Advice on old(er/ish) horse?

[Wishfilly]

She does do two hours but sometimes that's a beginner or a hack and not hard work. I'll be riding her daily, building up her strength and

Even though it's not "hard work" in terms of speed/jumping, beginner lessons do still use up energy in ways we wouldn't necessarily expect.

However, it sounds like you have made your decision, so I wish you all the best with her!

 

[NLPM]

Sorry - edited as it only showed me the first twelve posts for some reason, and it wasn't until I'd posted my reply that the other 20 appeared
I see others have already raised the potential change in workload/environment - having previously bought from a riding school, I discovered I didn't know him that well at all once he was out of that environment! But it sounds like you are better prepared for that than I was, given this observation:

She can be 'energetic' if she's not been ridden that day but she's popular and does on average 2 hours a day.

Sounds fab. There's so much to be said for buying a horse you already know. Good luck with your new horse

 

[TheOldTrout]

My mare is an ex-riding school horse who was 19 when I got her. She absolutely blossomed with the lighter workload and only having one owner. I've had her for 3 years and she certainly doesn't act her age!

 

[Micropony]

14 is no age, and if you feed and manage her for the lower workload she'll have with you as a one person horse, and don't take liberties with her as she's adjusting to the change in her lifestyle, I think you could well have a cracking time with her!