splashgirl45
Lurcher lover
we all have an idea of what you NEED from other posts previously but not sure what you really WANT......if you now want something smaller and chunky you will have more choice with your budget as the big, safe horses are usually more expensive and out of your budget unless they are a little older. my friend wanted a safe horse and didnt have a huge budget and wasnt the most confident rider. i was the experienced friend and she saw a few on her own and then asked me to look at a 16 year old mare that she liked. she wasnt the prettiest but a chunky, safe horse. what we found out later was that the mare was 18.. she bought her (i thought she was exactly what my friend NEEDED) and had many years of hacking, pleasure rides and low level competing, she had to stop riding her when she was 27 and was PTS at 29 due to arthritis but she gave my friend so much fun and the confidence to get a more forward going horse for her next one. size shouldnt really matter as long as the horse is a proper weight carrier but you must be sure you can cope with riding on a smaller one and no one else can make that decision for you....we can all keep looking but i think we have already found mr perfect