'ansom is as 'ansom does

[scruffyponies]

There's something about this one I really, really like. Is it me?

https://www.dragondriving.co.uk/horseforsale-157610.html

 

[ycbm]

A head only his mother could love? "No oil painting", not wrong there, are they? He sounds lovely and someone will adore him.

 

[cauda equina]

It seems a lot of money for something with a head like a chopping block
Still he sounds like a sweet person and I hope he finds a lovely home

 

[Ceriann]

He sounds a lovely boy. Produced well he could be a very useful sort (even with that very unusual head).

 

[Lynnfigaro]

There's something about this one I really, really like. Is it me?

https://www.dragondriving.co.uk/horseforsale-157610.html

I know what you mean. There is something about him that would make me want to go and see him if he was nearer.

 

[Reacher]

I still wasn't prepared for the face! ?

 

[scruffyponies]

He sounds a lovely boy. Produced well he could be a very useful sort (even with that very unusual head).

Especially if your local hunt country was clay ploughed 2' deep

 

[Trouper]

No - it's not just you. He sounds absolutely gorgeous and a beautiful temperament is worth its weight in gold. He won't ever look in a mirror so nor should we. I hope someone takes the time to build up his body slowly so the back end can match the front!!

 

[CanteringCarrot]

I actually want him because of his head! ?

 

[Pinkvboots]

Shame about the head because his body is rather nice, would he not be ideal for Lady Gasgoynes husband it's the sort she was looking for?

 

[Floofball]

Bet they had a shock when they hogged him! There is something about him though, good job he’s a grey otherwise I might’ve been inadvertently driving to Chester ?

 

[DabDab]

Oh I think he's lovely. Love a good Roman nose

 

[PapaverFollis]

Oh he's fab. Would make a lovely boyfriend for The Beast. ❤ MrT would not be impressed though.

 

[buddylove]

Oh bless him, I wasn't prepared for that head either!!! I think if you could get some decent neck on him it could be a better, balanced picture ?

 

[holeymoley]

Bless him, he is a chunky boy. He will do the job for someone regardless.

 

[Cinnamontoast]

£6, 500?! Crikey! I’m dying at ‘head like a chopping board’! ? I do wonder if medically he’s sound, it’s a very odd head, I’ve never seen similar.

 

[CanteringCarrot]

Eh, I've seen many a head in that shape, mostly on drafts, Iberians, or draft crosses. I don't think it has anything to do with the horse being medically sound or not. I think it is not necessarily a desired trait to have such a convex profile though, but it happens. My horse's sire is a bit far on the convex side and I'm actually disappointed that mine isn't as Roman as I would've liked.

Love a horse will a borderline ugly noble head!

 

[Meowy Catkin]

I've seen clonking great bucket heads like that before. They definitely are not flattered by being hogged.

The thing that makes me more concerned is the part that says 'text reduced, ask for full advert' because I have seen this wording used on the ads of horses that move around between different dealers if they don't sell in one area of the country (including the infamous one in Essex). This may just be coincidence, but I would be wary and definitely vet with an independant vet and have bloods taken etc...

I don't like his back at the SI area. Hopefully just a dodgy photo. Definitely a weak four year old who needs to grow on and mature.

 

[ester]

I think it's not helped by the fact that his neck looks like it belongs on a much finer horse too.

 

[Cloball]

I'm sure Roman noses used to be a very saught after feature. Has anyone seen the Campolina horses?

 

[PapaverFollis]

Just looked at him again. I actually think he's glorious. I wish I had that kind of money to spend and had some space right now! He's only 4. That neck is going to beef up and with correct work the back end (which yes looks a little weak at the moment) will follow. It'll all match up with that head and he'll be really striking.

I would also prefer if he hadn't been jumped much at all.

 

[Goldenstar]

Shame about the head .
the bigger shame is the weakness in his back teamed with the fact he only canters on one leg .
the head would not put me off the canter thing would worry me .
It will a minimum of two years to develop him to be strong to take any proper work Developing that back will take a lot of skill .

eta I agree he should not be jumping at this stage

 

[ester]

by right canter lead I think they meant correct.

 

[scruffyponies]

he only canters on one leg

I think they mean always canters on the 'correct' lead, not the 'right hand' one!

 

[Meowy Catkin]

by right canter lead I think they meant correct.

I looked again and I also think they mean correct.

I like his back less this time, it bothers me.

 

[Apercrumbie]

If he were a hand smaller and I had the money, I would definitely take a look. He sounds like a lovely boy, just needs building up. He looks like he has a nice jump on him too from the pictures!

 

[Cortez]

Oh I think he's lovely. Love a good Roman nose

Me too, I think he's smashing

Re all the negging: he's only 4 and will look like a different horse in a couple of years when the muscles start to rise and pack out his (massive) frame. He has "carty" hips - unsurprising in a draught-bred horse - and is long in the back, but with proper riding that back should fill in and strengthen. His neck is very well placed and nicely shaped, and will put on muscle as he matures, it is a trifle short 'tho.

His head is glorious! And contains, if the ad is accurate the most important thing about this horse; a lovely, peaceful temperament. I know far too many people who buy a pretty face and then have to deal with the accompanying neuroses that can often inhabit 'blood' heads.

With his ancestry and conformation he is hardly going to set the upper echelons of competition alight, so his shape is likely to suit his potential career path quite well. I'd buy him for jousting and film work if I was in the market.

 

[Snowfilly]

Nothing wrong with that head, it’s a Clydesdale one! My old boy’s head was exactly the same. You just don’t ever want to hog that sort.

He’s a big young horse and he looks cart horsey at the back because he is. Let him grow slow, do loads of hill work to build the back end up and the neck will fill out as he grows.

If he’s sweet and quiet as they say, someone will have a wonderfuk

 

[Cortez]

Nothing wrong with that head, it’s a Clydesdale one! My old boy’s head was exactly the same. You just don’t ever want to hog that sort.

He’s a big young horse and he looks cart horsey at the back because he is. Let him grow slow, do loads of hill work to build the back end up and the neck will fill out as he grows.

If he’s sweet and quiet as they say, someone will have a wonderfuk

*Everyone should have a wonderfuk

 

[CanteringCarrot]

Ok...I guess I am the only one that would want to hog that sort!

I have seen some handsome Roman nose fellas that were hogged. It is not so much the head, but rather the neck. I only like a hog on a good nicely shaped well muscled neck. I think a hog can really compliment a nice necked Roman nosed horse. But like I said, I like that profile.