Horse Hunting Today and a Nice Suprise

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Kokopelli

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We planned to see two horses today at complete different ends of the spectrum to compare and see what would suit me best.

So this first is a absolutly stunning trakhener woww he was amazing! Unbroken 15hh 3yo. The people who own the stud are lovely, my mum met them at YHL as they had one of their mares there. They also had the cutest little puppy which I just wanted to take home :rolleyes:
We saw all of his brothers and sisters and they were all stunning aswell and we was gawping over their beautiful stallions. If anyone is looking for a horse PM me and I'll send you their details I cannot recommend them enough such lovely people, even offered to back him for free and if we had any problems they offered to have him back for us and sort it out!

Unfortuantly he hurt his leg in the field, its just superficial and hes not completly sound atm so we didn't see him move which is a shame bt we saw his brothers and sisters. So were going back when he's better so we can see him properlly :)

The second pony was a 14.1 been there done it got the t-shirt type. Sounded absolutly lovely but I asked my mum what breed he was she didn't know as this wasn't in the advert so we rung up and found out he was welsh :eek: alarm bells are going off (me and welshies do not get on) so we rung and cancelled for the best really saves wasting their time.

But on the way back we only come across the hunt :) So started following for a little bit which was great fun and we really got to test the 4x4 on the car. They went out of sight and after a long cold day we decided to head back but only to come across the other hunt in the same area that day just 20mins down the road, just in time to see the huntsman fall off, which after we found out he was okay we had a right giggle :p

Then we get home and the pony from our PC which we are interested in who has been turned away because his rider has a very badly broken foot, well the owner found out about Koko and rung us to say I can bring said pony in get some shoes on him and start riding him so you can try him :) So we get the email saying he is ready to try today so very excited now as our empty stable may be filled sooner then we think :D

So after a long, cold and exciting day I feel a bit more on track and very excited about horse hunting :)
 
sounds lovely! and the stud so amazing. It lovely when you meet people so genuine and who actually care. I got my girl from a stud and they were lovely and i couldn't recommend them enough either.

glad the poor huntsman was ok, must admit it sounds funny as you expect huntsmen to be perfect riders :D (maybe a bit judgmental of me!)

I am so glad you are feeling better and things are on the up. I hope this pony works out for you and you enjoy him. x
 
Lovely post, have fun with the pony :) If I ever win the lottery (or at least get promoted :o ) I will go Trakehner shopping ASAP they are gorgeous.
 
Thank you everyone, it was a lovely day and so refreshing to meet someone horsey and nice :eek: there's just not enough of them around!
If you saw the horse then found out the price you would have choked (in a good way) its nice to see people pricing there horses well, they actually realise theres a credit crunch :)
 
orsolya80 said:
How very exciting! :D Glad you're finding something you like and are looking forward to horse hunting these days. :) Best of luck with the search!
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Thank you, yes it does make a change from the "urghh horse hunting" thought :) Fingers crossed this PC one works out as he is just what we're looking for apart from the fact he used to be one of the fastest racing ponies in the country :rolleyes: should be fun :p
 
I would go for the tried & tested version of the 2 you discuss. Get something that's reliable and is great fun. Something you can do what you want as he know's his job.

I have a full Trakehner & a part bred. They are beautiful to look at and can be awsome, but the full is very quirky, as the saying goes "you cant make them do anything they dont want" Whilst I'm sure there are exceptions, a 3yr old just backed (of any breed) needs more time than most people have & although I backed & produced my part bred, it's hard work.

There is nothing wrong with a pony which looks a bit plain & gets on with the job, is older & wiser.
 
Kokopelli said:
Thank you, yes it does make a change from the "urghh horse hunting" thought :) Fingers crossed this PC one works out as he is just what we're looking for apart from the fact he used to be one of the fastest racing ponies in the country :rolleyes: should be fun :p
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I think it will be- you can go hell for leather, but also know that the child riding him before you could stop him and therefore so can you! And he'll be a been-there-done-that because I think he has to have hunted and done all PC stuff! Such a lucky bean after all the bad news you've had recently.
 
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