What would you do in my situation ?

Ibblebibble said:
if you don't buy the cob you'll be added on to the number 2 option;):p
if you can get on a strange horse and feel like you're at home then buy it!!
I'm a big believer in fate,if an absolute diamond of a horse comes along when you're not even really looking then theres a damn good chance it's 'meant to be' so go buy the cob and then we can see lots of pics:D
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You are only wanting to shoot me because you want Ted !! I looked at him this morning - he is big enough to ride. If he was on dragon driving he would be hacking this morning.

Financially it's viable, I don't suppose I will miss the 0.001% my ISA is accruing at present. Got the facilities and really good help at home, who will be pleased if I snap out of the miserable old bint mood I have been in for a while.

I am going to try her again this afternoon on a busy road and make a decision. I need to move on her because she won't hang about for long.
 
AdorableAlice said:
You are only wanting to shoot me because you want Ted !! I looked at him this morning - he is big enough to ride. If he was on dragon driving he would be hacking this morning.

Financially it's viable, I don't suppose I will miss the 0.001% my ISA is accruing at present. Got the facilities and really good help at home, who will be pleased if I snap out of the miserable old bint mood I have been in for a while.

I am going to try her again this afternoon on a busy road and make a decision. I need to move on her because she won't hang about for long.
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hehe damn you have sussed my cunning plan:D

a horse is a much more exciting investment than a boring ISA, ;) tell them to cash that deposit and stop faffing about woman:D
 
Def buy the cob- just done the very same thing and couldn't be happier.

Also when you're bringing on your babies she'll be the perfect nanny to take them out hacking and travelling etc

So even more reasons to do it!!!

Good luck this afternoon
 
I have my answer.

I am now going to persuade my legs it is possible to fit into the chaps again and drive up with them on. Can't do it in front of the vendors, it's a bit of a struggle !!!

I am taking a friend to ensure I have not missed anything like a leg missing.

Will report back this evening.
Thankyou all.
 
Get her, she is lushious!!!!!!

This is a 21 year olds answer, with no thought to finances or anything but the pretty new mare :D
 
My advice - go out and buy bigger chaps. Life's too short to have your riding wear pinching.

Good luck - I have a feeling you won't regret this one.
 
Look at it this way...........5K for at least 3 yrs riding thats £1666 pa or £32 a week. Ride for 3 hrs a week thats a little over £10 an hour. And at the same time you will be regaining fitness and confidence so you will beable to enjoy backing and schooling and riding TED , everything should be so much easier than waiting I say this as a 52 yr old with 2 x 2yr old. I havent ridden in 3 yrs. Cant afford a riding horse [ wish I could] and the youngsters. Its going to be very difficult when I start backing them........................
 
Good, I'm glad you're going back.

Life is too darn short, you would regret it if you didn't and she's worth every penny if she gives you confidence. You may find it hard to get flexible and fit enough for your youngsters if you spend the next 3 years not riding.

Many people will tell you about the first horse they viewed being perfect for them... including me ;) sometimes it just goes like that.

Look at the set-up costs of getting a new horse - by the time you have had a saddler out to fit a new saddle, bought bridle rugs etc you're going to have spent over £1k, and if the stuff she comes with is decent that's time saved and you can mentally think "if I would have spent £1k on tack that means I am only really paying £4k". I personally would haggle anyway, and if you get a discount great, if not then if you have the money I would have her regardless, as genuinely safe cobs can fetch higher prices, and if you've fallen for her and have the money then I think it would be silly not to.
 
i,m 48 flabby and unfit , having lost my nerve a few years ago i hack out a few times a week on my tb danny , hes also like a pair of comfy slippers , so if i was you i,d sell the yearlings and buy the cob
 
Horsesforever1 said:
Look at it this way...........5K for at least 3 yrs riding thats £1666 pa or £32 a week. Ride for 3 hrs a week thats a little over £10 an hour. And at the same time you will be regaining fitness and confidence so you will beable to enjoy backing and schooling and riding TED , everything should be so much easier than waiting I say this as a 52 yr old with 2 x 2yr old. I havent ridden in 3 yrs. Cant afford a riding horse [ wish I could] and the youngsters. Its going to be very difficult when I start backing them........................
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Love that! So my £5500 horse that I bought seven years ago was virtually free really!:D

The cob sounds lovely. My friend in her 50s, who is very nervous, paid £7000 for a good cob two years ago. Not an oil painting by any way, but has given her confindence back, they are now doing elem dressage and popping 2'3 courses of SJ and XC. She would say he was worth his weight in gold..
 
BUY THE COB :D
Life's too short (i'm 41) and you may take ages or never find another one that feels like slipping on a pair of old slippers. Go and have some fun with her for a couple of years :D
 
AA, Id buy the cob, and keep the yearlings, have some fun on her and what the babies mature into, you may choose to keep them all and have someone help ride them with you, or you may feel one of the youngsters is not suited to what you want once its backed and riding on and sell it. Furthermore you cant beat a safe, sane, sensible horse to teach the babies how to behave ;)
 
to me it sounds pretty expensive, but I'm not a cob lover, so not sure what they go for really! if she felt that right then she will be worth every penny that you spend! maybe see if you could knock them down, I'm sure by the sounds of it you would have some tack somewhere that would fit her? or you could get something new if the price was reduced enough!


defo don't give up riding though, 5 years is a long time and I think you'd lose a lot of confidence in that time!
 
Read your update.

I hope she is the one for you.

Five years not riding really is five years too long.

She is the sort of horse that I keep thinking of getting, either that or a be there, seen it, done it type, as the Dizz will never be fixed and I'll never get to take her hunting (sans Leicestershire hedges or otherwise).

Fingers crossed it's all worked out just right for you m'duck.
 
Go and buy the cob!

Five minutes out of the saddle is five miutes too long:rolleyes: So five years..........?:p:D

Heck, you know you want to. Give the youngsters the time they need to grow and mature, and when their respective turns come, you will be fit and ready to take them further.

But I'd haggle - OK, she appears to be tailor made for you. But in the current times, 5K does sound a bit steep.

Good luck! Updates are required, along with pics (but you know this already!;)). :D
 
I've no idea money wise but it sounds like you and the mare just click - what's money for anyway;)?.

Don't give up riding when you have 2 youngsters coming along behind. I wasn't far off 50 when I backed my little mare. Through work circumstances I had had nearly 2 years of not riding regularly and boy getting the fitness and confidence back to do the young one justice was extremely hard work and cost a lot of money in lunge lessons and the like even though I had my semi-retired mare here too. So keep riding!!!!!!
 
Buy her. What you waiting for? Although would put in a cheeky offer, they can only say no ;) then you can use whatever you've saved to treat yourself :p
 
have not read all the comments so forgive me if i am repeating.
haggle but buy the cob, she sounds like she would be a good reliable auntie when the youngsters start to hack out etc so wont be wasted surely?:D
 
Try out the cob again on the roads, have it vetted and buy it. Searching for horses is a nightmare, nerve racking, expensive and takes up lots of precious time so if you have been lucky enough to find this cob first off then go for it without any further delay. You will have plenty of fun.
 
PeterNatt said:
Try out the cob again on the roads, have it vetted and buy it. Searching for horses is a nightmare, nerve racking, expensive and takes up lots of precious time so if you have been lucky enough to find this cob first off then go for it without any further delay. You will have plenty of fun.
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This. If you can do a really thorough trial, I would pay near to the asking price. If not, well you are taking more of a risk and the price should reflect it and be nearer to 4k.

But doooooooooo get the cob.
 
jools123 said:
have not read all the comments so forgive me if i am repeating.
haggle but buy the cob, she sounds like she would be a good reliable auntie when the youngsters start to hack out etc so wont be wasted surely?:D
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My thoughts exactly. Enjoy.
 
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