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But I bought him.
So the ILPH and RSPCA decided not to do anything. Nope. Not even a warning.
I couldn't get him out of my head, I weighed up the pros and cons, and decided to spend the last of my birthday and christmas money on a 5-star vetting for him. He passed with flying colours! The vet said he was pretty battered, but he'd be good as new in a month or so with plenty of antiseptic spray, a short course of antibiotics and the right feed. She said he had a kind temperment, and nice conformation, and if we could get him for the right price, to go for it!
So one of my mum's friends, a lady who breaks in competition horses for a living, said she would come with us in the box when we went to get him, just incase she thought we'd be completely out of depth. She said she was really suprised! In a good way, and that so long as everything went right, we'd got ourselves a bargain (we paid £2000 in cash) And guess what? She's offered to bring him on for us!
So meet Oscar. He's such a sweety! He was a little bit manic when he arrived on Saturday, but after three hours in the box you can't blame him (he loaded fine). Besides, he was much better behaved then Solo, and Solo's supposed to be a schoolmaster!
On the first day he jumped at every little noise, but I was bringing him in from the field today (they're out without rugs because it's boiling hot here for some bizarre reason) and the tractor zoomed really fast right up his bum, and he turned to have a look and a sniff at it, but wasn't scared at all!
Another amazing thing is his paces. He has extremely long legs. Literally like a giraffe! You have to jog to keep up with his relaxed walk! Our instructor was pretty impressed, and said that he'd probably make a good dressage horse, and had possibly been driven in the past.
The dealer's told us that they'd had him imported from Denmark, which would explain why they called him a knabstrup. Knabs are used for driving aren't they? Perhaps he's a crossbred? That might explain the floaty stride!
We're going to restart him in two weeks, but in the meantime he has at least seven hours turnout a day and a brisk walk around the farm, just to get him aqquainted with black bags and combine harvestors. He's very chilled out at the moment, and has settled in wonderfully allready, I've never seen a horse so happy! He's made a best friend out of Solo, and it's lovely to see them out together. He's fine to catch, knows his way to his field and his stable, has impeccable manners, and I honestly can't find fault. Let's just hope he doesn't turn out to be a devil under saddle
My mum's friend is very experienced though, so I'm not too worried
Wish me luck! Oh, and please don't bother criticising - What's done is done
Any advice is welcome though!
His passport says 15.1hh, but so does Solo's (the grey).
We're having it updated anyway, and measuring him tomorrow. He needs a show name. I was thinking along the lines of 'Ugly Duckling'...
So fingers crossed for me and spotty-bum Oscar!!!
[image]http://i3.tinypic.com/49fyxhf[/image]
So the ILPH and RSPCA decided not to do anything. Nope. Not even a warning.
I couldn't get him out of my head, I weighed up the pros and cons, and decided to spend the last of my birthday and christmas money on a 5-star vetting for him. He passed with flying colours! The vet said he was pretty battered, but he'd be good as new in a month or so with plenty of antiseptic spray, a short course of antibiotics and the right feed. She said he had a kind temperment, and nice conformation, and if we could get him for the right price, to go for it!
So one of my mum's friends, a lady who breaks in competition horses for a living, said she would come with us in the box when we went to get him, just incase she thought we'd be completely out of depth. She said she was really suprised! In a good way, and that so long as everything went right, we'd got ourselves a bargain (we paid £2000 in cash) And guess what? She's offered to bring him on for us!
So meet Oscar. He's such a sweety! He was a little bit manic when he arrived on Saturday, but after three hours in the box you can't blame him (he loaded fine). Besides, he was much better behaved then Solo, and Solo's supposed to be a schoolmaster!
Another amazing thing is his paces. He has extremely long legs. Literally like a giraffe! You have to jog to keep up with his relaxed walk! Our instructor was pretty impressed, and said that he'd probably make a good dressage horse, and had possibly been driven in the past.
The dealer's told us that they'd had him imported from Denmark, which would explain why they called him a knabstrup. Knabs are used for driving aren't they? Perhaps he's a crossbred? That might explain the floaty stride!
We're going to restart him in two weeks, but in the meantime he has at least seven hours turnout a day and a brisk walk around the farm, just to get him aqquainted with black bags and combine harvestors. He's very chilled out at the moment, and has settled in wonderfully allready, I've never seen a horse so happy! He's made a best friend out of Solo, and it's lovely to see them out together. He's fine to catch, knows his way to his field and his stable, has impeccable manners, and I honestly can't find fault. Let's just hope he doesn't turn out to be a devil under saddle
Wish me luck! Oh, and please don't bother criticising - What's done is done
His passport says 15.1hh, but so does Solo's (the grey).
So fingers crossed for me and spotty-bum Oscar!!!
[image]http://i3.tinypic.com/49fyxhf[/image]
