Im in love...percherons

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Does anyone on here own one?

My OH is into heavy horses and working cobs and get dragged to matches and rallys. I recently met a pair of percherons and what beautiful animals they are. He's now pestering me to buy one as once my mare is sold I will be hunting for a special horse. Interested to see what ridden ability this breed has. I hear Robert Sampson hunts his! Google and you tube show ridden ones doing dressage etc. So thought make this my first stop to see if any one owns or have ridden one?
 
if your on facebook check out Eltra Perchrons they are stunning,i used to work for Mr T when he started breeding them,they are the most gentle horses i have ever met.
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I love percherons!!one of my fabourite breeds i was looking for one before i bought my boy,the best mix i have seen was a friesian x percheron it was in double figures when for sale but what a fantastic horse!x
 
Pinball, I know someone who recently purchased Eltra Amber at a sale. She is lovely but has been lame since she got home sadly.
New owner is prepared to persevere but I wondered if you knew mare?
 
We have a couple .... and a mini (who thinks he is 18hh too) they are not the easiest to look after sometimes ...:rolleyes:
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Wasn't there a user on here that had a Percheron eventer? I seem to remember a picture of said Percheron jumping some quite big fences in her sig!!
 
I used to ride one. She was very sweet natured, but rather stubborn! Her owner rather spoilt her and if, out on a hack, she didn't want to trot or canter, she wouldn't make her, so we all had to wait for her to catch up!!

Very pretty, too!
 
One of ours is from Robert Sampson, the other one is from a breeder up North but I can't remember his name.

There is a UK Percheron Breed Society, I'm sure if you googled it you would find out the details & then a few breeders.

Just be prepared for having a HUGE horse that resembles a Sherman Tank ...ours will walk through a post and rail fence or a locked stable door as if it's not there to get to a feed bucket :( and when they stand on your foot you can say goodbye to any feeling in it again for a LONG time :rolleyes:
 
posie_honey said:
i used to hunt a few percheron x tb's in america - v popular breed mix over there - lovely :)
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Yes! I used to ride and jump a Percheron x TB in the States when I was younger. A fantastic horse. Really fantastic.

Chap across the yard from me has a Percheron X. Main problem he seems to have with him is keeping his shoes on. He's not cheap to have shod either. Other than that, it's lovely. Big and bolshy, but sweet enough.
 
Hiya

We have a Percheron. He was imported from France as a youngster and gelded after performing stud duty so is huge! We have had him for about four years now.

He is a pleasure to own - gets bossed around by my TBxID. In the time I have had him he has never put a foot wrong but there are a few things to bear in mind if you are thinking of buying one:

> Off the shelf tack that fits is very difficult to find. Plenty of suppliers will tell you their head collars etc. will fit only for you to find out they don't
> Masta rugs fit my boy fantastically - a major save versus the made to measure prices I was forking out before. Standard Masta rugs will fit - I did try Masta CheckTech Extra Deep rugs which if I am honest are a bit too deep for him - not sure what on earth they are supposed to fit as he is 17'3" - a rhino???!!!
> My boy does suffer with mites in his feathers, despite regular jabs, dousing him in Frontline etc. Am having to keep his feathers clipped which will mean the cost of a set of clippers if you have similar issues
> Electric fencing is a must - they will happily walk straight through post and rail or innocently pop their head under the fence to get a bit more grass, only for you to watch all the fence posts pop out as they lift their head and 1/2 the fence with them! Have to say my boy respects the electric fence (famous last words) and I've never had any issues
> Transport, stabling etc. everything needs to be extra large in size so be prepared to pay for supersizing your facilities. They tend to get hot in their stables quickly so those clippers come in useful if you need to stable during the winter
> Shoeing - expensive although they tend to have hard feet so not necessary depending on the type of work

These all sound like reasons not to buy one, but not at all. Would just like you to go into it with your eyes wide open.

If you are up for it, most likely you will be rewarded a most beautiful friend with the looks of a mediaeval charger in the summer, a polar bear in the winter and the temperament of an Andrex puppy. I honestly think Anton would be quite happy tucked up in bed with us at night, he's so gentle!!!
 
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