Jumping_Jack
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Posted this elsewhere and was advised to post it here. Allready had some great advice but looking for as much input as poss
in the very first stages of looking into the possibility of buying a youngster to break in for showjumping.
I have come to this conclusion for 2 reasons, firstly because I have had a run of "bad" or "mis-sold" horses (have found enough about them after purchase to be certain that the problems were not my doing) and secondly after having to move on such animals I am left with very limited funds.
So I have come to the conclusion, it might be feesable to buy a 2 year old, bred to jump,spend the first year handling it on the ground etc etc, and then send it away to be professionally broken and go from there bringing it on, producing it myself with the help of my trainer.
So, a few questions,
Firstly how much would I be looking to spend on such a horse. Obviously the answer is "long as a piece of string" but what is a realistic price to be expecting to pay for something well bred.
Secondly, where to look, any places/ studs/ breeders/ dealers you reccomend, either here or abroad.
Also any bloodlines that you would really look out for/ any that you would avoid, known to pass on certain habbits or quirks
Then.... what should I look for. Obviously conformation, temprement, parents reccords, but what about loose jumping. I have seen horses advertised with a loose jumping photo from as young as 1 year. Is it common practice to see a 2 year old loose jumped or not?
Finally, what do you base your decision on, when evaluating how tallented a 2 year old is. Obviously as much depends on training as anything else, but how important is parents performance, loose jump, or realistically is it always going to be a bit of a lucky dip when buying so young, because if so, I can assure you with my run of bad luck, I could go to zangersheide themselves, and still manage to buy a clumsy dinosaur that struggles round a lead rein jumping class at a local show.
Many Thanks for reading...eagerly awaiting responses
in the very first stages of looking into the possibility of buying a youngster to break in for showjumping.
I have come to this conclusion for 2 reasons, firstly because I have had a run of "bad" or "mis-sold" horses (have found enough about them after purchase to be certain that the problems were not my doing) and secondly after having to move on such animals I am left with very limited funds.
So I have come to the conclusion, it might be feesable to buy a 2 year old, bred to jump,spend the first year handling it on the ground etc etc, and then send it away to be professionally broken and go from there bringing it on, producing it myself with the help of my trainer.
So, a few questions,
Firstly how much would I be looking to spend on such a horse. Obviously the answer is "long as a piece of string" but what is a realistic price to be expecting to pay for something well bred.
Secondly, where to look, any places/ studs/ breeders/ dealers you reccomend, either here or abroad.
Also any bloodlines that you would really look out for/ any that you would avoid, known to pass on certain habbits or quirks
Then.... what should I look for. Obviously conformation, temprement, parents reccords, but what about loose jumping. I have seen horses advertised with a loose jumping photo from as young as 1 year. Is it common practice to see a 2 year old loose jumped or not?
Finally, what do you base your decision on, when evaluating how tallented a 2 year old is. Obviously as much depends on training as anything else, but how important is parents performance, loose jump, or realistically is it always going to be a bit of a lucky dip when buying so young, because if so, I can assure you with my run of bad luck, I could go to zangersheide themselves, and still manage to buy a clumsy dinosaur that struggles round a lead rein jumping class at a local show.
Many Thanks for reading...eagerly awaiting responses