Ella - willing and kind ASH x PC allrounder

ELLA

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Height: 13.1hh

Age: 14

Gender: Mare

Colour: Bay

Breed: Stock Horse X Welsh

Discipline: Pony Club / Adult Rider Club, cattle work, trail

Rider suitability: Confident novice plus rider

Location: Coonabarabran, NSW

Please see Owner's Response Certificate for full details.

Highlights

safe and sensible

sound and healthy

willing and responsive

Introduction

Ella is a 13.1hh Stock Horse x Welsh mare with competition experience at Pony Club and Adult Riding Club and a background in mustering and cattle work. She is a confident jumper who is comfortable over D Grade fences.

The same family has owned Ella for four years. Their daughter was nine when they bought her and she has been a safe and reliable pony for her ever since. Ella would suit a confident novice junior or smaller rider who enjoys a willing pony for jumping, club activities and trail riding.

Education, skills and experience

Ella has a basic education and has competed at Pony Club and Adult Riding Club level. Away from the arena, she has been trail ridden, mustered and worked cattle. She is accustomed to tractors, trucks, motorbikes and livestock and is comfortable around dogs and other pets.

General demeanour under saddle

Ella is forward, sharp and responsive. She willingly collects and is tolerant of rider mistakes. She is generally settled under saddle but not completely unflappable if something major happens - she may stop and step sideways. She does not have any vices or quirks under saddle and has a basic pony club level education.

Current workload / fitness

Ella is in light work, ridden once or twice a week, and is not currently competing. Her owner lunges her before the first ride back after a spell. When Ella returned to work after 12 months off, she did not doing anything at all - on the lunge or on the first ride.

Handling

Ella is generally well mannered on the ground. She leads calmly, ties quietly, self-loads, travels well and unloads calmly. She stands quietly for clipping and is reliable for the farrier.

She can be reluctant to be caught at times but is easily bribed/ caught with food. Ella can be a bit girthy when saddling but this is managed with a verbal correction.

Feeding and management

Ella is maintained on grass alone and does best with minimal additional feed. She is barefoot and can live in a herd, in an individual paddock or on her own without other horses nearby.

She is flat-backed and has in a wide-fitting saddle. She is light in a snaffle.

Medical history

Ella’s owner reports no past or current medical issues. Her last dental treatment was in 2025.

Rider Suitability

Ella is best suited to a confident novice plus junior or smaller rider under regular professional instruction. She is safe for beginners on the lead. Off the lead, she suits someone who enjoys a pony that is willing and responsive.

Reason for sale

Ella’s owner lacks time and would like to find her a home where she can be ridden more regularly and receive more attention.