HopefulHorse1971
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Hello; after a thirty year break from horse ownership ( In my teens had a very lazy welsh cob, a definitely not lazy Connemara and a thoroughbred on loan while I retook my A Levels) I have decided to return to the world of horse ownership; I have a horse mad teenage daughter and we have had a horse and pony under a part loan arrangement for the past year. My husband is non-horsey but has finally been persuaded of the benefits of horse ownership; and has agreed to contribute to the "running costs." After the events of the last year I have decided that one never knows what is around the corner and if I don't want to look back in ten years and regret not having my own. Initially I was going to purchase one for my daughter that I could ride as well; but I am 5ft 10 and very long of leg and she is currently 5ft 3 so rather than get something that is likely to be too small for me we have decided that I will get a horse for me that she can ride in the future; her share pony will be big enough for her for at least the next two years. I am considering purchasing a four year old Irish Draught Mare and will be going to see her in April once the current restrictions on travel end; she is younger than I originally planned to consider. If I do proceed I will be getting someone to do further schooling with her on my behalf. (I am very lucky to have some professional horse friends who are far more knowledgeable than me.) If she isn't quite right for me I will be actively searching for an alternative and definitely hope to have one an equine friend of my own by the end of the summer. I am very excited and rather nervous and wonder if I am totally mad for even considering a younger horse! It would be really help to hear about other people's experience of Irish Draughts.
