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This is the 4 year old in question (those whove followed me will know what I am on about)

He does have sarcoids... is being managed and is responding fantastically to cream treatment.
They are not in any places that affect his tack.

I just want to know if there is anything that any of you can spot and would be a concern, that I can't?

Hes a 4 year old 15.2 WBx gelding, has been lightly backed, responded nicely but bulshy on the ground at times.


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I can't see anything to be concerned about as such... he just seems very bum high, even for a 4yo, so he must still have a good bit of growing left to do! Difficult to tell in part the way he's standing, but looks ok to me? :)

(Very nice, by the way!)
 
Trish C said:
I can't see anything to be concerned about as such... he just seems very bum high, even for a 4yo, so he must still have a good bit of growing left to do! Difficult to tell in part the way he's standing, but looks ok to me? :)

(Very nice, by the way!)
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Yeah I thought that, maybe he does have a small amount of growing to do unless for some reason the ground he was on was uneven!

I don't really know exactly what I am looking for with confo, but I didn't spot any immediate problems :)
 
If you can get him standing straighter behind it might give a bit of a better idea - still can't decide whether to questions his hind pasterns or not, it could just be how he's standing, or they could be a bit long/sloping? Otherwise just still looks 'young' rather than wrong. To me anyways, that is. I'm not an expert but I don't usually do too badly :)
 
Trish C said:
If you can get him standing straighter behind it might give a bit of a better idea - still can't decide whether to questions his hind pasterns or not, it could just be how he's standing, or they could be a bit long/sloping? Otherwise just still looks 'young' rather than wrong. To me anyways, that is. I'm not an expert but I don't usually do too badly :)
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On another picture of him I noticed his pasterns didn't look what I would class as right, but I don't trust pictures too much, I am going to view him this saturday so hopefully I'll know then!
 
Best of luck - he looks lovely otherwise so hope he comes up ok! Worth a vetting just to be safe?

Keep us updated cos he really does look a nice horse... just them pasterns that worry me a little more each time I look at them. But then again someone picked out an apparently 'crippling' problem with my boy from pics, and he's as sound as anything touch wood! ;)
 
Trish C said:
Best of luck - he looks lovely otherwise so hope he comes up ok! Worth a vetting just to be safe?

Keep us updated cos he really does look a nice horse... just them pasterns that worry me a little more each time I look at them. But then again someone picked out an apparently 'crippling' problem with my boy from pics, and he's as sound as anything touch wood! ;)
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I thought about a vetting but he'll only be on full loan to begin with, after a year if everything went well, we would either a) extend the loan or b) i'd buy him - in which case yes I'd probably get him vetted but knowing that I can send him back if anything major arises is a comfort.
 
I can never tell by a pic, need to see the horse in question in the flesh really and stood up square with pics also taken from behind to help with back leg confo
 
Agree with the others that he is rather bum high and at 4 may not come up that much in front.

Picture angle is not that good but there is something about his hind legs that concern me.

However if he is going to be a loan horse he is worth looking at.
 
Looks sweet. Like he needs time to grow up a bit, but sweet.

My only concern is I believe (if I'm not mixing you up with another poster) you said that your existing share had rebuilt your confidence but you still felt nervous riding in front of strangers. With such a young horse they need to take their confidence from you so you'll need heaps of it in reserve and you'll certainly have to ride in public to start with... recently backed youngster = def best to have experienced others/instructors around.

Oh, and it is spelt bolshy. I'm not sure why so many ppl on here get that wrong, but you're in good company! It is shortened from Bolshevik => no 'u'.
 
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