Recent content by Amye

Ah thank you I must have misread the article!

Haha probably a bit of wishful thinking! This one I saw did seem to have a lovely temperament. I’ll PM you. It seems like he had a couple of gaps, raced 58 times. And a very big gap but that was 2020 so I’m assuming Covid? Haha thanks! These are some of my worries, I wish buying was easier...

Yes will definitely be getting a vetting done regardless. And I was debating x-rays too due to his age. Thank you, that is reassuring. He has been in work since they bought him as far as I know, I have videos of him from as far back as last summer. I will definitely be getting a 5 stage vetting...

hello I’m back! I was wondering if I could pick your brains a little more. I went to see an ex-racer the other day, he was very sweet and lovely and I did like him! I am still on the fence ever so slightly due to his size (he is 16hh and I am used to a bit more chunk so he is different to what...

I am currently looking for my 2nd horse and I feel much more worried this time then I did the first time! I think it was more naive then… haha Finding the right one is so hard, making sure you’re buying from someone honest, it really is a minefield!

Thank you everyone it’s been really interesting reading your replies and experiences! I think I definitely won’t discount them like I have been, I might not actively look for only TBs but if one ticks the boxes I will go look!

Thank you for the advice! Will definitely check the hacking if I go view. I have at least walked down the lane with the horses I’ve viewed so far. Haha my WB would not stand for horses cantering on the other side of a tree line so that wouldn’t be unusual for me! Haha we must’ve been unlucky...

Thanks all! I have been reading all your replies but been crazy busy with work. I’ll reply properly tonight!

Blimey! It’s good to hear the other side! they certainly all sound like characters. And it’s good to be aware of the downsides too. Definitely going into it with my eyes open

Thank you! Yes the kissing spine is my main worry to be honest. I would look for one that had had a bit of retraining as I would worry about getting it wrong with one straight off the track!

Wow thank you everyone! It’s great to hear all your experiences. As I was writing the thread, I did have a moment of ‘they’re just a horse like any other’ thinking but thought I would ask anyway. You get so many people writing ‘no TBs’ on wanted ads that it makes you cautious! I will definitely...

Thank you that is fab information! It’s good to hear there are chunkier types as I would probably look for that if I could find one as I am tall so I can look a bit leggy on really fine types! My mum has a standardbred so I am familiar with bad feet haha! Though hers have come along way in...

Hi! Haven’t been on here in a long time. I’m currently looking for my second horse, viewed a few, a couple I liked, one was sold before I went back and another failed the vetting unfortunately! My budget is reasonable, I think, but not huge. I am really just looking for a step up from my...

I agree with the getting off and leading if you need to - my boy came to me with no confidence and very nappy. He would stop and reverse and refuse to go. Sometimes I could just wait and nudge him on with lots of praise if he took one step forwards but sometimes I had to get off and in time he...

Yes it is difficult to know what's best! ANd how to explain it. That's the only way I can think to explain it from what my instructor told me :) Yeah not heavy or anything just like you're limiting the forward movement. If doing it from a trot I do as alainax says and slow down the rhythm of...