• New Forest
• Grey
• Mare
• 18 years
• 138 cm

• Perfect Hack
• Allrounder

We have owned Dizzy for 2 years and used her mainly for Pony Club, Show Jumping, some Cross Country, and hacking/ fun at home.

My (now) 14-year-old daughter is relatively small for her age and has competed her locally, including Port Royal and Bishop Burton - 70cm, 75cm & 80cm, and is regularly placed. She has also hunted with her previous owners.

Dizzy has only had 6 owners in her 18 years and currently lives alone at home but has previously been in livery yards.

She is not a spooky pony, is perfect in heavy and farm traffic, and good in open spaces. She is excellent to hack both alone or in company.

Dizzy is not a first pony, and not suitable for a novice rider. She is ridden in a Wilkie for all disciplines but does get stronger when jumping and can throw in an excitable buck. Although this is usually at home or in lessons, and my daughter was never phased, she doesn't tend to buck in the ring when she has a job to do.

We have her on Oestress as she can be mareish at times, but she is not bargey and is easy to handle.

She is good on the ground, loading, farrier, clip, and is fully up to date with Vaccinations and Dentist.

I have many videos and photographs available on request.

This is a sad sale and has been a difficult decision. Serious enquiries only, knowledgeable home only and no timewasters. Genuine reason for sale.

£4,500 ono, inc Tack and Rugs.

• New Forest
• Bay
• Mare
• 8 years
• 14 hands

• Shows, hunts and hacks
• Loves cross country, pony club and showjumping
• Lovely, easy flatwork

Pedigree New Forest mare Willow (Jetset Whispering Willow) is by HOYS winner Knavesash Knight and you can certainly tell! Beautifully put together and super cute she started her working life in the show ring doing well in junior ridden classes, before having 2 years off to have a foal (retained by previous owner). We bought Willow in February for my Daughter to bring back into work and produce as a project over Spring/Summer. We've held on to her far too long as we just fell in love.

Willow soon remembered her flat schooling from the show ring and took to show jumping and cross country with no hesitation. Willow has a great jump on her. She has been to lots of unaffiliated show jumping competitions and has never come home without a rosette. She's quite fast and can do her turns. Equally she is quite happy to trot and pop. She jumps fillers and rustic fences and is calm in the warm up. Willow has schooled round our own cross country course and has been out to Boroughbridge Livery cross country locally and to Thornton Lodge where she jumped everything first time. Willow has competed in the Express Eventing at Nothallerton Equestrian Centre where she jumped double clear around the 65cm (jumping some of the bigger jumps along the way) including steps and going through the water.

My nervous youngest daughter has taken Willow to Pony Club over Summer including rallies in open fields and indoor dressage - she behaved impeccably at both even the 'riding with your hands on your head' bit. References available.

Last weekend we took Willow hunting with the bloodhounds. It was as if she'd done it every week of her life. She stood quietly at the meet, was extremely mannerly at all times and was quite happy to stay in a steady canter in the field and take her turn jumping. She returned home calmly and recovered well.

Willow hacks out alone and in company, is very good in traffic and around heavy machinery and farm animals (we live on a busy working farm). She's one of those ponies that is quite independent - happy to turn out or come in on her own or go off alone for an adventure in the horse box.

Willow is easy to do including grooming, catching (comes to call), loading, travelling and clipping. When she arrived Willow was nervous about having her feet picked up. We have worked on this and she is much improved. We used a lickit for the farrier at first and now she's not even bothered. She is barefoot and only need a trim every 8 weeks. Willow has a small mark on her face (barely visible) - this was from an infected fly bite at the end of the Summer which has now healed. This has been vet checked. She is up to date with vaccinations.

Willow has no vices, has never reared or bolted and is always in a simple snaffle (we've never really got her out of a steady canter even when we've tried to go galloping in the park) and has only done a kick out/little buck on the rare occasion she's had a tickle with the schooling whip.

Willow has been a joy to own from day one. If she was a couple of inches taller I would have kept her for my youngest Daughter as she gets on so much better with her than her own pony. Typical. Willow takes on everything in life with enthusiasm and is very nosey and curious around new things, places and people. She's very affectionate and loves a cuddle but has also got that little bit of sass and attitude that makes her so appealing - she has provided us with many months of entertainment - she particularly likes bossing the big showjumpers in the field and will take no nonsense from anyone.

Willow is the ideal second pony for a child and the perfect family friend for a small adult too. The video shows a snapshot of everything mentioned above. This really is a very sad sale of a genuine and lovely pony.

Bridle, rug and headcollar included.