NO FULL TBs!!!!

Jen_Cots said:
I think people are quite sensible not wanting a full TB - they are the Ferrari's of the horse world and if you are a learner driver, you'd be more likely to crash a Ferrari than a Corsa
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Love this!! I can tell people I own the equivelant of a Ferrari...

I have a TB. Was very warey and very nearly didn't buy him because of his breeding but he has been perfect for me.
 
Tb's tend to be more expensive to feed, they tend to have poorer feet. To me it's not a preconception it is more that they are more LIKELY than a cob to need more feed, or to injure themselves doing something stupid imo.
I have yet to meet a tb either who doesn't have some small foible, that will send their brain into overdrive, so i can see whhy people don't want full tb's.
Yes, there are many that are lovely and calm etc. but they are more likely imo due to numbers/bred to race rather than temperment to have the above mentioned things.
Personally I wouldn't rule them out but that's me.
 
Is thier loss if they exclude a breed rather than judging the individual, but it is frustrating. My first and current horse is a TB and he is the ideal first horse in every way.
 
duggan said:
Don't waste your breathe thinking or worrying about it. Limiting themselves to certain types/breeds is their loss.
I just laugh when I hear the 'tb's have bad feet/poor doers/stressheads/bolters/unsuitable for novices/expensive to feed' crud. Yes, some are. Some cobs are too. Some 11hh lead rein ponies are too. These people who have decided they know everything would never suit an intelligent tb anyway. But let's not bother trying to persuade them otherwise. It'll be our gain, send them all to me!!
OP, good luck with rehoming, shout if I can help.
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maybe i just know lots of TB's with bad luck then :rolleyes:

ETA :- that was light hearted before everyone loads me up with lots of info on TBs but seriously, from my experiance with the breed, i just wouldnt go there.
 
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Some wonderful sweeping generalisations here which did actually make me laugh out loud!

I do, however think that if the person has got it set in their mind that they don't want a tb well then it is probably not a great idea trying to persuade them, as everything that goes wrong, and inevitably with horses things will, the blame will be firmly affixed with the fact it's a tb, not just a horse.

I've had some complete saints of ex racers that I taught people to ride on and the two i have presently have their quirks but not one has ever been the same .........................
 
I currently have put a wanted advert on a web site and have stated - preferably no TB's - not because I dont like them or any of the other reasons stated but purely because I am looking for a horse for my daughter and have a TB which isnt suited as she gets a bit nervous and in general TB's do seem to be more sensitive to this nervousness. Of course this is not to say all are like this but I just feel that I need a horse that can take a bit more stress from the rider.
 
Although they are my favourite breed, I too specified no TBs in my search for my current boy, simply because I had two on loan before him, and both of their careers were cut short due to injury gained on the track causing problems later.
 
Sorry, slightly off topic but does anyone agree that quite a lot of the tb crosses and "sports horses" that are advertised are more than likely full tb's and many are ex racers with "lost" wetherby's passports?

It just seems that so many horses come out of racing each year and they seem to just disappear. might just be me
 
tink101 said:
Sorry but have to disagree with this my full TB is on calm and condition and she has had the same bag since the 2nd Jan and there is still a good weeks worth left :)

She gets 1/4 of a scoop of C and C, soaked obv, then half scoop mollichaff and 1/4 scoop of sugar beet, and tbh my friends cob eats more :eek::eek:
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Your TB may well be a good doer, but I would bet you any money that she costs more to feed than my two natives put together!
 
I have a TB and I wouldn't have another in the same way I wouldn't have a grey/palomino/dun/cremello/appaloosa yes I am limiting myself but I'm not looking for anything special tbf; it hardly needs to be Badminton bound so there are enough out there to allow me to choose :).
 
I neither like them or dislike them. I have helped to bring on two ex-racers in the past...one was a dope on a rope and the other a complete nutter (now chilled out though). They both had terrible feet HOWEVER I know enough that any horse regardless of breed can be like this....I know a few cobs that have horrible crumbling hoof for example, and some that will tank off with you whilst the ex-racers go when you want and are easy to pull up!

I have worked at a few racing yards and all the horses I have looked after have been lovely, however in previous wanted ads I had stated no full TB's as they are just not chunky enough for me. I am an average height and weight, however I like to feel like I have something to hold on to, and unless I can find a chunky TB then I will not take on a very fine one. I have tried a few typical TB types and I feel so perched on top I did not like it....but same as I wouldn't buy a very fine TB x, or other breed.

I personally love the idea of buying an ex racer and bringing it on for myself. However I had found myself only looking at TB x, and other breeds whilst I was looking for a horse to buy.

Also personal preference I guess, I think a lot of TB's can look quite plain (although I do know some very pretty/handsome ones so don't shoot me down!) and I would rather have some Arab or Welsh in there somewhere :)
 
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I wouldn't want one. They bore me and they strike me as weak wee things, not true I know, but they look poncy. :)

And if someone rang me up and tried to convince me to take one I'd wonder what planet they were from!
 
1. Dont ring them. I would be really, really f...ed off if someone did that!!

2. We're looking for a tb x Irish draft/ something chunky, as my OH wants to event an needs something more solid and with more brawn to go with the finesse. Xx
 
Frankly, if someone had such a limited and stereotypical view of horses as to blanket ban an entire breed, I'd not want to loan to them anyway!
 
I dont know why people blanket a whol breed. I dont particularly like WBs but I seem to have aquired a WBxTB :D

Yes they have the knack of being silly and as a breed are very sharp but I find that when you get to know them they are just the same as any horse :)

Hope you find a nice loan home who will appreciate your horse :)
 
Spyda said:
Frankly, if someone had such a limited and stereotypical view of horses as to blanket ban an entire breed, I'd not want to loan to them anyway!
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Here here

and in my experiance of loan and loanee if you have a sound half decent horse for loan then you can afford to be very choosy!
 
Pure TB's do tend to be a little like marmite. people at my yard either love them or hate them. Whilst people shouldn't assume all TB's are sharp and spooky, i wouldn't really put them in the okay for a novice owner catergory.
i'm a owner of a nutty TB whom I love:D although we did have our issues:o but wouldn't say he is sharp because he's a TB, just his temperment.
 
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