FestiveFuzz
Well-Known Member
With everything going on with my youngster over the summer we decided to park the hunt for the third horse until the new year, with the occasional flick through horsequest. Well, new year is now fast approaching and with both mine due home in February I’m beginning to think I should start getting my ducks in a row.
Currently I have two warmblood boys, my youngster who is unlikely to be more than a light hack/pet now and my 11yo dutchie who truth be told is probably a bit too sharp for me, but was bought after losing my horse in a million so I opted for buying the complete opposite of my usual type as everything was a bit too raw at the time. We’re muddling through and when it’s going right my god does it feel amazing, but I miss carefree hacking and schooling without feeling like I need someone on lookout in case I need peeling off the floor ?
With the horses at home I’ve also found my ridden confidence isn’t quite what it used to be, exacerbated by my current lack of riding fitness which means my old reliable core isn’t quite as quick to engage as I’m used to ? My ridden boy is currently with my trainer and we commence boot camp at the weekend so I’m hoping to be back to my usual confident self by the time we bring the new one home and my trainer has already agreed to a fair bit of handholding to help us on our way when the time comes.
In terms of the third horse, my current thinking is to underhorse myself and err more on the sane/sensible side than my usual neurotic beasties, but go for something younger so I still get the challenge/enjoyment of bringing them on up the levels. I’m thinking something that’s w/t/c and happily hacking but not necessarily much more established than that.
I’m fairly certain I don’t want another warmblood as as much as I adore my vet, I don’t think my heart/bank balance/sanity can take another with soundness issues. I know there are no guarantees with any horses, but I’ve certainly found myself having the vet on speed dial more since I moved to the warmblooded side of life so this time around I’m thinking something with a fair bit of Irish blood with perhaps a dash of WB. My usual type is 15.2/3 and short backed but fairly big moving. My main focus is dressage and having given up my dreams of taking my current youngster up the levels, I’m looking for something that can help fill the void. I like my horses to have a varied life so do plenty of hacking, clinics, pole work and the odd sponsored ride and would love to find someone who might convince me to take my hooves off the ground once in a while.
As an adult I’ve always had warmbloods so I’m a bit lost as to how to start my search now the usual parameters are gone. So if you were looking for something that fit the above with a budget of around £15k what would you look for, who would you speak to etc.?
Currently I have two warmblood boys, my youngster who is unlikely to be more than a light hack/pet now and my 11yo dutchie who truth be told is probably a bit too sharp for me, but was bought after losing my horse in a million so I opted for buying the complete opposite of my usual type as everything was a bit too raw at the time. We’re muddling through and when it’s going right my god does it feel amazing, but I miss carefree hacking and schooling without feeling like I need someone on lookout in case I need peeling off the floor ?
With the horses at home I’ve also found my ridden confidence isn’t quite what it used to be, exacerbated by my current lack of riding fitness which means my old reliable core isn’t quite as quick to engage as I’m used to ? My ridden boy is currently with my trainer and we commence boot camp at the weekend so I’m hoping to be back to my usual confident self by the time we bring the new one home and my trainer has already agreed to a fair bit of handholding to help us on our way when the time comes.
In terms of the third horse, my current thinking is to underhorse myself and err more on the sane/sensible side than my usual neurotic beasties, but go for something younger so I still get the challenge/enjoyment of bringing them on up the levels. I’m thinking something that’s w/t/c and happily hacking but not necessarily much more established than that.
I’m fairly certain I don’t want another warmblood as as much as I adore my vet, I don’t think my heart/bank balance/sanity can take another with soundness issues. I know there are no guarantees with any horses, but I’ve certainly found myself having the vet on speed dial more since I moved to the warmblooded side of life so this time around I’m thinking something with a fair bit of Irish blood with perhaps a dash of WB. My usual type is 15.2/3 and short backed but fairly big moving. My main focus is dressage and having given up my dreams of taking my current youngster up the levels, I’m looking for something that can help fill the void. I like my horses to have a varied life so do plenty of hacking, clinics, pole work and the odd sponsored ride and would love to find someone who might convince me to take my hooves off the ground once in a while.
As an adult I’ve always had warmbloods so I’m a bit lost as to how to start my search now the usual parameters are gone. So if you were looking for something that fit the above with a budget of around £15k what would you look for, who would you speak to etc.?
