IS-49811
Reykjavik
€6,800
~ £5,915
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Icelandic Horse, Mare, 10 years
Leisure
IS-49811
Reykjavik
€12,345
~ £10,738
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Other Warmbloods, Mare, 11 years, 16 hh, Brown
Leisure
DE-54516
Wittlich
€4,900
~ £4,262 Negotiable
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Other Thoroughbred Breeds, Mare, 17 years, 16.1 hh, Chestnut-Red
Leisure - Western - Dressage
DE-97350
Mainbernheim
Price on request
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Menorquin, Mare, 1 year, 15.3 hh, Black
Leisure - Working Equitation - Baroque - Eventing
Green
BarefootES-07770
Menorca
Price on request
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Knabstrup, Gelding, 3 years, 15 hh, Leopard-Piebald
Leisure
Reliable for trail riding
is easy to load
Barefoot
Stands for the farrierDE-49762
Lathen
€4,400
~ £3,827
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Haflinger, Mare, 7 years, 14.2 hh
F: STERNWÄCHTER
Leisure - Western - Driving
is a companion
is registered broodmare
suitable for therapeutic riding
suitable for beginners
is broken-inAT-6460
Imst
€6,500
~ £5,654 Negotiable
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Appaloosa Mix, Mare, 11 years, 15.1 hh, Bay
Leisure - Breeding - Western - Dressage
suitable as school horse/pony
suitable for therapeutic riding
is broken-in
is lunged
is worked on the groundDE-45472
Mülheim an der Ruhr
€6,500
~ £5,654
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Donkey, Mare, 7 years, 13.1 hh, Gray
Leisure - Driving
is a companion
suitable for therapeutic riding
suitable for beginners
is worked on the ground
Reliable for trail ridingDE-53881
Euskirchen
€1,700
~ £1,479
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Westphalian, Mare, 23 years, 15.1 hh, Chestnut-Red
F: PIK LABIONICS (HANN.) | MF: WHYSKY I
Leisure
is a companion
is broken-in
is lunged
with protection contract
is incl. tack equipmentDE-97076
Würzburg
price range to €2,500
price range ~ to £2,175
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Welsh B Mix, Stallion, 7 years, 11.2 hh, Gray
Leisure - Jumping - Driving - Dressage
Lisa-Maria Prokop
AT-7471
Rechnitz
€2,500
~ £2,175
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Welsh B Mix, Mare, 5 years, 12.2 hh, Black
Leisure - Dressage
Annika Bullmann
DE-65520
Bad Camberg
€4,750
~ £4,132
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Czech Warmblood, Gelding, 12 years, 16.1 hh, Chestnut-Red
Leisure - Jumping - Dressage
Pferdeglück GmbH
AT-4202
Pelmberg
€6,800
~ £5,915
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Arabian horses, Gelding, 7 years, 15.2 hh, Brown
Leisure - Trail - Endurance - Dressage
DE-67433
Neustadt an der Weinstraße
price range €5,000 to €10,000
price range ~£4,349 to £8,698
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Noriker Mix, Mare, Foal (02/2024), 15.2 hh, Pinto
F: STANDING OVATION | MF: PÖLSEN VULKAN
Leisure - Western - Driving
Barbara Schmidhuber
AT-5132
Geretsberg
€2,900
~ £2,523 Negotiable
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Noriker Mix, Stallion, Foal (03/2024), 15.2 hh, Pinto
F: STANDING OVATION | MF: HOHEIT VULKANXVII
Leisure
Barbara Schmidhuber
AT-5132
Geretsberg
€2,900
~ £2,523 Negotiable
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Icelandic Horse, Mare, 7 years, 14 hh
Leisure - Gaited - Breeding
Joachim Quelle
DE-23813
Blunk
Price on request
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Icelandic Horse, Mare, 6 years, 13.2 hh, Tobiano-all-colors
Leisure - Gaited - Breeding
Joachim Quelle
DE-23813
Blunk
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Icelandic Horse, Stallion, 3 years, 14 hh, Brown
Leisure - Gaited - Breeding
Joachim Quelle
DE-23813
Blunk
€8,500
~ £7,394 Negotiable
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Belgian Draft, Mare, 15 years, 17 hh, Chestnut-Red
Leisure - Breeding
Marie Hünteler
DE-54689
Daleiden
€5,700
~ £4,958 Negotiable
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Other Breeds, Mare, 5 years, 15 hh, Palomino
Leisure - Trail - Western
Ricarda Haas
DE-56317
Linkenbach
€6,500
~ £5,654
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Other Breeds, Gelding, 4 years, 14.3 hh, Black
Leisure - Trail - Baroque - Western
Ricarda Haas
DE-56317
Linkenbach
€6,300
~ £5,480
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Mérens, Mare, 5 years, 15.1 hh, Black
Leisure - Baroque - Western
Ricarda Haas
DE-56317
Linkenbach
€6,600
~ £5,741
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Other Breeds, Mare, 5 years, 15 hh, Chestnut-Red
Leisure - Baroque
Ricarda Haas
DE-56317
Linkenbach
€6,300
~ £5,480
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Haflinger, Gelding, 12 years, 14.3 hh, Chestnut-Red
Leisure - Western - Vaulting - Driving
Petra Kronwitter
DE-97350
Mainbernheim
price range €5,000 to €10,000
price range ~£4,349 to £8,698
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Welsh C (of Cob Type), Gelding, 22 years, 14.1 hh, Brown
F: THREE STARS TELYNOR | MF: EBBW VICTOR
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Susanne Schmidt
DE-97753
Karlstadt
price range to €2,500
price range ~ to £2,175
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Westphalian, Mare, 23 years, 15.1 hh, Chestnut-Red
F: PIK LABIONICS (HANN.) | MF: WHYSKY I
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Susanne Schmidt
DE-97076
Würzburg
price range to €2,500
price range ~ to £2,175
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Achtmaal
€2,750
~ £2,392
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Other Breeds, Mare, 8 years, 16 hh, Bay-Dark
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NL-4885JA
Achtmaal
€3,950
~ £3,436
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Pintos, Gelding, 20 years, 16 hh, Tobiano-all-colors
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NL-4885JA
Achtmaal
€3,450
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Leisure horses for sale on ehorses
Many say that there’s no finer way to view the countryside than from the back of a horse. Many horse riders enjoy riding for the way it can make you feel, rather than taking part in competitions. Riders who want to ride for sheer pleasure buy a leisure horse, so that they can share their lives with an equine partner. This is often the first step into horse ownership for anyone who has previously ridden at a riding school. These are frequently the best places to find people who will sell a leisure horse that is good-natured and reliable, as former riding school horses often make ideal leisure horses.
Use and characteristics of Leisure Horses
Before deciding to buy a leisure horse, first time purchasers should be realistic about their own capabilities. Choosing the right horse depends on factors such as the physical fitness, height and weight of the rider. A horse or pony for leisure riding can be any height or colour, though some breeds have been developed to cater for the rider. Cobs of various kinds are popular in the UK. A good source of suppliers who will sell a leisure horse or pony can be found in the British and European native breed societies. Regional breeds such as the Highland, the Basque Pottok and the German Classic Pony are good choices for family ponies. American breeds like the Rocky Mountain Horse make great leisure horses for trail riding, too.
Origin and breeding history of Leisure Horses
Horse riding was once an everyday activity for most people. Men, women and children all rode horses until the invention of the car. Even those who didn’t own horses may have travelled on horseback. Records show that when maidservants needed to move from one job to the next, they would travel as “half a pack” seated on the back of a pack horse. People rode for pleasure, and they also rode because they needed to get from one place to another, often over great distances. The only alternative was to walk or to ride in a coach, and not everyone could afford that. Riding as a leisure activity began after the invention of the steam train in the early nineteenth century made long-distance travel a lot faster and more comfortable. People then continued riding for other reasons. They would dress up and ride in places such as Hyde Park, or enjoy a canter along the beach simply for the pleasure of riding. There was already a stock of suitable riding horses since breeders had been producing reliable, sound riding horses for as long as people had ridden! In Britain, horses for everyday riding were – and are – called hacks. Some were simply sound, sensible horses, while others were showier, for people who were park riders. Elsewhere in the world, reliable horses for travelling long distances were still being bred, especially in those areas where there was not yet a railway network. Horses with smooth gaits like the Icelandic Horse and the American gaited breeds are very comfortable to ride. These countries did not lose their traditions of gaited riding horses, unlike Britain and parts of Europe, where these breeds had disappeared by the eighteenth century. Today leisure riders are rediscovering the comfort of riding gaited horses.
Leisure Horses in Equestrianism
No leisure horse needs to be a member of a particular breed. Those who ride for pleasure simply want a sensible, kind and willing horse as a partner to view the world with.
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