Tyler Dean of Jura

CURRENTLY ON LEASE TO ADULT RIDER.

 

16.2hh Unraced, UnTrialled TB Sport Horse

Ideal young rider mount or experienced adult.

Due to the many young horses to bring on and two current competition horses - I just cannot do him justice - and he thrives in an environment where he is “the one”.  I am not desperate to sell him, he is leased to an adult rider at the moment (she is doing the jumping in the video clip).   This video was taken in August 2014.

 

All of his teeth and vaccinations are up to date, he will come with all of his gear including a custom fitted Isabelle Werth saddle, bridle, bit and his rug ward robe (extensive!) includes winter rug, neck rug, tail bag, under rug, in between canvas rug, and a Summer rug all in good used condition with plenty of life and wear left in them. You could also choose to purchase a brand new Tinks jumping saddle for an additional $1800.00 if required.

What sort of rider he will suit:
You will need to be a confident rider with an independent seat - this is not because he is nasty, spooky or silly but if you have heavy hands or yank on his mouth he will react by throwing his head up and may dance around (that is as bad as it gets).  He is forward and responsive - trained to be worked with light quiet hands and responds to seat and leg aids for upward and downward transitions.  He has been ridden by inexperienced riders bouncing all over his back, heavy riders, hot riders and he tries his best for them all - not taking advantage of their lack of balance or control but he would not be suited to a beginner rider.

A less established rider could ride him in a hackamore or bitless until they had steadier hands - alternatively he could be used in western disciplines where he the rein contact is minimal (although may be to big?).  If you have learned to ride with legs encouraging bend, know how to ask a horse to leg yield, perform shoulders in, quarters out, flexion and counter flexion and can ride 10 and 20m circles asking for the correct bend you will appreciate this horse and he will appreciate you.

I have owned him since he was three, he was lightly competed until he was 6 and then my son came along and had a few years off.  He has been in consistent work for the last four years years, but even after he had several years off - bringing him back into work was no drama - he just got on with it.

His Good Points:
He is a lovely versatile horse easily capable of competing at level 1 dressage or higher (I just never bothered as I had other horses to get out competing!).  He has attended adult riding club jumping days and other jumping lessons (70 - 90cm) and clinics, he is confident and keen around a cross country course - does not pull and is a snaffle mouth in everything he does.  Usually great to float but can have his moments - especially if he senses you are not confident or you do something silly like trying to drag him head first onto a float, rather than allowing him to self load.   

He has been hacked alone and in groups - he can get a bit antsy in a group situation but is not jig joggy, strong, silly or nasty - he just likes to be at the front so gets uppity and puts his head up and might keep breaking into a trot.  He isn’t spooky happily rides over the farm with motorbikes, dogs running under his feet and through the cows and sheep paddocks etc.   I used to live on a road that had logging trucks and motocross traffic and trailers constantly on it and always felt safe riding him on the road.  In fact I rode him up until I was 8 months pregnant on a this busy road because he was so unflappable.

His not so good points:
He is a TB - get the feed regime wrong - i.e. to much of the wrong things or not enough and you will know by either a horse that is hyper or is dropping weight like a stone.

He suffers separation anxiety - while at Jura we have worked on this and now it is mild - he no longer panics and pulls back, and no longer paces fence lines when his buddies leave - but he will call out as they leave and when they come back. When taken out to shows he ties to the float but will call out and jiggle around if he has buddies at the show - if he is on his own he is less likely to do this.

He has thin skin and this will keep you polite - he will not appreciate a rough brush, or to have his saddle thrown on his back and if you wrench the girth up and you will be nipped for your rudeness!  Place a saddle politely on his back and carefully do the girth up and you will be rewarded with a happy horse.  

He is a roarer - which means that when he exerts himself he is noisy breathing.   This has not affected his ability to perform at the lower levels of dressage, show jumping, going for a blat around a cross country course or for a decent hack over the hills.   As the operation to correct this condition wouldn’t improve anything except minimise the noise it was deemed a cosmetic fix and not necessary.

He is an older horse 16 now and so therefore needs to be cared for as such, his “weak” point is is pelvis and this will sometimes get sore and tight, which will not result in any obvious symptoms and he will still do everything that is asked without lameness, bucking or being nasty - although he may disunite at the canter if he is struggling, and if he is really stiff may find picking his hind feet up for the farrier difficult and show this by fidgeting.  This tightness will get worse if he is forced to live in a steep, slippery paddock(although he is living in a steep slippery paddock at the moment - so it can be done!).  For this reason it is important that he goes to a home who is prepared to maintain him in a way that keeps him injury free and comfortable (good feed, the right supplements, regular shoeing and pre-ride and post ride stretching and if necessary treatments with soft tissue practitioners).

I only believe in being completely honest so this advertisement describes him to the best of his abilities as well as his known issues.  The reason I do this is because I would rather keep my horses forever than put them in a situation that sees them passed from one owner to another because of a mismatch in expectations/reality.

Why buy a Jura horse?
We have invested hours in riding, training and money into excellent care and nutrition.  We are not here to make money, just to make a horse that will be sane and provide years of friendship and fun.  

When you buy a horse from us we will make sure that our horses perform the way we have described.  Before they leave our block we will make sure you feel comfortable riding them in various environments, they float happily with you, we will disclose any special nutritional needs, or personality quirks and that you leave our property together feeling like it is a match made that will last, our horses deserve nothing less.  For this reason we will not sell our horses sight unseen, and we do not allow trials off our property.
 
We spend years with our horses and because we have spent seasons working and riding them not a few months, we know how they winter, we know how they need to be fed to get the best from them, we know what they are good at and what they are not so good at.

And we offer all of our horses a "Lifetime Promise" - they are always welcome back to Jura for any reason - retirement, retraining, re-selling or re-homing…… no questions asked, no judgement made.   We just want to make sure that our babies are in the best homes possible for the rest of their lives and if they can’t be they are returned to us to ensure they are cared for.