Talking of TBs - would you have bought one like this?

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AY BEAT 19-y-o (6 May 1989) ch g
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Bairn(USA) (9.6f) - Thorny Rose (Tap On Wood(10.2f))
brother to Bee Beat, moderate maiden from 6f to 1m4f and of unsatisfactory temperament; dam won over 6f at two years and later ran well over middle-distances.


Some TBs are tricky, some are quirky, some are incredibly talented and some are must plain mad.

I like to think mine is just autistic.

His Racing Post eulogy describes him as being "of unsatisfactory temperament".

Does anyone have any idea of the lengths he would have had to go to to gain such an accolade?

Vicip? TB experts? Anyone?

Do I really want to know?

I have survived 16 years with him so far, but don't wish to tempt fate?

I love him really, and he does have some redeeming qualities, but it's the phrase " of unsatisfactory temperament" which does start the alarm bells rining.

16 years too late!
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Friend just bought 1 from doncaster bloodstock,he would sooner eat you as look at you in stable,4wks on,biting is minimal,he is sweety just hated racing
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So yeh,when they come out of that carrer they usually change!!
My lad never raced,had him from being 8mnth old but god i wish he had sometimes,off the leg kills me,lol!!
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of unsatisfactory temperament...well , if i had read that i would avoid buying him , many ex racehorses that come out of training are lets say a little difficult , they lead very intense highly charged lives whilst in training , they get less than normal one to one attention , they are usually handled by very experienced grooms , so if one came out very difficult to handle it could be handled and modified but i,d prefer to buy one like the gelding i bought for my husband two weeks ago , hes a 5yr old , last raced last june , had 14 races in total over various distances and was slow as a boat lol only managed one 5th , he was sold at ascot last year for £1000 and hunted all winter by a very experienced local lady , i bought him for £2500 , hes sound , gorgeous to look at with absolutely correct conformation , hes a very sweet willing ride , bit spooky on his own but nothing a little confidence won,t fix , hes had lots of training over the last couple of weeks and is doing superbly over fences , i could double my money easily on him ( no way , hubby is completly bessotted ) , so to answer your question i,d rather buy a horse with a decent kind eye and a trainable attitude
 
Seeing as he ran on the flat it could be something to do with the stalls, or it could just mean that he was ungenuine. They tend to write things like that about horses that don't put it in and race their head in a finish.
Either way, it doesn't mean anything regards the actual temperament of the horse - just that they are not particularly keen on stalls/racing.
 
To be honest i would but i like something like that. I think it is good to put that so they are not hideing it and the people that go for these types are more likely to go see it with view to buy.
W"hen we have rehomed i have put every single possible bad point, maybe not evident now but what they came with just incase a move sets them back so people are aware of what they are takeing on. I am happy to say we have only had a Shetland returned.
 
Sounds like it was a problem he had when racing and now he's OK- to be honest, if you've had him 16 years and are happy with him, I wouldn't worry about it!
 
Thanks Vicip. Think the stalls may have had something to do with it as he has bilateral scars outside both hocks.

Mad as a hatter still, but a good hack!
 
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