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Afternoon,


Looking for some opinions on what to do in my situation. Last year I collected a very very malnourished skinny 2yo TB from his breeder for the grand sum of £1 - I shouldn't really have got him but felt sorry and so here we are . It was initially a bit touch and go as to whether he would survive. Happily he steadily improved over last year and I had him castrated in october. He's flourished over the winter and wintered out well. Hes very personable and loves human contact. He hasn't really done anything apart from being lead to and from the field, had his feet done, vaccines, teeth ect. Hes just turned 3 but is only 15hh maybe 15.1 I think will make 15.2 hes got a bit of bone but a compact body and just isn't going to be big enough for me to do anything with (in terms of the backing process - when the time is right). Im 9.5st but 5'10. Hes happy out in the field keeping my eventer company and isnt really any bother as he is.

The question is what to do - really I need to sell him as there is no reason he wont make a nice little allrounder. However how do I market him? Is there a market for an unbroken 3yo TB (never raced and never trained)? Hes the perfect stamp for a polo pony but no idea how to get in contact with polo yards. Im not that fussed about the money side of things but would like him to have a good home (I do appreciate when you sell them it is out of your hands). Alternatively do I keep him for another year and see how he is as a 4yo and I can but him take him to some outings ( in hand shows) in the mean time. Then is maybe better set up to find another home?

Or open to other suggestions if anyone has smart ideas as my lovely older eventer is starting to step down. As he gets older and I would like to buy another horse to produce to event but I will need the stable free.

Thank you!!
 
I think some of the issue with his height is that most of my height is in my back rather than legs so most things under 16.2 I make look pretty small.
 
Jayzee said:
Thank you all! I think it's decided.

Lets hope he chunks up a bit. His full brother was quite chunky so there is a chance.
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I would keep him till 5. Clearly he is a lovely horse in every respect, I would do endless work as a 3 and 4yo (unbacked) he would be totally traffic and everything else trained by 5 then I would get on to ride. You can hop on and off in the meantime to actually just back him. I had one youngster and despaired he would be big enough (he was never starved) but then at 4 he started growing, a lot. By 6 he was a different horse.
It would be a shame to lose such a potentially lovely horse that you have helped so much that could turn out to be a star.
 
paddy555 said:
I would keep him till 5. Clearly he is a lovely horse in every respect, I would do endless work as a 3 and 4yo (unbacked) he would be totally traffic and everything else trained by 5 then I would get on to ride. You can hop on and off in the meantime to actually just back him. I had one youngster and despaired he would be big enough (he was never starved) but then at 4 he started growing, a lot. By 6 he was a different horse.
It would be a shame to lose such a potentially lovely horse that you have helped so much that could turn out to be a star.
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That encouraging to know about your youngster growing. I know there are lots of stories of warmblood types growing on and on so we can live in hope that TBs do too!

Summer does make things easier with day light and dry weather so we can get going with some ground work
 
He could definitely still grow, I had a TB who’d come out of racing as a 5yo, and as he put on condition and top line his barrel came out and withers came up by a good couple of inches even though on paper he was fully grown. So if yours has been poorly there’s a good chance he’s got some growing to do as he gets stronger.
 
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