Pippity
Well-Known Member
Before I was seriously looking, there were suitable horses everywhere. Now? Not so much.
I've scoured Horsemart, Horsequest and Horse & Hound. Where else should I be looking for a 5-7yo, 14.2hh-16.2hh, capable of carrying a 12st rider comfortably? Green in the school 100% okay, but would like it to have done plenty of hacking/got out and seen things, and have as basically sensible a personality as a horse that young can. Looking to bring it on for a bit of low-level everything, hacking, fun rides, etc. I know I'm basically looking for what everybody is, but I thought my budget was realistic at £5k. Will I have to go higher, especially as I'd rather not have a piebald hairy cob? (I'd take a piebald hairy cob if it ticked all the boxes, but it would stop being hairy as soon as I got the clippers on it!)
I've scoured Horsemart, Horsequest and Horse & Hound. Where else should I be looking for a 5-7yo, 14.2hh-16.2hh, capable of carrying a 12st rider comfortably? Green in the school 100% okay, but would like it to have done plenty of hacking/got out and seen things, and have as basically sensible a personality as a horse that young can. Looking to bring it on for a bit of low-level everything, hacking, fun rides, etc. I know I'm basically looking for what everybody is, but I thought my budget was realistic at £5k. Will I have to go higher, especially as I'd rather not have a piebald hairy cob? (I'd take a piebald hairy cob if it ticked all the boxes, but it would stop being hairy as soon as I got the clippers on it!)