Beautiful 15 hands PRE Fusion Gelding

• Andalusian
• Buckskin
• Gelding
• 5 years
• 15 hands

• Beautiful, intelligent horse with lovely temperament
• Unspoilt and has been allowed to mature
• Gives the best cuddles!

Rio is 15 hands, buckskin and 5 years old (DOB 01/05/2020). He was bred in Spain, imported as a foal and registered with BAPSH as a PRE Fusion Horse. I have owned him for 1.5 years. I wanted to give him time to physically mature so I have brought him on slowly using positive reinforcement (clicker training) and groundwork. He was started under saddle over the winter. He happily accepted a rider and takes himself to the mounting block and stands patiently. Our groundwork has easily transferred to ridden work and he will move his forelimbs or hindlimbs laterally when asked. He is very intelligent and trainable. We have only recently introduced trot work so he's not yet working in an outline. He will need someone experienced with young horses to continue his education.

Rio has a lovely temperament and gives the best cuddles. He has mainly lived out here but also loves spending time in his stable. He doesn't mind when he is left on his own and isn't silly in the field just because one of the other horses is having a crazy moment. He is good to handle, with no vices and comes to call in the field. He's good having his feet trimmed and is up to date with worming, vaccinations and dentist. He has had one routine physio treatment and the physiotherapist was very admiring of his conformation and movement. His field is next to a road on one side and a busy track on another so he is used to tractors, lorries, riders, bikes and pedestrians going past. He passed a two stage vetting in Sep 2023 and has no medical issues or lumps and bumps. He has only seen the vet for a problem with mites but this has been resolved.

Although Rio is a pretty chilled chap (and lets me flap things over him and bang things), he is very attentive to things that are going on in the wider environment. When ridden, he can be nervous when its windy and be distracted when the other horses move around in their fields, or some pigeons take off for example. He might stop and look but he has occasionally trotted (or a couple of times cantered - which felt amazing!) from one end of the school and stopped at the other end. He hasn't bucked or reared or zoomed around (I hope this doesn't tempt fate!). However, I'm approaching 50 and I'm finding myself a little nervous at the prospect of doing all the first things with him and so I have only ridden him in the school. I have made the difficult decision to see if there is someone who can offer him a lovely home and then I would plan to find another Rio but a little older and more established.

Please only enquire if you are experienced with young horses. If he doesn't find a 5* home then he will stay with me and I don't want him unsettled by novices. Whatsapp me for more photos and video. Vettings are welcome. This is an amazing opportunity for someone to acquire an unspoilt youngster with loads of potential. £5750. No phone calls after 8pm please