Cash
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..and i really liked him. (No pics atm- can't find the camera cable
)
He is a 15.2 7yo, very very good looking, sooo sweet (they think he may have been hand-reared, as he is incredibly friendly with humans- he follows the girl round with no headcollar on!
) with a big white star (yesss- all i've had so far have been boring old dark bays with no white markings!
). He was bred to race, but wasn't fast enough, so hacked out with the trainer's mum for a couple of years, then came to the seller last year to be brought on as an allrounder, and learn to jump etc. Since being with her he has done mainly BSJA, a couple of ODEs, and some unaff XC and dressage.
As a result of only doing serious schooling for nine months or so, though, he is still quite green on the flat- he has very nice paces, and naturally carries himself fairly well, but finds it hard to come into an outline- he works through from behind, but his head is so high that it all goes out the front door if that makes sense?
it wasn't just me who found it difficult- v experienced friend also had a sit on and, although she did a lot better than me (
not difficult) confirmed that she found it difficult to ask him flex properly and bring his head down. The girl who 'showed him off' and rode first (the seller's friend- seller broken wrist) was a fab rider, and had a very powerful seat, and long legs, neither of which i have
and he went well for her. But what did stand out was that he just has the most fantastic attitude- he genuinely wants to oblige, and he listens, and even when asked for something he wasn't completely sure about such as some basic lateral work, he tried his hardest and got it pretty much right anyway.
And he has a great jump- the seller's friend took him over a cross pole, an oxer with fillers, a triple bar and a fairly large vertical- she told us she was not the most confident jumper as she mainly does dressage, and on the one or two occasions when she and i both accidently got in a bit deep or whatever he really bailed you out, showing some real athleticism and honesty
He obviously loves it as well, and has been well taught- he is eager but doesn't pull much.
I just loved riding him, i didn't want to get off- when we were discussing on the way home, my friend said that he's obviously got the right attitude, temperament and the movement, but i would have to be willing to really put in hours of schooling to achieve some good dressage for ODEs (let's face it, i'm never going to do pure dressage
)...and, much as the thought of hours of schooling on the flat would normally not really inspire me (i live to jump
) i found myself thinking 'i would love to spend hours just exploring what he can do, teaching him and learning with him' which i've never really felt before
And now the bad part: i am now going on holiday for two weeks, so can't do a trial period, hack him out etc until then. we rang her up today as we promised, and she said she understood we had to get to know him and see him do a lot more things before we could even begin to think about buying- and she has two people coming to see him next week..and completely understandably she says that if she does get a good offer for him she will take it
He is only the first one i've tried though (and i was determined not to fall in love with the first one i saw!) and i am going to look at others, but just from that ride, i feel like he's 'the one'- never felt so instantly at ease and happy on a horse, and he gave me a 'feel' i've never had on my other horses
What if he's the one??
(sorry, i've rambled soooo much
)
He is a 15.2 7yo, very very good looking, sooo sweet (they think he may have been hand-reared, as he is incredibly friendly with humans- he follows the girl round with no headcollar on!
As a result of only doing serious schooling for nine months or so, though, he is still quite green on the flat- he has very nice paces, and naturally carries himself fairly well, but finds it hard to come into an outline- he works through from behind, but his head is so high that it all goes out the front door if that makes sense?
And he has a great jump- the seller's friend took him over a cross pole, an oxer with fillers, a triple bar and a fairly large vertical- she told us she was not the most confident jumper as she mainly does dressage, and on the one or two occasions when she and i both accidently got in a bit deep or whatever he really bailed you out, showing some real athleticism and honesty
I just loved riding him, i didn't want to get off- when we were discussing on the way home, my friend said that he's obviously got the right attitude, temperament and the movement, but i would have to be willing to really put in hours of schooling to achieve some good dressage for ODEs (let's face it, i'm never going to do pure dressage
And now the bad part: i am now going on holiday for two weeks, so can't do a trial period, hack him out etc until then. we rang her up today as we promised, and she said she understood we had to get to know him and see him do a lot more things before we could even begin to think about buying- and she has two people coming to see him next week..and completely understandably she says that if she does get a good offer for him she will take it
He is only the first one i've tried though (and i was determined not to fall in love with the first one i saw!) and i am going to look at others, but just from that ride, i feel like he's 'the one'- never felt so instantly at ease and happy on a horse, and he gave me a 'feel' i've never had on my other horses
What if he's the one??
(sorry, i've rambled soooo much
