fatponee
Well-Known Member
So....my mum and I have finally decided to sell her horse due to lack of time and the fact that he needs a more experienced home.
He's a 16hh 7 year old dutch warmblood, really handsome and very friendly. We've had him for 2 1/2 years and done local shows with him and hacking. He's good to load, catch, with farrier etc. Sound good so far?!
Ok, well here's the bad bit...the lady who had him before us had a bad fall with him jumping so he is now scared of coloured poles. If you can manage to get him near enough to go over them, if he touches them he shoots off for a few metres. He will jump a little log in the forest though. I think maybe he got tangled in poles in his fall?
Also he can be nappy. Not all the time (which is the most frustrating part), but when he does he plants his feet and then does little (not crazy leg waving) rears to turn himself around. If you bide your time these little tantrums last between 30 sec to a few minutes, when he realises that he can't get away with it and then you can continue having a lovely ride.
He does well in local shows and is fine for a judge to ride etc. How do I sell him? Would anyone even want him?
Box of chocolate truffles and champagne for anyone who's read this far!
He's a 16hh 7 year old dutch warmblood, really handsome and very friendly. We've had him for 2 1/2 years and done local shows with him and hacking. He's good to load, catch, with farrier etc. Sound good so far?!
Ok, well here's the bad bit...the lady who had him before us had a bad fall with him jumping so he is now scared of coloured poles. If you can manage to get him near enough to go over them, if he touches them he shoots off for a few metres. He will jump a little log in the forest though. I think maybe he got tangled in poles in his fall?
Also he can be nappy. Not all the time (which is the most frustrating part), but when he does he plants his feet and then does little (not crazy leg waving) rears to turn himself around. If you bide your time these little tantrums last between 30 sec to a few minutes, when he realises that he can't get away with it and then you can continue having a lovely ride.
He does well in local shows and is fine for a judge to ride etc. How do I sell him? Would anyone even want him?
Box of chocolate truffles and champagne for anyone who's read this far!