Todays tip three.

[Jenna c bigg]

Those of you that have been following my tips here is tip three. Much more to follow. But more comments please!!!!!!

3.Once you arrive the breeder will have probably all ready picked the horses he wants to sell, and that ''sort of'' fits into your needs, hight age etc.
They will be looking dapper and ready to show, before even asking to see the horse move, or to be ridden go over it with a fine tooth comb. Unfortunately horses that are stabled 23 hours a day and fed unbalanced diets tend to have problems. The most common being leg and psychological. The psychological ones are fairly easy to rectify, if you have a good trainer, but the legs are a different kettle of fish. here are two major problems bog spavin and cow hocked. *

 

[SwingHorse]

Just a couple of things, which as an Andalusian breeder myself I shall try not to be too anger or condescending about.
1) Many, many farms, particularly those producing the best horses do not as you say, keep there horses stabled 23 hours a day. Some do, yes, others have limited turnout due to factors like space, needing to separate stallions and weather conditions. If a farm is keeping horses in that long for no good reason you probably should be buying from them.
2) Horses are fed a diet appropriate for the climate and level of work (mostly, again there may be exceptions, it's not like I've visited every breeder ), just because something isn't how it's done in the UK or US it is not necessarily incorrect.

 

[Jenna c bigg]

Just a couple of things, which as an Andalusian breeder myself I shall try not to be too anger or condescending about.
1) Many, many farms, particularly those producing the best horses do not as you say, keep there horses stabled 23 hours a day. Some do, yes, others have limited turnout due to factors like space, needing to separate stallions and weather conditions. If a farm is keeping horses in that long for no good reason you probably should be buying from them.
2) Horses are fed a diet appropriate for the climate and level of work (mostly, again there may be exceptions, it's not like I've visited every breeder ), just because something isn't how it's done in the UK or US it is not necessarily incorrect.

Very fare points, i have visited many many yards, and have found only those that are imbrasing the western world of management are producing good stock.
I think that having 200+ horses and being greedy with your money is not on. That is why people need to be warey. It is a spanish cloture, but you could all so call it ignorance. Hence me doing the top ten tips. Did you mean should or shouldnt be buying from them? Looking forward to hearing more

 

[SwingHorse]

yes I did earn shouldn't buy, should have checked that typo!
And yes, some people with 200 horses may be 'greedy' but not all. The stud I run with my OH is part of a larger one owned by his cousin. Spread out over 2 US states and 8 farms his cousin owns about 400 Andalusians, but all are well cared for and get the best of everything.

 

[Jenna c bigg]

yes I did earn shouldn't buy, should have checked that typo!
And yes, some people with 200 horses may be 'greedy' but not all. The stud I run with my OH is part of a larger one owned by his cousin. Spread out over 2 US states and 8 farms his cousin owns about 400 Andalusians, but all are well cared for and get the best of everything.

Thats what i like to hear so many people have been sold and alloyed them selves to be sold dangerouse uncared for horses. Your doing a grate job keep it up. Education is so important. And people need to hear the good as well as the bad.