A bit nice 😊

[Barton Bounty]

HorseQuest UK

HorseQuest is the leading Equine Sales Website for all things equestrian

www.horsequest.co.uk

 

[splashgirl45]

Wonder why they are selling him after 8 years . From the little bit of video he looks sound and moves quite well.

 

[Barton Bounty]

Yeah i wondered too. Seems to be a few bargains about

 

[ponyparty]

He looks ideal for me, at first glance. If only it was a few months in the future..! Not looking yet. Not looking yet. NOT looking yet

 

[Barton Bounty]

He looks ideal for me, at first glance. If only it was a few months in the future..! Not looking yet. Not looking yet. NOT looking yet

Got to grab the bargains when you can! They both look cracking

 

[splashgirl45]

Seems an odd time of year for bargains, I would expect it going into winter but would have thought he would sell easily IF he passes the vet as people seem to want big horses

 

[ponyparty]

Omg he’s Worcs too..! Can’t be far from me. I wonder what riding school it is.

I need to stop going on this forum

 

[Barton Bounty]

Omg he’s Worcs too..! Can’t be far from me. I wonder what riding school it is.

I need to stop going on this forum

No you don’t! We are lovely and helpful

 

[Equi]

I wouldn’t want to be finding a saddle to fit, or wondering how long those back legs will last

 

[ponyparty]

Yeah what is the saddle he’s in on that last hacking video? They’re all a bit grainy aren’t they. And yeah high withered with a big dip… kinda similar to my old boy - who had back issues. His feet don’t look great either.

 

[toppedoff]

On another note.. I didn't realise how much Polo horses sell for?!

 

[Cortez]

Both of those horses have horrendous conformation. There’s a reason they are cheap.

 

[toppedoff]

Did want to share this actually since there is concerns of conformation, I only just learnt about him today but this is Hampton, he is an interesting read

Hampton

tbheritage.com

 

[stangs]

Dodgy Dealers FB group worth a look through for anyone interested in the latter ad.

 

[Birker2020]

Jack does look nice at first glance but he has very straight hocks, when I was researching PSD with Lari this site explained the corelation between straight hocks and PSD. He might be worth a punt but there's a reason he's so cheap, 14 yrs of age isn't a biggy, especially if he's stayed sound all that time.

Hindlimb Proximal Suspensory Desmitis Update — Peasebrook Equine Clinic

Hind limb proximal suspensory desmitis (PSD) is a common condition in sports horses and usually presents in one of three ways: unilateral hindlimb lameness bilateral hindlimb no clear lameness but horse displaying rideability problems PSD describes inflammation and / or damage to the up

www.peasebrookequineclinic.co.uk

Incidentally Lari isn't that straight legged after all.

 

[Widgeon]

Did want to share this actually since there is concerns of conformation, I only just learnt about him today but this is Hampton, he is an interesting read

Good actual grief. Off to read this now

ETA - having read the writeup I wonder how they created that original photo, he doesn't look nearly that wonky and bizarre in any of the others. Or perhaps in the original photo he is just very, very old and broken down.

 

[w1bbler]

Wonder why they are selling him after 8 years . From the little bit of video he looks sound and moves quite well.

I used to work at a riding school, we generally sold them between 12&14 in the hope of finding a forever home before age related niggle set in.
Mind you cheap replacements were easier then

 

[scats]

PSD waiting to happen in that as far as I’m concerned. Sweet face but dreadful confo.

 

[ycbm]

Did want to share this actually since there is concerns of conformation, I only just learnt about him today but this is Hampton, he is an interesting read

Hampton

tbheritage.com

That looks like Bay Ronald from that article, Hampton's last son. It seems he was bred from even with those appalling front legs! And if that's Hampton in your photo, he clearly passed them on.
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[toppedoff]

Good actual grief. Off to read this now

ETA - having read the writeup I wonder how they created that original photo, he doesn't look nearly that wonky and bizarre in any of the others. Or perhaps in the original photo he is just very, very old and broken down.

I think it was a very early photo. I was shown it on twitter and did a bit of investigating and having all the offspring too was interesting
Surprised it weren't on the article haha

 

[AShetlandBitMeOnce]

He looks ideal for me, at first glance. If only it was a few months in the future..! Not looking yet. Not looking yet. NOT looking yet

When you're 'not looking' is the most dangerous time - trust me!

I like the second lad, the first lad is too high in the wither for me - my old boy was like that and it was a nightmare for fitting anything. Both look a good sort though, conformationally compromised but seem to be doing the job they need to (if the adverts are true).

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

Neither are great but the second one looks a bit better.

 

[Peglo]

It’s threads like these that give me the fear of buying another horse.
I love hearing people’s thoughts and opinions on them but just reminds me how clueless I am

 

[Barton Bounty]

It’s threads like these that give me the fear of buying another horse.
I love hearing people’s thoughts and opinions on them but just reminds me how clueless I am

I wont ask! Ill take my chances , Ive done ok through my whole life so far lmao

 

[splashgirl45]

Depends what you want a horse for IMO, if happy hacking and low level riding club stuff conformation faults can be just taken into account especially if the horse has been sound and passes the vet. If you want to progress in competition good conformation is much more important.. one of mine had straight hocks and she never had problems, but I only did riding club level stuff..

 

[SussexbytheXmasTree]

Depends what you want a horse for IMO, if happy hacking and low level riding club stuff conformation faults can be just taken into account especially if the horse has been sound and passes the vet. If you want to progress in competition good conformation is much more important.. one of mine had straight hocks and she never had problems, but I only did riding club level stuff..

My old boy who lived to 27 was still rideable until then had straight hocks and a high wither. However he did have an SI injury and various hind limb issues during the 17yrs I had him which was traumatic at the time but I able to manage. It did mean that I lowered my expectations though and stopped doing any dressage/ comps in mid teens although he did make a successful comeback in veteran showing at around 22yrs winning his last in-hand Mature Veteran Sunshine Tour Championship 2021 and 7th in ridden at 26yrs.

It is a minefield though and few horses are perfect. I don’t have any regrets about having him as he was my heart horse and I also had a lot of fun. I’m tentatively thinking about another so back up to two but it’s a lottery really.

 

[onemoretime]

Dodgy Dealers FB group worth a look through for anyone interested in the latter ad.

Definitely!

 

[Barton Bounty]

My friends horse had poor conformation, he had knock knees and was only just pts in January. He loved being ridden, always desperate to go out

 

[ponyparty]

I don’t expect any horse that I can afford will have perfect conformation. But there are some things that I’d like to avoid.

But I’m not looking yet, so it doesn’t matter anyway