Rowreach
Adjusting my sails
A few weeks ago I heard about a 4 yo for sale which I thought might suit a friend of mine. I'd seen the horse once at a dressage competition, but hadn't really paid much attention to it.
The friend went and saw and tried the horse and found it very green, was still interested but wanted to see a few more horses before making her mind up. The owner wasn't in a rush to sell so that was fine.
Last night I went sj'ing and the horse was there. It was a bit nappy in the collecting ring, wouldn't jump the first fence (simple rustic towards the collecting area) and got a bit stroppy. They put the jump down and it got going and jumped greenly round the rest of the course.
When she went to do the next class (80cm) she had a job getting it into the ring at all. He didn't do a lot, other than not wanting to go forward, but once in the ring he jumped, albeit greenly again. I overheard someone say it was not like him and that he had jumped well last year (when he was 3?).
To my mind he just looks like a horse that has been pushed too quickly and is just a bit fed up with it all. I emailed my friend and told her what I'd seen. Now this wouldn't necessarily put her off, it is just info about the horse that she needs to have.
She has just forwarded me an email from the owner saying "took X showjumping last night, he was calm and relaxed throughout and jumped great in the 70s and 80s".
Whoops.
The friend went and saw and tried the horse and found it very green, was still interested but wanted to see a few more horses before making her mind up. The owner wasn't in a rush to sell so that was fine.
Last night I went sj'ing and the horse was there. It was a bit nappy in the collecting ring, wouldn't jump the first fence (simple rustic towards the collecting area) and got a bit stroppy. They put the jump down and it got going and jumped greenly round the rest of the course.
When she went to do the next class (80cm) she had a job getting it into the ring at all. He didn't do a lot, other than not wanting to go forward, but once in the ring he jumped, albeit greenly again. I overheard someone say it was not like him and that he had jumped well last year (when he was 3?).
To my mind he just looks like a horse that has been pushed too quickly and is just a bit fed up with it all. I emailed my friend and told her what I'd seen. Now this wouldn't necessarily put her off, it is just info about the horse that she needs to have.
She has just forwarded me an email from the owner saying "took X showjumping last night, he was calm and relaxed throughout and jumped great in the 70s and 80s".
Whoops.
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