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what's even worse is she managed to run off with it when she left. If I'm honest I really didn't like her very much!

vet said that it wasn't a proper passport but didn't seem bothered by it, his microchip number and markings are on there so she did check it was the right horse.

Well I certainly didn't expect that! :oops:

He's been out of work for a while as the girl selling him no longer has enough time to take him out and ride him. He's taken out on short hacks when she has the time, but as far as I'm aware he's not ridden for weeks at a time. He did come from Ireland when he was 4, she's had him ever since as...

I appreciate your input on this situation! My poor friend has been worried sick that I'm going to end up buying a lame horse, but the truth is if the horse is not 100% sound I'm not buying it! If he still clearly shows lameness on the arena surface, then there is really nothing more I can do...

Mmm.. possibly! I just really didn't expect him to fail on something so simple I suppose. The vet just asked for either an arena or grass school, no mention of wet/dry ground unfortunately.

Thank you everyone for your advice. Just rang the seller and we're going to try and book an arena to lunge him in to assess whether he's genuinely lame or whether he was trying to self-preserve on wet grass. Hopefully it was nothing more than him being careful!

yes, he was sound as a penny on concrete which is what has really stumped me. I know flexion tests can be controversial but they didn't affect him at all, so why has trotting on the lunge brought out this low-level lameness? I think it would be worth hiring an arena too, I just have no idea...

It certainly wasn't ideal, but we had no where else to lunge him on a soft surface! He is shod on all 4s, was last shod at the start of this month. The vets husband is a farrier and she said he has brilliant feet, which I can agree with.

he was actually not stiff at all after being stabled for so long which surprised me too. very supple in his back, vet said he wasn't stiff at all on the lunge, just lame! it's all very strange and i cannot for the life of me think why.

The seller will have to investigate and so I assume she will. The horse is 8/9yrs old, fairly low mileage. He was stabled for 14 hours prior to vetting as that's what the vet asked for. I am looking for a horse to go out hacking, do riding club activities with and small clear rounds. Low level...

I've recently been looking for my first horse and believed I'd found the perfect one. Had him vetted this morning and he's sadly failed on the lunge. Passed the 1st stage perfectly, passed his trot up and flexion tests perfectly (he's flawless!) but then we popped him on the lunge and trotted...

Just to update everyone - One of the horses I was meant to be seeing was sold the day before I was meant to be seeing it which was a bit disappointing. Still, made the 2 and a bit hour drive to Kent to see a lovely tb. Horsey friend decided to get trains from Cambridge to come and view horse...

I am very excitedly going to purchase my first horse in the next few months (depending on what pops up) and I'm going to view my first 2 this Sunday. Unfortunately I'll be the only horsey one attending (non-horsey parents and other half are tagging along) which means it all rests on my own...

Have you tried Roland Bellido? He's amazing, and works around Christchurch. Keeps lessons fun, very easy to talk to. I've been having lessons with him for over a year and my riding has changed so much!