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I'm thinking about going to look at this boy for sale.. He's currently 3, irish sports, standing at 16.1 but to make 17hh. He's still bum high, has worn tack just to play around, gone over poles, been lead in traffic

 
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To me he looks weak and "unfinished" for a 3yo - looks more like a 2yo. At the moment he is standing very down hill, and I would want him to even up a bit before trying to fit tack to him. He had a kind eye, but the markings on his muzzle make his face look coarse. The blood rings on his hind feet indicate at least two episodes of laminitis or other major metabolic disturbance.

Personally I would want to leave him 6-12 months before seeing him again.
 
Casey76 said:
To me he looks weak and "unfinished" for a 3yo - looks more like a 2yo. At the moment he is standing very down hill, and I would want him to even up a bit before trying to fit tack to him. He had a kind eye, but the markings on his muzzle make his face look coarse. The blood rings on his hind feet indicate at least two episodes of laminitis or other major metabolic disturbance.

Personally I would want to leave him 6-12 months before seeing him again.
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How I ask you how much you feel he is worth?
 
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I am no expert so can't really advise.
I like him, and it sounds like they haven't done too much for his age which is good.
The only thing is his markings make him look a bit odd, like you can't see the conformation under the markings.
But I think once he's fully grown and his bum gets built up a bit he will look a lot better :-)
 
RubysGold said:
I am no expert so can't really advise.
I like him, and it sounds like they haven't done too much for his age which is good.
The only thing is his markings make him look a bit odd, like you can't see the conformation under the markings.
But I think once he's fully grown and his bum gets built up a bit he will look a lot better :-)
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I think when he's a little older he should hopefully fill out a little more. He looks like in time a really nice all rounder which I was hoping for but I wanted something that hasn't done anything then I have a good understanding of what he's done etc.
 
Tiddlypom said:
Am suspicious of the way he stands on his off hind.
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This was my immediate thought. I'm not keen on his fores or rears really but his off rear is held at an odd angle. He isn't one who would catch my eye, sorry OP.

eta: On checking the initial photos of one I've bought, she is also standing with her off hind turned out! If you do go to see him, check that he stands straight and square. ��
 
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He is very immature looking for a 3yo... I'd leave him another year!

Can't see much wrong with hind leg, it looks as if he's fidgeting and just about to step forward with that hind leg... I've loads of photos of my fidgety youngster that look like that while she's fidgeting! Some of them do make her look very deformed!

I wouldn't buy this horse as I don't like his front much.
 
JoshuaR97 said:
I'm thinking about going to look at this boy for sale.. He's currently 3, irish sports, standing at 16.1 but to make 17hh. He's still bum high, has worn tack just to play around, gone over poles, been lead in traffic

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He's very long in the back for a 3 year old. As he grows, this will become more pronounced. His back also looks very weak and dipped (although as his front end comes up, this will improve). He looks more like 18mths- 2 yrs to me.
 
Some nice youngstock looking for homes before winter. Horsequest 128273, 127214, 127009, 126518 and 121581.

None are world beaters, although the first yearling is nice. Always start with the best you can, it will give you a head start in producing what you want.
 
Not a great photo as it would help if he was stood up square. Could be the way he is standing but his near fore pastern/hoof axis looks broken and his off hind looks to be clubby. For a three year old he looks very immature and there is no guarantee that his front end will come up enough.

I personally would not be interested in buying this youngster.
 
I'm another one who says he looks quite weaK and more like a 2yo. And I've got a 2yo that looks better developed than him. I wouldn't view either
 
The fact that he looks young for his age doesn't bother me. One of mine was very immature physically as a four year old which meant that I did wait until he was five before he was sat on. He's now really blossoming.

However, I'm sorry to say that even taking into account the terrible 'at a funny angle' photo, this ISH doesn't catch my eye.

What are you planning to do with him?
 
He looks younger but my Anglo was a late bloomer like this too and he's now 7 and stunning so that wouldn't put me off atall, tbh it is just a terrible pic to judge from, are there any other pics?
 
I quite like his head, but from there back it's a no go for me I'm afraid. I have a near 2 year old and he's far better build than this guy.
 
I too noticed the big chunk of hoof missing on the off hind. Also when you enlarge the image you can see what looks like a big scar high up on the inside of his off hind leg.

Personally I think he is sweet looking, marked similar to my old gelding, but as a predominantly white coloured he is likely to be a marmite horse!
 
laura_nash said:
This ^^

His off hind seems to be missing a big chunk of toe, and his off fore has obviously been sprayed with something. If you do go look at him, take a close look at his feet!
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Paint Me Proud said:
I too noticed the big chunk of hoof missing on the off hind. Also when you enlarge the image you can see what looks like a big scar high up on the inside of his off hind leg.

Personally I think he is sweet looking, marked similar to my old gelding, but as a predominantly white coloured he is likely to be a marmite horse!
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The chunk out of his hoof goes up an awfully long way. I'd have said it was a mare looking at the length of his back!

Don't be swayed by the colour, OP. Keep looking.
 
It is not a very flattering stance but he does look very long and weak in the back. The ideal horse should have about a third of the body as shoulder, a third as back and a third as hindquarters, but in this photo the back seems to be at least a half of the equation!

Obviously a lot depends on the price, the location and the job you want the horse to do. If it is very cheap and round the corner, go and have a look, but personally I wouldn't travel out of the way to view it, without any other evidence than the photos viewed.
 
I've never understood why people think that any old picture will do. Stand the blinkin' thing up properly and take a decent shot (preferably more than one). He is as long as a liner, the back end is going to have to muscle up a devil of a lot to push that lot around a corner, I would say his hooves are a bit small for his size, he's back at the knee, herring gutted, I think his neck will be long too, just weak all over and I don't agree that he has a nice face either. The trouble is with saying he is ISH, that is just a term for any old mongrel that you don't have any idea what his genetics are. Probably an accidental foal, or someone bred him in the hope of selling a coloured progeny and didn't worry too much about anything else.
 
It's an appalling photo which I think probably makes him look worse than he is.
He is very immature looking has a very poor back conformation ( based on the photo which makes it look awful ) he out look based on his expression look open and nice but that would not be enough to tempt me to the hassle and time a three year takes he ought to be cheap .
 
A horse generally shows it's most likely adult conformation at 3 weeks, 3 months and 3 years........ at times inbetween these ages the conformation could be all over the place as growth is sporadic. If this chap is just on the 3 year mark, then if you want a long backed, bum high horse, he is the one for you, but if not....perhaps it would be wise to keep looking. Photos can be very misleading though!
 
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