Critique This horse for me please.

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I think hed be perfect for driving, moreso than a riding horse

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thats what i reckon...

lovely shape to him for harness..
 
Your welcome too.. attempt it...lol he has had enough around his mouth at the moment, he got sunburnt, where we got caught out the other week and since then has an aversion to anything around his face, including sunblock, i turn him out in the nose protector now, should i take his feathers off too.. what classes? this is purely for getting out and about, not worried about winning, although it would be nice to be in ribbons, its all about education in hand at the moment.
 
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with his breeding i wouldnt even bother riding him..

break him to harness..he'd look stunning..

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Quoted for truth! You can't get better breeding for driving than that, and those action shots are stunning - imagine him in harness looking like that.

Re the comments on his back, I think he's just standing a bit oddly in the first pictures. My Welsh D looked very much like him as a 3/4 year old, now she's 8 she has filled out across the back. He will mature and fill out and look very scrummy indeed.
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Gorgeous colour but I'm dying to take the clippers to his chin
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He IS lovely. I would agree a career in private driving or driving trials would suit him well. If I owned him I would definately want to drive him!

Keep an eye on that near hind, maybe just coincidence that he's resting it in two photos, but I would keep an eye on it.

Lovely wee horse, with a lot of growing to do yet, I'd say.
I wish you all the best with him.
 
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with his breeding i wouldnt even bother riding him..

break him to harness..he'd look stunning..

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Quoted for truth! You can't get better breeding for driving than that, and those action shots are stunning - imagine him in harness looking like that.



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not as daft as i look...
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I hadnt even thought about driving him, ive never done it before, otherwise i would, i think he would look nice in harness, he long lines well too..lol.. shame i dont have thousands to ge a nice carriage etc for him.
 
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I hadnt even thought about driving him, ive never done it before, otherwise i would, i think he would look nice in harness, he long lines well too..lol.. shame i dont have thousands to ge a nice carriage etc for him.

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you dont need thousands to set-up...less than the price of a decent leather saddle..honestly..
 
i want to have my forester broken to drive, just the cost to get someone to do it plus i havnt a clue how to put harness on
 
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I suppose the best you can do is build up those back muscles, I'm not sure how far you can go with it. So get some top line and for the rest of his life pessoa him.

What does everyine else think of that?

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Thats way harsh!!! The rest of his life pessoa him???

I think the forth pic is the best to judge conformation from. And imho i think he looks great. My horse looked dipped back when i first got him (as a two year old) but as soon as he was fed right and when we started working him (as a 3 & 1/2 year old) he started to take shape nicely. Im sure he'll be fine when he has martured in a few years! Good luck and im sure ull do very well with him.
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Ditto with JM07, put him in the shafts he would look fantastic in a smart high back gig.

I would drive him
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I hadnt even thought about driving him, ive never done it before, otherwise i would, i think he would look nice in harness, he long lines well too..lol.. shame i dont have thousands to ge a nice carriage etc for him.

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It needn't cost a fortune. True, you CAN spend insane amounts of money on harness, vehicles etc, but you can also easily get started with a secondhand vehicle and webbing harness.
Why don't you find out who drives in your area?
Contact the British Driving Society, they will help you.
Ooo, I'm getting all excited at the prospect!
Honestly, there's no reason why he can't ride and drive.
I had a TBx Connemara that did all the usual jumping, dressage and showing stuff till she was 10. Then I broke her to harness for fun and had a great 8 years doing private driving and driving trials.
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What would i need? i guess id need a lorry too to transport, i dont think our trailer would fit carriage in lol...
 
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i want to have my forester broken to drive, just the cost to get someone to do it plus i havnt a clue how to put harness on

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Thats a good point..lol nor do i...lol
 
He looks gorgeous, and in wonderful condition. No idea what classes you could do with him - have you shown him in any youngstock classes already? He looks a little croup high, which is to be expected at his age. I don't know a thing about Gelderlanders, but Section D's don't fully mature until they are at least six. According to the breeder of our three year old. I am sure he will make a lovely riding horse.
 
It is a lot to purchase admittadely (spelling) but trust me he is a cracker. I know peopl who have gelderlanders and i think they would be very impressed with him and especially if he was put to harness.

You can start of with a light jogger/breaking cart and breaking harness. Usual long reining teaching commands by mouth and generaly breaking him to drive.

I would imagine there would be a lot of driving people out there who would be very interested in him, and i wouldn't be suprised if there would be some one out there willing to take him on loan to break & drive at shows for them selves.
 
Some shows, especially if they are driving orientated, have 'in-hand driving type' classes - would be perfect for him!
 
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Some shows, especially if they are driving orientated, have 'in-hand driving type' classes - would be perfect for him!

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Ditto this, I do these classes with my Sec D and she's never been in harness in her life, she just looks the part.
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You could show him in Welsh partbred classes for experience (get rid of feathers and any excess hair
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) but I ditto the others drive him!
 
I'm sorry, I think he is a hopeless case and you need to let me take him off your hands as soon as possible...

He's not a classic show horse, but he'll do more than one job and make you the envy of an awful lot of people!
 
You could do PB welsh surely if you want to plait him up
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If it's just for experience at local shows I'd do anything and everything....youngstock etc
 
Looks exactly what it is - can see both the gelderland and the welsh cob in there. Doesnt do it for me I'm afriad, and agree with the comments re: dipped and long back, although thats not really a fault I wouldn't have thought as its common in gelderlanders. We have one at college and frankly he's horrible to ride
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, just.. upside down all over! Not trying to be rude at all, but would imagine that because of his breeding you will not see too much change in those aspects of his conformation, and that he may be better suited to a driving life. However, the choice is, of course, entirely yours. Best of luck with him. He is however a beautiful colour
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