Should I just give up???

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So.......Bubs has gone right of horses since we lost Ted. Its been a few months and she has not talked about ponies or even asked to ride or visit the yard.
This means that I might have the chance to get a horse
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not yet, but maybe when I have finished my college course and am in a relativley stable financial situation.
I am not competitive in the slightest. I suppose I would go to the odd local show and maybe do a mini xc if I got the confidence back. So why is it so many people laugh at my suggestion of having an ISHxTB or the sort. Why do people think that I should have-and please I don't mean any disrespect by this-a 14.2 hairy cob type full of feather and no breeding???
Why am I told that me having a 'nice' type would be a waste? Ok so I don't want to qualify for HOYS or go round Badminton but I don't think that this means I can't have a horse just 'because'.
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Anyone else ever been told that their horse is wasted with them??
 
I do not ride anymore but if I did I would not want a cob either - I am a sucker for a big brown TB type. Whilst many are sharp others are not and I am sure you could find one to suit. I do not believe horses are "wasted". Do they wake up and think "golly I wish I had a good rider and could go to the olympics to do dressage/eventing/showjumping".
I think it is impossible to waste a horse - provided it is fed, cared for and excercised according to its individual needs. Only other people think it is a waste - usually because they want your horse!
 
Surely it is up to you what type of horse you get? Not sure I understand this post
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I haven't actually got a horse, but I ride my daughter's cob and I love her. I wouldn't want a TB type, but if I did and I was capable of riding one, I would get one.
 
Have what you want hun
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. I'm closer to fifty than forty, fat and unfit, and I have a six year old Dutch Warmblood
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. And we're going to BSJA, or not, we'll see where Life takes us
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But, the flip side is, I ride D1's Little Cob and he's an absolute hoot! Half the time it takes more energy and oomph to ride him than to ride the Dizzy one
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Your horse, your choice!!!!

So long as you can get what you want from the horse I don't think it matters a **** what they look like or are bred like so long as you and them get on well and have a great team set up!
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Who are these "people"? And why do you care what they say or think?
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Buy whatever kind of horse you like!
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I bought one that was "too good for me", but I seriously doubt that it kept her awake at night
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I have one of these - and by goodness he's a lot more of a challenge than my 16.3hh Irish Sport horse - and is a hell of a lot of fun to ride. He'll do anything for me, and is surefooted, intelligent and naughty!
 
I think you must buy the type of horse that YOU want otherwise you will always secretly wish you had. We are all drawn to different types, while I like cobs very much I know I will always want finer types, just as I prefer to own horses around 15.2 rather than 17hh

So ignore the 'adviser' and choose the sort of horse you want
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Two things:

A friend of mine as an ex-racehorse who came off the track due to injury but had won a lot of money in the past, I don't think he is saying he is wasted spending his time hacking but thanks for the happy home (very spoilt!).

I think you should get the best horse for you and not worry about they look like or their breeding. I wanted a light weight cob after having a huge ISH, I liked their look and I wanted a more compact build after finding my previous horse very hard to hold together. I ended up with another much smaller ISH because she was the best horse for me. I wouldn't have gone to look for her but circumstances and recomendations led me to her, I have not looked back. I would urge you not to have preconceived ideas and defintely not to listen to what others say.
 
Get you what you like, it's nothing to do with anyone else is it?

I know there are supposedly a lot of hairy cobs that are sane and very sensible.. but I'm yet to actually meet one! The ones I've met have been such characters, usually a much more eventful ride than the bigger horses.

Try a few different types if you're unsure, in the end it all comes down to each horse and their personality
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Buy what the hell you like, not every sport horse type has to be jumping over 1 meter tracks or performing a piaffe!

No horse is wasted in the right hands and the right home, no matter what its doing.
 
I've got an ISH - he had been doing jumping but a couple of bouts of stress lami convinced his previous owner this was not a good idea. He could have gone really far as he has talent oozing from every pore and temperament to match. She could have sold him for loads of dosh to a competitive home where he'd have been hammered for a couple of years and then discarded when he went lame. But she sold him to me because she knew I wanted a horse to do a bit of dressage, a bit of little jumping and a lot of hacking about and having fun.
Yes, he may be 'wasted' on me in the short term but I think I'm probably a better bet for him in terms of longevity and quality of life.
I occasionally hear the odd 'oh, he could have gone so far' from some people at the yard, but shrug it off and give him another carrot...
 
Definitely go for the type you want, don't let other people influence what you spend your money on. If you choose according to the personality of the horses you try, you will easily find something that suits, and is happy doing whatever you want. Horses don't have ambitions anyway, it's only people. There are enough sport horse types out there, that they can't all make it to the Olympics. Funnily enough, I have a 14.2 hairy cob, and we do affiliated dressage at medium level, and I sometimes get comments about her not being the 'right' type, and that I push her too hard (although she is suppler and more correct than some). But I think as long as your horse has the attitude and ability to do whatever you want to do, how can that be a waste? And hell, you are the one paying for it. Get what feels comfortable for you!
 
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