Find me a pony please HHOers...

alexomahony said:
Oh I love pretending to horse shop!

I'm not sure how you feel about coloureds - but this is lovely:
https://www.horsemart.co.uk/5-forever-home-only-/Horses/597156

Also Arabs, but she is v pretty and a beautiful colour. In Poland, but under budget so it could work:
https://www.horsemart.co.uk/5-years-old-arabian-mare-endurance-prospect/Horses/595568

Pretty mare, you'd need some body shots though:
https://www.horsemart.co.uk/full-registered-irish-draught-mare/Horses/597963

Could be lovely if you like greys:
https://www.horsemart.co.uk/lovely-15-2h-gelding-/Horses/598357
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Love the grey and nearby- thanks!!
 
Re Flash.
I don’t know a great deal but I had some reservations about him but I’m afraid I can’t put it into words.
However this observation
The later videos only show left canter lead and when loose he trots right and canters left.
In the early video there is canter right but it is very contained and I don’t think it shows much.
I would not wish to influence your decision but thought to reply as others have suggested caution.
Hope Boggle is better ASAP and you find a suitable horse.
 
Flash Gordon....I wouldn't touch with a barge pole. He is too straight in the hind leg and back end isn't connected to the front end when ridden. Very weak. He hasn't been well started and will take a LOT of flat work to improve - I don't believe flat work is your favourite subject?? :) If he doesn't get his way of going corrected and strengthened I can see him breaking in the future - the only question would be when.
 
gunnergundog said:
Flash Gordon....I wouldn't touch with a barge pole. He is too straight in the hind leg and back end isn't connected to the front end when ridden. Very weak. He hasn't been well started and will take a LOT of flat work to improve - I don't believe flat work is your favourite subject?? :) If he doesn't get his way of going corrected and strengthened I can see him breaking in the future - the only question would be when.
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Well, neither is Boggles.. and he’s fantastic! Albiet broken but hopefully unrelated! I’m not sure he’d have looked any different to Flash at that age on an Irish sales video?

But yes, I don’t want to start with a problem so thank you everyone I do appreciate the reining in ??
 
Michen said:
A few of you saw the bay I posted on my other thread. There's some videos here. Watch him try his heart out over an oxer at the end. I know he's very green, looks very stuffy but I genuinely see *something* in him. Maybe just a bay connie that reminds me of Boggle...which is not the reason to buy.

Any thoughts anyone? Seller is testing for HWSD so waiting for that first but quite tempted.



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I actually really like him! I think he will sell well if you decide to, but I actually think you would not want to part with him.

A couple of years ago I actually went to this yard to view a grey connieX in person. The horse exactly matched the description given. It was clean legged, sound, no sarcoids... just as described. It was a little greener than I had been led to believe, but that was not the fault of this yard, it was an in-between person who had not done their homework. If it had been further on as I had been told it would have been well worth buying.

The not on far enough was related to how jumpy he was. He was the sort where you could not just pull a tissue out and blow your nose, or do the girth before you get on. I was in my 50s and needed a bit more of an armchair. It had only been backed 6 weeks and had already been hunting twice, the yard was very much for getting on them and going. Flash does look tied down, but then that is because of the accelerated way he has been trained IMO. I then the raw material is good enough.
 
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Boggle look alike is my favourite by far I think his gorgeous I love his face!

I saw a few mares on Arabian lines not sure how you feel about Arabs!! One was a coloured part bred the other was a purebred just backed nice breeding but no picture both well under your budget.
 
Red-1 said:
I actually really like him! I think he will sell well if you decide to, but I actually think you would not want to part with him.

A couple of years ago I actually went to this yard to view in person. The horse exactly matched the description given. It was clean legged, sound, no sarcoids... just as described. It was a little greener than I had been led to believe, but that was not the fault of this yard, it was an in-between person who had not done their homework. If it had been further on as I had been told it would have been well worth buying.

The not on far enough was how jumpy he was. He was the sort where you could not just pull a tissue out and blow your nose. Do the girth before you get on. I was in my 50s and needed a bit more of an armchair. It had only been backed 6 weeks and had already been hunting twice, the yard was very much for getting on them and going.
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It's always helpful when the HHOer's whose opinions you really value differ greatly, ha! Cmon guys!
 
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Michen said:
It's always helpful when the HHOer's whose opinions you really value differ greatly, ha! Cmon guys! Be positive I think likes him (Be positive, do you still like him?), YCMB where are you, and where is Adorable Alice to rip apart his conformation...
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I do agree with others that I don't like the way he moves under saddle, but having been over and ridden one from the same yard - that one moved the same and I suspected with that one too that it had been rushed compared to how we would bring them on and that was the root cause. It too was tense and holding himself against the movement, but I thought that one was sound.

It is not expensive to go on a plane to where this horse is to try him. About an hour by taxi from the airport. I think it was about £20 return on Ryanair, to Shannon f my memory serves me correct.

I did view some others that had been started slower, and they moved whilst stretching their toplines, but then they were twice the £££ for the pleasure.
 
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I do agree with others that I don't like the way he moves under saddle, but having been over and ridden one from the same yard - that one moved the same and I suspected with that one too that it had been rushed compared to how we would bring them on and that was the root cause. It too was tense and holding himself against the movement, but I thought that one was sound.

It is not expensive to go on a plane to where this horse is to try him. About an hour by taxi from the airport. I think it was about £20 return on Ryanair, to Shannon f my memory serves me correct.

I did view some others that had been started slower, and they moved whilst stretching their toplines, but then they were twice the £££ for the pleasure.
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Probably a couple of hundred quid really, looking at the flights from London, parking, taxi etc. Wonder about sending an agent, maybe more cost effective. Any HHOers near County Clare in Ireland?!
 
I skimmed through the videos, but there seemed a vast majority of it on the left rein which concerns me. Yes I think he looks rather sweet and yes he could be massively improved with correct work.
His little stuffy shuffliness isn't great, he's cheap enough though. Could be fixable or there might be other issues. Long term is he a prospect for hard work and/or a 5 stage vetting if you sell him? I don't know the answers and think it's a bit unfair to pull a random strangers pony to pieces so I don't want to pick holes in him. He'd do a job I'm sure and make somebody a lovely hacking and club level friend
 
Michen said:
Ah I'm a little hesitant to loan if I'm honest... as sort of feel there would be an end point having to give them back. But if you decide to sell please let me know albiet she prob isn't in budget!
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I thought you were aiming to buy to sell? Hmmmm be honest, Bog isn't really broken is he, you're just pretending so you can get another one? :p
 
HashRouge said:
I thought you were aiming to buy to sell? Hmmmm be honest, Bog isn't really broken is he, you're just pretending so you can get another one? :p
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Yes but if I liked it i'd be able to keep it if I really wanted... if you see what I mean ;)

No I don't want two but if I loved the horse I'd keep it and loan it or whatnot. Always good to have a spare I imagine.

Now what's your opinion on Flash, I need a few more in the yes camp so i can do the irresponsible thing.
 
Michen said:
Yes but if I liked it i'd be able to keep it if I really wanted... if you see what I mean ;)

No I don't want two but if I loved the horse I'd keep it and loan it or whatnot. Always good to have a spare I imagine.

Now what's your opinion on Flash, I need a few more in the yes camp so i can do the irresponsible thing.
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Heh! I can see why you like him and I agree, he does have something about him. That said, I find his movement in the ridden videos slightly odd and I can't work out whether it's just a weak, unbalanced youngster (though actually, not sure how old he is!) or if there is something else going on. I wouldn't rule out going to see him, but I wouldn't buy unseen. I'm *extremely* cautious though, which probably explains why I still haven't bought another riding horse and am just sharing atm.
 
HashRouge said:
Heh! I can see why you like him and I agree, he does have something about him. That said, I find his movement in the ridden videos slightly odd and I can't work out whether it's just a weak, unbalanced youngster (though actually, not sure how old he is!) or if there is something else going on. I wouldn't rule out going to see him, but I wouldn't buy unseen. I'm *extremely* cautious though, which probably explains why I still haven't bought another riding horse and am just sharing atm.
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Rising 5, I think he’s done about 6 weeks under saddle in his life!
 
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