Goldenstar
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I find it funny how everybody can down him when nobody actually knows what he's like under saddle.
The video is enough for me to say there's no way I would consider this horse.
I find it funny how everybody can down him when nobody actually knows what he's like under saddle.
If that is what passes for a "professional" rider these days then I'm the King of Siam! Anyone can set themselves up as horse dealer; doesn't mean they know anything or can really train, or especially sort out a problem horse - which is what the old dealers and nagsmen did.
I completely agree. Poor little sod would be better off PTS.Most "sorted out" problem horses are simply ridden through their problem long enough to make the above plenty of money. Once screwed-up, as badly as this horse is obviously screwed-up, they remain screwed-up. I'm another one who wouldn't take it if you gave me £500.
As for credit for being honest, well great but she's no better than all the owners who take peanuts for their problem horses, just glad to see the back of them, knowing full well they'll only be "straightened out" long enough to make some professional a fair amount of cash before another amateur is landed with the long term problem. Everyone who passes on these sort of screw-ups is a part of a grubby chain of events, involving the horse going from home to home, alternately making a strong rider some cash then scaring, hurting and costing someone money. This isn't a horse fit to be changing hands, for £500 or any amount.
The video is enough for me to say there's no way I would consider this horse.
Is there a link to the video??
rhino posted the embedded vid in one of her posts on the first page (well, on my first page might be more for you depending on how many you display at once)
Thanks for all you commments about this advert. I work for Tori. Just to clear up a few points, this horse has had his teeth and his back checked, there is nothing physically wrong with him. He has tack which fits him. He is good to handle and deal with. He is just a little tricky to mount, he get very worried. Once on board he is tense for a while until he realises that everything is ok. He has obviously had a very bad experience in the past. He needs a lot of time spending with him, on a one to one basis, sadly we are a busy yard and just do not have the tme to spend with him. The reason he has been advertised as he is is that Tori is having a few personel problems and will not have the time to spend sorting him out. Prior to this, the plan was to get him going and hopefully event him in Spring. He is a lovely, and the photos and videos do not do him justice. If anyone is actually interested in him, please call as we are very honest about him and would like him to find the right home.
This has made me very sad.
The dealer clearly wants him off their hands, they obviously don't feel they can/want to deal with his issues.
The consensus here is don't touch with a barge pole, some even saying they'd need to be paid to have him.
I'm not blaming anyone. But isn't it just terribly sad? Whatever has made him the way he is, he's just a horse, he can't help being what he is.
A dim future indeed. Poor poor boy.