Kentaur Portia

Great sj bloodlines to breed or ride

$5,000

Description

Kentaur Portia has great bloodlines (sire Pico Bello dam Barabadeen Mariposa), (just turned 14 so you could breed yourself a lovely showjumper) and a very trainable personality, however, needs an experienced, confident owner due to some quirks.
Not suited for jumping competitively I believe as she was sold to us 2 years ago for not wanting to enter busy show jumping rings- plants her feet and refused for old owners (we have focused on her as a dressage and trail and pony club horse with little jumping as we are not a jumping family).  Bought for my then 11 year old daughter and they have done a bit of pony club together, however they clash under saddle and she is just not right for me. Bonnie takes her confidence from her rider and bonds strongly with one person and will test everyone else with a spook or the odd buck. If you are her person she will try her heart out! 
She enjoys learning and likes a kind but firm person to help her through anything scary. She can put in a pigroot/buck when excited and can put in a quite athletic spook (shoots forward a few strides or suddenly turns) which younger/better/more confident riders can handle, I am just not that person.
She does get a yearly hock injection of Arthrimed (not sure how to spell it)- We had a vet investigate why she pigrooted into canter and reason was not pushing off properly in one hind leg, so the injections fixed that.
Great to float, take anywhere by herself or with others, stands all day tied to float, happy to be ridden around ducks swimming in the puddles of a dressage arena, always rock bottom of the herd, no separation anxiety, great to trim, clip etc. 
No nervous riders please- she picks up on that. 
A friend of mine has ridden her for over a year exposing her to all sorts, mainly dressage days and I have done bush and beach rides. She is currently fat and hasn't worked in about 3 months. I am slowly bringing her back into some work, but her and I are not good together ridden (I love handling her and being with her though). She loves to play at liberty if that is your thing. She can still jump, however she is speedy and needs an experienced rider to work on the anxiety of show jumping competition environments or only jump for fun. 
Price is negotiable- home is not. She is a beautiful mare that just needs someone to give her confidence and love her, quirks and all. Every little detail about her will be disclosed to serious interested people- I could write you a 100page manual for her. 
Please contact me for more info

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  • LISTED BY:
    Tine Rigg
  • Member Since:
    15th September, 2014

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