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yeah I agree, any horse can break. and its great to see people have got on with their WBs OK. I think they are beautiful horses. I just think my girl was very big and had been over used as a youngster. maybe the way ahead for me next time is go for a 15 hh unbroken youngster that hasn't...

ah that sounds fantastic! Good luck with your eventing progress, it sounds like you will have a lot of fun together and are doing well x Fingers crossed your warmblood made stays sound too. She's doing well for her age too. Mine was 13 when I had her put down, I couldn't even retire her...

that's great your friends horse made it to that age nicely. its obvious she was well looked after as a youngster. I had my girl when she was just 8, I think she had been beasted as a youngster! I do like thoroughbred too. show jumping is my main one, but I'd like to event & dressage as well. x

oh my goodness! 2/3 that's terrible! poor things! I've been told they don't stop growing until they are 8? and most of them by the time they are 5 are jumping big. x

sorry if sound a bit dim - I had a Belgian warmblood last time, are all warmblood pretty much the same? I'm scared to get another one as I know so many that pick injuries at a young age :(

See I really do fancy an Arab next, or part bred Arab about 15.2. Or TB x with ID, Connemara, welsh. yes I agree warmbloods do seem to have problems, it broke my heart losing my girl and I won't get a big one again. I have 4 other people that are having problems too. so an Arab, TB X, Type...

hiya - I'd like to get to 1.20 eventually, but enjoy 1.05m and want to build up. I might be dreaming to reach 1.40 lol

Hello, I've just recently had my 17.2hh Belgian warmblood made PTS, of whom I feel very lost with out her and very gutted. She had a lot of problems of the 5 years I had her such as kissing spine, stiff in the back legs and constant lameness of which I got investigated. Are warmbloods...

She was turned away in the field when she was lame again, box rest made her unhappy and with kissing spine it made her stiff. She just got worse out there, her fly rug was hanging off her and it took the girls 4 days to catch her to put it right, she wouldn't allow people to help her. No quality...

No, there was never any diagnosis in the lameness and he just said that over the last 5 years, I've done everything I possibly can. She had kissing spine, and he thinks it was related to that and said she will never be sound again . Since I posted my very first post, she got worse over the...

At the moment I'm saying I'm not having another horse, the pain of making that decision and the heart break is just unbearable!!! :-( it is only day 2 but so hard & horrible.

Awww TTK I'm so sorry to hear that. Its vile isn't it, losing them as we love them so much. xx

My mare is now at peace. She was PTS today as the vet advised it. Turns out she was suffering more than I realized. I'm absolutely devastated, but I know I have done the right thing. Thank you all for your support xxx

yes that's the issue I've got. she is not easy to turn out, bolts away and she is not easy to catch either. she has almost turned into a wild horse, and will gallop around for hours rather than be caught. so this is why retirement or companion horse isn't ideal, she will only be caught when she...

I'm going through a similar situation with my 17.2hh mare. She is dangerous to turn out, some days be good and others without warning will bolt off even a chifney or bridle won't hold her and some days we just have to leave her grazing with the bridle on as she won't be caught. she is lame at...