Equus Leather
Well-Known Member
Right, following on from my other post, here's a bit of background.
15.2 rising 9, chestnut mare (is this REALLY why folk dont even get to the rest of the advert?). Out of Sante Etoile, by Classic Cliche.
Bought by us in 2008 from a complete novice who did nothing with her. We are led to believe before that owner she was with Harvey Smith on his racing yard, but that's as far as we know.
Our plan, like many others, was to buy her cheaply, do some stuff with her and sell her on for a little profit. We got her pretty much unschooled. She'd done nothing bar sit in a field.
Summer 2008 started going BD. She was placed/won everytime out at Prelim, then went Novice and gained her first BD point. We took her to local arenas to practice over coloured poles as she can and does get excited by jumping. We also went XC schooling. First time ever by all accounts and she popped everything, water, ditches, sunken roads etc etc.
We entered her for 3 BE events, which that summer where all cancelled. Winter came and she had that off as we have no facilities at home. (Schooled in wide open field over the summer with no probs).
Summer 2009 comes and tbh the rider (my OH) was too busy with work, so she was just kept ticking over, going to local arenas for schooling/jumping, hacking about, more BD.
Winter 2009 and we haven't got a stable space for her so she goes to a family friend who is a BHSI for schooling and general riding stuff.
We got her back in Feb and have been bringing her back into work, and she's been XC for the second time with absolutely no fuss.
She is excellent to do in all ways, travels brilliantly, loves a fuss and a groom, you can clip her by yourself, stands like a dobbin for the vet and farrier, she really is no bother on the ground.
She is not a novice ride, and if describing her, shes a competition horse, not a happy hacker. She can be a handful out on hacks and isnt brilliant in traffic, BUT she is super talented. (And Im honestly not being biased here!). Fab, scopey jump as the piccies show.
Trouble is that we've got to the point were if we spend anymore money on her (ie competing wise) then we are seriously over budget and already starting to make a loss on her. But maybe in order to sell her she needs to get out more?
Ideally she'd go to someone incredibly competent like Baydale or Tabledancer (that ilk would be brill!) who will compete her regularly, but dont want to do pleasure rides or hacking out.
Ho hum. Piccies below....ideas please people as we really need to sell her!
15.2 rising 9, chestnut mare (is this REALLY why folk dont even get to the rest of the advert?). Out of Sante Etoile, by Classic Cliche.
Bought by us in 2008 from a complete novice who did nothing with her. We are led to believe before that owner she was with Harvey Smith on his racing yard, but that's as far as we know.
Our plan, like many others, was to buy her cheaply, do some stuff with her and sell her on for a little profit. We got her pretty much unschooled. She'd done nothing bar sit in a field.
Summer 2008 started going BD. She was placed/won everytime out at Prelim, then went Novice and gained her first BD point. We took her to local arenas to practice over coloured poles as she can and does get excited by jumping. We also went XC schooling. First time ever by all accounts and she popped everything, water, ditches, sunken roads etc etc.
We entered her for 3 BE events, which that summer where all cancelled. Winter came and she had that off as we have no facilities at home. (Schooled in wide open field over the summer with no probs).
Summer 2009 comes and tbh the rider (my OH) was too busy with work, so she was just kept ticking over, going to local arenas for schooling/jumping, hacking about, more BD.
Winter 2009 and we haven't got a stable space for her so she goes to a family friend who is a BHSI for schooling and general riding stuff.
We got her back in Feb and have been bringing her back into work, and she's been XC for the second time with absolutely no fuss.
She is excellent to do in all ways, travels brilliantly, loves a fuss and a groom, you can clip her by yourself, stands like a dobbin for the vet and farrier, she really is no bother on the ground.
She is not a novice ride, and if describing her, shes a competition horse, not a happy hacker. She can be a handful out on hacks and isnt brilliant in traffic, BUT she is super talented. (And Im honestly not being biased here!). Fab, scopey jump as the piccies show.
Trouble is that we've got to the point were if we spend anymore money on her (ie competing wise) then we are seriously over budget and already starting to make a loss on her. But maybe in order to sell her she needs to get out more?
Ideally she'd go to someone incredibly competent like Baydale or Tabledancer (that ilk would be brill!) who will compete her regularly, but dont want to do pleasure rides or hacking out.
Ho hum. Piccies below....ideas please people as we really need to sell her!
, and she more than ticks off all my boxes plus I am lucky enough that my hacking is all private woodland... 
I woul personally advertise her as a "Dressage horse/Potential eventer" emphasise the fact she is fantastic on the flat, scored over 70% affiliated dressage, with more to come. Excellent technique over fences, bold and scopey over Sj's and XC fences and ready to excel in eventing. Low mileage due to time and money restraints. Excellent to box, clip, shoe, traffic. Not novice ride hacking as can be spooky (as long as it is just spooking and not napping etc). Take the website down, advertise her with good Sjing and Dr picks (eycatching, white saddle cloth, boots/bandages, decent sized fence) and emphasise how easy she is to do. People don't need to know all the nitty gritty about her past etc until they've met her and "bitten" 
