Archived ex-Racehorses - 2010
Ruth is not a horse dealer but rehomes her retired racehorses as a service for her owners.
Rescent - Deposit taken
Click here for a video of her on the road, here and here for videos of Rescent jumping and here for a video of her trotting.
Click here, here and here for videos of her jumping crosscountry type fences.
Rescent is looking for a good home after retiring completely sound from racing. 3 years old, 15.2.hh approx chesnut filly. She is a good looking type who has always carried plenty of condition. She has run in 20 flat races and won once, been 2nd twice and 3rd once. She last raced on the 29th September. She is not spooky and is happy to lead on the gallops but is not a novice ride. She doesn't do anything really naughty but sometimes tries to see what she can get away with! Rescent is eligible for the "Retraining of Racehorses" classes which are becoming increasingly popular. She hasn't run over hurdles/fences but has schooled over a couple of poles at home. She is used to being turned out, she is used to dogs and electric fencing. At our yard we don't ride on the road much but she was sensible when we tried her and is quiet with all farm type traffic, tractors and trailers, around the yard and was previously trained in Newmarket where I presume she'll have been ridden on the road to get the gallops. She has a full Weatherbys passport, is microchipped and vaccinated and wormed up to date. She is a very good eater, good to catch. She has seen flags, banners, heard loudspeakers etc at the races and travelled up and down the country. She has always been ridden in a snaffle. She does not crib bite or windsuck but if she is out of her routine she will box walk. Go to the "Where are they now?" page read comments and see photos of horses previously sold. She is to sell straight from her racing yard. No time wasters, novices, text messages or joy riders please. 10 miles north of York. £1500 or near offer. (12th September 2010)
Update:- Rescent popped a couple of crosscountry type fences very willingly.
Above photos taken 16th October
Above photos taken October 12th
Photos taken Summer 2009
Photo taken Chistmas 2009
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Precious Coral - Sold to Geoff from near Glasgow to play Polo
For video of her jumping a log click here and here, for video of here jumping poles click here and here, and for video of her in traffic click here.
Precious Coral is looking for a good home after retiring from racing. 3 years old, 16.hh approx grey filly. She is a good looking type who has always looked well. She has run in 10 flat races and been 2nd once and 3rd once. She last raced on the 25th August. Precious is an eyecatching colour who will go lighter as she gets older and is eligible for the "Retraining of Racehorses" classes which are becoming increasingly popular. She is used to being turned out, she is used to dogs and electric fencing. Precious had her knees operated on last winter and has raced three times since then and is completely sound. She is looking for a complete change in lifestyle as she is a bit fed up of the routine in a racing yard and become a bit nappy. At our yard we don't ride on the road much but he is quiet with all farm type traffic, tractors and trailers, around the yard and was previously trained in Newmarket where I presume she'll have been ridden on the road to get the gallops. She has a full Weatherbys passport, is microchipped and vaccinated and wormed up to date. She is a very good eater, good to catch, with farrier and is good to load, travel, groom etc. She will stand tied up outside to be shod, groomed, hosed, shampooed etc. She has seen flags, banners, heard loudspeakers etc at the races and travelled up and down the country. She has always been ridden in a snaffle. She does not kick, bite, rear, buck, weave, boxwalk, crib bite or windsuck. Go to the "Where are they now?" page of this website to read comments and see photos of horses previously sold. She is to sell straight from his racing yard. No time wasters, complete novices (she is sensible but still a thoroughbred after all!) text messages or joy riders please. 10 miles north of York. £1200 ono (7th September 2010)
Update 10th September 2010:- Precious has hacked out and was sensible with traffic and in the stubble fields. She has also popped a couple of poles very willingly. Since being taken out of the race training regime she has not napped.
Update 28th September:- Unfortunately the sale fell through due to the buyers personal circumstances and not through any fault of the filly's.
Reduced to £1000
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Redwater River- Sold to Lauren from near Peterborough
Click here for a traffic video, here and here for jumping logs video and here for jumping 3' approx poles video.
Redwater River is looking for a good home after retiring completely sound from racing. 6 years old, 16.2hh approx, good looking, dark bay/brown, gelding. Red has raced 36 times on the flat, winning 2 races and being placed 3 times. He last raced on the July 2010 but he doesn't seem to be enjoying it and is just going through the motions. He is a quick learner and is soon going in a shape. Red has always enjoyed loose schooled, showing a nice shape and doing it for fun and was soon popping a 3' approx pole and a log under the saddle. He is eligible for the "Retraining of Racehorses" classes which are becoming increasingly popular. He is used to being turned out with other geldings, he is used to dogs, and electric fencing. At our yard we don't ride on the road but we have taken him on the road for the photos/video below and he didn't seem bothered at all. He has a full Weatherbys passport, is microchipped and vaccinated and wormed up to date. He is a very good eater and not fussy or picky. He is good to catch and is good to load, travel, groom etc. He is a bit ticklish to clip in the fiddly places and needs someone to hold him. He has seen flags, banners, heard loudspeakers etc at the races and travelled up and down the country. He is a snaffle mouth and a forward but sensible ride. He does not kick, bite, rear, buck, weave, boxwalk, crib bite or wind suck. He is to sell straight from his racing yard and should be double the price but we don't have time to school him on. Go to the "Where are they now" page of this website to view photos and news of horses previously sold/rehomed from this yard including a multiple winner of In Hand Ex Racehorses classes. No dealers, time wasters, novices, text messages or joy riders please. 10 miles north of York.
£1500 ono (27th September 2010)
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Red China Blues - Sold to the Spencer Family from near Derby
Click here for a jumping video and here for a traffic video.
Red China Blues is looking for a good home after retiring from racing. 4 years old, 16.1hh approx, good looking, chestnut, gelding. Red has raced 17 times on the flat, winning 1 race and being placed twice. He also ran once over hurdles before we got him. He last raced on the 6th September 2010 but he isn't enjoying it anymore. He is a quick learner and is soon going in a shape. Having not jumped since we've had him, Red had no problems popping a 3' approx pole and a few crosscountry type fences. He is eligible for the "Retraining of Racehorses" classes which are becoming increasingly popular. He has good, strong feet. He is used to being turned out with other horses, he is used to dogs, and electric fencing. At our yard we don't ride on the road but we have taken him on the road for the photos/video below and he didn't bat an eyelid at a bus, a fast yellow DHL delivery van or a rattley builders trailor. He has a full Weatherbys passport, is microchipped and vaccinated and wormed up to date. He is a very good eater and not fussy or picky. He is good to catch, with farrier and is good to load, travel, groom etc. We have only had him since the summer so we haven't clipped him. He will stand tied up outside to be shod, groomed, hosed, shampooed etc. He has seen flags, banners, heard loudspeakers etc at the races and travelled up and down the country. He is a snaffle mouth and a sensible ride. He does not kick, bite, rear, buck, weave, boxwalk, crib bite or wind suck. He is to sell straight from his racing yard and should be double the price but we don't have time to school him on. Go to the "Where are they now" page of this website to view photos and news of horses previously sold/rehomed from this yard including a multiple winner of In Hand Ex Racehorses classes. No dealers, time wasters, novices, text messages or joy riders please. 10 miles north of York.
£1500 ono (24th September 2010)
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Top Jaro - Sold to Steven from near Ayr
Top Jaro, better known as Topper, is looking for a good home after retiring completely sound from racing. 7 years old, 16.2hh approx, bright bay, gelding with plenty of bone. He is fit and, in my opinion, would go straight into a job as a hunter with very little work. He would also make a lovely family horse or with more work would excell in another equestrian discapline. Topper has raced 41 times on the flat, winning 6 races and being placed 7 times. He also ran once over hurdles. He last raced on the 13th September 2010 but his zest for racing has now gone! He is eligible for the "Retraining of Racehorses" classes which are becoming increasingly popular. He has good, strong feet. He is used to being turned out with other horses, he is used to dogs, and electric fencing. At our yard we don't ride on the road but he has also seen all farm type traffic, tractors and trailers etc and never bothered. He has a full Weatherbys passport, is microchipped and vaccinated and wormed up to date. He is a very good eater and not fussy or picky. He is good to catch, with farrier and is good to load, travel, groom, clip etc. He will stand tied up outside to be shod, groomed, clipped, hosed, shampooed etc. He has seen flags, banners, heard loudspeakers etc at the races and travelled up and down the country. He is a snaffle mouth and a good sensible ride. He does not kick, bite, rear, buck, weave, boxwalk, crib bite or wind suck. He is to sell straight from his racing yard and should be double the price but we don't have time to school him on. Go to the "Where are they now" page of this website to view photos and news of horses previously sold from this yard including a multiple winner of In Hand Ex Racehorses classes. No dealers, time wasters, complete novices (he is sensible but still a thoroughbred after all!), text messages or joy riders please. 10 miles north of York.
£1500 ono (16th September 2010)
Update:- passed a 2 stage vetting 22nd September but the sale fell through.
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RACCOON - has found a good home with Alison from Aberdeen
Raccoon has been in our yard for over 4 years and is looking for someone to give him a good home for life. He is a 10 year old, 16.1hh approx, chunky bay gelding who has raced 82 times, winning 13, placed 2nd 12 times and 3rd 12 times. He has won over £100k in prize money and last raced on the 3rd September. Raccy is an eyecatching horse, who has often won the Best Turned Out prize and been commented on as the paddock pick by the racing channel presenters. He is eligible for the "Retraining of Racehorses" classes which are becoming increasingly popular but may need chance to settle down a bit first! He is used to being turned out, he is used to dogs and electric fencing. Raccy was preciously fitted with a breathing tube as he had wind trouble see right hand photo second row.. This is now grown over and would not effect him in a hacking, showing, dressage and riding club type of job. Apart having slighted rounded front joints he completely clean limbed and scar free. At our yard we don't ride on the road much but he is quiet with all farm type traffic, tractors and trailers, around the yard. He has a full Weatherbys passport, is microchipped and vaccinated and wormed up to date. He is a good eater, good to catch, with farrier and is good to load, travel, groom etc. He will stand tied up outside to be shod, groomed, hosed, shampooed etc. He has seen flags, banners, heard loudspeakers etc at the races and travelled up and down the country. He has always been ridden in a snaffle but is quite forward going and would suit a confident rider until he gets the racing out of his system! He does not kick, bite, rear, buck, weave, boxwalk, crib bite or windsuck. Go to the "Where are they now?" page of this website to read comments and see photos of horses previously sold/rehomed. No time wasters, novices, text messages or joy riders please. We will require you to sign a "none racing" agreement and also provide references. 10 miles north of York. 8th September 2010
Update 10th September:- Raccy has hacked out a couple of times and is fine with traffic but was a bit jigjoggy in the stubble fields and will probably want some quiet hacking until he gets racing out of his system. He also jumped a couple of poles for the first time and was very willing and popped them nicely.
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NIDAMAR - sold to Vicki from South Lincolnshire
Nidamar, better known as Lucy, is looking for a good home after not making the grade as a race horse. 3 years old, 15.hh approx, dark bay, filly. Lucy has raced 8 times on the flat and she last raced on the 9th February. We have had Lucy since she was a foal and broke her in October 2008 and she was straight forward and easy to do. She is good to do in every way. She is used to being turned out with other horses, he is used to dogs, and electric fencing. Lucy is currently completely roughed off and has been living out full time since the Spring. The pictures shown are how she looks now (22nd July living on grass in the field) but don't do her justice - she is a really chunky filly, carries loads of condition and to look at you'd think she was a gelding. At our yard we don't ride on the road much but she is quiet with all farm type traffic, tractors and trailers, around the yard. She has a full Weatherbys passport, is microchipped and vaccinated and wormed up to date. She is a good eater and not fussy or picky. She is good to catch, with farrier and is good to load, travel, groom, etc. Lucy will stand tied up outside to be shod, groomed, hosed, shampooed etc. She has seen flags, banners, heard loudspeakers etc at the races and travelled up and down the country. She is a snaffle mouth and a good sensible ride. She does not kick, bite, crib bite or wind suck. Go to the "Where are they now" page of this website to view photos and news of horses previously sold from this yard including a multiple winner of In Hand Ex Racehorses classes. No dealers, time wasters, novices, text messages or joy riders please. 10 miles north of York. £1200 ono (22nd July 2010) £1200
UPDATE 7th September 2010
Lucy was brought in from the field away from her friends, lunged with the tack on and ridden within 5 minutes. She was no bother at all and didn't put her back up or anything having not had tack/rider on for more than 6 months. She very willingly popped a couple of poles showing a big, careful jump. She then was tied up in the washbox with a hay net, while we combed her mane, brushed her and washed her feet to have more photos taken.
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Coal Miner - Sold to Katie from Devon
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Coal Miner, better known as Sooty, is looking for a good home after not making the grade as a race horse. 3 years old, 16.hh approx, dark bay, gelding. Sooty has raced three times on the flat and he last raced on the 26th March where he finished slightly jarred up He has been given plenty of time to recover and is now completely sound. We have ridden him a couple of times in draw reins, he is very quick to learn and popped a couple of poles (see photos) and was very willing. He is eligible for the "Retraining of Racehorses" classes which are becoming increasingly popular. He has good, strong feet. He is used to being turned out with other horses, he is used to dogs, and electric fencing. At our yard we don't ride on the road but he has also seen all farm type traffic, tractors and trailers etc and never bothered. He has a full Weatherbys passport, is microchipped and vaccinated and wormed up to date. He is a very good eater and not fussy or picky. He is good to catch, with farrier and is good to load, travel, groom, clip etc. He will stand tied up outside to be shod, groomed, clipped, hosed, shampooed etc. He has seen flags, banners, heard loudspeakers etc at the races and travelled up and down the country. He is a snaffle mouth and a good sensible ride. He does not kick, bite, rear, buck, weave, boxwalk, crib bite or wind suck. He is to sell straight from his racing yard and should be double the price but we don't have time to school him on.. Go to the "Where are they now" page of this website to view photos and news of horses previously sold from this yard including a multiple winner of In Hand Ex Racehorses classes. No dealers, time wasters, complete novices (he is sensible but still a thoroughbred after all!), text messages or joy riders please. 10 miles north of York. £1200 ono (15th July 2010)
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Taper Jean Girl - SOLD to Ollie from Tadcaster to play Polo
Click here to view videos of her jumping.
Taper Jean Girl, better known as Jeannie, is looking for a good home after not making the grade as a race horse. 3 years old, 16.hh approx, dark bay, filly. Jean has raced 16 times on the flat and she last raced on the 6th June. Jean has won one race, finished 2nd once and third twice. We have ridden her a couple of times in draw reins, she was quick to learn (will benefit from a drop noseband) and popped a couple of poles (see photos) and was very willing. She is eligible for the "Retraining of Racehorses" classes which are becoming increasingly popular. He has good, strong feet and clean, unblemished legs. She is used to being turned out, used to dogs, and electric fencing. She isn't marish and has always been good to look after. At our yard we don't ride on the road but she has also seen all farm type traffic, tractors and trailers etc and never bothered. He has a full Weatherbys passport, is microchipped and vaccinated and wormed up to date. SHe is good to catch, with farrier and is good to load, travel, groom, clip etc. Jean will stand tied up outside to be shod, groomed, clipped, hosed, shampooed etc. She has seen flags, banners, heard loudspeakers etc at the races and travelled up and down the country. She is a snaffle mouth and a good sensible ride. She does not kick, bite, rear, buck, weave, boxwalk, crib bite or wind suck. She is to sell straight from his racing yard and should be double the price but we don't have time to school her on.. Go to the "Where are they now" page of this website to view photos and news of horses previously sold from this yard including a multiple winner of In Hand Ex Racehorses classes. No dealers, time wasters, novices, text messages or joy riders please. 10 miles north of York. £1200 ono (22nd July 2010)
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TRICK OR TWO - Sold to Sam from near Wakefield
Trick or Two, stable name Ricky, is looking for a good home after retiring from racing. 4 years old, 15.2hh approx grey gelding. He is a good looking type with plenty of bone and always carrys lots of condition. He last raced on the 12th July 2010 where he finished slightly jarred up in his knees. Ricky is an eyecatching colour who will go lighter as he gets older and is eligible for the "Retraining of Racehorses" classes which are becoming increasingly popular. He is used to being turned out with other geldings, he is used to dogs and electric fencing. At our yard we don't ride on the road much but he is quiet with all farm type traffic, tractors and trailers, around the yard and the few times he has been on the road he was excellaet and rode away from the yard sensibly on his own. He is also snesible to ride in a string. He has a full Weatherbys passport, is microchipped and vaccinated and wormed up to date. He is a very good eater. He is good to catch, with farrier and is good to load, travel, groom, clip etc. He will stand tied up outside to be shod, groomed, clipped, hosed, shampooed etc. He has seen flags, banners, heard loudspeakers etc at the races and travelled up and down the country. He has always been ridden in a snaffle. He does not kick, bite, rear, buck, weave, boxwalk, crib bite or windsuck. Go to the "Where are they now?" page of this website to read comments and see photos of horses previously sold. He is to sell straight from his racing yard. No time wasters, complete novices (he is sensible but still a thoroughbred after all!) text messages or joy riders please. 10 miles north of York. £800 ono (15th July 2010)
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Ignore - SOLD to Mr and Mrs Lowe from near Edinburgh
Ignore is looking for a good home after retiring from racing. 3 years old, 16.2hh approx bright bay gelding. He is a good looking type with plenty of bone. He last raced on the 13th July 2010 where he finished slightly lame in a hind leg. The vet says after a couple of months rest/very quiet hacking he will be fine to have a riding horse life. Ignore is a gentleman and is eligible for the "Retraining of Racehorses" classes which are becoming increasingly popular. He is used to being turned out with other geldings, he is used to dogs and electric fencing. At our yard we don't ride on the road much but he is quiet with all farm type traffic, tractors and trailers, around the yard and the few times he has been on the road he was excellant, didn't bat an eyelid when an articulated lorry went past and rode away from the yard sensibly on his own. He is also sensible to ride in a string. He has a full Weatherbys passport, is microchipped and vaccinated and wormed up to date. He is a very good eater. He is good to catch, with farrier and is good to load, travel, groom, clip etc. He will stand tied up outside to be shod, groomed, clipped, hosed, shampooed etc. He has seen flags, banners, heard loudspeakers etc at the races and travelled up and down the country. He has always been ridden in a snaffle. He does not kick, bite, rear, buck, weave, boxwalk, crib bite or windsuck. Go to the "Where are they now?" page of this website to read comments and see photos of horses previously sold. He is to sell straight from his racing yard. No time wasters, complete novices (he is sensible but still a thoroughbred after all!) text messages or joy riders please. 10 miles north of York. £500 ono (15th July 2010)
Ignore was used in a photo shoot for the Ride Away Autumn/Winter catalgoue and stood as still as a statue!
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Fan Club - Sold to Faye from Darlington to event
Fan Club, better known as Fanny, is looking for a good home after retiring completely sound from racing. 6 years old, 16.2hh approx, chestnut gelding. Fanny is a nice looking thoroughbred who needs a change from racing as he is no longer enjoying it. Fanny needs a confident and competent rider as he can sometimes nap. He is talented but sometimes frustrating! Fanny can really jump when in the right mood and has a few days hunting where he jumped really well.. He hunted in a snaffle and cavesson noseband but may need something a bit stronger. He is eligible for the "Retraining of Racehorses" classes which are very popular. He has run on the flat and over hurdles. He is used to being turned out, he is used to dogs, and electric fencing. At our yard we don't ride on the road much but he is quiet with all farm type traffic, tractors and trailers, around the yard. He has a full Weatherbys passport, is microchipped and vaccinated and wormed up to date. He is a very good eater and not fussy or picky. He has seen flags, banners, heard loudspeakers etc at the races. He does not boxwalk, crib bite or wind suck. Go to the "Where are they now" page of this website to view photos and news of horses previously sold or trained from this yard including a multiple winner of In Hand Ex Racehorses classes. He is to sell straight from his racing yard and should be double the price but we don't have time to school him on and need a quick sale to make room for new horses coming in. Strictly no noivces please. No time wasters, text messages or joy riders please. 10 miles north of York. £2000 (27th February 2010) Call Ruth 01347 811719 or 07721 926772
Update 15th March 2010 - Fanny enjoyed a cross country schooling session. Jumping all sorts of obstacles including in and out of water, barrels, sleepers, uprights, combinations, logs, tyres and brush fences.
Click here to view video footage including jumping out of water.
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Just Thomas - Sold to Sam and her family from near Manchester
3 years old. Bay Gelding 15.1hh approx. We broke Thomas last year and he was straight forward and easy to do. Unfortunately he isn't very fast and although we took him to the racecourse for an exercise gallop he wasn't fast enough to actually race. He is good to do in every way. He naturally carries himself in a shape and would excell in any equestrian discapline with the right training. He is used to being turned out with other horses, he is used to dogs, and electric fencing. At our yard we don't ride on the road much but he is quiet with all farm type traffic, tractors and trailers, around the yard. He has a full Weatherbys passport, is microchipped and vaccinated and wormed up to date. He is a very good eater and not fussy or picky. He is good to catch and is good to load, groom, clip, will tie up in the wash box to have his feet and tail washed. He does not kick, bite, boxwalk, crib bite or wind suck. He has been turned out since Autumn and today (19th February 2010) we caught him, took him away from his mates, loaded him, brought him back to the yard, tied him up in the wash box, pulled his mane, brushed him, washed his socks, took a photo, put the tack on him, gave him a 2 minute lunge and got on. He was absolutely no problem at all. We trotted him around the lunge pit which is very deep then in the paddock and down the field to pop some little poles for the first time. Go to the "Where are they now" page of this website to view photos and news of horses previously sold from this yard including a multiple winner of In Hand Ex Racehorses classes. £1750
Update 27th February - Thomas is now jumping small crosscountry type fences. Click here to see video footage.
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Natural Rhythm - SOLD to Tamsin Currington near Stokesley to go Eventing
Natural Rhythm, better known as Norman, is looking for a good home after retiring completely sound from racing. 5 years old, 16.1hh approx, chestnut gelding. Norman would go straight into a job as a hack, or hunter or wouldn't need much work before he would do a low level showjumping class. He has had no schooling and has worn the draw reins for 10 minutes where he soon started to drop into a shape. The photos show his first time jumping the logs where he was soon leading his "lead" horse! He seems very quick to learn and is still young enough to go on and have a long career in another equestrian discipline. He is eligible for the "Retraining of Racehorses" classes which are very popular. He has run on the flat winning 4 races and being placed 9 times. He has also run 4 times over hurdles. He is used to being turned out with other horses, he is used to dogs, and electric fencing. At our yard we don't ride on the road much but he is quiet with all farm type traffic, tractors and trailers, around the yard. He has a full Weatherbys passport, is microchipped and vaccinated and wormed up to date. He is a very good eater and not fussy or picky. He is good to catch and is good to load, groom, clip, will tie up in the wash box to have his feet and tail washed. He has seen flags, banners, heard loudspeakers etc at the races. He does not kick, bite, bowwalk, crib bite or wind suck. Go to the "Where are they now" page of this website to view photos and news of horses previously sold or trained from this yard including a multiple winner of In Hand Ex Racehorses classes. Click here to view videos of him trotting, cantering and jumping. No dealers, time wasters, novices (he is sensible but still a thoroughbred after all!), text messages or joy riders please. 10 miles north of York. £1950(14th February 2010) Call Ruth 01347 811719 or 07721 926772
