Interesting honest advert...

I don't know why they can't just all be honest, I don't expect a horse to be perfect but I wish they would just tell me upfront so I know if it's something I can deal with or not! I saw a nice one on horsequest that listed pros then cons, I thought this was a good idea :-)
 
I just don't know what to think, I almost think it sounds like a PTS case if professional yards can't deal with him (though there is 'professional' and 'professional'!). Probably needs a real one to one situation with plenty of time, patience and ability to duck!
 
Doesn't sound too bad - I've known one like that before, on a jumping yard in Switzerland. I got my boy cheap because of ground handling issues and just work round them. I feel sorry for the seller that she paid 9.5k last year and then found this out, different if you pay 2k!
 
My old boy had theses issues i bought him for next to nothing cause of it, but we managed to sort it and he was my horse of a lifetime :D
I am looking for another horse at the moment :)
 
Llewelyn its a complete nightmare having a horse like this, yards won't handle them and I fully understand that. Then you have the worry that if someone does handle them I was in hospital having my first baby when I had my boy. I was constantly worrying about him kicking someone's head in. At least the seller has been honest they do sound at their wits end
 
im sorry but id have to pts aswell,hes hospitalized his old owner and taken the teeth out of someones elses mouth and he tried to stomp on you?thats nasty and should be pts.

weve got a gelding off that site who is a project and needs time but hes not got a bad bone in his body and adores his new mummy(my mum)and hes coming on leaps and bounds but that i wouldnt touch if she paid me.
 
The seller comes on here, she has tried hard with this horse that was advertised as suitable for a child/amateur rider when originally purchased but has proved to be anything but.

The ad does sound honest and hopefully he will find a home that can get the best out of him as he sounds like a talented horse which has probably been pushed too far too soon in his previous home.
 
but i would like to add i understand how she feels,we bought a mare that was suitable for anything,turned out the opposite and sometimes owners think its ok to lie :mad:

good luck to her but if hes like that has she not looked at pts when hes that dangerous?he could come right,or he may go worse and actually kill someone
 
I saw that advert a couple of weeks ago.
If I had my own yard where I knew no one else would go near him then I'd take him on. Sadly i dont so cant. :(
 
See I would seriously consider this horse, coupled with the fact am moving this week so when I've bought or considering rehoming horses will be at home :D
Do I want to go back to where I was 12 years ago I am not so sure and if I looked at him and liked him I would offer peanuts as I did with my old boy who behaved like this but was near on 17.2 and had major riding issues as well.
Am debating this one
 
I had mare like this when Iv was younger. A very talented eventer, she could have been very special if she wasn't so aggressive.
About 50% of the time she'd be okay, just what you'd describe as mareish, the rest of the time you had to be very careful to stay away from flying hooves :cool: The only way her previous owner (who gave up after 5 weeks!) could tack up was to put her in a cattle crush :confused:, and the mare was 'black listed' from several vets and farriers. With careful management including full turnout in a settled herd, non heating foods and only getting her as fit as she needed to be, never much more, I evented her for 2 years until she sustained an injury.

Funnily enough she was very sweet with all other animals, so eventually the decision was made to retire her as a companion when (even though multiple diagnosistics showed riding wasn't putting her in pain) her behavior improved a lot. She still wasn't perfect, put she'd lash out maybe once a month rather than a couple of times a week.
 
I am siding with the horse here, my old Irish Sports horse was EXACTLY the same as they have described him. Except he was a 17.2 tank!! He had AMAZING talent and could do anything that was asked of him however he was very aggressive, he once kicked down the walls of a stone stable in other to try and get at his neighbour!! I had some great times with him and I had some terrible times with him, but he really did teach me a lot. Yet I managed to find the perfect home for him with my friend who used to part loan him, he is now eventing to a high standard and loving it! He can still be a nightmare but that's just what he was like, he was affectionately known as 'Diamond the Dappled ********' ;). But really what I am trying to say is that I'm sure with that level of honesty she will find someone for him, just like I did!
 
My horse has not great ground manners and can be very unpredicatable at time with all 4 legs!!! I would concider this when my yard is really but I would not pay for him and I think she was almost had if she knew the problems. Really hope someone offers him a fab home!!!!
 
Whilst it would be a shame to pts such a talented horse, there's only so much you can put up with from a safety pov. He knows that if he doesn't like something when he's on the ground, he can rear and strike and hurt humans until he gets what he wants. Pain has been ruled out, so it's behavioural, for whatever reason. I think, honestly, if he was mine I'd sadly drive him to the knackers yard and leave him there to be shot. It's just not worth the risk. It would be wonderful if he found the right home, but you'd fear for that person's safety every day they had him. It only takes one day when you're under the weather and not quite with it, for that accident to happen.
 
I'm afraid I would PTS too. And that is saying something as I would give anything a chance! But if a horse is that bad, then there is something not wired right in his brain.
 
I had a very aggressive horse, bought from PH from a very honest owner. He's now gone on to a new home that knows all his faults and is doing really excellently with him. But it's that unknown element which is so scary, had I not found him the forever home he has now could he go on to harm someone? If his new owner had to sell him, would he go to someone who'd pass him on a lie? Terrifying really. So I understand the reticence from a lot of people to even consider selling this horse on. Mine was not dangerous in the same way, but he would bite and seriously bite - he almost hospitalised me..
What a quandary, but such a good advert - will hopefully find his way into experienced hands.
 
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