Waterloo
- Stable Name: Louie
- Height: 16.1hh
- Age: 25
- Colour: Bay
- Breed: Irish Draught x
- Sire: Unknown
- Dam: Unknown
- What Done: First lead gun horse in the Kings Troup, Royal Artillery
- Highlights: 1st In-Hand Veteran Manor Farm 2007 & 2008, 5th In-Hand Handsome Gelding, Manor Farm 2007, 1st In-Hand Veteran, Elm Court 2008
- Doing Now: Hacking and local in-hand shows
- What Next: Retirement!
- Likes: Most mares - treats!
- Dislikes: Work - specially in the morning!
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Networks
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Connections
Waterloo has the following connections with other horses:
- Panache (Stable Mate)
- final affair (Stable Mate)
- Solo (Friend)
- charlie x (Stable Mate)
- Arnie (Stable Mate)
Louie is a 25-year old IDx with lots of character and attitude. In his younger days he was a member of the Royal Artillery King's Troup but was semi-retired at age 14 and came to the Royal Engineers Saddle Club in Chattendene Kent. Andrew and I met him on our first riding lesson (both of us aged 35+) and fell in love with Louie. He was a bit naughty and not very forward going but was very loving. We bought him 3-years ago when the Saddle Club closed and he's been with us ever since. Now he's even more retired and spends most of his days turned out with a group of friends and we mostly ride at the weekends. He loves hacking, especially when he can run fast and gets really excited! Over the winter we tend to do a lot of ground work just to keep him going - he doesn't like the cold and the wet. He's a good looking, loveable, full of character star!
My mum has said all this stuff about me but she's forgotten to mention my best feature..... I'm drop dead gorgeous with some really cute ways. I love to beg for food and I look all longingly at my mum and her friends - guess what I always get a sweety that way. I've got a great nick name too - Lots of Legs Louie - I'm a real terror when I'm saddled or rugged but hell, it gets me loads of space and makes all the mums laugh. I just love being the centre of attention - check me out!
Achievements
Since we have owned him, he's done a few local shows and has won some rosettes:
1st in the Manor Farm, Bredhurst in-hand Veteran class in 2007 and retained his champion form by winning again in 2008, 5th in the Manor Farm, Bredhurst in-hand Handsome Gelding class in 2007, 1st in the Elm Count Unaffiliated in-hand Veteran class in 2008
- Rider: Jeanette and Andrew Forder
- Owner: Jeanette and Andrew Forder
- Breeder: Unknown
- Country/Region: United Kingdom
- County/State: Kent
