WestCoast
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So. . . I've got the money together, husband on side, getting lessons to get my riding up to scratch, starting looking at livery yards. So now I need to think about what sort of horse I should get. Probably early next year.
Most of my experience as a teenager (27 years ago) is with what can only be described as stroppy cobs, but did do some schooling with a friend's nervous arab who she was too scared to jump. Lots of hacking, a little jumping/cross country/point to point and a fair amount of drag hunting. Dealt with most vices and would like to avoid again .
I'm really most interested in getting a kind tempered, keen to please, forward going horse who I can treat well, school and hack and maybe do some cross country/drag hunting or even a bit of very novice dressage or eventing.
I'm 9 stone and 5' 3" so could potentially go from 14.2hh upwards and I do love something like a Welsh Section D. But looking at full livery so I could equally go for something posher or a part bred. Absolutely adore Fresians, but suspect that might be a difficult dream and temperment and being sound so much more important to me than looks. Potentially I could have a budget of 5-7K, but that doesn't mean my horse has to cost that much - preferably less. I would have find someone expereinced to go with me and have a very good relationship with my local vet so he could find me a good horse vet to do the vetting.
Another alternative might be to loan a schoolmaster for a year or two and then fulfill the teenage dream of bringing on a youngster.
Paula
Most of my experience as a teenager (27 years ago) is with what can only be described as stroppy cobs, but did do some schooling with a friend's nervous arab who she was too scared to jump. Lots of hacking, a little jumping/cross country/point to point and a fair amount of drag hunting. Dealt with most vices and would like to avoid again .
I'm really most interested in getting a kind tempered, keen to please, forward going horse who I can treat well, school and hack and maybe do some cross country/drag hunting or even a bit of very novice dressage or eventing.
I'm 9 stone and 5' 3" so could potentially go from 14.2hh upwards and I do love something like a Welsh Section D. But looking at full livery so I could equally go for something posher or a part bred. Absolutely adore Fresians, but suspect that might be a difficult dream and temperment and being sound so much more important to me than looks. Potentially I could have a budget of 5-7K, but that doesn't mean my horse has to cost that much - preferably less. I would have find someone expereinced to go with me and have a very good relationship with my local vet so he could find me a good horse vet to do the vetting.
Another alternative might be to loan a schoolmaster for a year or two and then fulfill the teenage dream of bringing on a youngster.
Paula