Update on Potential Nightmare Horse Purchase

[Flibble]

I posted this a while ago http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/forums/sh...rue#Post3427654

I was quite impressed by the care and patience of the lady concerned. The horse is at my yard. She is having it rebacked comes down every evening and takes it for walks handles it and is building a relationship. It is very very nervous of everything and is probably frightened of its own shadow.

Someone I have a lot of respect for is working on it for her and so far it has been worked on the lunge. I asked today how things were going and wish I hadnt.

Apparently its a complete nightmare. No one has got past leaning over its back so much so that they have asked her to come down and witness how bad it is.

The feeling is that if he was sat on when she saw him he was drugged but I thought she told me she had only seen him lunged she told them she had seen it ridden.

I am getting Drifters back checked soon as we have done everything else I am going to suggest she does the same, Isnt is a crying shame I was hoping my concerns for her were just my suspicious nature!!

 

[jellyshake]

oh dear seems like you were right with your initial worries about the horse, so what does the intructor who was endorsing the horse have to say now??!!

 

[Kallibear]

She might suprise you and be the owner the horse needs. She sounds like she's willing to put time and effort into the horse. Hopefully, if she sees it's not yet ready to ride she will give him as long as he needs, and hopefully build her confidence and his in that time. Fingers crossed, for the horses sake mostly, that she does.

 

[burtondog]

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She might suprise you and be the owner the horse needs. She sounds like she's willing to put time and effort into the horse. Hopefully, if she sees it's not yet ready to ride she will give him as long as he needs, and hopefully build her confidence and his in that time. Fingers crossed, for the horses sake mostly, that she does.

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Sounds like optimism over experience. Would be nice if things turned out well but I suspect it's never a good idea for a first time horse owner to buy a young warmblood they've never even sat on. Buyer is either brave or barking and I know what my money's on

 

[Flibble]

Its one of those occasions where I so want to be proved wrong. As for the part-timer that teaches her I could very happily give her a good slapping.

 

[Kallibear]

It sound slike optomisim by be all she has right now!

If she is willing to give the horse months and months to settle, and proffesional breaking and constant help, it may work (and bankrupt her in the process!) Even if all she managed to do it make the horse happier and more settled, it's an acheivement for the horse.