Not all Ardennes are fat

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They start off normal sized (well, sort of!) :D

How cute is she?

http://www.dragondriving.co.uk/horseforsale-49618.html

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Goldenstar said:
There you go if you bought and waited for her to grow up she would be a log store.
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I'd love to but he ideally wants something 16hh and up :( She'd be perfect size for me if I could afford another and had experience of bringing on youngsters though! :D
 
Kikke said:
Who says they are fat?
Ours is lovely weight and where they are from they are not known to be "fat" horses.
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What a stunning horse!

Was a thread on here a couple day ago with ads from a dealer selling several of these and they were all obese. Just wanted to show they dont start off quite so fat as the ones in the adverts!! :D
 
sandi_84 said:
I'd love to but he ideally wants something 16hh and up :( She'd be perfect size for me if I could afford another and had experience of bringing on youngsters though! :D
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Dont let him see the advert and tell him she'll make at least 16.1h. By the time he realises she wont he'll be smitten with her so wont care! :D
 
Paint Me Proud said:
What a stunning horse!

Was a thread on here a couple day ago with ads from a dealer selling several of these and they were all obese. Just wanted to show they dont start off quite so fat as the ones in the adverts!! :D
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Ah thanks, :D

Didn't see that one but think I know what dealer you are talking about. Terrible, feel sorry for the horses!
 
Kikke said:
Who says they are fat?
Ours is lovely weight and where they are from they are not known to be "fat" horses.
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Lovely horse, but I really hope it isn't yours.

Who would want to amputate the end of a creature's spine? Or buy one whose tail had been docked? I know why it happened in the past, both for working horses and dogs but no need now. :(
 
I love the filly! When she matures, she will look just like the chunky, not fat, Ardennes in the other thread. That is what they are supposed to look like. Google the breed, their body type is as characteristic to them as the dished face is to the Arabian.
 
RutlandH2O said:
I love the filly! When she matures, she will look just like the chunky, not fat, Ardennes in the other thread. That is what they are supposed to look like. Google the breed, their body type is as characteristic to them as the dished face is to the Arabian.
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I know, I think they're fab. Big solid animals, look amazing when at their natural healthy weight. Proper tanks of the horse world :D
 
Mrs B said:
Lovely horse, but I really hope it isn't yours.

Who would want to amputate the end of a creature's spine? Or buy one whose tail had been docked? I know why it happened in the past, both for working horses and dogs but no need now. :(
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Yes he is ours!! And very proud owners too. Don't know why we wouldn't buy one that is docked :confused:
Wouldn't be our ideal to have him docked but that is the way he came and in belgium and holland still very common (unfortunatly).
He is the most amazing horse and would never have refused to buy him just because he is docked.
 
Kikke said:
Yes he is ours!! And very proud owners too. Don't know why we wouldn't buy one that is docked :confused:
Wouldn't be our ideal to have him docked but that is the way he came and in belgium and holland still very common (unfortunatly).
He is the most amazing horse and would never have refused to buy him just because he is docked.
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Personally, I would never buy a docked animal.
You say that his being docked is 'unfortunate' but 'That's the way he came'?
I'm sure he is amazing. He looks it.

But by buying him, are you not encouraging breeders to keep docking?
 
Mrs B said:
Personally, I would never buy a docked animal.
You say that his being docked is 'unfortunate' but 'That's the way he came'?
I'm sure he is amazing. He looks it.

But by buying him, are you not encouraging breeders to keep docking?
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Perhaps, but we did not buy him from the people who docked him so didn't encourage anybody.
But I know where you are coming from, however we could not leave him where was in a field with 30 coloured cobs and no grass and being chased away from any hay. Bless we just wanted to take him home and cuddle him ( good thing my hubby was after a belgian draft :rolleyes: )
 
Mrs B said:
Personally, I would never buy a docked animal.
You say that his being docked is 'unfortunate' but 'That's the way he came'?
I'm sure he is amazing. He looks it.

But by buying him, are you not encouraging breeders to keep docking?
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Not really....if you're buying and say to them "ooh I've always fancied a tail-less horse" then maybe you are encouraging them to dock. If you just buy the horse than I can't see how you are encouraging the docking of tails. Encouraging more breeding maybe, since you prove there's a market for them. But buying a shod horse doesn't mean you are encouraging the person to shoe all their horses (as a temporary example). You just aren't letting one feature put you off.

I don't like tail docking, but if the horse was otherwise perfect I'd overlook it and buy the horse. That is in spite of the tail being docked, not because of it. As appears to be the case for this lovely horse's owner.
 
I just re-read my first post in this thread. When I stated that the filly will look like the chunky, not fat, Ardennes in the previous thread, I meant that none of those Ardennes are fat or obese, they are chunky, as well they should be.
 
helenalbert said:
Not really....if you're buying and say to them "ooh I've always fancied a tail-less horse" then maybe you are encouraging them to dock. If you just buy the horse than I can't see how you are encouraging the docking of tails. /QUOTE]

HUH?

You don't have to say the words ... If you put your money there, you are condoning the docking.
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That's a very sweet filly. The horse on the dealer's website is attrocious and absolutely an example of people thinking it is acceptable for some breeds to carry more fat than others - heaviness of frame is determined skeletally and by muscle, not wobbling fat pads :rolleyes:
 
Goldenstar said:
Your in charge of explainiing how big she will grow ,.....
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To my OH or the horse? ;):D

Paint Me Proud said:
Dont let him see the advert and tell him she'll make at least 16.1h. By the time he realises she wont he'll be smitten with her so wont care! :D
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Ha ha! I'd love to but I really can't afford another one just now :( Sometime in the future though! OH doesn't have the time or funds right now either which is a real shame as we are moving in together this year and it would be all flavours of brilliant to take him hacking with me :D
 
JFTD said:
That's a very sweet filly. The horse on the dealer's website is attrocious and absolutely an example of people thinking it is acceptable for some breeds to carry more fat than others - heaviness of frame is determined skeletally and by muscle, not wobbling fat pads :rolleyes:
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Good grief!! Google the breed and then go educate yourself!! And, BTW, there were no 'wobbling fat pads'. You are rude and not, in any way, a scholar of all things equine!
 
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