Blue

Blue is a very unusual grey and white skewbald 17.2hh Irish Draft cross born in Ireland in 2009. He came to Shy Lowen in 2016 after he began bolting when ridden which had left both him and his rider shaken and nervous. His owner was no longer able to cope with him and wanted him to go somewhere he could be retrained with kindness and found a suitable home to secure his future.

Blue arrived a very nervous boy who jumped and snorted at everything he saw and was quite headshy. He settled quickly and responded well to groundwork, becoming friendly, trusting and affectionate. He is a very sweet and sensitive horse, an absolute gentle giant and still a big baby, but he’s not the brightest, and needs time to process when learning new things. He is best friends with Sergeant, and we like to joke that this is because between the two of them, they have one whole brain!

Blue’s ridden training was started again from scratch, so he was backed with his first rider in summer 2017 and is now in the process of being brought on and schooled. He is still quite jumpy when ridden and needs lots of reassurance, but is growing in confidence all the time. Blue is available for rehoming to an experienced home capable of giving him the time, support and training he needs to continue his reeducation.