Riding

Shires are becoming very popular for riding and many Ingleside horses are broken to both ride and drive. 

 Shires make great mounts, and with their quiet nature are particularly suited to new riders or those lacking in confidence.  Of course, they are equally great for an experienced rider just looking for a horse to enjoy!

Ineke has had great success in Shire ridden classes, winning this class at Sydney Royal several times on  stud stallions Ingleside Might’n'Power and Oakridge Speculator – a tribute to both Ineke’s skill and the great temperaments of these stallions.

Shires have a long history as ridden horses – for hundreds of years they were used to supply cavalry horses for the English army, and are decended from the ‘Great Horse’ or the ‘War-Horse’ as far back as the 15th Century.

Currently, Shires are the only breed of heavy horse with a ridden class at Sydney Royal.  Some regional Agricultural shows are now introducing ridden draft horse classes providing another great opportunity to show your Shire.

Byron and Ineke break and train their own horses, and also break in a number of outside horses, often bred by Ingleside.  Go to Services we offer for more information on our breaking services.

Ineke on Oakridge Speculator – 1st place Ridden Shire 2007 Sydney Royal

Driving

Ineke has been a keen driver for the past 20 years, and has had many successes in both working and show turnout classes.  As a teenager Ineke was very involved in the NSW Working Heavy Horse Association and the Australia Draught Horse Society.  During this time she spent a lot of time learning about driving from experienced horsemen and was soon competing successfully against them.

More recently, Ineke and Byron have been involved in show turnout classes with both Shires and Clydesdales, and have been the most successful Shires exhibitors in this field in Australia.

Ineke and Byron with Clydesdale gelding Aarunga Classic Lad

Ineke and Byron with Oakridge Speculator