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SarahX

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Just to all of you out there who have had any experience with them.

I was talking to my friend earlier who had been speaking to a dealer about them and apparently they are bought as show jumpers however, are very accident prone and have very weak cartilige therefore, making them less expensive...

Just wanted to clear this up to whether this is true or not..?
I've seen a gorgeous one for sale, but this really put me off her..
 
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What alot of guff.

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Totally agree! Some of the best competition horses in the world are KWPNs, and the idea of them being 'more accident prone' than other breeds is ludicrous!
 
Oh you do not know how relieved i am!
i was shocked as well!
and really dissapointed, this horse was jumping up to foxhunters and open to 5 stage vetting so i was abit confused i must say!
She was just what i wanted as well, a 'been there, done that' horse who is just the right age, perfect
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Thanks for help me clear that up!
 
Silly friend/dealer. Cappy is a KWPN Gelderlander and has never had a days lameness/ unsoundness * touch wood* Also some of the most expensive horse on the planet are KWPN.

Hope you get the horse you like.
 
As with all horses/breeds there will be bad examples of a breed and good, I know of one KWPN that doesn't even know where to place his feet out hacking, cannot walk downhill etc, but I believe this is more down to his past and training than a breed problem! I also know of alot of others that are superb examples and compete at the top levels. My friends KWPN stallion is now in germany being prepped for competition at the highest level next year. I also like the breed so much I put my riding mare in foal to one and have a part bred foal (although he is registered AES) now who gained a first premium at the bef and I was told by the vet that he could score a 9.5 as a 2 year old under the vet section!
 
Well my mare is an imported KWPN. She is as tough as old boots and never makes a fuss about a thing. True though that she was bred to jump. Which she does without asking, over the paddock fence every now and again, but she does dressage, hacks out, does sponsored rides and everything else that your regular family horse will do except that she's a princess with impeccable breeding. lol
 
warmblood horses ie the kwpn have a higher incidence of OCD, which is a problem within the joint / cartilage. the incidence is much higher than that of irish / tb's / natives. i think thats what the dealer was getting at!
also, warmbloods dont mature til they are 7, as oposed to tb's at 4, with ref. to the musculoskelton parts of the body, despite looking stronger from the outside!
so yes if they are worked harder younger, then they are weaker in some respects.
but they do have the highers performance indexes in the world!
 
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