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Ex Race Horses: 16hh & Under

15.2hh Bay TB Gelding, 8yrs


Ref #: 365655
  • Retired sound Jan 25,
  • Been turned out since
  • Ready to bring back into work
POA
  • Thoroughbred
  • Bay
  • Gelding
  • 8 years
  • 15.2 hands
  • Retired sound Jan 25,
  • Been turned out since
  • Ready to bring back into work

15.2/3hh bay TB gelding, 8yrs, retired sound from racing Jan 25, last raced Nov 24. (Hurdles). 

A super looking horse with floaty paces, excellent feet, good to catch.

Has been on holiday since end Jan, now needs bringing back into work to commence new career, RoR eligible.

A lovely friendly horse to have around.

Now looking for a forever home with someone experienced with bringing on Thoroughbreds.

Has been seen to windsuck occasionally.

Bollin Eric
Rest and Be

Weatherby's well bred TB mare - ROR, Natural horsemanship


Ref #: 365555
  • Bach- Nijinsky - Northern Dancer
  • Potential ROR
  • Excellent proven broodmare - outstanding offspring
£2,000
  • Thoroughbred
  • Chestnut
  • Mare
  • 15 years
  • 15.3 hands
  • Bach- Nijinsky - Northern Dancer
  • Potential ROR
  • Excellent proven broodmare - outstanding offspring

For sale from a private genuine loving home, a pretty and sweet natured 15.2-15.3hh 15 y.o very well bred Weatherby's National Hunt ex racehorse Thoroughbred mare who has been a mum for the last 6 years of her life.

Now needs a new experienced home as a proven broodmare or could be brought back into work with the right person. She did race, just didn't like it so she is ROR eligible.

She apparently did do a bit of show jumping and cross country in-between racing and being a mum before her current home where she has just been a broodmare for the last few years.

A video of her jumping hurdles can be seen in this advert below the description.

She would also make a nice natural horsemanship project.

She has been an incredible broodmare producing outstanding wonderful natured and strongly built offspring. Has taken first time both naturally and via AI. Foals easily and is a great mum, just knows her job well.

She is a very good do-er with no health issues and good feet. Upto date with vaccines, teeth rasped every year and is on a worming programme with consistantly clear worm counts.

She is used to being with mares and geldings but is scared of being bullied so needs quieter companions.

She is good to handle and transport.

Will only go to a loving home with proper experience and knowledge of ex racehorse thoroughbreds!

Please message me with any questions

Bach Nijinsky
Northern Dancer

6yr old Mare RoR Eligible


Ref #: 365054
  • Golden Romance
  • Attractive 16hh 6yr old thoroughbred mare
  • Eligible for RoR
£4,250 ONO
  • Thoroughbred
  • Chestnut
  • Mare
  • 6 years
  • 16 hands
  • Golden Romance
  • Attractive 16hh 6yr old thoroughbred mare
  • Eligible for RoR

Raced 7 times, retired sound in limb and wind, last raced March 2022. Had a break to mature in owners field and has now been in work for the last 5 weeks and is now ready for her new career.

Eligible for RoR and will excel at showing or dressage but equally safe to hack alone and in company, never bucked or reared.

Easy to lead and handle, not mare ish at all, loads and travels well

Walk, trot and cantering sweetly, ready to find her new home to further her retraining


Wanted


Ref #: 365277
  • Coloured Native/Traditional show quality
  • Quality Potential Allrounder
  • Show quality ex for racehorse
  • Coloured Native/Traditional show quality
  • Quality Potential Allrounder
  • Show quality ex for racehorse

Looking for nice quality youngster to break in and be my best friend

Show Quailty Coloured native/Traditional
Show quality ex racehorse (obviously broken)
Quality potential allrounder,preferably ID ,IDx ,Cob xTb ,something along those lines but can be other breeds but must be something with a bit of substance
Ideally 4 year old ready to break now
Don’t mind older unbroken
Mare or gelding
Height depends on type of horse but nothing under 148cms

Excellent loving 5* home awaits


CLEAR EVIDENCE (BEAUTIFUL ROR PROSPECT) (reduced)


Ref #: 362776
  • Bred by the late queen = requires a kind capable rider
  • Rupert has been in the same private home for the last 7 years.
  • Really well schooled, loves to hack out - totally safe & sensible.
£3,500 OVNO
  • Thoroughbred
  • Brown
  • Gelding
  • 12 years
  • 16 hands
  • Bred by the late queen = requires a kind capable rider
  • Rupert has been in the same private home for the last 7 years.
  • Really well schooled, loves to hack out - totally safe & sensible.

Rupert is available on behalf of a private owner who has owned him for the last 7 years, but sadly children, and childrens ponies have taken over and Rupert has become a field ornament.

Rupert has very limited mileage and spent the last 7 years, hacking out and doing some schooling work but no competitions ( down to the owner not the horse)

Really well put together, good clean limbs, nice model, good chest space and would be a strong contender for the ROR class.

Loves to hack out will hack on his own or in company - totally safe in traffic and happy to pop a fence.

If you are looking for an ROR to show or simply want a smart nice kind sensible horse to hack - Rupert could be for you

We have reduced Rupert as he has only had 1 viewing, and the lady was very nervous, of which we did not expect to see any difference in Rupert - however her nervousness obviously passed through to him as he became very anxious in himself and started jogging (which is something he has never done before) so for this reason we are asking for experienced & non nervous riders only - thanks

Cape Cross
Rainbows Edge

It’s my photos.

Victoria


Ref #: 365093
  • Careful and Reliable Springy mare.
  • Safe and well schooled.
  • 3 smart and smooth paces.
£8,500
  • Thoroughbred
  • Bay
  • Mare
  • 12 years
  • 16 hands
  • Careful and Reliable Springy mare.
  • Safe and well schooled.
  • 3 smart and smooth paces.

Victoria is the prettiest 12 year old 16hh thoroughbred all rounder Bay mare. Victoria is a kind and quiet mare to ride and is an all round yard favourite. Good to handle on the ground, bath, shoe, clip and excellent stable manners. No vices.

Victoria is always willing to try her hardest for you and is not scared to jump anything you put her too, which makes her the perfect All Rounder candidate. She has been ridden and competed at unaffiliated shows by novices whom she looked after superbly and taught massively. But equally can step it up for a more advanced rider who’s wanting to push her to a high level, making her the ideal mother daughter share.

Training wise Victoria was trained and brought on professionally and is ready to go out and have fun with this coming Spring. She has schooled over novice tracks showjumping and xc with ease proving to be bold and careful.
But equally Victoria is ROR eligible, and with her classy paces would do very well in the show ring. She will happily hack out alone or in company. Infront or behind sensibly in all paces and never gets hot or silly. We have had Victoria since she was 6, straight of the track and fitted in perfectly to our family. She seriously is a special horse and I couldn’t think of a fault to give her.

Home is the MOST important part of this sale.

Plenty of videos available on request.


Fun all rounder Dottie


Ref #: 365445
  • Ermyns Dottie
  • Quick learner
  • Wants to please and loves work
£3,500 ONO
  • Thoroughbred
  • Bay
  • Mare
  • 7 years
  • 15.2 hands
  • Ermyns Dottie
  • Quick learner
  • Wants to please and loves work

Lovely 7yr old ex racer Dottie is looking for a confident and experienced rider who is willing to take the time to build a trusting relationship with her and show her the world.

Dottie has been re backed and can walk trot canter and jump. She had been to a 3 day show and this did not bother her. jumped round and took it all in her stride we have also taken her cross county schooling which she loved .Not spooky but green.

She doesn’t mind who rides her. we have had a few different riders ride her to see how she reacts.

Dotties loves to work and do things.

l. injections in bum as doesn’t like in neck. is possiable to do in neck but can be bit tricky.

Can be turned out alone or in herd. Good to clip , teeth , travel, hack.

I have to many horses and not enough time.

Have videos also.

Dottie only did 3 races was too slow.


Easy ROR TB family horse 16h


Ref #: 363139
  • Smart little ROR
  • Arena evented
  • Been to pony club
£3,500 no VAT
  • Thoroughbred
  • Bay
  • Mare
  • 7 years
  • 16 hands
  • Smart little ROR
  • Arena evented
  • Been to pony club
Very sweet little mare. Finished racing last year due to being to slow.

Valentine's rider is a 13 YO girl who has taken her,


Pony club
Arena eventing
Hacking on open moorland
Show Jumping
Arena XC

Valentine absolutely loves her work.

Easy to do and will make a brilliant event horse.

Reason for sale is we bought Val from her jockey with the intention of selling her to her forever home once we’d taken her out and about a bit.

Super personality, easy to do.

Travels alone and in company, loads , stands tied to box at shows, good to clip and brilliant in traffic.

Up to date with vaccinations, wormed and back has been done by a physio.

Turns out with mares and gelding.

Not strong or silly but is forward thinking to a fence.

Super little ROR.

 

Woody


Ref #: 365325
  • dope on a rope,
  • beautiful unique colour
  • takes to any job
£3,000 no VAT
  • Thoroughbred
  • Chestnut
  • Gelding
  • 8 years
  • 16 hands
  • dope on a rope,
  • beautiful unique colour
  • takes to any job

Woody 15.3hh/ 16hh, 8 year old gelding who is fit and ready to go!

Woody 8 year old ottb gelding, completely retrained and has been off the track for nearly 4 years.

Woody is a lovely boy to have around on the yard, a good mover as well as a good looker!! He schools correctly showing three nice paces, side-passes, holds an outline etc and pops a jump sensibly and safely. He is also good to catch, clip and shoe.

He currently lives out and comes in during bad weather/ night time and is more than happy to be stabled.

Woody is a big horse and will try his luck however but once told he knows his place.

His only quirk is he has been known to become attached and buddy sour toward mares, so ideally I would like him to go to a home without mares and be out with geldings.

He is an absolute dope on a rope and at his previous home was a children's pony! And would be ridden by children bareback in a headcollar and even taught a small girl how to ride.

Reason for sale is that he's just not happy at my current yard due to the amount of mares that surround him and it making him a stress head.

Up to date on wormer, farrier, dentist, tetanus and flu etc.

OPEN TO VIEWINGS Based in Kent, Pm for more info, no time wasters. Transport can also be arranged in with price

07983 827678


Kind, easy allrounder


Ref #: 365284
  • Sweet
  • Straightforward
£8,500
  • Thoroughbred
  • Chestnut
  • Mare
  • 7 years
  • 15.2 hands
  • Sweet
  • Straightforward

Very sweet and straightforward little horse with no quirks or hangups at all. Extremely easy to have around, perfect manners for all handling, travelling, stands quietly at shows etc

She has been doing BD (prelim) as well as SJ and arena eventing. She hacks out alone or in company and doesn't get hot in open spaces or with other horses galloping about.

Lots of potential and will continue to improve with the right rider, or will happily stay at the lower levels if required.


Elegant and kind mare who would be a super summer project.


Ref #: 365012
  • Looking for her new forever home after recently finishing a very successful racing career
  • Genuine mare that is good to do in all ways
  • clean legged and sound
£5,000 ONO
  • Thoroughbred
  • Bay
  • Mare
  • 8 years
  • 16 hands
  • Looking for her new forever home after recently finishing a very successful racing career
  • Genuine mare that is good to do in all ways
  • clean legged and sound
She absolutely loves attention and is sensible to handle.

She hacks out alone or in company, being absolutely bombproof in traffic. She will leave other horses with no issue and has basic walk, trot and canter in the arena also popping a small fence.

She is fully vaccinated, recently shod, teeth and back checked so she is fit and ready for her new forever home where she can be treated like a queen.

Lots of videos on request.

Home is very important more than money but please no time wasters.
Shirocco
Our genevieve

Ideal all rounder


Ref #: 355831
  • Schooling nicely on the flat
  • Hacks alone / in company
  • Jumping 80cm courses
SOLD!
  • Thoroughbred
  • Chestnut
  • Gelding
  • 11 years
  • 16 hands
  • Schooling nicely on the flat
  • Hacks alone / in company
  • Jumping 80cm courses
Blue is a well put together full thoroughbred by Beat Hollow out of a mare by the infamous Sadler's Wells. He retired from racing sound in 2023, he is eligible for all RoR competiton and would really excels in any discipline with the correct education due to his laid back but work man like attitude.

On the flat Blue is starting to really get to grips with all basic movements and has started to work in a more correct frame. He is still very green but the basics are there for someone to really put their own stamp on. He is never silly and loves his work.

Blue has jumped around a few courses of fences and really comes to life, he is straightforward, unphased and has a good jumping technique. He has jumped some cross country fences at home and is always on the look out for the next obstacle. He would really suit a low level eventing home.

Blue is good to hack alone and in company, and has seen farm traffic.

He is is good to load, catch, shoe etc. he has a really lovely temperament and will happily be someones best friend. Good home sought after. No vices.

£3950

Outstanding allrounder


Ref #: 364353
  • Scopey jump
  • Excellent flat work
  • Good attitude
£5,000 OIRO
  • Thoroughbred
  • Grey
  • Mare
  • 7 years
  • 15.3 hands
  • Scopey jump
  • Excellent flat work
  • Good attitude
7yo, sweet, kind and gentle mare with good balanced paces, snaffle mouth. Never strong but a nice responsive ride. ROR eligible.

Her attitude to work is outstanding, she has 3 correct paces and a very willing attitude to learning. Scopey over fences, she will go deep or long, she does not need to be placed in front of a fence.

She is coming along very well on the flat too. Been to camp and a few low key dressage competitions and was not fazed by anything, including the collecting ring. She has the beginnings of an excellent all round, competitive riding club horse.

Stands still to be mounted, can be ridden on the buckle in the school. She hacks alone and in company. Traffic has never been a problem, and she has seen buses, skip lorries and farm machinery regularly, but can spook at a bag in the hedge. Goes in front or behind, does not pull at all or get fizzy cantering.

She needs a kind owner, with soft hands. She does not like the whip. Good to shoe and clip. Her feet are pretty good for a TB and she is shod in front only. She does not need to be ridden every day, and has never tried to race when cantering in company, or alone.

She loves her food, and does not turn into a hat rack over winter. She loves affection, and humans in general. She is a nice person to have on the yard. She needs, and deserves, a kind and loving home.

RoR eligible


Ref #: 363824
  • Fantastic temperament
  • Straight forward to ride
  • No hang ups
£2,500
  • Thoroughbred
  • Bay
  • Mare
  • 4 years
  • 16 hands
  • Fantastic temperament
  • Straight forward to ride
  • No hang ups

Wilma - Approx 16hh bay Thoroughbred mare, 4yrs

Last ran January 2025

Kind genuine mare. Green in the school very willing and genuine

Not a bad bone in her body

Hacks out alone or in company and good in traffic

Nice to handle and work with in the stable. No vices

Ready for someone to put their stamp on

Clean legs, no wind issues

She has just arrived and settled in straightaway not stressy at all

WV8 area

Zoffany
Hells Babe

Beautiful one in a million 16hh 5yo TB Mare


Ref #: 364726
  • One in a million
  • ROR eligible
  • Very sad sale
£3,000 ONO
  • Thoroughbred
  • Bay
  • Mare
  • 5 years
  • 16 hands
  • One in a million
  • ROR eligible
  • Very sad sale
Very sad sale -please ready full advert as lots of info.

Dolly is a 16hh 5yo (will be 6yo in May) TB Mare. She last flat raced in September 2024 but was proven too slow as a racehorse. ROR eligible.
We have owned this beautiful mare for 4 months and have taught her how to enjoy life as a horse and not a racehorse. We have worked on her ground manners, hacking her out solo and in groups and some schooling including walk, trot, canter and trot poles. She is still green in the school and needs someone more experienced than us to teach her. She is extremely willing to learn and will be a fantastic hard working project for someone over the summer months.

Her temperament is one in a million and she is extremely gentle, loving and enjoys fuss and attention. She comes to call from the field and is great for the farrier. She is good to load but does get a little anxious during travel but loves having the box side windows open so she can see out which settles her. She can be turned out with mares and geldings and has a full set of shoes.

She is unfortunately too strong in canter for my daughter so we are therefore looking for a 5 star home experienced for her. She will excel as an all rounder or someone looking to take her to cross country, jumping or dressage. Would be great for an experienced teenager to produce further.
Dolly is not suitable for a nervous or novice rider.

This mare really does have a heart of gold and we will miss her terribly but she needs an experienced home to bring her up to her full potential.
We purchased Dolly with a blemish on her hock, a small lump which has been investigated and x rayed by a vet and given the all clear as superficial. She is sound with it. We have the x-rays to confirm this.

TB mares with this temperament don't come around too often. She really is one in a million.
She will come with a brand new made to measure saddle.

Videos available.
Tamayuz
Exceedingly

Experienced Hacking Home for Well Schooled Gelding


Ref #: 364261
  • Been in Same Home for 8 Years
  • Suitable for Low Level ROR dressage
  • Loves Hacking Alone or Company
£2,000 OIRO
  • Thoroughbred
  • Bay
  • Gelding
  • 12 years
  • 15.3 hands
  • Been in Same Home for 8 Years
  • Suitable for Low Level ROR dressage
  • Loves Hacking Alone or Company

After 8 years in the same home, we are looking for the right person to take on our much-loved 12-year-old gelding. He originally raced on the flat before retiring as a 4-year-old and is best suited to an experienced home where he can enjoy regular hacking and low level schooling. Boy loves his work and needs someone who has the experience and time to enjoy him.

In the school, which he enjoys, he works very nicely in walk, trot and canter (although sometimes struggles with right lead first time) with some basic lateral work, and would be very capable of doing a low level ROR dressage test. His real joy is hacking by himself or in company he really doesn't mind which. He's good in traffic, and loves riding in the New Forest, popping the odd log and handles streams etc well. He can be forward-going, so he needs an experienced, confident and patient rider. He is at his best when ridden 3/4 times a week (or more) and in a routine.

He is very affectionate with exceptional manners in the stable, has no vices, and is good to load and clip, as well as for the farrier and dentist. Very occasionally he can spin and be a bit silly leading in and out, so he requires an experienced owner, in an ideal world someone who know thoroughbreds.

He can live in or out with appropriate shelter and regular rug changes. We're looking for a committed, experienced home that will maintain his routine and regular exercise to keep him occupied, he loves having a job.

Comes with tack and a full set of rugs.

Genuine reason for sale due to aging owners (a former jockey now needing a knee replacement). Videos and photos available on request. Please only inquire if you can give him a committed, loving and stable home (not with a view to selling on).

Location: East Wellow, near Romsey

Thank you for reading!

Lovelace
Cosa Deasa

 

16HH TB Bay Gelding


Ref #: 364281
  • Good Moving Horse
  • Correct Conformation
  • Eligible for ROR
£3,700
  • Thoroughbred
  • Bay
  • Gelding
  • 6 years
  • 16 hands
  • Good Moving Horse
  • Correct Conformation
  • Eligible for ROR
16HH TB Bay Gelding 6 yrs. Correct conformation with clean legs.

Sweet natured horse who has been a pleasure to own. Proving very trainable with a good attitude.

Good moving horse who is showing potential in his flatwork and over jumps.

Eligible for ROR classes as he had 4 runs under national hunt rules.

Easy and straightforward to do.

Genuine reason for sale

RoR eligible


Ref #: 364631
  • Fab temperament
  • RoR Eligible
  • 3 good paces
£2,500
  • Thoroughbred
  • Dark bay
  • Gelding
  • 5 years
  • 16 hands
  • Fab temperament
  • RoR Eligible
  • 3 good paces

Jim - Approx 16hh bay Thoroughbred gelding , 5yrs

Last ran January 2025

Kind genuine mare

Green in the school very willing and genuine

Not a bad bone in his body

Hacks out alone or in company and good in traffic

Nice to handle and work with in the stable. No vices

Ready for someone to put their stamp on

Clean legs, no wind issues

He has just arrived and settled in straightaway not stressy at all

WhatsApp 07811954899


True Allrounder


Ref #: 364630
  • RoR eligible
  • Ideal mother / daughter
  • Fab temperament
£2,500
  • Thoroughbred
  • Bright bay
  • Gelding
  • 13 years
  • 16 hands
  • RoR eligible
  • Ideal mother / daughter
  • Fab temperament

Star - Fun Riding Club/ Mother/ Daughter share

Approx 16hh bright bay Thoroughbred gelding 13yrs. Goes nicely on the flat

Pops a small course of Sj

He has been owned/ ridden by an amateur for the last couple of years

Kind genuine gelding. Easy to ride in the school very willing and genuine

Not a bad bone in his body

Hacks out alone or in company and good in traffic

Nice to handle and work with in the stable. No vices

Ready for someone to have lots of fun

Clean legs, no wind issues

He has just arrived and settled in straightaway not stressy at all

Shod all round
WhatsApp 07811954899


ALL ABOARD THE RACEHORSE PODCAST


Ref #: 347852
  • Lou Robson from Thoroughbred Dressage looks into the 'full life' of the racehorse.
  • Available to listen on Apple & Spotify
  • Lou Robson from Thoroughbred Dressage looks into the 'full life' of the racehorse.
  • Available to listen on Apple & Spotify

From trainers, work riders, jockeys, physios, farrier, to the life past the post and what that looks like for everyone involved in the lives of the Thoroughbred.

Listen on Spotify here

Listen on Apple Podcasts here

 


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