What would you do?

[ycbm]

A pony needing pads? Run for the hills.
.

 

[marmalade76]

My last boy was a connie so am aware of the HWSD issue with them. He was untested but was 11 when I bought him and had very nice feet so thought he'd be ok. His feet were good when I had him (no thanks to a questionable farrier - later found a super farrier who still does my other pony), unfortunately he had PSD and SI issues and then went into kidney failure after going through extensive rehab for his lameness issues. Hence why I am so paranoid about buying a new one and embarking upon another heartbreaking medical journey!

You are right to be cautious, particularly at that price. I recently bought a pony from an iffy home; wormy, badly shod and a bit weak & wonky (that is the word my chiro used!) but I paid a little over £2k so leaves me plenty to spend on sorting her out.

 

[blitznbobs]

It does remind me of a cob i went to see - i drove for 3 hours down shitty roads to go and see this ‘county level show cob’ which was lovely in the photos … id asked all the right questions but when i got there it was standing funny. The woman who had professed to be a bhsi instructor who had this horse on sales livery (no idea if this was true or not) said yes he’s been a bit like that for a few weeks… i said just walk him up and trot him back for me… which she did

Now I admit its not the most tactful thing ive ever said but

When she asked what I thought the words “its as lame as a duck “ came out of my mouth… she then said “ do you think so ? What should I do then… ? “to which i replied ‘ well it either needs a vet or a bullet.’

My mum who was with me just grabbed my arm and pulled me back to the car before i could say any more….

 

[asmp]

Looking at nfed prices £10k does seem an awful lot..

https://www.nfed.co.uk/cgi-bin/clas...lay_db_button=on&db_id=176700&query=retrieval

https://www.nfed.co.uk/cgi-bin/clas...lay_db_button=on&db_id=176513&query=retrieval

 

[tda]

A friend of mine has just advertised a rising 4 registered connemara, started and ridden away 6950
Which i think is a good deal

 

[Ditchjumper2]

Trust your instincts and walk away! If you were certain about it you wouldn't be asking us what to do. Having lost my boy recently I am currently looking for a puppy whilst I decide what to do. The issues are exactly the same. Ask the right questions drive a long way to find puppy with a hernia and the eye screening not been completed. Needless to say the person viewing after me purchased it. Buying anything seems a minefield.

How I long for the days where I viewed horses, trotted them up, felt legs, paid cash and for an extra £100 you got the tack too. Yes many years ago but it all seemed more straightforward. Happy days.

 

[spotty_pony]

Pads are pretty standard these days and probably overused a lot. It wouldn’t put me off but I would want to the horse vetted to be sure there were no underlying issues. You could get the front feet x-rayed for piece of mind too. I agree it is quite young to need pads… be interesting to know what good conformation is like. My boy has pads but he is quite flat footed and only started having them last year and he is nearly 24.

 

[SO1]

I would not go. You may be vulnerable having recently lost a pony of the same breed.

I know connies have a hefty price attached to them especially if within height.

If it has been for sale since August and is a nice type I would not be surprised if it has had a failed vetting which is the reason for the pads and possibly the reason for being in light work.

 

[Winters100]

I would not go. As SO1 says it sounds as if it may have had problems uncovered by previous prospective buyers.

 

[rara007]

I wouldn’t view one that’s needing pads for light work in the winter.

 

[Lois Lame]

I’d run for the hills particularly as he’s been for sale since August.

I'd run for the hills even if he hasn't been for sale since August.

 

[Lois Lame]

Sounds like a possible laminitis issue there.

Yes, I'd say a very bad case. He's probably still got a cresty neck even if the rest of him is thin.

I went and saw a horse from a dealer whose (appalling) reputation I already knew. I can't believe I was so stupid. But his horse sounded sooo good (all of it lies). I didn't want the horse but I felt so bad in telling him so. Should never have gone but it was a real education I suppose in the cleverness (manipulation) of a very clever conman. (Not in what he did to the horse but how he delt with various types of people.) (My husband told he would know how to treat an individual - how to appeal to that particular one.)

 

[Sprogladite01]

The viewing was cancelled yesterday, thanks everyone. The hunt continues (sorta, very casually lol)

 

[Ditchjumper2]

Sometimes I find that when you stop actively looking then you find something. Good luck.

 

[AmyMay]

Sometimes I find that when you stop actively looking then you find something. Good luck.

Usually within a couple of miles of home.

 

[ester]

Both of ours were rejects from the DIY yard a mile up the road- that hadn't been owned long and owners selling again quickly ?. Both after we'd been looking for a while, they spent the rest of their lives with us so it does happen!