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Ambers Echo said:
I do (well did) hack Amber. I just dont like it much. But any horse does need to be good or I would bottle it completely.
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I think this is another thing that would steer me towards looking for something older or at least well started, so you aren't trying to force yourself to give a just backed horse confidence for hacking :)
the coloured chap looks super.
 
milliepops said:
I think this is another thing that would steer me towards looking for something older or at least well started, so you aren't trying to force yourself to give a just backed horse confidence for hacking :)
the coloured chap looks super.
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Completely agree.
Nice young unspoilt horses sell for a premium. But they can rapidly become worthless if ‘normal’ baby issues aren’t dealt with efficiently. You do get the odd saintly baby, but most will have a wobble here and there.
I really think you need to go for something at least a year under saddle bare minimum - so you have an idea of what you are buying. I really wouldn’t rule out a teenager or a loan horse either.
 
I am afraid of hacking but I think I still ride effectively when hacking. In fact weirdly when things go wrong I stop being scared and just deal with it. I am most scared walking along calmly with nothing happening to distract me from my imagination! So I have backed or helped to back 5 youngsters before and got them all out hacking, including rebacking one who was challeging first time round and whose owner had got scared of him. The big gap in my knowlege is the finesse to produce them later on I think. x
 
I think we can often do things well when the adrenalin kicks in and you go into *doing* mode. I remember that going from start box collywobbles to XC course focus :p I never rode as well xc schooling as I did in competition with my blood up. I guess the difference with a young or baby horse is I don't want my blood up every ride ;) That's all I am getting at :)
 
Nerves are very weird. As soon as a horse gives me a job to do I stop being scared and do that job. It's not just adrenlaine when competing but a diversion from unhelpful 'what ifs'. I can control it. It's just frustrating that I have to. But the more I do, the better I am. Another reason not to have a year off horses!
 
Ambers Echo said:
Nerves are very weird. As soon as a horse gives me a job to do I stop being scared and do that job. It's not just adrenlaine when competing but a diversion from unhelpful 'what ifs'. I can control it. It's just frustrating that I have to. But the more I do, the better I am. Another reason not to have a year off horses!
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Do you not want to wait for a definite diagnosis for Amber before you buy? It may not be anywhere near as bad as you think. Also- if you are rehabbing her and have another- my god it’s hard work. I am up to 1 hr 5 mins a day of in hand walking Boggle, plus doing the same again with Bear. It’s fine for me because I don’t have kids, lockdown has helped, I am happy to spend ALL my free time at the yard, would you feel ok rehabbing Amber which May be super tricky and also riding another?

Just something to consider but obviously totally doable! I did think of sending Bog away for it but I bet you, like me, would want to do it yourself to ensure it’s done to your exact standards.
 
Michen said:
Do you not want to wait for a definite diagnosis for Amber before you buy.
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I've got a call scheduled with the vet this morning. But my strong inclination is to just give her a year off! I think that is easier to deal with psychologically as there is nothing more dispiriting than a constant rest - rehab - break down - repeat cycle. I did that for 15 months with Ginny and ir was a horrible roller coaster of hope and despair. Then I gave Max the winter off at grass then sent him to a professional rehab place to try and give him the best chance and he was ok for a while before breaking again as soon as the work load increased. . I do wonder whether if I had given him longer in the first place he could have come back? But now it is too late as his reaction to being ridden was so dangerous once it started hurting again

With my own soft tissue injuries (knee, shoulder) it was more like 18 months before full function and range of movement was restored and I was pain free.

But we will see what the vet says.

I'd much rather ride Amber than anything else obviously. But I also want to give her the best chance of a full recovery. And part of me thinks I should never even try to jump her again just so I cna have longer doing other things with her. In the meantime Bear looks promising...
 
Ambers Echo said:
I've got a call scheduled with the vet this morning. But my strong inclination is to just give her a year off! I think that is easier to deal with psychologically as there is nothing more dispiriting than a constant rest - rehab - break down - repeat cycle. I did that for 15 months with Ginny and ir was a horrible roller coaster of hope and despair. Then I gave Max the winter off at grass then sent him to a professional rehab place to try and give him the best chance and he was ok for a while before breaking again as soon as the work load increased. . I do wonder whether if I had given him longer in the first place he could have come back? But now it is too late as his reaction to being ridden was so dangerous once it started hurting again

With my own soft tissue injuries (knee, shoulder) it was more like 18 months before full function and range of movement was restored and I was pain free.

But we will see what the vet says.

I'd much rather ride Amber than anything else obviously. But I also want to give her the best chance of a full recovery. And part of me thinks I should never even try to jump her again just so I cna have longer doing other things with her. In the meantime Bear looks promising...
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I’d be reluctant to do that only because I’d want to know what the injury is in order to rehab. It may be that turning away etc is not the answer and she needs some sort of box rest with controlled walking.. but I do understand as I was tempted to do the same.
 
Lovely 15.1 black section D mare on South West Eventing's Facebook page. Bit over your budget but you never know, they may take an offer with things being difficult at the moment.
 
Ambers Echo said:
He is pushing Leahurst for a date and will get back to me if he can get one. Amber is now sound. But we both believe that it is likely she will just relapse if we start working her given the history and I'll be back to square one.
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If it helps, just before lockdown my mum had to wait 3 weeks for her referral appointment at leahurst and there was quite a bit of chasing had to be done by her vets to get it. (I think it was about 2 weeks waiting for leahurst to acknowledge the request then a week until there was a suitable appointment) obviously might be different now but based on that experience it might well be worth your vet chasing a bit!
 
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