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Beautiful, safe Connemara pony looking for a new kind home

Serena Lancaster-Eastwood in Horncastle

Height: 13.3hh

Age: 8 years old

Colour: Grey

Breed: Connemara

Gender: Gelding

Type: Pony

Discipline: All Rounder, Happy Hacker and Mother-daughter share

Description: Name: Chuck (Leim Silver Bridge) Chuck is a grey, 8-year-old (turning 9 on 5th May 2026), pure, traditional, Connemara pony gelding and has been classified as Grade 1 by the British Connemara Pony Society. He stands at 13.3hh (139cm). The reason for this sale is that I need more time now for my new director role in the family business. Chuck comes with his full wardrobe of quality tack and rugs. A good supply of his forage is available too - lots of bags of Timothy Horsehage! Chuck has been a big part of our family for years and I am looking for a lovely, new home for him. I feel Chuck would best suit an experienced, knowledgeable, kind, confident, patient owner and rider who likes hacking or who is happy and competent enough to make him fitter for competition work. He would suit a small adult (maximum 10 and a half stone) or older teenager. Chuck’s full history is known – from birth to present day. Chuck was bred by a stud in Co Galway, west Ireland with a very good reputation. He was born on 5.5.2017. The team at the stud broke him to ride. Then, he was bought and imported by my horse trainer. I bought Chuck off her on 28.6.21. As well as me riding Chuck, my trainer continued to bring him on, giving him many experiences including: indoor and outdoor clinics, cross country days, show jumping, dressage competitions and lots of hacking around the local area on his own and in company. On 6.2.2024, I moved Chuck to my home where he lives alone happily. Sometimes there is a pony and a donkey in the adjacent field belonging to the neighbour which doesn't bother him. He is settled and happy. He is able to stretch his legs and has access to his stable 24/7. He is easy to catch, walking up to you. I am a 50-year-old lady who weighs about 9 stone. I am no longer interested in competing although I know Chuck is capable of it from watching him with the trainer. My interests lie in helping Chuck be as confident and relaxed as possible. I ride Chuck on average three times per week around the village. I just enjoy the relaxation of walking around the beautiful village in which I live. Most of the time my husband walks on foot as well so we can chat on the way round. Our greyhound used to come along too until she died. Recently, I have employed the services of a self-employed riding instructor and groom to help me exercise Chuck because of the pressures of my new job. He doesn't mind different people riding him. I also enjoy doing groundwork with Chuck. For example, Chuck is very good at hindquarter yields; walking over poles in hand; moving forward to a clicking sound; and backing up to the Shhh sound. I have taken inspiration from Monty Roberts; Pat Parelli (including attending a Parelli demo weekend); Tristan Tucker's TRT Method (which I subscribe to and from whom I copied the Shhh sound for backing up); and Steve Young Horsemanship (whose demo I recently attended in Accrington). Chuck has also been long lined by a horse driving specialist and Chuck was excellent at it. This same lady took Chuck alongside her horse and trap on trips out to help desensitise him to seeing her out and about on the village roads. This helped amazingly. He loved it! Because Chuck does a lot of walking, the equine osteopath (back lady) says that he has good core muscles and good stability within his body and that his body is functioning well. Chuck is not bothered by: dogs barking or running, cats, pigeons flapping, noisy children playing and running around (we walk past the village primary school regularly), cars, vans, trailers, lorries, tractors, manitou forklifts, motorbikes, bicycles, pedestrians, pushchairs, mobility scooters, other horses on the road, horses and carts/traps, unusual objects on the sides of roads, road worker signs, flashing lights, flags, umbrellas, bonfires, plastic bags blowing down the road, a braying donkey, cows, goats and sheep etc. There are rare breed cattle including a huge bull in village as well as sheep and we walk past both every ride. In fact, if Chuck sees something unusual, he is very curious and wants to walk over to it and touch it with his nose. Chuck is even pretty good with the fireworks in November, just trotting, pausing and processing - no mad panic - and after a while, he learnt to ignore them. Chuck has never bucked, reared, bolted or napped. The worst he would ever do, if his adrenaline were to go up (because he is a horse after all!), would be to stand still and get slightly tense or walk slightly faster. If he walks off slightly faster, I either half halt or bend his neck and body and ask him to walk a very tight circle a few times (hindquarter yield) before straightening him up and walking on again. This is enough to calm him down. He calms down quickly. My trainer used to say, "He really doesn't do anything, does he?" and this is true. He loves food and sometimes tries to grab a bit of hedge, which is temptingly close, whilst out hacking. It doesn't bother me and is easily corrected. He is the same if you haven’t ridden him for a while. Over the Christmas and New Year period, I didn’t ride him for 4 weeks because of family things going, followed by icy roads. I don’t lunge Chuck, and so I did the usual few groundwork moves then got on after not having ridden him for 4 weeks and he was no different to usual. Chuck loves people (women, men and children alike). He often wants to stop to say hi to strangers and have a tickle on his upper lip as we meet people in the village on our hack around. He has never been treated cruelly by a human and so has no fear of people. He has been tested for Hoof Wall Separation Disease (HWSD) associated mutation and the result was N/N (Non-Carrier) which means Chuck doesn’t have the disease and isn’t a carrier for it either, unlike some other Connemara ponies. Every 8 weeks, Chuck has new front shoes put on and his hinds are trimmed. The dentist checks his teeth once a year and says his teeth are ‘fine, nice and straight’. Chuck is fully vaccinated and up to date with flu and tet. The saddle fitter comes out every 6 months to check the fit of his leather saddle and if required, adjusts the flocking. He is up to date with worming and is easy to worm. Chuck has no vices and loads fine (maybe with a little treat sometimes that's all - being a foodie!). He is well-mannered and easy to handle. I pick his feet out, groom him and tack him up whilst he is untied and munching on his haylage in the stable. When I am putting his bridle on, he actually tries to put the bit in his mouth himself! He doesn’t require sedation for: clipping, the farrier, dentist or vet when they come for his routine checks or appointments. Chuck is very healthy, has a good heart, clean limbs and has never been overworked etc. The vet said on her last visit, "He is looks very healthy." He has only one condition to report which was discovered after I had bought him. I am letting you know because it is unlikely to be detected on even a 5* vetting - it is hard to see and mostly hidden. Chuck was diagnosed with a benign (harmless) skin condition on his shaft. It is stable and does not cause any pain. The ongoing treatment simply requires a winky wash twice a year to keep his winky clean as he produces slightly more smegma than average and this is what probably caused the condition in the first instance. This is the only time Chuck needs sedating. I have my vet do the winky washing. She uses lukewarm water and a soft sponge, cleans it all up (and checks for 'beans' at the same time - added bonus). This is already reflected in the asking price. You will have access to his full medical history. He is currently unclipped and only needs lightweight or medium rugs. Previously, my trainer used to give him an Irish clip and Chuck wasn't bothered about the noise of the clippers at all. He's also not bothered about being hosed off, showered all over with warm water or sprayed all over with fly spray. Chuck is being sold with all his tack and rugs (which are all kept in my house at room temperature). His tack includes: a beautiful, high quality black, 17.5" leather saddle; expensive 'Tech Stirrups' (safety stirrup irons); a lovely black, leather bridle (cob size) with a high quality Fager snaffle bit (12.5cm), two Le Mieux saddle cloths, two girths and two pure wool girth sleeves (extra cosy!), Parelli rope reins and traditional English reins etc. His 5'6" rugs include: stable rugs, turnout rugs (0g, 100g, 200g), summer sheets, travel rugs, a Thermatex rug, a waterproof exercise sheet and an in-hand-walking fluorescent, waterproof exercise sheet. I have found the Horseware Ireland rugs fit him very well and I have bought him the best ones (Rambo rugs). I also have a good supply of his quality forage (lots of bags of Horsehage Timothy). You are welcome to buy some or all these off me for the price I paid (not overpriced!!). :-) I have hundreds of photos and lots of video clips of Chuck (from his early days in Ireland right through to present day) which I am happy to share with you. I welcome enquiries from everyone - whether you are local or coming from further away. I can do a live video call if you like and you can meet Chuck live on the camera. Because I work from home and decide my own hours, I am available for viewings Monday to Thursday in the mornings or early afternoons, all day Friday, Saturday and Sunday most weeks. Please contact me and we'll arrange a day and time. :-)

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