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pistolpete

pistolpete

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May have to retire my lovely warmblood soon as he is poorly. So thoughts drift to another horse in the future. I have loved this horse but kind of bought him by accident, always though I was more of a cob fancier really. My last horse was a CB cross Welsh who was lovely but very opinionated! It would need to carry 11stones and I am 5'6'', other than being nervous sometimes I am just an average rider who loves a good gallop and the odd bit of jumping, dressage etc. So I wonder what breeds spring to mind? My warmblood is very gentle and calm and never stubborn I love that about him. Would love something a bit less spooky though! Thoughts on breed characteristics and your ideal horse :)
 
Get a clydesdale!! You won't regret it, I promise. Less spooks but all the other characteristics you're after and very reliable. Tehy have so much more to offer than the gentle giant/carthorse reputation they've got.
 
Irish Draught all the way for me. Easy and straight forward to keep, able to think for themselves and get the rider out of trouble. Willing, but don't tend to have a turbo drive. Normally honest and kind.

All mine have been lovely horses and suitable for the pleasure rider/working full time owner.
 
I look at the type of horse not breed unless you want to do a specific job, its conformation, temperament, soundness etc will come first, most horses are cross breeds or types, you would be restricting yourself if you went out looking for a certain breed and may miss out on the ideal horse.
Spookiness is again not breed dependent, I have known many different breeds some individuals have been spooky but it has usually been down to how well educated they are.
 
don't go by the breed go by how you gel with horse when you meet,
my chestnut welsh mare started off as a right 'B......!' but we did sort it out between us later, my late gelded bay welsh was a gentleman ! my highland X tb gelding is nicknamed the bulldozer.
 
We have a 17 hand clydesdale and a 15 hand gypsy cob. Both would do exactly what you want, forward going, safe, easy to do and great all rounders at jumping, dressage, XC at local level and also doing showing at county level.

This is our second clydesdale and second gypsy cob, and current and previous have been perfect safe, fun not plods, all rounders.

All have been great with kids, teaching them to ride and taking them out hacking and the current two are being competed by young teenagers.

If you hate the hair, though it kills me to say, it, you can hog them out.:D
 
Thanks folks, never honestly thought of a Clydesdale but do like the big horses! Would never have to worry about putting on weight at Xmas, any more suggestions?
 
Big welsh D, make sure it comes with neck strap, parachute and a large flask on the saddle so you can soon become unaware of the antic's it's getting up to.

I had one, cracking brave horse, 16hh hunter type, who frightened the living daylights out of me from age 5 to 25.

Did everything with him - fast. A hunter ride judge got off him and on handing the reins back to me said - 'thank you madam - shaken not stirred'.
 
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