Echo is a striking 15.1hh purebred Arab mare, 16 years old (05/06/2010), with the kindest temperament and most genuine nature you could wish to find. I bought her over three years ago for my nervous mother after she had completely lost her confidence, and she has exceeded every expectation.

Since being with us, Echo has mainly been used for hacking on the New Forest. She is excellent with pigs, donkeys, horses, cattle and sheep, and is unfazed by farm machinery, builders, motorbikes, traffic and general roadwork. She is a safe, sensible and enjoyable hack both alone and in company.

Why Echo is so special:
Outstanding confidence giver
Suitable for children, nervous riders and older riders
Hacks safely in open spaces
Excellent in traffic
Easy to manage and keep
Registered purebred Arabian
Potential breeding prospect

Echo's greatest asset is her incredible nature with beginner riders. We do not have an arena, so beginners have always gone straight out onto the open forest. I have put countless novices on her, from small children to adults over 6ft tall, and every single one has walked, trotted and cantered on their first ride.

She genuinely looks after her rider. If someone becomes unbalanced, she waits for them to regain their position. If she feels a rider is not secure enough, she may choose not to canter, and if they lose balance in canter she will quietly return to trot.

She is a rare horse who adapts to the person riding her. With a nervous rider she is calm and confidence-giving. With a more capable rider she is forward and enjoyable. With an experienced rider she can be fun and quite whizzy, enjoying a gallop and can become enthusiastic. But this changes depending on the situation, she was invaluable nannying my young horse on his first hacks and happily maintaining a steady pace.

Echo schools nicely, works in a pleasant outline and will pop fences up to around 80cm. However, she is not being sold as a competition horse. She has some arthritis in her neck, which we knew about when we bought her. This has been successfully managed with steroid injections, and I am happy to discuss this openly with serious enquiries. As a result, she is best suited to a hacking home with occasional schooling and jumping.

She is currently fit, enjoys long rides and was happily carrying beginner riders just two weeks ago.

Easy to Keep
Lives out 24/7 and thrives on it
Happy living out or being stabled
Easy doer
Front shoes in summer
Barefoot through winter
Lightly rugged in winter when in work
Usually unrugged from April onwards
Breeding

Echo's passport name is BASHEERA, she is registered with the Arab Horse Society.

Sire: BOLAERO (BORNEO x HALINA SHAKLANA)
Dam: JAMILLAH (ELDYR x KASMARA)

She has excellent bone, correct conformation and a strong build that comfortably carries a variety of riders. Her full pedigree and breeding records are available. We have often considered breeding from her ourselves due to her outstanding temperament, quality and bloodlines.

Echo would suit:

Mother/daughter share
Family home
Nervous or returning rider
Older rider
Trekking or riding school role
Happy hacking home
Breeding home

The only reason for her sale is that we are producing several younger horses and no longer have space to keep her. The right home is far more important than a quick sale.

A truly special mare who is worth her weight in gold.
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