Opinions please on this chap *PICS* :)

The 5 year old certainly has the looks and presence esp when clipped and hogged - but handsome is as handsome does.

I don't know your experience but a 5 year old is still in his formative years and so you also need to assess whether you can do right by him as much as whether you want him.

Good luck with whatever you decide :)
 
WOW....thanks everyone I am feeling quite excited really.

Singing Dawg - that is not his saddle and yes it does seem to be too far forward really....

he is hacked out alone and in company he needs further schooling but I can happily further that for him with the right instructor too..

I have more than enough experience to bring him on and the time.

He was lame when I went to see him, his owner said he got himself cast in his stable...in which it was a small stable and he doesn't get turnout in paddock as it's far too muddy for him and on a stepish slope.
He is undergoing treatment for this and he has just had his teeth done this week by sedation..

He bucks -but only small ones going into canter but to be honest he needs the corrective schooling that should iron out all the small issues.

He is EVERYTHING I am looking for...cobby type and he certainly is over 15.2hh lol...luckily I am tall enough to put leg on lol....I just adore him..so think I am going to go and see him again and then bring him home for a trial.
Owner has even suggested that I have him for 4-6wks expenses paid for by her at my yard for him to get the turnout and for me to exercise him and then I can also assess him myself...get to know him.

So I am almost tempted to get him back to my yard see what he is like in those weeks and if I feel he isn't for me then he goes back....owner suggested this she just wants what's best for him.
 
Hi MerlyWerly - your last post made me feel a bit uneasy - about him being lame because he got cast and that he bucks into canter - just make sure you get a proper 5-stage vetting done.

Is he back in full work now and sound? If not why not?

It's just that I have had a couple of bad experiences of similar situations so just be cautious - don't want to rain on your parade just want it to be a happy ending :)
 
Whoopee i luv gettin new horses me! Not so sure about him as a hunter though more liek a cob dont like hes back end much and if hes 16.3 ill eat my sisiters pooey nappy LMAO :)
 
it was only last week....and he maybe coming to my yard to get use of the paddock and larger stable that I have too...if by the end of the 6wks he still isn't right...or before that even he would be going back or I keep him on...he is being treated currently for his back, but he has no turnout where he is so although treatment is great still not going to help that he's stuck in.

Thank you though for your concern....I have thought about this too... :)
 
He is lovely and I like him very much - but I echo getting a five stage vetting; bucking going into canter would shout possible back problems to me and the fact that he is currently lame.... well, "caveat emptor" as the saying goes.

As long as you are aware and get everything properly checked out then let's hope he's 'the one'! He's very hansome!
 
honestly?

If you really want to compete in workers/SH then neither are great tbh. The cob is nice, but is just that, a cob type, and not a show hunter.

Bucking into canter would be v suspicious to me, I went to see a few horses and two were lame but they had lost shoes - an obvious cause. I would check his back, as having a bad back (if he does) then I suspect you will pay a fortune in physio/chiro etc. whatever you use :)

I would look for a more obvious hunter type, maybe a smalls if you dont want anything huge, but first one is not a small hunter imo :)
 
The horse is a green 5 year old, most youngsters I have sat on have bucked going into canter to balance themselves - my cob certainly did and his back was A-OK when I had my lady out a couple of months ago. If the horse was an established older horse then you would have a point.
 
my old lad bucked too...and nothing wrong with his back...I completely understand your point of view of it yes....however he is undergoing some treatment on his back...
I personally feel from seeing him he is just very green and really does need his education furthering fully in which case I can certainly assist him on this and with a great instructor.
 
I'm going to sound like doctor doom here but I am so suspicious of such stories. Why would you put a lame horse on trial if you have its best interests at heart? - that's weird. Have you been able to ride him yet?

only_me said:
Thats a good sign if it goes when he starts work :)
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Not necessarily my horse who has chronic sacro-iliac strain improves with work but the injury is still there (physio and vet both advise me that working is best to keep SI stable).

I'm a also bit bemused as to why a lame horse is being worked unless a vet and prob physio too has diagnosed and prescribed that as treatment? In addition if he has been cast you don't know what damage might have been done just because he is young it doesn't mean it is not serious.

My previous horse a lovely 5 and half year old that I bought that had been off work for few months because owner was "busy with other horses" (5 stage vetted) was within 6 months of consistent work lame and later diagnosed with wobblers and after 2 years of trying all treatments he was PTS. It turned out he was hit by a car as a 2 year old and I am sure this was the cause because I think he displayed symptoms from the outset which I didn't understand at the time but recognised later. How they were missed at the vetting is another story....

As you can see I've been rather unlucky - I just wouldn't want someone else to be.
 
This thread has become more disappointing the longer I've read it. Initially I looked at him and thought he was very nice and out of the two, he is the one I would have gone for if I was looking for this type. However having continued to read this thread, if I was you, I would walk away now and look for something else.
 
sussexbythesea said:
Not necessarily my horse who has chronic sacro-iliac strain improves with work but the injury is still there (physio and vet both advise me that working is best to keep SI stable).
That's true - but the best thing to do with a bad back is work, and a better sign if the horse improves with it, rather than getting worse with work. All in perspective they say, but I do agree, a good back is a lot better than a bad back!

I'm a also bit bemused as to why a lame horse is being worked unless a vet and prob physio too has diagnosed and prescribed that as treatment? In addition if he has been cast you don't know what damage might have been done just because he is young it doesn't mean it is not serious.
Thing is, sometimes it can just be stiffness, but the fact that it bucks into canter probably means he will be likely to develop problems, but that is not true of all horses obs!

My previous horse a lovely 5 and half year old that I bought that had been off work for few months because owner was "busy with other horses" (5 stage vetted) was within 6 months of consistent work lame and later diagnosed with wobblers and after 2 years of trying all treatments he was PTS. It turned out he was hit by a car as a 2 year old and I am sure this was the cause because I think he displayed symptoms from the outset which I didn't understand at the time but recognised later. How they were missed at the vetting is another story....

As you can see I've been rather unlucky - I just wouldn't want someone else to be.
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It is rather unlucky has to be said, as no one expects a young horse to be seriously damaged, even though it is as likely to happen to them as an older one!

I just think that if you want to do workers and ridden hunters OP should keep looking, yes he is a lovely horse, but is a cobby type and wouldnt do well in the shows the OP wants to do :)
 
Really, he woudn't do well? I haven't shown in years so am out of touch slightly.

The really decent hunter types are way way out of my bracket....I need to loan 1st too...so it kind of stuffs things up really.
 
Spring Feather said:
This thread has become more disappointing the longer I've read it. Initially I looked at him and thought he was very nice and out of the two, he is the one I would have gone for if I was looking for this type. However having continued to read this thread, if I was you, I would walk away now and look for something else.
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Could not agree more!!! Don't rush into it hun, 6 wks is not long enough to assess a bad back but it is long enough to fall in love with a horse!


only_me said:
It is rather unlucky has to be said, as no one expects a young horse to be seriously damaged, even though it is as likely to happen to them as an older one!

I just think that if you want to do workers and ridden hunters OP should keep looking, yes he is a lovely horse, but is a cobby type and wouldnt do well in the shows the OP wants to do :)
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Again I agree 100% (and i have won 2 hunter championships so have 'some idea' what it takes)

A 5 yr old with a bad back is NOT a good prospect afterall you only have owners word that it is caused by being cast. Even if that is the cause it does not bode well for the future

I hate to say this but keep looking
 
soulfull said:
Could not agree more!!! Don't rush into it hun, 6 wks is not long enough to assess a bad back but it is long enough to fall in love with a horse!




Again I agree 100% (and i have won 2 hunter championships so have 'some idea' what it takes)

A 5 yr old with a bad back is NOT a good prospect afterall you only have owners word that it is caused by being cast. Even if that is the cause it does not bode well for the future

I hate to say this but keep looking
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I agree with above. I didnt realise he has a bad back and is so young.
 
Although I do like the look of the big cobby type I too would be suspicious of his lameness/bucking and also how keen his owner is for you to have him! To offer an expenses paid trial at your yard sounds almost to good to be true.

Sorry to sound pessimistic but I would hate for you to fall more in love with him and it all end expensively..........
 
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