haflingers?

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what is their temperament like? and how much can they carry?
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Are you thinking about one in particular?

I was actually looking at a couple of ads this morning for my OH to use as a general hack although none fit the bill!
 
My friend has a 3 yr old Haflinger and she is quite a nervous rider. She has recently broken him in (with help) and he is turning into a super hacking pony. He has a lovely temperament and is very sweet. He has been turned away now for the winter so that he can 'be a horse' for a few months, and then she will pick him up again in the spring. He has done a tiny bit of jumping and got a clear round in a 60cm novice class - he only went once. He has won quite a few in-hand showing classes too.

Seems he will be able to carry some weight. He is about 14.2-15hh at the moment and quite chunky.

Very attractive ponies and she always gets positive comments from people about him.
 
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Are you thinking about one in particular?

I was actually looking at a couple of ads this morning for my OH to use as a general hack although none fit the bill!

[/ QUOTE ] no i was just wondering
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cant afford another horse
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my one that i had last year was 3 years old and i could of put my 11 year old son on him to ride he had the most lovely personality ever and took everything in his stride.

I think they can take a good amount of weight. Mine was 15.1h and seemingly a good example of his breed as haflingers dont usually grow so big.
 
i have had my haffy for 4yrs and hes got the biggest personality i ever come across. hes v cheeky and always up to something but hes totally boomproof and would never hurt you and hes gorgeous!!!! lol
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I've had mine for over 4 years. In that time we've had an unexpected foal, laminitus and serious lameness. She is the most beautiful horse on the planet to me both looks and nature. She can be very cheeky, but not bad. Also very loving when she thinks no-one is looking! A fun hack and certainly no plod but makaes me feel safe and we have a laaugh!
 
From experience there are two types of haflingers - ones that are bolshy and have a nasty streak and the ones who are great and can turn their hooves to most things.

One thing I will say is that alot of dealers aren't bringing them over any more as no one wants them (apart from die hard enthusiasts) so I wouldn't have one myself (would rather have a showy cob).....
 
i have a haffy, i love him but he is a pain in the bum, he can be very hard work he will take the pee with novice riders. he is very stong and it is not nice to be pulled around by 90 stone of horse he 14.3
saying that he is lovely.
i weigh 17 stone now, i was 18 when got him trust me he has tanked off with me on him.
 
From what I know they can be a bit of a handful. There is a girl who used to work on our yard had one, he was beautiful and very lovely but he could take the pee, she wasn't really a confident or strong enough rider to deal with him.

My instructor's mum has one too, and my instructor has been hunting him recently. She turned up to our lesson last week complaining that her arms had been pulled out of their sockets and she'd had a right job holding him. Apparently the 4 year old that had never hunted before that she took the week before was a far easier ride!
 
i recently got a 5yo haflinger (wierd situation) and have found that shes a lovely natured mare, wants to please, is very friendly and polite. However if she is upset she does get barges and seems to forget you are around.
ive not sat on her yet and dont plan on doing in the next few months but by all accounts she is great to ride but not a novice ride.
 
I've got a 18 yo, 14.2 gelding - he's fantastic
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I bought him as a confidence giver but not a plod IYSWIM.

IME, they can be *ahem* strongminded and stubborn but are generally very sensible as long as you agree to do things their way
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Mine has very definite ideas about the way things should be done but, on the plus side, is bombproof in traffic and other scareys, is forward going, can jump, has a long enough stride to easily keep up with WBs and Arabs out hacking and is a star in and out of the stable......

Some have very weak hooves and of course, they are very good doers so lami can be a problem. They also seem prone to rainscald and mudfever (delicate souls
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If you get the heavier type, they can carry a decent weight similar to a highland pony.

HTH
 
thats really interesting cbmcts as the mare ive just acquired has a very strange problem with her skin and i was thinking (after lengthy chats on here) it was rainscald and obvioulsy since shes rugged its clearing up!
 
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