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Looking for a new horse, I would like to get back eventing but my youngster is much more whoa than go so looking for something a little sportier. Is there a particular type of RoR than is better suited to eventing? Eg I believe p2p are broken later but is it hard to change the jump from hurdling to show jumping.
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I would definitely always go with a p2p just built a bit bulkier feel like I have something in front of me
 
I would say to look at each on their own merits. I had an ex flat horse who’d run 20 times who evented to BE novice. He was very fine and changed careers again to become a top class show hack. A flat horse will be a blank canvas to teach to jump whereas a horse has hurdled may need to change their style of jumping but may have done a lot of jump schooling anyway. Some trainers have event riders in to school.
 
Get a nice horse with reasonable conformation that suits you, is likely to do your job and you wnjoy riding. Put temperament above everything, and put all of the above above what it did in its previous career.

I have had probably 15+ over the years. From horses that have been in flat training (and broken as yearlings) to horses who have had a full and busy NH career and retired at 11, and everything in-between. There has honestly been no correlation between previous job and success in new career. But there has been 100% correlation between attitude, temperament and rideability and success in new career.
 
i wouldn't get obsessed with flat V NH

between sis and I we have had 4 ex flat horses and they have all been very different types physically and mentally............the one that did the least was actually the most tricky.

current boy is an absolute supermodel of a horse with the most beautiful nature and is very straightforward despite being entire and having covered a fair amount of mares.
 

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I agree with others, they can be so different. One of my most versatile was ex national hunt. He had won a hurdle race and been placed in a chase. We had him towards the end of his 8 yo year and ptp for 2 seasons with a couple of seconds and a few thirds. He had a slight hind suspensory injury, so had a few months off before I started riding club activities. He jumped some good clear rounds up to about 80 cm. Which was about my limit, and won a preliminary dressage. He was also a great hack and my oh loved taking him hunting.
 
NH stallions are all retired flat horses by and by. So while you might be buying into a different production system where the horses are started later there's little difference genetically.

Plus, NH stores will have been heavily prepped (lunged) for the sales too as 3yo
 
Hallo2012 said:
i wouldn't get obsessed with flat V NH

between sis and I we have had 4 ex flat horses and they have all been very different types physically and mentally............the one that did the least was actually the most tricky.
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Agree with this. My ex sprinters have been like chalk and cheese!
 
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