Tall narrow natives, Arab?

ycbm said:
Hunt is on for real guys, Muffin is on borrowed time, I need a third before the winter.

Find me a horse please.
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I cant help with horse hunts, but hope everything is ok this sounds like theres been something game changing x
 
shortstuff99 said:
Is the budget still 2k?
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With a huge recession coming, I think so. I have time on my side, Muffin isn't quite a total crock. I think the only thing I would pay more for is a nice young Iberian, but they seem to be crazy money at the moment due to their popularity.


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Sorry to hear about Muffin on your other thread. Lucky horse though that you are looking out for him. If you like the iberian, I still reckon you could do a lot worse than a taller/sportier Welshie. Judging by my mare's sudden interest and apparant talent in sideways today you would probably enjoy the Welsh Baroque experience...:D:D For your budget a Maesmynach or similar type would find you a lovely project :) You could ring the stud and perhaps send someone a bit more local to them to look for you/with you in a virtual sense. They send horses all over the place including many abroad so are entirely comfortable with a range of buying methods!!
 
palo1 said:
Sorry to hear about Muffin on your other thread. Lucky horse though that you are looking out for him. If you like the iberian, I still reckon you could do a lot worse than a taller/sportier Welshie. Judging by my mare's sudden interest and apparant talent in sideways today you would probably enjoy the Welsh Baroque experience...:D:D For your budget a Maesmynach or similar type would find you a lovely project :) You could ring the stud and perhaps send someone a bit more local to them to look for you/with you in a virtual sense. They send horses all over the place including many abroad so are entirely comfortable with a range of buying methods!!
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I have that stud in mind to ring. I'm worried about getting a good doer (of any breed) , they are such hard work!
 
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ycbm said:
I have that stud in mind to ring. I'm worried about getting a good doer (of any breed) , they are such hard work!
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Yes, they are. But they don't need expensive rugs (!!) nor would you need to worry about what went in the bucket (just enough to get a supplement in). They can enjoy plenty of work and you would never need to worry about not having enough good grass...:) :) Natives/arabs often have fab feet too. These are all money savers though there may be more work in restricting grazing and providing enough work...:) :)
 
Speaking of Iberians and me being the total Iberian convert that I am...

I really want to buy this half brother of my gelding. Why? I don't know. My gelding is a strange, strange animal, but also the best horse I've ever had. This guy isn't anything jaw dropping, but for some reason I find him appealing.

https://www.milanuncios.com/venta-de-caballos/pre-nieto-de-educado-x-328109932.htm

Probably many other "budget" as in not astronomically priced through a dealer, types on there. But of course, they're in Spain! ? So likely not helpful at all!
I'll see if I can rummage up something of decent pricing in the UK.
 
Fwiw I would say my Welsh is an average doer. It doesn't take a great deal of work to keep her trim on average grazing. Other than hard feed she gets pretty much identical grub to Darcy.
I would describe her as the baroque variety, she's short and squat but the sporty ones are rather more streamlined to begin with.
 
milliepops said:
Fwiw I would say my Welsh is an average doer. It doesn't take a great deal of work to keep her trim on average grazing. Other than hard feed she gets pretty much identical grub to Darcy.
I would describe her as the baroque variety, she's short and squat but the sporty ones are rather more streamlined to begin with.
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That is really useful info MP, thankyou.

I am quite taken by the idea of a taller section D, which were, of course, 'improved' with Arabs some time in the past, weren't they?

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Yes, I can trace my old mares bloodlines all the way back to the Darley Arabian. I find their ancestry fascinating.
I think you’d suit a nice cob...I still quite fancy Oliver despite him being in Cornwall ?
 
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You can really see the influence of the arab in these I reckon
I do think, even though relatively 'small' (unless you get a whopper which is also possible) Welshies have built in presence and they are so much fun to ride. :) But there are many other lovely horses too - Arabs of course are fabulous and a different sort of native again.
 
ycbm said:
I have just now got another email saying they will take some new pictures.
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For crying out loud, no wonder he has taken so long to sell. Surely one sorts out photos when the advert goes in. They have had him 5 years, surely there is one photo they can send right this second so we you can get an idea. It's a photograph not the ark of the covenant. I mean really.
 
Archangel said:
For crying out loud, no wonder he has taken so long to sell. Surely one sorts out photos when the advert goes in. They have had him 5 years, surely there is one photo they can send right this second so we you can get an idea. It's a photograph not the ark of the covenant. I mean really.
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Still no photo and now I'm not interested, because I can't deal with gelding, paying and shipping a horse unseen from Kent to Manchester with someone who won't communicate.


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Jayzee said:
Could you explain why it looks like a PSD prospect?
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Straightish back legs that are stood slightly camped under. It's possibly a bad one-off photo but it's a typical look of a horse which gets a PSD diagnosis shortly after. Added to that the advert says he doesn't like arena work and that really rings the alarm bells.
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