Ezme
Well-Known Member
Right, this is a little complicated but bare with me. I've looked after carriage horses for 8years and one thats been there the whole time, and is my boy, is up for retirement. This horse means the world to me and I desperatly want to have him. He's a little (alot) grumpy and stuben but will do anything for me. One of the stewards from the carriage collection wants him as a family horse but he's rapidly falling appart (Magnus is nearly 20) and he doesn't know much about horses (he asked me how often to pick out feet the other day...)
A further fly in the ointment is that i still have a year of uni left... so if i were to submit a propsal to have him i'd have to be cheap, enter you guys, can you help me work out how i could possible do this!
Magnus is a 19yo 17hh 3/4 shire, he's been ill once in his life and that was a foot absess so injury rather than illness. He is now starting to stiffen up however but has very good conformation and doesn't hair it round the field. I'd have to blackmail my headcoachwoman or friend to take him over the winter but he has that off usually anyway. When i'm back next may I'd like to keep him barefoot (any ideas how much a barefoot trim for a monster is?) and i'd hack him out once, twice a week depending on how he is. He lives on fresh air thank god but i'm guessing he's going to need a balencer at least (need a cheep but good one, any recomendations?) and devils claw for the stiffness due to his age. Its my 21st birthday in september and was thinking I can robinsons vouchers (or something similar) in loe of presents which would cover the majority of equipment, i.e. stable + turnout rugs, bridle and other misc equip. Never ridden him with a saddle and been told he hates them so i may just have to look like a pikey but I don't care.
So are there any major flaws to my plan? I know the blackmail would bite me in the ass in that when i'm back i'll be looking after their horses for the rest of my life but magnus is my horse of a lifetime and i don't want him to go. To all of you who have horses on a shoe string how much do you spend a week? on average.
Sorry for the long rambeling post, half thinking aloud, half asking questions... thanks everyone.
Oh i'm in North devon if that helps
A further fly in the ointment is that i still have a year of uni left... so if i were to submit a propsal to have him i'd have to be cheap, enter you guys, can you help me work out how i could possible do this!
Magnus is a 19yo 17hh 3/4 shire, he's been ill once in his life and that was a foot absess so injury rather than illness. He is now starting to stiffen up however but has very good conformation and doesn't hair it round the field. I'd have to blackmail my headcoachwoman or friend to take him over the winter but he has that off usually anyway. When i'm back next may I'd like to keep him barefoot (any ideas how much a barefoot trim for a monster is?) and i'd hack him out once, twice a week depending on how he is. He lives on fresh air thank god but i'm guessing he's going to need a balencer at least (need a cheep but good one, any recomendations?) and devils claw for the stiffness due to his age. Its my 21st birthday in september and was thinking I can robinsons vouchers (or something similar) in loe of presents which would cover the majority of equipment, i.e. stable + turnout rugs, bridle and other misc equip. Never ridden him with a saddle and been told he hates them so i may just have to look like a pikey but I don't care.
So are there any major flaws to my plan? I know the blackmail would bite me in the ass in that when i'm back i'll be looking after their horses for the rest of my life but magnus is my horse of a lifetime and i don't want him to go. To all of you who have horses on a shoe string how much do you spend a week? on average.
Sorry for the long rambeling post, half thinking aloud, half asking questions... thanks everyone.
Oh i'm in North devon if that helps
