Clifton Damascus
This horse has now been sold
Easy Advanced schoolmaster — Great Junior or Young Riders horse
14yo 16.1hh Bay Gelding ¾ TB x ¼ CB
Fabulous schoolmaster in all three phases. Consistent top performer who will give great results and really encourages positive riding.
Placed 3rd first Advanced Horse Trial, November 2009:
- 62.2% dressage (3rd)
- One of only two clears & show jumping.
- Clear cross country (only half the class achieved that over demanding hilly course).
Won Intermediate Horse Trial October 2009 with good dressage and jumped double clear.
Placed 6th at CIC** National One Day Event Championships November 2009.
2010 lightly competed as rider went overseas to compete at Rolex Kentucky 4-star on Clifton Promise.
- Placed 5th at Advanced Intermediate Horse Trial despite being taken slowly for 32.6 time faults cross country. Lovely dressage for 2nd place in top company.
55 Horse Trial Points.
Won Advanced Combined Training September 2009, beating the country's top eventer at the time, Clifton Promise.
Very rideable on the flat, hence great horse to improve rider's higher level dressage.
Top scored amongst New Zealand Olympic squad horses at January 2010 Judy Bradwell Clinic. Marked 68.7% on 4-star test which included ‘9' and many ‘8s'.
Introduced current rider to sequence changes, etc., and scored over 60% at Level 5 dressage in top company at dressage championships February 2010. Placed 3rd overall in class.
Introduced less experienced rider who had never previously done higher than Novice Eventing test, to Elementary dressage, scoring 62.5% from one judge.
Previously show jumped with consistent results at 1.30m. In the whole of second-half 2009 season of Eventing, jumped clear every round except once in show jumping.
Snaffle mouth in all three phases.
Great temperament. Never gets hot, always rideable in all conditions in all phases. Loves a positive rider who really wants to have a crack.
Fabulous horse to take serious junior or young rider to top level Eventing where they can be consistently very competitive.
Fully vetted including x-rays and scope, September 2009.
Now offered for sale in the USA with Allison Springer in Virginia, phone 847-612-1108.