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Im sorry but this is just a bit of a rant really.

My boss has only ridden about 10 times in his whole life, yet he has decided to buy a horse! The horse in question is 16.2 warmblood , 9 year old. He bought him to ride out with his kids on there pony! fair enough!. He wasnt an 'expensive' horse to buy from what his advert says. And my boss asked me what it could be! I didnt really want anything to do with it TBh as if anything was to happen I dont want to be held responsible. Anyway he has been here now for 2 weeks and he has just started rearing!!!!!!!!! i have no problems with people that have a rearer if they can ride, but he has no idea what they are doing. He has reared up twice the last two times he has ridden him. He doesnt think its a problem but I really dont think its the horse for him! His kids are little for gods sake surely they need to be safe, I can just see this horse going up and landing on him, screeming children, crying panic etc. And i just know if this happens he will want me to get on it. And im not prepared to do it in the slightest.

Sorry for the rant I just dont know what to do.
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I know the frustration and it is annoying. did he not ride the horse before he bought it? to see if he could handle it?
Surely for a green rider he should of either bought something cobbyer or older something to plod espically if all he wants to is hack out a 9yo Warmblood would be come brain dead if all it did was hack everytime.
 
Oh dear, maybe he would have been better of buying something a little more steady going? =O I've been riding for years and I'm still not sure whether I'm able to cope with a rearer, and I don't even have young kids to worry about too!

Maybe if he asks you just say you're busy or don't really want to get involved? It's sort of his fault in the first place for getting an unsuitable horse!
 
i have to sit across the room to him at work!! he did try him when he went to look and he was fine, but he was at a dealers yard (I have nothing wrong with dealers!)
I did try and tell him to get a nice steady cob something that he could leave for weeks then get on and it be the same when he last rode,
Makes me so cross!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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If he is not going to listen to sense and sell it on at least get him to have proper help from a qualified instructor - the horse may just be trying it on - wb do need a firm rider or they will take the piss!! I know I've got one myself!!

Bear in mind he is a bloke so will be reluctant to admit he has got it wrong - lessons and an instructor maybe the best compromise you will get for now. If its a half decent instructor they may advise its the wrong horse which he may well listen to.
 
I know its annoying when ppl just buy a horse beacuse its pretty and dont thing about whether the horse is right for them then they end up ruining a perfectly good horse.When I worked at a riding school i saw it alot and used to drive me mad, atleast they forked out for schooling and lessons which isn't as bad
 
Should also say that wb benefit from being worked everyday - whether schooling or hacking etc Mine gets ants in his pants if he has more than a day off. The dealers that he got him from were probably doing exactly that - so it could just be naughty if he is not being worked everyday. My coblet on the other hand is just more forward if not worked for a week. Generally my wb gets worked 6 days a week min - for at least an hour whereas my cob averages 3 times a week.

Feel free to show your boss this post!!
 
Well, like you, I would say that a 9year old WB is not suitable for a very novice rider!!!

WB's are bred to do a job, either SJ, dressage or XC, and they need their minds occupied!!! I know , we have a few!!!

They also don't mature particularly quickly, and in my experience, need to be constantly worked!!!

I think, as you have explained these things to your boss, you might as well sit back and let him get on with it! It sounds as though he's not going to listen anyway.

If he does ask you to ride this horse, make any excuse you can!! Don't put yourself in a position whereby you have to sort out an animal that has problems, or developed them, due to a lack of knowledge and common sense!!!

I actually feel very sorry for the horse. Poor animal has gone to a home where it will end up confused, possibly frightened, and then lumbered with the tag of being a dangerous horse!!

Some people...
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WB's are very clever and if he's gathered that this bloke cant ride he's maybe taking the pee, and, if you did get on him probably wouldnt do it, although i still wouldn't, its not your job to, he needs to see sense and get rid of him, if he doesnt then at least you have tried to make him see sense!

He needs a nice friendly cob that wont mind the odd jab in the mouth or one thats a bit older x
 
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Bear in mind he is a bloke so will be reluctant to admit he has got it wrong

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WOW! That's a bit of a sweeping statement, given the number of men who ride versus the number of 'numpty rider' posts we get on this forum.

That said, I'm afraid the OP's boss does seem so typical of the 'I think I'll buy a horse' type, not realising it's not quite the same as buying a car/ bike / boat / shotgun etc. My money's on the rider causing the problem.
 
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