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kerrie_jay

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i always find it quite amusing when someone is selling such a nice horse for 8 grand due to lack of time cos of baby but then would consider an exchange for a 2 year old! does this not take up just as much if not more time i ask myself! don't people make you laugh don't think she read the ad through and saw the contradiction!
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I don't know, I mean a 1 - 2 yr old, say an 18 month old, would not take up so much time really, or at least not for a year or so. By this time perhaps her baby will be older so she will have a bit more time or childcare.
 
true but would he not need extra handling to keep him in touch and i would have thought it would be more risky having a youngster around when you are pregnant as they can be so much more unpredictable? feel free to correct me if i'm worng i normally am!
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Possibly she has someone who can handle the youngster for her, but that doesn't ride?

If you needed money or wanted a year off looking after your horses, to swap them for a youngster could be a good solution.

I have an 18 month old & a 10yr old showjumper. I split my time probably about 10%/90% between the two. If I was pregnant or had to give up one of them, it would be the showjumper.

(I should add, my youngster has good manners & is handled every day!)
 
Maybe the horse is currently on full livery, whereby she is having to pay for it to be exercised etc, whereas a youngster wouldnt need this and maybe she could then look after it herself?
I guess there could be so many reasons. Nice horses though
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I have a 3yo that i have had since he was 15mths old. I have handled him a total of roughly 10-12 times (for foot trims/vacc/worming) since ive bought him. Hes turned out with a group of 6-8 horses of the same age. Owner of the other horses casts an eye over the herd once daily in winter, maybe less in summer. Horse is good to handle, occasionally a bit confused to catch but good once approached. No need to over handle him. More than likely going to sell him at bloodstock store horse sales rather than break him so he will probably come in in March for sales in June or July. Really, he takes no time. I can totally see the logic in selling a horse needing riding in favour of a 2yo that would be ready to go when the rider has time again.

I really dont get why British young-horse owners (aside from studs) over handle their youngsters. The arguement that it makes them better to handle when they are older is a silly one as i meet more badly mannered horses on a daily basis than well-mannered ones... ?
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Is this the same person who's also selling another one that's reduced to £2900 as it has failed the vet - 1/10th lame behind after flexion test..... but she says it's sound??!?!?!?? she also wants to swap for a youngster due to pregnancy. How can it be sound??? confused......
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As for swapping for a youngster, can see the logic for the next 12-18 months as it's less of a commitment. Yes, they need handling as per a ridden horse - but obviously without the addition of riding. i.e nice field ornament in the short term
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Just my opinion
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I don't really get why it matters how much you handle them? And who is to say what is too much?

My youngster is handled every day during the winter because she is stabled at night. I see nothing at all wrong in this and don't view it as 'overhandling'
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Ideally I would like her to live out, but conditions dictate otherwise.

Am I to presume that because she is in a (British) over handled home that she will grow up bad mannered and useless?
 
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Is this the same person who's also selling another one that's reduced to £2900 as it has failed the vet - 1/10th lame behind after flexion test..... but she says it's sound??!?!?!??

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Lots of competition horses would fail flexion tests. At least she is being upfront about this. I would probably still look at the horse if I was interested.
 
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