"Gus " Chestnut Gelding All Rounder

Meet Gus – The Handsome Irish Draught Cross

Gus is a beautiful chestnut Irish Draught cross, standing at approximately 15.2hh and rising 4, with four white socks and a lovely white blaze.

Gus has recently started his ridden education and is coming on really well. He has got the hang of walk, trot and canter, and is beginning to work into an outline, although this still needs more consistency and development.

He has also started hacking out with another horse and, despite only having been out a couple of times, he has been proving to be very safe and sensible. He’s happy passing cars, will take the lead and generally has a sensible head on his shoulders for such a young horse.

One of Gus’s lovely little party tricks is that he has been taught to lay down on command to allow you to mount him, and will also lay back down at the end of your ride to allow you to dismount.

His foundations have been started really nicely, and he is a very rewarding young horse to work with. He takes a lot of confidence from his person and is the sort of horse who will benefit hugely from a good partnership with someone who can continue building on the education already put into him.

Gus is still very much a baby. He hasn’t finished growing or maturing, so his workload has been kept light and appropriate for his age. He currently has short sessions of around 15 minutes, with schooling once or twice a week and hacking or lunging on other days, no more than three to four times a week.

He is good to do in every way, and he’s a really nice boy to have around. We haven’t clipped him, so we cannot comment on how he will be for clipping.

As with any young horse, he still has a few little quirks. He can occasionally have a moment in the field when he doesn’t particularly want to be caught. I leave a headcollar on him at all times and have never failed to catch him, with a bucket of feed usually doing the trick when he’s feeling stubborn!

One important thing to be aware of: Gus is absolutely petrified of electric fencing. He can charge straight through an electric-fenced gateway, so you must ensure the electric is switched off before attempting to lead him through one. This is something his new home needs to be aware of and manage accordingly.

Other than this, Gus is simply a young horse who needs time, education and consistency. He is not currently one for a novice, not because he is a bad horse, but because he is young and still learning. With the right experienced rider to continue his education, there is absolutely no reason he couldn’t develop into a lovely horse for the future.

His education has been started really nicely, and I’d love to see him go to someone who recognises the value of a young horse with good foundations and wants to continue building on them. He has so much potential, and the right person could have a very rewarding horse on their hands.

Price and home

Gus will be available to a home that appreciates his quality, potential and the time already invested in his education. Please bear in mind that he will be priced accordingly, with a **mid-four-figure budget starting **with 5 being required.

Finding the right home for Gus is far more important than finding the quickest sale. I’m looking for someone who understands the value of a well-started young horse and is excited to continue developing him into the lovely horse he has the potential to become.

(And yes, the pictures are just some great screenshots from snippets of video, LOL! There are plenty more pictures and videos available.)