EventingMum
Well-Known Member
I think I have may have done something stupid. I have been looking for a new RS horse for our bigger riders with little success. We travelled nearly 5 hours to view an ID last week that ditched the rider showing him to us and threatened to go up with me then another we were booked to see has gone lame. So against my better judgement, I went to a dealer yesterday. Firs horse we saw was definitely not suitable but the second seemed to tick all the boxes and will carry our maximum weight limit and was cheaper than others we have looked at.
However, another horse was mentioned that wasn't yet advertised as by their own admission he's had a tough time and needs to put on condition. He had seemingly been turned out with a stallion and is covered in superficial cuts and bites. He's 6yo, about 17hh, has a big frame to fill out into and is really poor. However, despite only having 3 shoes, one of which is hanging on by a thread, he has nice paces and somewhere along the line has been started nicely. We were shown him popping a small fence which he did very nicely but was then getting tired so we had a very short walk and trot and called it a day. Mr EM, who is fairly indifferent to most horses, was totally smitten with him and desperate to have him to give him a chance so a deal was struck buying both for the asking price of one of the others we were viewing. They'll be coming home and will be turned out together (in isolation obvs). It will take a while to get him in anything like condition to be ridden but at least it's the summer and we have grass available.
So HHO, please send positive vibes that I haven't been totally stupid and his boy comes good in due course. At my age I really shouldn't be such a soft touch!
However, another horse was mentioned that wasn't yet advertised as by their own admission he's had a tough time and needs to put on condition. He had seemingly been turned out with a stallion and is covered in superficial cuts and bites. He's 6yo, about 17hh, has a big frame to fill out into and is really poor. However, despite only having 3 shoes, one of which is hanging on by a thread, he has nice paces and somewhere along the line has been started nicely. We were shown him popping a small fence which he did very nicely but was then getting tired so we had a very short walk and trot and called it a day. Mr EM, who is fairly indifferent to most horses, was totally smitten with him and desperate to have him to give him a chance so a deal was struck buying both for the asking price of one of the others we were viewing. They'll be coming home and will be turned out together (in isolation obvs). It will take a while to get him in anything like condition to be ridden but at least it's the summer and we have grass available.
So HHO, please send positive vibes that I haven't been totally stupid and his boy comes good in due course. At my age I really shouldn't be such a soft touch!
