More reliable way to find a Cruising horse than googling?

[catembi]

I've now decided that I want to try to replace my deceased Cruising horse with another of the same bloodlines...

After a ton of googling, I found a fab one on horsemart that I think has already been sold,

& another one on another website that I've phoned about. I've tried the ISH database & I've tried a few websites in the back of H&H that are supposed to sell Irish horses without finding much.

Am I doing all the right things or am I being stupid & forgetting something obvious?

 

[michb52]

Have you contacted the breeder?

 

[henryhorn]

Eermm the fact we breed from the same bloodlines perhaps?!!!!
(Knockboy/Seacrest/Cruising. Knockboy /Ambertson our original bloodline)
We have some fouryear old's coming up out of that bloodline mares ex Matinee du Madon mares.... Not broken as yet but will be by early summer.
Also some youngsters and this coming year's foals for sale.
pm me for details or look on my blog to access the archives with lots of pics...
ps you must enjoy forward going horses, we tempered ours down by using a belgian x T for calmness. I believe however that that elusive jumping ability is from the Cruising side as all of ours have that desire to jump.

 

[Skhosu]

What about ringing the stud? Might they know of something/someone?

 

[michb52]

On another note not all Cruising horses will be the same - most of them I know are very "trying" to put it mildly!

 

[catembi]

Yes I was told once it was too late that all Cruisings were tricky & that I was lucky that I'd got a 'nice' one!!

Cat could be jolly tricky himself if he felt like it, & had a very sharp spook/spin that put us both on the floor once or twice. But then he had really loose paces & an awesome, powerful jump that got me out of so much trouble when I missed a stride.

Could do with the jump without the 'moody mare' temperament...

 

[PaddyMonty]

My lad is by cruising out of a cloverhill mare. The yard he came from in Ireland deals in young showjumpers. I could PM you some contact details if you like or just google damien grffin.
Wouldn't say my lad is tricky at all and has a super temp with huge jump. His downfall is is jockey atm.

 

[sherwood']

I would plan a trip to the irish sales at cavan or goresbirdge- always a tonne of crusings floating about.

www.irishhorse.com

or www.cavanequestrian.com- there will be detials of sales on these pages.

 

[sherwood']

Ohh nice crusing out of a clover hill mare- lucky you! Bet it can jump!