Ever taken on a problem/project horse and then found it has no issues?

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As above really.

I have just bought a new pony who was an absolute bargain as no one was able to catch him. He has been through 3 homes in the last 6 months. Went to see him and the woman had to bring in all his field mates and bribe him with a bucket (took ages) decided I loved him instantly so she stabled him until I could pick him up.

Got him home and he is a star! Always comes to the gate whinnying, prefers my company to his feed!

I know its early days but from what the dealer said about no one being able to get near him, and him following me around like a puppy, I'm very pleased :O)

She also said he bad with his feet and needed twitching to pick them. No problem, picks them all up fine (very unbalanced mind) The only thing I can find wrong with him is that he has never been shown any love or affection!
 
Just wanted to share some pics of my "uncatchable" pony

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Cuddles at the gate when his friends, tea and haynet were all nearby :O)
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Harassing my OH
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Sounds like a dream to me! Never had one without issues! :D

What a lovely story though - bet he feels like he's struck gold, a loving home at last :) Good luck!
 
that pony is clearly dangerous and you should send him to me for some serious rehab! :p Only kidding, he's a real looker though :eek: what are your plans for him??
 
He is amazing! My OH is not horsey at all, but he has been at the yard almost everyday since he arrived and loves him too!

We even got a little whinny when we went down tonight :)

I am sure there will be plenty of blips along the way, but for now I am very happy with him. x
 
Yes. Bought a very nice sports horse in an auction car park for peanuts, 4yrs old. At the time, its breeding alone should have put it 15x more than I paid. I bought it fully expecting issues, but with the logic it had enough talent to get away with them. It never put a foot wrong, & I sold it 3months later & made an awful lot of money. Not in contact with the owners anymore, but I know they never had any probs in the first few years & did well competing.
Went to see a very flashy pony for £300 back when prices were high, described as dangerous to ride. It had half a tack shop on its head. Once I took the crap off, & rode it on the buckle it was fine. Kept it for 3weeks, just incase. And discovered that at some point pony had been very well schooled, & you could almost see her sigh with relief she was being ridden correctly again. She was a fantastic second pony, that was nearly 7yrs ago & the girl still has her now, she's never put a foot wrong. Plus I've met a few who were misrepresented by scared novice owners who made mountains out of molehills.
 
Never taken one on that has turned out to have no problems but did sell one recently that had a major bucking issue.... sold totally honestly at a great loss.... and (fingers crossed, touching wood) he hasn't done it with his new owner who adores him! Truly hope he never does and that she has got herself a bargain because she is lovely and he's a lovely horse (apart from the bucking) who deserves to be as adored by someone as he currently is!
 
From what I know, he was a pony club pony until about 2 years ago when he was outgrown and has been passed from pillar to post since then. I want his as a good all-rounder. Fancy a bit of showing, some jumping, maybe cross country and definitely lots of hacking and pleasure rides.

He just feels "right" x
 
we've got one on the yard at the moment (YO takes on a few a year as projects to school / retrain and sell on) and this one was supposedly too hot to handle to compete as an ex-racer but it's been a complete donkey at every show taken to so far, appears to just need plenty of regular work :D

Glad your naughty to catch has turned out good, my good to catch can be a tad naughty - apparently he has in a built in turnout timer and if he doesn't get what he feels is the appropriate amount of grass time you're going to walk for miles around the field trying to get hold of his head instead of his bum! :cool:
 
Ha ha, I almost feel a tiny bit disappointed. I was well up for the challenge of a game of catch!

I am sure I will get to play soon :O)

Farrier is coming to take his one remaining shoe off tomorrow so I may have a completely different post tomorrow! x
 
My poor boy was terrified of the farrier today. From the second he saw his van he freaked. Makes you wonder whats happened to him in the past. Turned him out after his traumatic experience, he had a hoon around and a roll then came back to me at the gate :D
 
when i took on my ginger boy i was told he didn't get on with the big girl who i had taken on 6 months earlier (owner of ginger boy had previously had big girl on loan, long story i won't bore you with;)) Big girl was apparently the bully and would hound the poor ginger one mercilessly. so i kept them separate for a while, then next to eachother and they were forever snogging over the fence so i put them in together, ginger boy is the bossy pants now:rolleyes: i have no doubt that the big girl did bully him previously as she will do it to the lower ranking ponies here but a change of home and the herd dynamics are completely different.
 
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