Marchogaeth
Well-Known Member
Okay, so the time is now right for me to buy my first horse! I started riding 11yrs ago, and have had a couple on loan, but now I'm in an ideal situation to buy! :O
My wonderful riding instructor has offered me livery at his yard, a small very riding school, and I have all that side of things sorted, I just don't have a horse yet!
Anyway, I was originally looking for a nice alrounder, that hacks, jumps, goes well on the flat, just something to have fun with really, no serious competing or anything like that but ideally I was looking for my forever horse.
But, said instructor has offered me a beautiful coldblood of his, who I immediately fell I love with, he's smaller than I was looking for, but much chunkier, he naps (a lot! Not danergous just naughty) he won't hack alone, (nappy again) but he does jump! The thing is despite all this, I absolutely adore him, I don't now if its just me, but when he goes properly he feels perfect, to handle he's a bit bargey but so affectionate, the sort if horse who would become your best friend.
I just don't know? He's so different from what I imagined myself buying?
Good points are he's already settled as he would stay there, he will hack in company (and alone with lots of leg) he can go beautifully on the flat when he's not napping and he'll jump just about anything!
Do I get him, work through his napping and make him into the horse he can be? Or do I get something for myself, to go further in my riding??
He feels right though, my heart says him, but my head doesn't know....
Urgghh, he's to much for the riding school, and if I don't buy him where will the amazing boy end up?? I can't stop thinking about him, I always look foreword to seeing him and every time I do it makes me want him more?
Sorry if I sound pathetic! I'm just so confused? Instructor has mentioned having him on a couple if months trial, do you think this would be best? Idk?
Sorry it's so long, it's just been eating away at me for a while now!
Thank you Xxx
My wonderful riding instructor has offered me livery at his yard, a small very riding school, and I have all that side of things sorted, I just don't have a horse yet!
Anyway, I was originally looking for a nice alrounder, that hacks, jumps, goes well on the flat, just something to have fun with really, no serious competing or anything like that but ideally I was looking for my forever horse.
But, said instructor has offered me a beautiful coldblood of his, who I immediately fell I love with, he's smaller than I was looking for, but much chunkier, he naps (a lot! Not danergous just naughty) he won't hack alone, (nappy again) but he does jump! The thing is despite all this, I absolutely adore him, I don't now if its just me, but when he goes properly he feels perfect, to handle he's a bit bargey but so affectionate, the sort if horse who would become your best friend.
I just don't know? He's so different from what I imagined myself buying?
Good points are he's already settled as he would stay there, he will hack in company (and alone with lots of leg) he can go beautifully on the flat when he's not napping and he'll jump just about anything!
Do I get him, work through his napping and make him into the horse he can be? Or do I get something for myself, to go further in my riding??
He feels right though, my heart says him, but my head doesn't know....
Urgghh, he's to much for the riding school, and if I don't buy him where will the amazing boy end up?? I can't stop thinking about him, I always look foreword to seeing him and every time I do it makes me want him more?
Sorry if I sound pathetic! I'm just so confused? Instructor has mentioned having him on a couple if months trial, do you think this would be best? Idk?
Sorry it's so long, it's just been eating away at me for a while now!
Thank you Xxx