Hungarian Gidran?

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Hi. Does anyone own a Hungarian Gidran? I have just found out that the horse I thought I'd bought is a totally different breed and goes by a different name too! I thought I'd bought a 16.2 Warmblood by the name of Chester. He came with a KWPN passport, but my husband and I translated some of the dutch words that were in the passport and emailed KWPN themselves. They came back and confirmed that the passport in question belongs to a mare with a blaze (my horse is a gelding with a star!), and so it can't possibly belong to my horse. I then rang the girl I bought him off and after 2 weeks she rang me back ... she had apparently called the woman she bought him off who then gave her the dealers phone number, who she bought him off. The long and short of it is that she's posting me the Pet ID that the dealer's sent to her and is asking for the KWPN passport in return. So, my lovely gelding is an inch bigger than I thought, a different breed and goes by a completely different name! Of course all of this has made me incredibly curious about his past and somewhat distrusting of the previous owner. Lastly, shouldn't the vet have checked him for a microchip when he checked him over before I bought him??? What do you all think?
 
Shows how pointless microchips can be!!
You must be feeling uneasy, but if the horse is what you want, then don't worry, just hope you do get the correct passport.
 
all i know about them is that WFP had one to event about 2 years ago, a mare from the stud which he evented for a year, took to Le Lion iirc, and then they had her back as a broodmare. she was chestnut and pretty talented, i believe. one of her sisters from the stud was also competing at Le Lion the same year but tragically had a fatal fall on the x.c.
this is the page of her results with William, as a first season it is very very impressive.
http://www.britisheventing.com/asp-net/Events/Results.aspx?HorseId=59546&section=000100010002
 
He is definitely what I want, but I have just jumped back into the saddle, so to speak, after 20 years and my confidence needs to get back where it was. He was advertised as 'bombproof' .... 'anyone could ride him' but I've been researching this breed and apparently they're known for being lively to handle. We'll see ... watch this space!
 
all vettings should start with the vet scanning for the microchip! I've got two hungarian mares, not Gidrans though. Both are straightforward. The younger one a little mistrustful of people but really coming round. The older one is a bouncy little thing, moves very well - she is mainly Nonius and Furioso breed
 
The vet in question told me that if there is a passport accompanying the horse, then they don't check for a microchip. Personally I think that's ridiculous ..... how would they ever be able to find a stolen animal if all they check is a piece of paper which could well be fake (as mine was)!
 
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