GCC
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Agree with GCC
thankyou!
Agree with GCC
I will also say you will be a very lucky person if you find a PRE especially a Stallion with good lines for less than £12,500.
A lot of money for a horse that doesn't move straight and looks very stiff and behind the leg.
Buyers market at the moment and £12k for a horse that would struggle to get 60% and be limited to do anything but dressage seems excessive.
I know nothing about this breed though, so may be talking rubbish.
he's not my type at all, i prefer the more modern rangy tall PRE's, but i think theres plenty to work with.
the walk is clear 4 beat and does over track (to my eye anyway).
trot is boring but she's letting him tootle isnt she, when she pushes him he does show an inclination towards medium trot, so again something to play with.
canter is sweet and again plenty of room for more oomph.
TBH i came on to this thread, having only read the comments and not being able to watch the vid at work, all prepared to hate him, but actually think if you can get him in front of the leg, he'll be plenty competitive enough, esp above elem.
this is a very young horse, being ridden to impress for a sale, i don't like the way he is ridden, its too demanding, not allowing enough for me, he has a good walk, a good canter which i feel will open up a lot, and a trot that will develop into something very special, IF, he is given time and ridden more sympathetically, he can show lengthening in his trot across the diagonal, but she is holding him together too much so he can't lengthen his neck with his stride, and comes behind the vertical.
i like this horse and think he could look very different if allowed freedom in front, i hope he finds a rider who is as good as he is, and not some fool who wrecks him doing 'dressage'
he should do loads of hacking and be a young horse for now, gently learning shoulder-in etc and being ridden classically like a spanish horse and not like a warmblood, by someone who can ride like a spanish rider and won't hinder his natural talent
Well she can't always do a bad job of riding these are her results http://www.britishdressage.co.uk/results/rider_record/8890
Iberian stallions have been used in WB breeding to help with collection work & temperment, as they find this work easier. My friend loves these horses believing they have a fantastic work ethic & due to their background are ideal for the higher levels of dressage where there is more "collected movements". I think she would also say that you need to spend time developing their top line & pushing power, they are also a horse that don't respond well to nagging. This horse is only 4 so long as he finds the correct trainer he could do well in the future. They are nothing like the WB & so require a different attitude to their training.
As the poster has been offered a Welsh D on loan that is an alternative to think about, especially as if her own horse comes right she might not be able to afford to run 2 horses. As someone has already said the price is what someone is willing to pay.
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