to break and then soon wake up) Because he still has the tendancy to be nervous, i have to be careful how i tell him off and try to be firm but kind. He is a big chap though and i don't want him to start taking the p**S, sometimes hard to know if he is trying it on or is just worried! he seems to love his jumping, only loose jumped a couple of times and popped a couple of x poles and small up right ridden so far but he seemd to get quite buzzy and keen. Any thoughts on behaviour issues? (I have had a fair few youngsters in the past so not a complete novice!)
 
I met a couple of Cruising colts in ireland, both a bit neurotic and jumpy especialy with new things but rather sweet and very willing once they had worked things out. Neither were massively nervous about being punished if they got out of line, as long is it was consistently and calmly done, just not too keen on shadows.
 
my neighbours horse is by Cruising and is an absolute saint. she is out doing novice eventing and won her first novice (which was open). she is only 5! manners to die for, she is truely a horse in a million. so willing and talented.
 
I think either something has happened to him in the past because he is particularly nervous around his back end and is a bit quick with his back legs although doesn't seem nasty. Either that or he's had one hell of a beating at some point, he doesn't like me carrying a whip on him even though i've never touched him with one.
 
All the ones I saw when I lived in Ireland were quirky and generally what I would consider to be real professionals horses. However, I am sure like all things there are good and bad and your boy sounds like he has found a kind and considerate home with you - good luck with him
 
On the yard where i am there is a mare by Cruising, she is now a broodmare through injury and apart from being a bit head strong and bossy with the others in the field she is fine to handle and did quite well SJ before retirement.
 
Agree with Baggyb - all the horses I have seen by cruising and are professional horses - not one for the average amateur.

They can be very quirky and often a one rider horse - but they usually very talented, no arguement there!

Beautiful horses!

Good luck with yours, sounds like you have found a real gem :)
 
My friend has one, granted it is also a chesnut mare, but she is an absolute nutcase to jump, her actual temprament is generally fine wouldn't harm you but does get extreme anxiety when seperated from other horses. Not sure I would have one, but the ones at the top of their game seem to are great compititions horses
 
There was a thread about Cruising recently and i have copied and pasted this from a post on there


There are few horses that can say they have practically kept an entire studbook afloat! For the ISH, Cruising is this horse! Not withstanding his own Nations Cups in places like Dublin and Spruce Meadows victories or his Grand Prix victories in Wolfsburg, Modena and a little known German venue called Aachen, where he jumped the only triple clear, to name but a few. He also won three World Cup qualifiers, two in Millstreet back to back and Geneva as well. He went on then to finish second in the final in Gothenburg in '99.

Let's be honest though, the measure of a horse is not his own achievements, but that of his progeny.

In 2008, in the the Spring Grand Prix League round in Kill. Co. Kildare, not two minutes from where he stands in Hartwell Stud, he had a notable result when a mare by him won the class, Windgates Mystique. Cruisings Mickey Finn placed second and in third spot was Riverbird, a gelding by Cruising.
In 2007, World Cruise became the first horse since Luidam in 2004 to jump double clear for Ireland in the Aga Khan. He's also the last horse to do so.
In 2008, Mr Medicott won Eventing team gold for Germany at the Olympic Games while that year.
Also in 2008, Flexible finished 2nd in the World Cup final. Ironically that also took place in Gothenburg. Later that year Flexible was instrumental in America winning the Canadian Nations Cup in Spruce Meadows.
Or what about Fresh Direct Kalico Bay winning the King George at Hickstead this year? By the Holsteiner stallion Limmerick out of Missisle C ... by Cruising!!!
Ollie Townend's new top mount? Ashdale Cruise Master! Winner of the three star event in Tattersalls this season.
In 2007, Mo Chroi won every Grand Prix she competed in except one where she finished second. This included winning the Grand Prix in Dublin. She probably played a bigger role that year than any other horse in securing Ireland's promotion back to the Super League. This year, on her first trip around the Hickstead Derby, she came home with just 4 Faults.

That's an impressive tally with no mention of Rincoola Abu, Ringfort Cruise, Sails Away, Cruiseline, Larkhill Cruiser, Master Cruise, Cruise With Me, Cruise Town, Beowulf, Teulada, Cruz Forever, Auto Cruise, Sollerina, Badgerhill Cruise, Killossery Kruisette or the horse who finished 8th in the 5 Year Old Finals in Lanaken this year, Interpretor.

I could go on and on and on and on and on but I won't. What's the point? He is quite simply, undeniably the absolute very best horse to ever set hoof on this planet. Bar none!
Yes, his stock weren't for everyone but to be fair, that's a teeny tiny minor, micro, miniscule aside to this tale. Fact is, from a pool of around about 1400 foals registered in Ireland, he has a higher hit rate of International performers than any other stallion in his generation or any other for that matter. One or two tales of tough cookies does not take away from the fact that he is the greatest of all time!

In 2007, Cruising suffered a heart attack and ended his covering days. There is semen from him somewhere in Belgium but it's being kept for private use and is no longer for sale. The semen supplies in Ireland are also for the private use of Hartwell Stud. His fee before this catastrophe was a mere €2,000.

Under the new star rating system unveiled this season by HSI, he is the only stallion approved by the ISH Studbook to rated 5 Star for his own performance, 5 Star for his showjumping progeny and 5 star for his eventing progeny. Those facts don't lie.

If God were a horse, his name would be Cruising

There is an Irish HHOnliner called Eiothian (cant spell it!!!) and he is a great fan of the horse and the above was his reply, i hope he does not mind me copying it for you :)
 
Oh, I don't think anyone is doubting the ability of cruising and his progeny - more that most of his progeny have been/are professional rides :)
 
Not doubting his ability by any means and my horse has definately got plenty of potential, I was just interested to hear how easy or difficult people had found his progeny as I don't think mine is going to be as straight forward as he first seemed! However, the good ones are never perfect and usually have a quirk or three.
 
not personal experience but have seen a lot out eventing and they seem to do well. Would definately be on my "preferred" hit list of sires.
 
I know you posted this over a year ago, but my mother found it today and forwarded it to me. I have a son of Cruising - Cruising Canon (but we call him Andrew). He was foaled in 1992 and imported to the US by Poplar Place (Georgia) as an Eventing horse and did amazingly (CCI***) until 2002 or 4 when he tore his cruiciate ligament. After rehab he could no longer jump so he is strictly Dressage. I got him a year and a half ago, at age 18, and he doesn't look or act his age at all. He LOVES to work, and I mean LOVES it, and goes bonkers if he can see other horses working and he's stuck in the field. We know it isn't so much separation anxiety because he had buddies in the field with him. When I haven't gotten to ride in several days, he's totally nutty in the x-ties, and whilst grooming and tacking up, and then once I get him to stand still long enough to mount, he's a different horse. Very eager to please, and if I so much as hint at asking for a movement he's spot on right there.

You mentioned that your horse doesn't like whips - Neither does my guy. He is super sensitive though, and I find I don't really need one. I haven't even tried spurs on him yet but we've gotten him to Piaffe and Passage without them.

I can tell he misses jumping terribly, and from what I've been told absolutely loved jumping. When Poplar Place put an Irish Bank in on their Advanced course, Werner Geven (his rider at the time) went for it and Andrew jumped the whole thing in one leap instead of 3! - no wipe out, or mishap either! After I got him, the first day we turned him out with the rest of the herd, he jumped the pasture fence (1.3m) twice for fun. No other horses were even near him or chasing him.

I agree that a Cruising horse is not for the newbie. Andrew seems quiet enough and I could let my daughter ride him on a lunge line but he can practically hear me think and she'd accidentally ask him to do something and it could be disastrous.

Again, I know it has been a year, and I hope you've progressed further, but I thought I'd tell a bit about my Andrew. He's awesome and I know you have a lot of fun years ahead.
 
Hi, we have a mare by Cruising, Cruising Ghost, who is a fantastic showjumper and has a lot of talent, but can be rather bolshy on the ground. We have had her for around three years and she has always been like it, but we forgive her it because of her jumping!
 
I have a grandson, very clever, basically great temperament and a passion for jumping but with proper ****-off nappiness, far too much for me to sort out on my own but he's now just starting to come on beautifully with (brilliant) pro help.

Separation anxiety rather apparent here too!

Overall though, he is a star - and full of the craic!
 
Mine's Cruising and Clover Hill. Very sharp and spooky but super talented and a pleasure on the ground! He's not keen on whips either but no separation anxiety that we've experienced! He's rather unpredictable; will go from placings at PC Intermediate Eventing and Dressage to not being able to use half of the school due to some particularly terrifying stinging nettles that have suddenly appeared! Squirrels are his nemesis... Taking him out of his comfort zone results in a good 15 minutes of rearing, leaping and spinning until he works it out, but he does love to show off once he knows what he's being asked! Improved my riding no end but has taken a heck of a lot of perserverence to get where we are now!
 
Great thread - they really do seem to have an particular take on life, don't they?

But there's such talent and eagerness to learn (and bravery) that one tends to forgive them most things......until they flip that switch!

Keep the reports coming, please.........:)
 
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