- Chestnut
- Mare
- 15 years
- 14.2 hands
- Pony club pony
- Family pony
- Confidence giver, loves to jump and x country
Very difficult decision to sell our beautiful 14.2hh mare, Amber. She is one of those ponies that everyone loves and becomes part of the family. She is 15 years old.
She will try everything, has done a range of pony club activities, camps, beach rides, loads of hacking, moorland trips - and is a happy, safe, sensible and willing pony.
She loves jumping and cross country and will pop anything pointed at her, almost never refuses or spooks - a hugely reliable pony. She’ll do dressage and has some lovely paces but it isn’t her forte and she can sometimes struggle a bit to keep her canter.
We have had her for just over a year and she’s done her job too well - building my then 10, now 11 year old (tall) daughter’s confidence immensely and taking her from jumping 50/60 competitively to 70/85s and she’s doing a couple of 90 courses. However my daughter is now ready to move on to 80s/90s as her competition height, and Amber is more comfortable stepping back a bit and jumping up to 70 competitively.
At home she’s jumped individual fences at over a metre, she is the most willing and gorgeous pony to have around. We have also used her as a mother-daughter share with me popping on when I’m allowed (!) and my much smaller, younger daughter also rides and jumps her safely.
In the past year she has qualified individually for mini champs in the 50 and 60cm classes, qualified for the 60 and 70cm Sunshine Tour at Hickstead, placed 5th in the NSEA 70-75cm class along with bringing home many local competition rosettes.
My 11 year old rides her out alone at home including hacking, jumping and being out for canters and gallops in big open fields, and I know she’s safe.
She is a fantastic second pony, or even a first pony for a taller child, teen or adult - she will step right down and with her last family was happily taking a child over 40cm courses competitively, just as she’d then step up and go and do a competitive 70cm. She is truly versatile for someone at the right stage for her.
We are gutted to be selling her after a year and a half of having her, but my daughter knows she wants to keep progressing with jumping heights, and we want Amber to be happy in her job which is more comfortable up to 70, with perhaps the odd 80. She has taught us SO much.
She has brilliant ground manners, great for farrier, to clip etc, loads well. She’s up to date with vaccinations.
She will live in our out, and happy to live alongside mares or geldings.
We are still in touch with her two previous owners, who come out to watch her competing, and we very much want to find a family who will love her as much as we do and keep in touch, are looking for a 5* home.
She will come with full wardrobe including custom-made saddle.