Show me your Irish Sports Horses?

[Pidgeon]

Diamond Minstrel aka Pidge
17hh registered ISH, 13 yo.
Fabulous temprament, not a novice ride sharp but sensible if that makes sense? Is awesome XC but turns his hoof to anything I ask him to do. We do HT's, unaff ODE, BE90, SJ, dressage, showing and even cubbing.
Love him to bits and wouldn't swap him for anything
Pedigree here http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/diamond+minstrel, another King of Diamonds horse

 

[nijinsky]

My gorgeous girl Poppy:

 

[CalllyH]

poppy and greystorm - stunning!

 

[fitzaud2]

I had an Irish Tb lol ummm my friend has an ISH whos 15hh, good conformation but a little high withered, flat-ish front feet but good quality feet, very sweet and dopey in the stable but quite forward going riding wise.

That sounds like most ISH horses, for some reason. They tend to be good at what they do, but a little quirky!!!!! But you got to love em!!

 

[chilworth23]

Aww theyre all gorgeous, ive only ever had welshies, so this is a step up for me, height wise lol! but didnt know much about them etc.

 

[posie_honey]

mines in my siggy - ISH mare 12yrs and a madam but i love her
she's an anomoly thoguh - blue papered passport from irish horse board but no known breeding - ive questioned it when i sent passport away to be cahnged to my name but they just sent blue one back - no idea what that's about!! wish i did know her breeding though....

 

[TopTotty]

16h Grandsire was Clover Hill, 9 years and absolutely fantastic. Quite fiesty!!! Will be with me until the end. Doing BE100 at the moment. Hates dressage!!

 

[hannahmurphy]

This is Murphy (Supermurf, Mookins, MurphyMcNugget, Donkey etc ....). He's 12yo, 16hh, super trainable, loves to learn, very willing and not phased by much.
Came to me 4 years ago as a little terror who wouldn't leave the yard - rear, rear, rear, tiss, tiss, tiss etc, now anyone could get on him and ride off into the distance! Great temperment, even non horsey people love him He's got a great personality & loves liquorice Allsorts.

Green passport, great lines - Kildalton Gold sired his mum

 

[chilworth23]

Hopefully mine will be as forward going as ive been told! x

 

[wellybob]

Any excuse to post piccys ;D
16.2 IDXTB ,Gelding, sire oranmore boy reg ID, Dam verbal permision reg tb
Full size bridle 17 m/w saddle been to hoys and is primarely a show horse but also dressages upto elementary level has BE ,BS hunts all day and carrys a side saddle I adore him ;D ;D
So....

OOps sorry for overload

 

[chilworth23]

what a gorgeous boy!

 

[Flash_28]

My little guy He is Axel Foaly aka Foalio. He's 18months old and a rescue. Had him for a few months now but having a bit of an issue with his weight Currently 13.1hh and hoping he will mature to around the 16hh mark. Dad was ISH and Mum was a full Irish TB.

 

[chilworth23]

I wanted something forward and confident, but not to fine built,

 

[Honey08]

Build wise they can vary no end - after all they are just a cross between ID and TB - you'd just go for one that was higher ID...

Most I've had have wonderful temps. I find they're pretty laid back really, but you can create something fizzier with fitness if you want. I worked with horses for years, and they were always my fave horses even before they became ISHs.

I have two. One is half and half, and a lovely looking sport horse type (if you go into my profile theres a tiny pic of her xc) and the other is a stunning heavier weight that has much more bone, and looks like a show hunter type. Both absolutely love to jump - especially XC, and are very honest if I've got the stride wrong! The big one would be a superb hunter, the other would kill me, as is silly enough XC!

 

[Jzee]

This is Kanni, 6 years old, 16.2, big doofus! He's great! I've had him since May and am still getting to know him. Needs his hand holding out hacking at the mo. He's half dutch WB, 1/4 TB, 1/4 irish draught. I was told they only need a weeny bit of irish draught to qualify to be an ISH. I liked the earlier 'mongrel' comment!

Here's a video of him in his new field with my TB

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAvLt5VhVnM

 

[chilworth23]

whats the d to d on his saddle? is he wide?

 

[Jzee]

whats the d to d on his saddle? is he wide?

What's d to d?!

He is wide, but very comfy. He's grown a lot since I bought him as he has a properly fitted saddle - he can grow new muscles.

 

[TinselRider]

This is my beast
16.1hh (technically 3/4 ID but is a reg ISH) He has a pretty even temprament, is in a wide saddle and full bridle.

 

[chilworth23]

d ring to d ring on saddle?

 

[Chermar]

This is only some of our lot:

4 YRO

Brood mare & this years foal

3 YRO

My 8 YRO

 

[Dowjones]

First is Billy, he's a connXID. 11 years old and 14.2hh so a small model

Then is Whisper. Don't know her exact breeding. She's a 5 year old, 14.3hh mare. She's very easy going, cheeky, forward going and has a super jump.

And DJ, He's by Dow Jones Courcel (SF) and out of a mare who is 3/4 ID 1/4 TB.

 

[lochpearl]

I wanted something forward and confident, but not to fine built,

This is my ISH, he is 16.1 1/2 lol, 8 years old, wide in jeffries GP, MW in Albion SLK Ultima, full size bridle, he's a demon around food, still nips a bit, but gradually learning it is not acceptable, last owner fed tit bits all the time and he was always eating when she was doing things with him, we have finally got his weight down now. Very good doer, very willing and eager to please ridden wise, learns quickly: He is by Pauldarys Top Tiger out of ID/ISH mare with Ben Purple lines.

this is when we first got him and my friend was riding, he was overweight with fat pads then

But why not go for a full ID? This is my horse of a life time and although he unluckily has had his problems, he truly is my dream horse, temperament to die for, totally loving and soppy. He is kind, willing and will do anything you ask. He gets a little cheeky when he isn't my centre of attention and his paces are amazing. He has Ireland's Pride, King of Diamonds in his breeding and everyone loves him. He is about 16.3 5 years old and at the moment although he is wider seat wise than my ISH the MM Albion tree fits him perfectly.

and

 

[ecrozier]

Jzee thats VERY similar breeding to mine! He is by a dutch warmblood stallion out of an ISH mare (she is a clover hill granddaughter by Captain Clover). He is actually passported as Scottish Sports Horse but is 50% irish and I just like posting pics of him!
This is him:

He is 4 currently in a medium saddle will be mw by next year. Full size bridle, 6'3 rugs, 16.2hh maybe a tiny bit more.

This is his bloodlines:http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/tomcroft+rupert


OP, you won't be able to guage anything re fit of saddle til you can check on your actual horse I think - as you can see all the ISH vary wildly. My boy's saddle also fits my LW trakhener, and a few years back she was in the same saddle as our HW ISH mare (3/4 ID). However they look totally different sizes. You need to get a saddler to check to get a good idea of what fits and what doesn't. Rugs also vary wildly - my boy is in a smaller rug than my mare who is 3 inches shorter - but much longer.

 

[Empy&Treacle]

This was my beautiful ISH. She was WB x ID. By Ricardo Z and out of a Clover Hill mare. She was beautiful, had an awesome, careful jump, lovely paces and a temperament to die for - she just absolutely loved people.

She was in a M or MW saddle both fitted very well (MW obviously with pad )

She was 15.3 - 16hh

 

[Jzee]

Ecrozier - Impeccable taste in horses! Hee hee!

They are ALL gorgeous!

 

[Ozzie]

This is True Pride, aka Solo, he is 16 years old, 15.1hh, by Roeview Pride, an Irish Draught, out of a chestnut Thoroughbred mare named Snide Remark. He has Ben Purple and Western Pride in his breeding, so nicely bred

He was a bargain I think We paid £2200 for him as an 11 year old, and he turned out to be a complete schoolmaster, winning his first Novice dressage test with my sister, and being placed at what was both their first ODE! Talented and safe, and really a star!

 

[lara b]

Cooper
15.2hh ISH gelding
He takes a wide saddle but has a large shoulder so needs a working hunter style saddle as a GP is too forward cut for him!

He is probably the cobbiest looking ISH on this thread so far. Unfortunately I have no breeding history.

JoJo he is beautiful. He is exactly what I am searching for. Bet you have loads of fun together

 

[3DE]

Look at the CAD on that! Nice :wub:

 

[chilworth23]

what does CAD mean

 

[3DE]

what does CAD mean

It was me doing a typo - I actually meant to type DAP

Just in case - http://www.behindthebitblog.com/2008/06/diagonal-advanced-placement-in-equine.html