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Well he was everything they said of him in advert apart from having mild sweet itch, he was well mannered in stable and being tacked up.
Very sweet and willing to please in school, once warmed up he was good with transitions and daughter is really pleased with him and yes, we are going back for 2nd visit.
His rear end actually looks better seen than on the video and also had no neck strap today
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this one is when she first got on him
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and then after she got the feel of him
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If you don't have him, I will! Just my type. (A neck strap like in the video wouldn't bother me anyway, think they're a damn good idea!). Lovely horse, good luck.
 
Oooh excellent! He is registered with BAPSH too isn't he - that means you would just HAVE to take him to the breed show.

BTW, I do feel he looks much more spanish than arab
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and looking at his breeding I see that he IS more PRE than arab
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Watch the "mild" sweet itch - easy to say that when selling a horse in winter! That would usually drastically reduce a horses value and a lot of people won't buy a horse with this so if you are interested, it will be a good bargaining tool to get the price right down.
 
Please carefully consider the sweet itch...
You know what Jack goes through each year. I know his sweet itch was not as bad at 4 as it then became and that as you are planning on showing, that this could become an issue. If it does get worse it could really affect his value if you were to ever sell him.
I would also wonder why they didn't tell you about it before going to see him and whether you would have bothered to go if you'd known and as someone else has mentioned...it is winter so impossible to tell how bad it really is atm.
Also, sweet itch can vary in severity depending on where he is kept so he may have mild sweet itch with them but it could turn into severe sweet itch overnight in the wrong environment although I know where you would be keeping him would be suitable but you should bear in mind that things chnage and if you had to move him somewhere else it could be different.
 
Sweet itch varies greatly from horse to horse. It is also much more manageable than it used to be. There are some excellent products out there to assist with dealing with this issue. I would personally not let that stop me if the horse was 'THE ONE'. If he is all that you want and he is the right price, then with an open mind, GO FOR IT.X. It certainly doesn't have to be the end of it. But then again, SS, you are not daft and I am sure you will be able to make up your own mind.
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