New horse shopping criteria

ester said:
I don't see an issue with going to have a look WITH your friend :p
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I think it worth a look, if it has the right attitude and has been hacking out sensibly it could be just what you want and you can school on yourself, my only reservation would be if it will be too heavy for the job you have in mind, I know heavyweight cobs can do well but some really would struggle if too much is expected of them and suspect that is the concern of your friend.
 
SatansLittleHelper said:
ETA: Ignore this post lol

Thoughts on this guy??

https://www.preloved.co.uk/adverts/show/118903781/beautiful-gentle-giant.html?link=/search?keyword=Horses+&sectionId=3365&advertType=forsale&maximumPrice=3000&page=7
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Tis a cheap unhealthy looking moose and the other one you highlighted - Deidre is an unsafe horse being very cleverly marketed. How do you quantify 'light traffic' ? face a push bike or face anything as long as you stuff her in a gateway and have two other horses shielding her from the traffic ?

There is absolutely nothing wrong with the ad, they are clearly stating she is unsafe so are in the clear for mis selling, just clever wording.
 
One thing I will say about youngsters, is that they can and will change once they become more confident about life and don't look to you for everything. So while this rising 4 year old might be nice now, bear in mind that he's going to get to an age when he's going to start sussing you out, testing what he can get away with and possibly change considerably. And 16 hands of Comtois is a lot to handle if he starts deciding to throw himself around a bit... how would you feel about that? As a three and four year old my horse was the easiest ever. At five, now I'm asking more of him and he's getting fitter and fitter and more sure of himself, he can be sharp as $hit.

I still think you should get something proven. And stop justifying horses with health and mind issues.
 
I would definitely go and look at the 4 yr old. I viewed my cob when she was 2, she was sensible then, absolutely bombproof in heavy, noisy, rattley traffic and she is still the same, sensible horses don't change as they get older unless they have a dreadful experience. He sounds like just what you are looking for.
I wouldn't want Dierdre, you need something that is good in traffic if you want to hack alone and the other one in the photo looks odd. It is a very poor confo pic but his feet look peculiar and he doesn't really look like much of a weight-carrier.
 
I was bought a 4 year old Irish TB as my first horse he was wonderful from day one and never changed until he died at an early age due to being hit by a car I think he was 8 So often young horses are so much better as long as you can cope at the start as you dont get many bad habits or them thinking they know better
 
The shire x Tb sounds like it really won’t be remotely traffic proof which means hacking alone is out. That is one of your must haves!

The bay looks like a walking vet bill

The rising 4yo comstois x cob concerns me on paper - it can’t have really done much to date and what it has done will have been during that period when they are sweetly naive. If it’s local take your sensible friend to look, but really think about how you would deal with ‘the Kevin’s’ if and when they appear
 
To be fair, I know of a horse sold as not being safe in heavy traffic that was sold to an inner-city riding school and was ridden and lead between yards and outside arenas in all traffic. The only issue came with an HGV sat idling (it was fine when it drove past!!).
 
i like the one AA highlighted..there are a few people asking questions so you need to be quick and go and view him a s a p if you like the look of him..... the mare who is not good in heavy traffic looks a really nice type but i wouldnt chance even looking at her.. the young one that is local is worth a look as long as your sensible friend goes with you to assess.if you would be able to manage him if he has a touch of the kevins...
 
SpringArising said:
One thing I will say about youngsters, is that they can and will change once they become more confident about life and don't look to you for everything. So while this rising 4 year old might be nice now, bear in mind that he's going to get to an age when he's going to start sussing you out, testing what he can get away with and possibly change considerably. And 16 hands of Comtois is a lot to handle if he starts deciding to throw himself around a bit... how would you feel about that? As a three and four year old my horse was the easiest ever. At five, now I'm asking more of him and he's getting fitter and fitter and more sure of himself, he can be sharp as $hit.

I still think you should get something proven. And stop justifying horses with health and mind issues.
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this, and you need a horse to hack alone with-do not compromise on that.
 
I really don’t get the theory behind those saying go and look at a youngster because I had one that was quiet as a lamb blah blah blah.
Sure. You may get one that doesn’t go through the Kevin’s. Or you may not. For everyone on here that has one that remained super easy and quiet I bet there’s five that didn’t.

Why take the risk? Why not just get something older, established. Any purchase is of course a risk whether it’s physical or mental, but you’ve had a stressful time with Bailey, at least try and minimise any more future heartache for yourself.

I do say this as an idiot who bought a youngster off Facebook and had to spend a lot of money and time getting him right... so I’m hardly one to talk ;)
 
Michen said:
I really don’t get the theory behind those saying go and look at a youngster because I had one that was quiet as a lamb blah blah blah.
Sure. You may get one that doesn’t go through the Kevin’s. Or you may not. For everyone on here that has one that remained super easy and quiet I bet there’s five that didn’t.
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agreed, SLH doesn't have the facilities nor people on hand to help her. TBH up here her budget would be fine if being totally truthful about the horse she needs, rather than what she wants (talking from experience!). Do not buy a 3 year old, buy the horse you need now and given all the circumstances, the horse you'll also need in a couple of years.
 
Meredith said:
Don’t buy the horse you want, buy the horse you need.
(This one is for the oldies) Buy the horse you need in 2 years time, not the horse you need now.
( 2 years flies by. I have had my new mare for over a year.)
Good luck with your search.
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MotherOfChickens said:
agreed, SLH doesn't have the facilities nor people on hand to help her. TBH up here her budget would be fine if being totally truthful about the horse she needs, rather than what she wants (talking from experience!). Do not buy a 3 year old, buy the horse you need now and given all the circumstances, the horse you'll also need in a couple of years.
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Repeating part of my earlier post and agreeing with MotherOfChickens.
 
Yes, the age changes things. Will just keep looking :)
I just need something that is sensible, not overly spooky or sharp. But something that will step up a gear when needed for some fun. I've had a long talk with my friend tonight and we are more on the same page to juggle the wants/needs.
Turns out that what I want to closer to what I need than I thought, I just have to get my brain into the 'safe and sane doesnt mean boring' zone 😳😳🙄🙄🙈🙈🙈
 
ester said:
Another seller to avoid I think, have seen them mentioned plenty of times on pages you wouldn't want to.
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And I often think that their horses are over-priced, so would wonder why he is priced so low. You sold a horse before (or maybe sent it back home) purely because it wasn't big enough, so there is no point in even looking at one less than 16hh, imo.
It's a pity about the Comtois' age but imo he has done too much for his age already. They are slow to mature but sensible, so far as I can tell. If there is another of similar breeding but older, that would probably be suitable.
 
PAS I guess I'm trying to broaden my spectrum a bit. I'll keep looking. I'm hoping to add some to my budget over the next 6-8 weeks but I don't think I'll scrape much more than a total of 3750 if I'm lucky.
 
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