Could I have your thoughts on this horse please?

I really like the way she jumps, ears pricked making a lovely shape and not at all put off by the rider's position. I don't like the look of her front feet in the un-tacked pic, but hopefully nothing a good farrier can't sort out. Deffo worth a serious look I would say, good luck
 
She's very much a FO stamp ;) Her front leg looks to turn in slightly, and look at the front feet when you go to look at her, as odd shaped feet is something FO horses are prone to IME :) Nice looking mare though, and good breeding for eventing...
 
She is very smart. Only tiny criticism is she looks slightly tied in below the knee, but this shouldn't cause a problem. Overall though, a very smart mare... :)
 
I must admit so seeing the feet on the first horse and having previously a horse who had nightmare feet , I'm not keen to repeat this experience so may remove her from my list.

I do like the other mare, so will make enquires when I can view her, hopefully tomorrow!

Thanks KatB for your reply
 
Prefer the first one the 2nd one imho doesn't have as good a jumping style, she has not got as tidy front legs, and I don't like the sj pics they have used where she looks like she got in too close and then the front on sj shot I'm not keen on how her hind legs are out of sync, also in some of her flatwork shots she has kind of cocked her neck slightly, this might be just an example of bad photos being used which do the horse an injustice
 
Agree with above, and would choose the horse in the 2nd link over the first one you posted - shes lovely

eta - when i posted KatB's 2nd comment was above!
 
KatB said:
She is very smart. Only tiny criticism is she looks slightly tied in below the knee, but this shouldn't cause a problem. Overall though, a very smart mare... :)
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Agree, a bit long in the cannon bone and light of bone for me but she's still very nice.

I prefer the second mare, a really super type.

Good luck, let us know!
 
Mabel98 said:
Agree, a bit long in the cannon bone and light of bone for me but she's still very nice.

I prefer the second mare, a really super type.

Good luck, let us know!
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Thank you, its proving to be a nightmare trying to find what I want, I'm not overly fussed about jumping but will have a pop over a tiny jump, so technique I can forgive.

I went to see one of Di Faircloughs which I really liked but her jumping ability would have been wasted on me as its the flatwork that floats my boat.
 
Chloe_GHE said:
Prefer the first one the 2nd one imho doesn't have as good a jumping style, she has not got as tidy front legs, and I don't like the sj pics they have used where she looks like she got in too close and then the front on sj shot I'm not keen on how her hind legs are out of sync, also in some of her flatwork shots she has kind of cocked her neck slightly, this might be just an example of bad photos being used which do the horse an injustice
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She is only 5 though ;) So untidy front legs are ok IMO :p She makes a nice shape over a fence though, the first one is quite flat... agree re. the hind legs, but I think it was a strength/balance thing, as she is level in the others :D
 
Ooh, SALLYT, which one of Di's did you go and see? I brought my mare from Di and have seen the LOVELY babies that are in at the mo... aiming for a lottery win soon ;) :D
 
is the first one not a little bit expensive for something with little or no competition mileage though?? I don't know - I''m asking :)

Both look lovely although aren't both ad's kind of suggesting that the horse has loads of potential for eventing rather than just dressage - not that that particularly matters i guess!
 
KatB said:
She is only 5 though ;) So untidy front legs are ok IMO :p She makes a nice shape over a fence though, the first one is quite flat... agree re. the hind legs, but I think it was a strength/balance thing, as she is level in the others :D
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Ahhh I didn't realise she was only 5 assumed she was 6 like the other one...
My horse has untidy legs at 10yrs! i dispair :) ;)
 
I know nothing about conformation, so won't comment on either. What strikes me about both is that they seem to be jumping horses and you are interested in dressage. It might be better to spend your money on something bred for dressage with a bit of a BD record if you are not interested in the jumping.

That said, the first one does nothing for me on the flat. Seems to have been ridden with too much hand and doesn't seem to be carrying itself - at least not from that one photo, but that is all there is to go on. I would ask for a video of it on the flat before going to see.

The second seems to have much better paces, seems more free moving and has more of top line and neck.

Good luck in your search!
 
KatB, I went to see the lovely coloured mare only the other week, she was lovely but boy could she jump.

Suzi86, you would think that its expensive but not from what I've been looking at. Horse aimed for the "Dressage" market are so expensive.

I'm never going to be a world beater in any discipline, i just want a nice horse that I can have fun on. I have a good budget but I'm still struggling.
 
I think the second horse is much nicer personally. I also wonder why you're going for such eventing potential if you don't really want to event. You're paying the price for their jumping experience...
 
Not much to add but Grangewood is 5 mins from me! I was horse hunting up until recently and found it very hard to find any suitable horses locally. Can I ask, is your budget around the 6k mark (assuming this as this is the first mare's price)? Shame as my instructor has just sold her fab dressage mare!
 
The only thing I would say about the second mare is that she has been for sale for a long time. Albeit I think only advertised on their own website. but she has been on there for about 18months or so. She is very smart tho :) I had a caereini mare that I sold at the beginning of this year after I had back surgery and couldn't give her enough work. She had lovely paces, very bright mare with a lot of talent. Good luck with your search
 
I wouldn't be very happy about the 2nd mare's conformation. Her front legs are not great and although being a bit tied in can cause no problems it is still a conformation fault and something to avoid if possible. Also, it may just be the pictures but her hocks look very weak and they can caused untold problems. The first mare looks very weak for her age and I could imagine you not having a proper horse until she was about 10. Sorry to be so negative but I do think if you are spending £6000 you really should be buying something with pretty good conformation and by that I don't mean pretty but just sound tough conformation. Have you considered a much greener horse, that way you will get a better stamp of horse for the same money.
 
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