NorfolkEnchants
Well-Known Member
A lovely dressage horse for a cheap price?
Im working at a local stables for the summer, in return for £50 a week, and free livery for my lot all year round, so tbh, im getting a good deal. anyway, there's a few peopl there who are lovely, and want there own horses, and have been searching for agessss.
one of them is a 15 year old, who has ridden for 12 years, she's a lovely girl, excellant with horses. she'd like to do a bit of dressage, and a bit of jumping; but she is nervous of jumping horses she doesnt know. she's tall and skinny, and a really good dressage rider for her age, in my opinion, in her weekly lesson, with about 5 other people she's the only one who can get the majority of horses on the bit and listening to her, she can do rein backs, leg yeilds, shoulder-in's, etc whereas the rest of her group are still learning to keep there balance in canter. i think she'd really benefit from a lovely horse, with good pace, and a responsive ride, who can confidently pop a small jump or too.
so, what do you think guys? is this possible?
her buget is about £3,000 including tack, little bit les without.
thanks
Im working at a local stables for the summer, in return for £50 a week, and free livery for my lot all year round, so tbh, im getting a good deal. anyway, there's a few peopl there who are lovely, and want there own horses, and have been searching for agessss.
one of them is a 15 year old, who has ridden for 12 years, she's a lovely girl, excellant with horses. she'd like to do a bit of dressage, and a bit of jumping; but she is nervous of jumping horses she doesnt know. she's tall and skinny, and a really good dressage rider for her age, in my opinion, in her weekly lesson, with about 5 other people she's the only one who can get the majority of horses on the bit and listening to her, she can do rein backs, leg yeilds, shoulder-in's, etc whereas the rest of her group are still learning to keep there balance in canter. i think she'd really benefit from a lovely horse, with good pace, and a responsive ride, who can confidently pop a small jump or too.
so, what do you think guys? is this possible?
her buget is about £3,000 including tack, little bit les without.
thanks
and i dont think it should matter too much on the size - more of the temprament. Im just under 5'8 but probably about 10+half stone, and i could get away with a 15.3 but probably wouldnt want anything much smaller. So i would say 15.2min (with a deep girth otherwise her legs will touch underneath!) 
where do you find them all?