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I am looking for a new horse to bring on over the summer and sell in the autumn. Basically something broken, but very green with not too many hang ups that I can get a bit of competition history on and sell for a profit (and yes I know how much they cost to keep!)

So looking for something cheap and have done similar before with ex-race horses. Went to see one on Saturday that was lovely - 6 year old TB mare, raced in spain on all weather 22 times. Balanced paces (not ridden in outline, but learnt really quickly) not done any jumping but I had her going over trotting poles and a small jump and again, learnt v quickly. Fine in traffic, stable, clip, catch, box, shoe etc. Quite sharp, but not a problem.

Anyway...she slightly dishes in front (only minor) and sometimes plaits behind (but mostly on uneven ground). owner said she had vetted and they said it wouldn't cause any problems, 'cos only minor. I would of course get my own vetting, but my question (sorry it's taken so long to get to) is this...

Would those slight deviations from straight action put you off buying the horse if there were no soundness issues and it had a proven competition history etc (obviously not ideal for showing)?

Thanks for reading...
 
my Archie dishes in front, hes going to be competing at Grand Prix level dressage one day! So it really isnt an issue! My trainer (a top Grand Prix rider) has also told me that it is in no way a problem. And i have noticed more recently since hes been progressing in his training that hes actually getting straighter in his front legs (as in not dishing so much). It will always be there to a certain extent tho.
 
personally, it wouldn't put me off, my polo mare has a slight dish and she was sold prior to me for £35,000. She does her job very well and if your horse does its job well then I don't see that you should have any problems.
 
My mare dishes and when I did clinic with Spencer Wilton I asked him about it and he said that it's nothing to worry about and that she wouldn't get marked down because of it. My farrier has also done a really good job in helping with her dishing and she doesn't do it as badly any more. My friends horse use to dish really badly, partly down to her old farrier not balancing the foot properly, but she dished really badly and after some corrective shoeing to re-balance the foot she now hardly dishes at all.
 
Just something to keep in mind. What does it's legs look like?, as dishing does put extra pressure on stuff, I would keep this in mind - Has she thrown any splints??? etc and I personnel would NEVER believe an owner medical advise, as they are trying to sell you their horse ...
If horse turn out to be a star and competes well, you'll get a good return on dosh, BUT if doesn't turn out to be star quailty you could have problem trying to re-sell.
As stated above it's not an issue for competeting and good farriering and better muscle development will lesson effect........
IMO it would have to be right price(cheap) with good vetting for me to buy
 
Yes she has really clean legs, so that's not an issue. she has had really bad feet in the past (was left out in a filed untended), but these are being corrected and are now pretty good, so corrective showing may make a big difference.

Would definitely get her vetted anyway, and don't worry, she is cheap!
 
sounds like you know what your doing
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