Kirstd33
Well-Known Member
So....for those of you who have followed my posts, following coblets retirement earlier this year, we've been tentatively looking for another ridden horse. I say tentatively as this unicorn needs to act as a mother - teen daughter share for us both; daughter keen to hack, attend the odd RC pole clinic, farm ride with friends, fun ride etc and following a summer of dipping my toe into the endurance water, I'd LOVE to enter some 30km pleasure rides next season as a novice.
Horse also needs to be 15hh + as daughter is 5ft 6" tall, not too wide a breed for my old lady hips, live out 24/7 with our grumpy gelding, be a generally nice citizen to deal with as my youngest lad (10yr old non-rider) likes to get involved and go on the odd hack, and also cope with weeks of no work, when my job, daughters college and weather conspire against us! And all this on a small budget (mid 4's)
We went to view a young, green Anglo Arab last month bred for endurance that was a strong contender but after 1 good viewing, at the 2nd he ruled himself out as I exited out the side door after asking for a steady canter and have acquired a nice gluteal hematoma into the bargain which has stopped me running and riding over the past month but is finally abating.
Anyhow I digress, as we've seen a standardbred advertised which seems like it may fit the bill; 15.2h gelding, with a bit of bone so not a weedy type, 9 yrs of age, 1.5 hours away, trained but never raced and been in a hunting, funride, working sheep farm type environment and they think he would love endurance.
I've never owned a standardbred but there was 2 at coblets old livery yard, the gelding was older, a very biddable, nice chap who could turn his hoof to most things with a can-do attitude and a young mare, who sadly had poor confirmation and lack of muscle working against her but who also had such a sweet personality.
what are peoples thoughts - are they horse breed marmite?
Horse also needs to be 15hh + as daughter is 5ft 6" tall, not too wide a breed for my old lady hips, live out 24/7 with our grumpy gelding, be a generally nice citizen to deal with as my youngest lad (10yr old non-rider) likes to get involved and go on the odd hack, and also cope with weeks of no work, when my job, daughters college and weather conspire against us! And all this on a small budget (mid 4's)
We went to view a young, green Anglo Arab last month bred for endurance that was a strong contender but after 1 good viewing, at the 2nd he ruled himself out as I exited out the side door after asking for a steady canter and have acquired a nice gluteal hematoma into the bargain which has stopped me running and riding over the past month but is finally abating.
Anyhow I digress, as we've seen a standardbred advertised which seems like it may fit the bill; 15.2h gelding, with a bit of bone so not a weedy type, 9 yrs of age, 1.5 hours away, trained but never raced and been in a hunting, funride, working sheep farm type environment and they think he would love endurance.
I've never owned a standardbred but there was 2 at coblets old livery yard, the gelding was older, a very biddable, nice chap who could turn his hoof to most things with a can-do attitude and a young mare, who sadly had poor confirmation and lack of muscle working against her but who also had such a sweet personality.
what are peoples thoughts - are they horse breed marmite?
but he is just the most fun horse to ride and eats up the ground. Gave many of the P2P's a run for their money on our old yard. Go and try that gelding. I don't think you will regret it 
. Lovely chap.
....she's almost 25 now and is semi retired but she's still like the energizer bunny and will go forever and not think about stopping. She does move a bit like a camel/moose hybrid but she's a pacer so a normal trot isn't her forte 
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