Mouse19
Well-Known Member
My friend is looking for a new horse. Im trying to help her out but Im not having much luck either.
She wants a really nice allrounder. 15.00-16.3 shes not worried about a minimum age but Id say 7 is being sensible - 11 years maximum.
Must be good to hack alone/ in company. On the flat have the ability to go to elementary or above. The main criteria is it must be a confidence giver to jump. Shes jumped a lot in the past but had a bad accident, as long as she trusts the horse shell happily jump 1.10.
She has a generous budget for the right horse. But can we find one? No chance.
She has been looking at event horses that have a record at 90 or arent going to go to the higher levels. But I now think this is a bad tactic.
The problem is every horse weve seen is being sold by a professional. So what they think is easy to jump, weve not found so easy.
Ive now decreed we need to alter the search. But where to search? Weve been scouring horsequest but all the ones weve found have been too much for her.
Dealers next? Im worried thatll result in the same problem - good producing riders.
Her biggest problem is that although shes not a numpty and she can ride (in her day shes competed at medium but shes realistic that the horse was a schoolmaster) she really gets nervous viewing. Not helped by the first horse we viewed put in a really nasty stop jumping and the owner commented oh hes not done that in a while
I know this is a rambling post but I feel so sorry for her.
Shes got one more to view tomorrow but I think thats too big for her really.
How/ where would people search? Is it the wrong time of year?
She wants a really nice allrounder. 15.00-16.3 shes not worried about a minimum age but Id say 7 is being sensible - 11 years maximum.
Must be good to hack alone/ in company. On the flat have the ability to go to elementary or above. The main criteria is it must be a confidence giver to jump. Shes jumped a lot in the past but had a bad accident, as long as she trusts the horse shell happily jump 1.10.
She has a generous budget for the right horse. But can we find one? No chance.
She has been looking at event horses that have a record at 90 or arent going to go to the higher levels. But I now think this is a bad tactic.
The problem is every horse weve seen is being sold by a professional. So what they think is easy to jump, weve not found so easy.
Ive now decreed we need to alter the search. But where to search? Weve been scouring horsequest but all the ones weve found have been too much for her.
Dealers next? Im worried thatll result in the same problem - good producing riders.
Her biggest problem is that although shes not a numpty and she can ride (in her day shes competed at medium but shes realistic that the horse was a schoolmaster) she really gets nervous viewing. Not helped by the first horse we viewed put in a really nasty stop jumping and the owner commented oh hes not done that in a while
I know this is a rambling post but I feel so sorry for her.
Shes got one more to view tomorrow but I think thats too big for her really.
How/ where would people search? Is it the wrong time of year?