Inca

A photo of Inca, a bay Dartmoor Hill Pony gelding, walking on a lead rope in a country lane.
A bay Dartmoor Hill Pony gelding, Inca, wearing a blue bridle, in a field with a person.
A bay Dartmoor Hill Pony, Inca, standing in a field facing forward.
Bay Dartmoor Hill Pony, Inca, stands in a field.
A bay Dartmoor Hill Pony, Inca, stands in a field with a mare and foal. A sanctuary worker walks towards him.
A bay Dartmoor Hill Pony, Inca, wearing a bridle, stands in a field with a mare and foal and a person in a high-vis jacket.
A bay Dartmoor Hill Pony gelding, Inca, wearing a blue bridle, stands in a snowy field with a person.
A bay Dartmoor Hill Pony, Inca, wearing a bridle, is being led down a country lane by a person in a high-vis jacket. A mare and foal are visible in the background.
A bay Dartmoor Hill Pony gelding, Inca, wearing a blue bridle, stands in a snowy field with a person.
A photo of Inca, a bay Dartmoor Hill Pony gelding, walking on a lead rope in a country lane.

Inca

Rehome Classification: Companion

Age: 17

Breed: Dartmoor Hill Pony

Height: 12hh

Gender: Gelding

Colour/Markings: Bay

Personality
Inca has spent many years attending shows, rallies and pony club events and has had a very successful ridden carer. He has now earned his retirement and is looking for a home where he can settle and build a one-to-one bond with someone. He likes to be groomed and is a gentle boy.

See Inca's film

Health and Training

Health Status:

Inca will need his weight monitoring to prevent laminitis. He has had equine metabolic syndrome, but this condition can be controlled by keeping him in a field with lower-quality grazing and regulating his weight.   Inca has shown signs of sweet itch in the past, so this would need monitoring in a new environment.


Training Level:

Inca is good to handle but would benefit from someone with an interest in positive reinforcement training as he has shown reluctance at being injected by the vet so continued training will be needed in his new home. Inca likes time to get to know people.

A bay Dartmoor Hill Pony, Inca, stands in a field playing with a blue and yellow enrichment ball.
A bay Dartmoor Hill Pony, Inca, grazes peacefully in a field. This photo shows him prior to arriving at the sanctuary.

Inca's Past

Inca was a drift sale pony who came to us needing our care in 2007. 

Inca's Future

Rehoming Fee: £50

Inca’s ideal home would be a quiet one, with someone with an interest in positive training methods as Inca has been progressing well and is growing in confidence for vet and farrier visits.  

 

In the paddock, he can be playful but is generally relaxed in a herd. He has lived with mares and geldings with us. He is happy to be left when other equines are taken away to be exercised, making him the ideal companion pony.  

 

Our Rehoming Advisors are available to help every day of the year. We will work to support you and Inca as he settles in his new home and can offer training and advice as needed.  

 

 

A bay Dartmoor Hill Pony, Inca, trots happily in a green field.

Become a Sanctuary at Home Carer

To help you become a Sanctuary at Home Carer, we have a dedicated team managing our scheme and their job is to help find the right equine for you and then support you throughout your rehoming experience.

Our Pathways

We have three rehoming pathways within our Sanctuary at Home scheme. These are:

Prime Pastures

This scheme enables us to rehome horses and ponies with long-term medical conditions that are manageable. You'll be required to help support their condition with regular monitoring and we contribute towards the costs of their veterinary treatments.

Foster

Working alongside us to socialise and train young or rideable horses for future work in our education programmes. You'll help provide a home setting for these horses to mature before returning to the Sanctuary for further assessment. We work closely with you to keep up to date records of their training, achievements, milestones, setbacks and all aspects of their care.

Standard

Means you help provide a sanctuary at home for as many years as you can for a horse or pony from our charity on a loan basis.