Advice please......

Not sure I was original contributor however, this post attracted me... have you gone to see the mare? Photo angles are deceiving. Seems on the forehand trailing the hind. How are the feet exactly, although she shows a fabulous jump, are you sure all is well?

Will you be investing in a 5* vetting? I assume so, but in any case I do think you ought take an instructor to view. Ideal age btw... gorgeous looking.
 
No I haven't been to see yet. Was talking to advertiser about another horse and told her more about me and she said this mare would be more suitable. But yes I would take a horsey person with me and get 5* vetting if it came to that.

As far as the rain scald its not mentioned in advert but I can see mark on bum now you have said. Will ask about that.
 
Lydz85 said:
No I haven't been to see yet. Was talking to advertiser about another horse and told her more about me and she said this mare would be more suitable. But yes I would take a horsey person with me and get 5* vetting if it came to that.

As far as the rain scald its not mentioned in advert but I can see mark on bum now you have said. Will ask about that.
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A bit of rain scald is no bother my dear. You should get the diet right and that ought to go away. Don't feed any hard feed if they have that, shows that the skin is sensitive to grain. Some chaff n hay probably some good grass'd sort that. Just remember, there ain't nothin but good feed what makes an horse.
 
Artax said:
A bit of rain scald is no bother my dear. You should get the diet right and that ought to go away. Don't feed any hard feed if they have that, shows that the skin is sensitive to grain. Some chaff n hay probably some good grass'd sort that. Just remember, there ain't nothin but good feed what makes an horse.
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:D Thank you. Did a panicked search on google for rain scald and the pictures are horrifying! I thought it might be an issue for livery yard if it can be passed to other horses.
 
I'd expect a horse with a jump like that to be a LOT more money. Which raises the question, what is wrong with it? I'd also expect a decent all rounder RC horse, which is what the ad claims she is, to be a lot more money too. On the whole, dealers don't sell horses on the cheap if they are worth good money. I'd keep looking.
 
As she is in a dealers yard it may be difficult to find out her history and experience,so I would proceed with caution and if you can, take someone experienced with you.Get 5 stage vetting if you buy.
Are there no private sellers out there?Just a general thought,not really aimed at OP.
 
My first thought was that the horse is very cheap. I would just be a bit wary of a horse which has done so much being so cheap......I would expect a horse like that to be well in excess of £3000.
However I hope you can prove me wrong and that it is the right horse for you. Good luck!
 
If you look at the bottom of the ad it shows the other horses also advertised by the dealer. In my opinion they are all very cheap (remember im clueless really) and states on the ad priced to sell. So maybe its more of a cant afford to keep the horses issue??

I have to agree with the private seller comment, when ive been looking all that have caught my eye have been dealers :confused:
 
IMO the horse is worth going to look at if it is within reasonable travelling distance for you. You can't really tell a great deal from photos unless it has really glaring conformation faults. I DO wish sellers would put a stood-up-straight unridden untacked pic on adverts, you can tell more from that than anything else.
The only way to tell whether a seller (trade or private) is telling the truth about a horse is to go and look at it.
 
I am sure you are not clueless,and dont let sellers make you feel that you are.
The priced to sell means they want a quick turnover,she will be replaced by another horse that is the business of dealing.
You are probably attracted to the dealers ads as they are better written,generally than private sellers ads. they are aimed at inexperienced buyers and say the "right" things.
 
have you been to see any horses yet?

the reason i ask is from your other thread i guess its all a bit new to you, im not saying be a time waster but go and look at a few that near fit the bill either with private sellers or dealers and get a bit of experiance of what sellers are like!

The reason i say this there are good and bad in all walks of life, and it is easy to be told somethign and take it on face value, whilst you mey be a bit suss of dealers not all are bad visit and few and your soon find the diffference, same with private sellers.

on your travels dont dismiss a horse because of an advert, if it ticks some boxes ring and ask for more information, theres a lot of people out there that really cant write an advert.. the horse in the link for example.. they repeat part of the information twice. well that sentance could of told you a bit more about the horse. they say its been there and done it but where is the proof?

no know stable vices.. the wording i dont like, id make sure i saw it in a stable for a good amount of time and would ask to see it with a bit of hard food.. it may only crib after it has eaten etc.

sorry ive waffled, my point is go and look the horse sounds and looks great. yes it says ish But id want to see passport, it looks more tb to me.
 
ok she seems nice BUT hun buyer beware and please not wanting to be on downer - ok 5* vetting a must, when try her take a good knowledgeable friend or instructor, take on trial purpose only with full money back if not suitable and thats in writing - hun its so exciting loooking for our horse but be pickie dont accept excuses from dealers - tell them what you want and be truthful to them and accept no less and hey dont rush as so so many lovely animals for sale a good prices sadly from economy :(
 
The dealer has said:

'The low price is because she dishes so can't do showing classes and has an old scar on her leg, but this obviously doesn't affect her sj, xc, ode or local dressage'.

Can someone explain what dishing is please?
 
looks nice - but again she is at a dealer - why is she with a dealer? If i cared about what happened to my horses then it wouldnt go to a dealer. So whats up with it?
 
Lydz85 said:
The dealer has said:

'The low price is because she dishes so can't do showing classes and has an old scar on her leg, but this obviously doesn't affect her sj, xc, ode or local dressage'.

Can someone explain what dishing is please?
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When they trot they dont move straight, they dont flick and point their toes.
can be seen in other paces but more noticeable in trot.
 
Dishing means that she throws her feet out to the side,it would not affect her value except as a show horse,and she would not be a potential show horse at 12 anyway
 
As said, I don't think there is any harm in going to see any horse that you like the look of BUT also, as most others have said - BE CAREFUL! From looking at the other ads the dealer has, it would appear (and I am only assuming) they are shipping horses over from Ireland (hence why pretty cheap i reckon) and, as a result it is pretty likely the history of the horse is unknown and the dealer will still be wanting to make a profit on the horse which suggests they paid a lot less for this horse. Why? Horse looks a decent type and from the description sounds great so that would make me suspicious. On one picture the off fore looks a little, well, bent. This could be just a bad picture though (it's in the school).

All in all, you have to start somewhere - take someone impartial with you, who knows what they are doing and knows what your capabilities are. Do NOT be drawn in to any stories the dealer may tell you - make your own opinion, get a feeling about the person, the horses and the set up. Do you have the name of the dealer? If so, google them or google the number given on the ad, see if that gives you any info about them and their previous customers.
 
Lydz85 said:
Is it a massive issue? Does it just look strange/feel different to rider/stop the horse being able to do anything?
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For showing purposes it is an issue, if is sj xc etc you are after then its not a problem. it doesnt feel that different, I did have one horse whose dishing was due to lack of concentration - once you had him listening, he would really stride out and not dish, but if you let his concentration slip he would start. Its not the end of the world.

The best bet is to go and view and again watch him being trotted up.

You arent going to find perfection - but you want as close to as possible! If you want to SJ she looks like she can Jump!!
 
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I am not sure what height you want but these are nice types and i think within you budget and fairly near you.
 
I thought the bay was very nice I just wasnt sure it would be big enough.
If you are happy with 15 hands or thereabouts you can find some really good types as most people seem to want bigger for competing.
 
Dancing Queen said:
just dont be in a rush! its like picking right man - you have to kiss a few frogs before you find the one - its the same with horses! x
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ahhh but they turn the charm on at first, act all cute and perfect 6 months down the line and BAM they are nutters!:D


OP that is not ment to put you off put also typical of horses.. get them home, and they try all sorts, bit like a man you see, moment there hairy toes are under the table they act up!
 
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