Question for all you Irish horse owners...

[Starbucks]

Especially ISH's and IDx's.

Are they very quick/fast?? Even if they are chunky monkeys?

My mums horse (middle in sig) is very chunky - he's from Ireland with unknown breeding but maybe IDxTB with some warmblood thrown in, but could be anything!! Anyway, he's not the fastest but can carry on for ever at a decent pace and I/we won an open TC with him and he finished ahead of a TB's!! I didn't know the rest of my team and they were quite amazed!

My horse Badge (far left and right of sig) is also chunky-ish, he had a good deal of ID in him anyway. He's substantially faster than my dads Irish TB!

Wondered what other's experiences were??

 

[Tinkerbee]

Any Irish ones we've had over here have been speed demons...

may be cos of where they came from

Lots of hunting, not much schooling

 

[madhector]

Mine is very quick, but he is 3/4 TB and 1/4 ID, tbh he just looks like a chunky TB. He is very speedy though, really covers the ground as he has such big paces

 

[Starbucks]

How big is he??

Badger looks like he could be 3/4 TB, but it's hard to tell from his breeding because they all are either ISH or RID!

But he's totally the same as your's!

Really covers the ground and has the heart to carry on forever!

 

[Starbucks]

I think you may have a point there!

With my boy anyway!!

"Nothing matters - just get to the front and gallop like feck!"

 

[madhector]

Varies from 16.1 - 16.3 depending on the weather!

 

[Laafet]

Murphy is very fast when he wants to be, I put it down to the Arab in him, he's ID x Arab. I went out with the Farmers Bloodhounds and they are nutters when its a proper day. Considering he's only 15hh, we were at the front of the field most of the day until ..erm. I got tired.. and went through a few gates instead of jumping the huge hedges. And we were in the company of mainly TB types that were eventers or P2Pers.
He also has never lost a race out hacking, when in my youth and even occasionally now (I know its not the done thing to do), whether it was ex racers (crocked ones) or gymkhana ponies!

 

[Shilasdair]

All the worst accidents I had in my breaking/schooling (ok, crash test dummy) days were with ID x TBs....I reckon they're all nice looking horses...but barking.
S

 

[madhector]

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All the worst accidents I had in my breaking/schooling (ok, crash test dummy) days were with ID x TBs....I reckon they're all nice looking horses...but barking.
S

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I'll second that...mines fallen over sideways on me, gone over backwards with me, bucked me off and broken my leg in several places and just recently gone over head first

BUT he seems to be slowly turning into a reformed citizen

 

[Cobland]

Murphy is 27 and ID, he is still obsessed with speed.

YOs daughter has a IDxTB and its a mental case!

 

[madmav]

Irish genes are very strong - in humans as well as horses. I speak from personal experience, having owned a Connemara and now sharing a part Irish draft. And being half Irish myself, I would say you could not ask for better blood lines

 

[Shilasdair]

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All the worst accidents I had in my breaking/schooling (ok, crash test dummy) days were with ID x TBs....I reckon they're all nice looking horses...but barking.
S

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I'll second that...mines fallen over sideways on me, gone over backwards with me, bucked me off and broken my leg in several places and just recently gone over head first

BUT he seems to be slowly turning into a reformed citizen

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Buy a TB...they're much safer
S

 

[Blackhawk]

Yes, 16.2hh 5 year old IDxTB who is very loving but dippy, and likes to go fast!

 

[Tinkerbee]

Had a conny when I was a kiddy....

she was the laziest sod ever...untill she got going...

I fell off backwards numerous times lol

 

[madhector]

I had one, he was perfect, ex steeplechaser but much saner than Jerry. He was a bit quick too mind

 

[Pidge]

Pidge is TBxID/ISH and although a solid chappy has a pretty impressive turn of speed

He also is pretty good on the stamina side of things too and just seems to really enjoy having a blast

 

[Starbucks]

Well, I'd like not to be smug but I'm going to be anyway!

My horse is fast, has a fab jump and is a fantastic safe (if strong) hunter!!

I've had him since he was 5 and he hasn't hurt a sole, or bucked, reared,spun round, bolted... Mr prefect! For now at least!

*touch wood*

He is a bit of a beast when he's SJ/XC/Hunting but a gentleman - I think I'm a lucky girl!

 

[Shilasdair]

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and he hasn't hurt a sole, or bucked, reared,spun round, bolted... Mr prefect!


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It's true...pride (and smugness) do come before a grammatical/spelling fall, or two!
S

 

[Starbucks]

I'm loving how much all our Irish boys and girls seem to love their work!

I'd like to see a similar post on WB's or CB's!

 

[eventersrus]

I had a palomino advanced IDxTB by Rhett Butler he was awesome but not fast!!

 

[Shilasdair]

Ok, I have to announce....my horse has never hurt a haddock either.....although she wasn't prefect in her schooling...
Snigger.
S

 

[Starbucks]

Well if that's all it come before then that's cool with me!

BB

 

[Starbucks]

Are you feeling guilty because you're munching on fish and chips S?

BB

 

[Bri]

I am the only person with an irish horse that would probably lose a race to a seaside donkey?

 

[Shilasdair]

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Are you feeling guilty because you're munching on fish and chips S?

BB

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No, but I do have a Strawberry Eton Mess begging to be killed and eaten....but not hungry enough...
S

 

[Starbucks]

I think if we took Caff on the beach he may loose to you, and the donkey - so no!

 

[Bri]

Excellent - who's Caff?

 

[Starbucks]

He's the middle one in the sig you won the open TC!

He pretends he can't do anything - but when he gets having fun he is a trooper!!

I reckon your guy would be as well!

 

[Bri]

I dont think my girl has the competitive gene - was galloping across a field with a friend ( definitely not racing though

) and she was lesiurely cantering and looking around,tried to push her on and she responded by bucking and going even slower...

I'd like to think she was cautious and sensible - in reality she's probably just lazy and stupid!!

 

[Starbucks]

Honestly - that is totally Caff!

Lazy bugger!!

Get her out hunting, jumping and having some fun!

She'll change!