Have you ever bought an ugly duckling who turned into a swan?

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Following on from my last post have you ever bought a horse that was not the most attractive you have ever seen and they turned out to be a real cracker?
 
Skinny gangly rising 4yo -

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Nice 4yo -

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The noticeable 'bump' on her head is gone
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Well I've always thought Ru was gorgeous but he was in a poor state when i got him

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And Gem was just very gangly but just filled out enormously:

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Sadly no pics as my computer is up the spout and have non on this one... but brought a 15hh coloured mare 4yrs ago who was UGLY 9inch of bone a massive head with stupidly big ears but no body!! And she was ment to only brood mare- ''unrideable'' the seller said!! any way very long story, she still has the head, bone and ears which every one laughs at her for
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but the middle bit has grown, and she has turned out to be AMAZING she has won a couple of Foxhunter classes, events at Int / 1* and is the best hunter in the world.
I dont think I will ever ride another horse like her- she has the heart of a lion!!!!
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The day we bought Prince, before summer:
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End of summer (good grass and conditioning feed!):
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My last horse (no photos) was worth less than £1000 when we bought him, but we were offered £10,000 for him after 2 years - but he was something v.special, completely neglected, stood knee-high in his own filth covered in matts, dreadlocks and sores, but an absolute dream movement and jumper. He was an AA - so had a very pretty dish face, but big strong muscles.


Ugly ducklings are brilliant cause they're so much cheaper
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Pip - fresh out of some racing hellhole in Newmarket where he had never been turned out in his life, never seen grass and was thoroughly depressed. He spent 3 months in one corner of a field unable to believe his luck.
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This was at the opening meet for the draghounds earlier this year.
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Wow !there have been some amazing transformations here ,you should all be very proud of what you and your horses have achieved its fantastic!!!!!!!
 
Found this sorry looking 2 year old young man at a well known dealing yard, they delivered him and he came off the lorry with cuts all over him, bite marks, blood running down his head, a fat knee, fat fetlock and as thin as a rake. We only bought him as we felt sorry for him
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He turned out to be a little superstar. He was far too cheeky to ride for me so I loaned him out (to the girl riding him) for a year and then she has since bought him.
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She has worked wonders with his ridden work and is now successfully doing BE and BSJA.
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Well done to them both.

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These transformations are absolutely amazing.

The yard I'm a livery on brings on youngsters and the transformations are unimaginable - it's entirely thrown my way of thinking about horses as these ugly, awkward things turn into the most talented and gorgeous horses imaginable!

Really has taught me that there is a huge amount more to horses than the initial impression.
 
This is Stitch at 14 months - I really thought he was handsome at the time!
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1 year later, 6 inches in height, 15" in rugs here he is. And at just 2 1/2 years I think he's got a lot more changing and growing to do.

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And Shadow,
As a yearling (unfortunately I believe his treatment during the first year meant he was tragically PTS at only four years old).
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The horse of a lifetime.
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