Amymou91
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I have in the past, twice, and both times been thrown off and severely hurt. So now I would never, I can easily say I have learnt my lesson!!
Would you get on a horse without seeing it ridden?
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Dry Rot
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But you are surely experienced enough to be watching body language and hearing what the horse is telling you!
The local WHW officer occasionally pops in to catch up on the local gossip and he was telling me that when he was in the mounted police, they'd find themselves on a charge if they were ever kicked or bitten for not reading the body language. I must ask him if the same rules applied if a new horse put him on the ground!
I've told this one before but a good story can take some repeating.Echo24
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Personally no! I knew someone who did this and horse bronked with her, she fell off and broke her back. I am always very suspicious when the owner will not ride a horse first. After all, there is a reason they are selling it!
twiggy2
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this
if you are unsure then could you not pay a professional to be the first on board, you also get another opinion on the horse that way
Bav
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Thankyou! I'll be sure to take my camera obsessed fiancé with me next week for pics! I am glad I took my dad though, he will always tell me straight what he thinks of a horse and is probably, admittedly, better then me at picking up 'vibes'
Bav, great update!
Lucky for us we stumbled across gems!
I know it could have been a very different story, but I am glad we've found some hidden diamonds! Big girl pants all round!
misskk88
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Congrats on the horse working out for you. He sounds lovely 
I myself have ridden horses without seeing others ride first, mainly because I helped to break a couple of youngsters and so there was no one else who had ridden them! I also would happily jump up on a horse whose owner I knew and trusted, but I never have when trying for loan/purchase.
Saying that, I had people come and try my mare for loan. Most the time I rode her first, but in one instance I was pretty ill when the girl came to try her, so she was happy to ride without seeing me. I would NEVER have allowed this if I did not trust my mare, and having seen lesser experienced people ride her before, I knew she would be ok.
Pics of your new horse would be lovely btw!!
I myself have ridden horses without seeing others ride first, mainly because I helped to break a couple of youngsters and so there was no one else who had ridden them! I also would happily jump up on a horse whose owner I knew and trusted, but I never have when trying for loan/purchase.
Saying that, I had people come and try my mare for loan. Most the time I rode her first, but in one instance I was pretty ill when the girl came to try her, so she was happy to ride without seeing me. I would NEVER have allowed this if I did not trust my mare, and having seen lesser experienced people ride her before, I knew she would be ok.
Pics of your new horse would be lovely btw!!
PaddyMonty
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Good to hear horse is working out so far. If you take him on, where abouts in Northampton will you be keeping him.
To answer your original question. No I wont anymore. I used to until the day I put my foot in the stirrup and horse went off on one. Ended up lying across a barb wire fence.
I went to try a horse yesterday.Owner is pregnant and wants a rider to school / compete horse. I still wanted to see horse ridden first. Apart from proving horse isn't likely to try and kill me I find it helps to work out what level the horse is being ridden at and where the basic buttons are.
To answer your original question. No I wont anymore. I used to until the day I put my foot in the stirrup and horse went off on one. Ended up lying across a barb wire fence.
I went to try a horse yesterday.Owner is pregnant and wants a rider to school / compete horse. I still wanted to see horse ridden first. Apart from proving horse isn't likely to try and kill me I find it helps to work out what level the horse is being ridden at and where the basic buttons are.
Bav
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I used to work on a yard where I grew up and it's now my second home! It's a small family run riding school/livery yard two minutes from the northampton PC show ground. I love being about to ride around Delapre abbey! Little and quaint and they're my second family
atlantis
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Not quite the same, my old boy who I did see ridden first but was a ****** on the ground. He was in his stable when I saw him and being first viewing ever of my first horse didn't think. They didnt handle him in an open space at all. He behaved like a git in his vetting but discussed it with the vet and she said if I didn't buy him she would. So I did.
I taught him some manners but not before he'd pulled my 6'3" friend over (I told him to let go) and heard through my friend (mutual friend of the sellers and mine) that they thought he was a rig hence why selling him.
I have since seen his old owner slagging him off on here (he has a unique name and she's the right age and from the right area) so people do lie, even to friends of friends, in front of said friend.
I would now trust no one. Next horse will be unbroken I think.
I taught him some manners but not before he'd pulled my 6'3" friend over (I told him to let go) and heard through my friend (mutual friend of the sellers and mine) that they thought he was a rig hence why selling him.
I have since seen his old owner slagging him off on here (he has a unique name and she's the right age and from the right area) so people do lie, even to friends of friends, in front of said friend.
I would now trust no one. Next horse will be unbroken I think.