Thanks for your help - bought a horse now - long.

[TheBlackMoth]

Hi

Thank you all for your help when I was looking for advice last week.

I decided to buy the ex Race Horse who passed his vetting with flying colours.

I must also admit to a little untruth - I did ask a question about crib biters/windsuckers, as he does, last week pretending it was a friend. It was because the girls forbid me to ask as they thought I would not buy him if people advised me not to!

Anyway, I hope our time together is better than our start as I managed to tip the trailer into a ditch (pitch black and just didn't see it) with the horse in it. Thank fully, the owner of one of the stables helped get the trailer out and trauma over we finally drove him home.

This is him - his name is Mr Biggles.

http://static.flickr.com/89/279239536_fdd801e101.jpg

Can I say this is the friendliest and most helpful forum I have ever been on. Thanks again everyone.

 

[GinaB]

Oh pretty boy! He looks lovely, hope everything goes well with him!

 

[B_2_B]

aww! he's cute!

 

[TheBlackMoth]

Can anyone tell me how you embed a picture?

 

[PinkFairy]

lovely looking horse i hope u have a fabulous time together

 

[Forget_Me_Not]

Awww Hes far to good looking to be an ex-racer! Good Luck! Enjoy!

 

[Marbs]

Very pretty, good luck with him

 

[JoBo]

What a cutie!

You are going to have so much fun together!

 

[Nuttymanxmare]

He's lovely!!!!!

If you mean adding pics as signature ect if you look in the picture gallery or on the help bit at the top it should explain it there.

 

[moodymare1987]

aww hes cute. by the way where abouts in manchester are you?? just as i am from manchester?? xx

 

[TheBlackMoth]

We are in Didsbury. The horse is for my 16 year old daughter. We have 14.2 Welsh section D Black mare for my 14 year old.

I love horse - but am not a rider - and am well aware of my own ignorance.

 

[icestationzebra]

He's lovely. Tell us a bit more about him......

 

[4whitesocks]

well done you - hope he really works out for your daughter (and maybe you'll get brave too???) - folks on here are great with advice....do let us know how the two of them get on

 

[TheBlackMoth]

He is a seven and a half year old TB. An ex racing horse who ran his last race on August 28. He is gorgeous completely laid back. Given that I crashed the trailer into a ditch when I was bringing him home and he just climbed out - looked at me like I was mad - and just walked back in when the trailer had been pulled out. He was a star.

The only down side is as I said he is a crib biter and sucks wind a bit. But it's fairly mild and we are going to try coligone and will put some crib biting stuff on the door where he is doing it. The dealer we bought him from was using a collar to stop him. I am in two minds as a lot of people seem to think that is cruel. So we will try other things. As I said he doesn't seem do it much - only when eating and only on the door and only then if people are standing around him. The vet said he must hardly do it as he has no muscle build up.

 

[TheBlackMoth]

I would love to ride - but am very large - so wouldn't wish me on a horse. Maybe one day.

 

[PapaFrita]

He's lovely! Congratulations

 

[pagancluf]

Well done - hope he is as laid back as my second TB ex-racer! He looks really nice and chilled in the stable.

 

[Patches]

I love it when people have a new horse....matching lead rope, head collar and rug! Bless!

Mr Biggles looks absolutely lovely, I can see why you were taken with him. Hope you have many happy years with him.

 

[TheBlackMoth]

Oh yes - matching everything. He came with nothing - so of course the girls had to spend a second mortgage at Robinsons. He even has matching buckets!

 

[MiffyH]

Fab another ex-racer owner, all the best with him. He is lovely. (and very shiney too)

 

[RainbowB]

He looks gorgeous! I hope you have loads of fun with him

 

[kirstyfk]

He is gorgous. Your daughter's must be so proud of their new pony!

 

[sorona]

He looks lovely, hope your daugther does well on him.

 

[Blizzard]

He is lovely, wonderful shiny coat!

 

[happyhack]

how gorgeous is he!!!! lucky lucky you!!!