Australian Fjord Horse Association
Pending
For Sale – Sleipner
greenfields nf Sleipner
2022 Gelding
$15,000.00 O.N.O
Australian Pony Stud Book
Pending
Equestrian Australia
Pending
International
N / A
Breeder
Greenfields Stud
New South Wales
Date of Birth
17.09.2022
Current Height
129 cm
12.2 3/4 hh
About Greenfields NF Sleipner
Sleipner is out of Hiraeth Carys by Te Klein Ike and is a glorious yearling gelding who is both inquisitive, courageous and cuddly. He is a laid back young man and looks to become an athletic horse with age and maturity, showing the foundation of some lovely paces. I’d not be surprised to find his mature height in the mid 14hh range, but at this point it is anyone’s guess.
This sweet young gelding is living with the other youngsters in a large herd. He has proven himself good at making friends and is not a pushy horse in the herd. He is a clever horse who navigates the herd dynamics very well and shows a lot of sensibility for such a young horse. Until weaning he lived with only his mum and dad, so this has been a significant change for him to now be in a herd of 9.
Sleipner cross ties easily as well as hard ties. In the first year of his life he has had frequent bouts of free faecal water syndrome and some scours, which has made him seasoned at getting baths and mostly enjoys them. The FFWS is mostly resolved even with the new grass finally coming through, but suspect he benefits from drier forage options like hay.
Sleipner stands solidly for the farrier, whom he has seen regularly since birth, we’ve even introduced the angle grinder to him with no adverse reaction. Mane trims, vaccinations, oral administration of anthelmintic etc is a breeze, and he mostly leads like a grown up, although not always happy to be taken away from the herd. He has been loaded on a float. but has yet to travel anywhere, so we’re aiming at getting him trained further around the float.
As he is so very young Sleipner will only be sold to someone with experience with young horses and the buyer must be willing to wait until he is 4 years old before breaking to saddle or doing any hard work. Sleipner needs a home where he will be with other horses to continue to develop his skills as a horse. With patience and understanding I believe he will be someone’s super performance horse down the track and would love to see him find a home where his potential will be utilised in due time.
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We welcome vet checks on our horses, and are happy to assist in facilitating such checks. We would prefer vets selected for vet checks to be within an 80km radius of Upper Orara due to time allocation as most require us to travel the horse to them. Greenfield’s Stud has a pre-existing ongoing customer relationship with Pacific Vetcare and Equine Veterinary and Dental Services (EVDS).