Talk about tank

[Hormonal Filly]

A dealer has just posted this for sale as a ‘Slovakian Moveable Mountain’

 

[Barton Bounty]

The back end doesnt match the belly ? big horse tho

 

[SilverLinings]

It actually looks deformed carrying that amount of weight- I imagine the legs are getting a hammering having to lug all that about

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

It's OK a certain show cob producer would still get it to win in the ring ...

 

[SilverLinings]

It's OK a certain show cob producer would still get it to win in the ring ...

I can't possibly imagine who you might mean...

I was clearly wrong and it's 'condition' not fat/lard/obesity, it just needs to find the right show home

 

[Barton Bounty]

Imagine the girth size ?

 

[SilverLinings]

You'd surely end up with hip dysplasia if you tried to ride it

 

[Barton Bounty]

You'd surely end up with hip dysplasia if you tried to ride it

At the very least! A very sore foo foo ?

 

[smolmaus]

Thats not a tank, its a balloon animal!

 

[holeymoley]

That’s a shame. I bet he would scrub up not bad with weight loss.

 

[Lucky Snowball]

Poor horse.

 

[Squeak]

I so hope someone who knows what they're doing buys him and gets the weight off.

 

[Hormonal Filly]

It actually looks deformed carrying that amount of weight- I imagine the legs are getting a hammering having to lug all that about

Lots of comments saying he’s obese.. the dealer has said it’s his breed!

 

[Cortez]

Seriously obese Percheron-type. You’d be mad to ride it.

 

[cauda equina]

Poor thing, maybe he was fattened up for the meat man

 

[Wizpop]

Just.So.Wrong.?

 

[SEL]

I imagine that would be quite smart when the blubber is off it. Wonder if it's been in a meat herd

 

[Fabel]

Don’t shoot me but I like him! He’s head scaled down is very like my Made. She also gets called the tank ?

 

[Equi]

Wouldn’t fancy trying to get a saddle to fit.

poor horse. Prob be a decent animal with the weight off.

 

[Winters100]

Poor horse

 

[AShetlandBitMeOnce]

God, how awful! Poor thing. I reckon the following is about what shape the horse should actually be - how can anyone look at him and think this is right for the breed?!

 

[jumbyjack]

Poor horse, serious cruelty there!

 

[ponynutz]

Poor thing
'Moveable mountain' is cracking me up though.

 

[Reacher]

OMG poor horse

 

[asmp]

Is it worth sending the details to WHW?

 

[ester]

I don't imagine that the dealer is responsible for his current condition though, being a dealer.

 

[ycbm]

Where's @Goldenstar when a horse needs her?
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[Widgeon]

Poor thing. I like his face, he looks sweet. But I'd also be worried that his legs would be beggared. If I had shedloads of money I'd buy him, but I wouldn't want to gamble on something that fat having a long ridden career.

 

[Widgeon]

I've just hunted out the ad and most people are commenting on his weight / massive belly. And the rest of the horses advertised by that dealer look in far better (more normal!) shape. There's also an interesting post from a Slovakian saying (I quote)

"We usually don't ride these horses in Slovakia. They not made for riding rather hard work, pulling I would say. Its a work horse bred to be a working animal doing hard tasks such as plowing and other farm work. Under saddle, very flimsy due to size and short legs. I had a chance to ride a draught horse like this and thanks never again. If under saddle they used for slow sightseeing walks yes, definitely not trot or canter. "

In fairness I did look up the breed and they seem to have a naturally massive neck - I completely agree this one could do with losing weight but they are just a totally different shape to the riding-type horses we're used to seeing in this country.

 

[cauda equina]

He looks a similar sort of shape to Belgian drafts and they seem ok to ride (not that I have)