Brodie

B stands for Big, Bold, Brave and Beautiful – and Brodie!

Our gentle giant is draught x Ardennes, and it is from the Ardennes side of his breeding that he gets his distinctive strawberry roan colouring.

I first spotted Brodie as a three-year-old. Before I bought the land here we used to ride past the field where he lived and I absolutely loved him.

Then I used to see the lady that owned Brodie riding him out on the Chase and I thought what a confident and enthusiastic young horse he was. One of my regular riders used to take him out once a week and I was always amazed by how forward going and strong he was.

So I asked his owner for the first option to buy if she ever had to part with him. And I was delighted when I received a phone call from her. She felt he had grown too big for her.

 

I didn’t hesitate.I went straight over, and even I was shocked at how big he had become. But I took him straight home and he immediately went into the Trekking Centre.

Brodie was completely unfazed by the whole experience and only a couple of months later he went on his first Sheriff’s Ride. He was fantastic and really enjoyed himself.

For such a big horse he has always been agile and light on his feet – you can even get him to piaffe!

Brodie is a real gentleman and he loves his cuddles. He has been at the Trekking Centre for many years now and he has never changed.

 

If you drop your reins and relax he will go along quietly. If you pick them up and ride him he is still as powerful as he always was.

Hopefully we will have many more years of enjoying him.