"Brie " Bay Mare Ex Racehorse

Brie is a beautiful, petite 15.3hh TB, 10-year-old mare who is looking for a genuinely knowledgeable and loving home. Has raced so is ROR eligible.

Mainly ridden by a lady in her mid 60s, who is a happy hacker, Brie loves hacking and is very brave, happy on roads, in fields, through water, and generally unbothered by things others might find spooky, happy to go in front or behind in company.

She’ll hack alone around the farm, which can still add up to a few miles, but further afield on her own she becomes anxious. In company, she’ll go anywhere.

At home, Brie schools beautifully. She is intelligent, learns very quickly and you can genuinely see her thinking when presented with something new. She enjoys pole work and has a lovely willingness to please. We’ve never asked Brie to jump, but with advertising her in mind have put her over some jumps to see how she reacted. She was green, but willing and never stopped.

On the ground, she’s nice to have around, happy in the stable, you can muck out, change rugs, etc. while she’s eating without any issues. Most of the time she’s perfectly polite and wanders along like a dog, but on the odd occasion does like to power walk in from the field, more often than not comes to call.

The more challenging bits, We want to be completely open about Brie because finding her the right home is much more important to us than making a quick sale.

Initially when we got Brie 6 years ago, she regularly saw the vet. She has previously had ulcers and joint injections, although she has been fit and well for a number of years now and has not required any further treatment or top-ups. She also has a sarcoid on her inner back leg, which has never caused her any problems. She has not needed to see the vet for anything other than routine vaccinations for the last 2–3 years. We are completely happy to discuss her veterinary history openly with enquiries.

Brie is a little close behind and used to occasionally catch her hind legs in the field when playing. This is managed with hind boots, which she wears happily. We have both summer and winter options and this is something that would recommend continue in her new home.

Her feet are strong, but being a TB she does have thin soles and needs shoeing every five weeks. We have found that bringing her in that extra week early makes a noticeable difference. She can also fidget a little when being shod, will stand with a lick.

She is generally good to clip, although her neck can be more difficult. With patience she is fine with large clippers, but smaller clippers are sometimes needed around the top of her neck if you’re trying to get the job done quickly.

She is fed a relatively simple diet of hay, Healthy Tummy chaff, vitamins/minerals and a gut supplement, and is kept on a low sugar/starch diet. She does not need much hard feed.

Although she is excellent at home, a new environment can initially overwhelm her. She can become fidgety and vocal when worried. Her willingness to please is a huge positive and, given time to build her confidence, she settles and works well, but this could easily worry a less experienced rider. She therefore needs someone who will give her time, confidence and consistency rather than expecting her to walk into a new situation and behave as though she has been there a hundred times before.

Brie is not being sold as a completely straightforward, push-button horse, and we don’t want to pretend she is.

She is an intelligent, kind and incredibly genuine mare with plenty to offer the right person. She is brave, enjoys her work, loves hacking and has a lovely attitude when she feels confident. She also has some management requirements and quirks which mean that the right home is particularly important.

She has a very special place in her current owner’s heart. In fact, Brie is the sort of horse who would have been her absolute dream horse 20+ years ago when she was younger, and this makes finding her next home even more important.

We would be devastated to see her passed from pillar to post, so would much rather take our time and find the right person than simply sell her quickly.

She is available to be tried as many times as necessary at home, bring your instructor or use ours and have some lessons on her, take her out and get to know her. We are happy to answer questions, discuss her history honestly and give prospective owners the opportunity to really get to know her before making a decision.

Brie will not suit everyone, but we believe the right person will absolutely adore her.

Genuine reason for sad sale of much loved horse

Videos

Brie Hacking - https://youtu.be/o2U063BryvU?is=UqCZ1TOfEMBoLjo-

Brie Schooling - https://youtu.be/pAhBVvAtatA?is=71yytd5ke9xsVqJJ