5horses2dogsandacat
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I went to see a youngster today, going to be a total plod u could do anything and loved ciddles, but just seemed like a total dope lol. Do u think that's a bad thing? He's going to be massive too...good 17+hh
youngster- too chilled out?
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Deefa
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Goli was a complete dope when i bought him, but now broken and ridden away is fantastic, still gentle but also foward. He is 17.3
Chestnuttymare
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Well depends if that is the kind of horse that you want. I would rather have a nice calm youngster than a tuned to the moon one. Sounds like the owners have done a nice job with him. Make sure you have him vetted tho and bloods checked to make sure he hasn't been doped. did you take pics?
shadowboy
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Depends what you want to do. If your looking for an event horse you might want something with a bit more about them. If you want a show horse you probably don't want a dope as then they won't have presence needed for the ring. But for your average RC horse I can't see it as a problem
Toffee_monster
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My 3yr old is a real dope, he is bombproof on the road and i s a real plod. I bought him to break into drive once I saw how chilled out he was I snapped him up
However if I was looking for a potential eventer or similar I probably wouldn't go for something so chilled out
However if I was looking for a potential eventer or similar I probably wouldn't go for something so chilled out
AdorableAlice
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Far easier to jazz them up than calm them down. I expect him dam was a peaceful type and he followed her example.
If he is going to be a general pleasure horse for you I would suggest you cherish his lovely temperament and work with it to your gain.
On the other hand, if he is destined to jump round Hickstead or head to the Cheltenham Festival he might not be the one for you and you might need to sell him to the 100's of people searching for a calm all rounder - they are like hen's teeth to find !
If he is going to be a general pleasure horse for you I would suggest you cherish his lovely temperament and work with it to your gain.
On the other hand, if he is destined to jump round Hickstead or head to the Cheltenham Festival he might not be the one for you and you might need to sell him to the 100's of people searching for a calm all rounder - they are like hen's teeth to find !
5horses2dogsandacat
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Im really looking for a calm all rounder, hes a wb, dun and massive! Think he will an amazing chap when older.
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katastrophykat
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My youngster is generally a total dude he's been handled daily, never 'fed up' and I expect him to handle everything I chuck at him- all my horses have to! He does still have his Kevin moments though- I think they all do.
I quite often forget that I haven't done something with him before- trimming up with clippers loose in his box, chucking saddles on, and last week a harness, and he copes with everything in a calm, easy manner- he lives on a working beef, lamb and arable farm, and sees plenty of traffic. I wouldn't have him any other way (and I won't have him any other way!! He knows right from wrong- but it doesnt stop him testing the line daily!)
I've found that he can be quite sneaky though- where some youngsters can be bargy, he tests you out in smaller ways- if you tell him to stand, he will until he thinks you're not watching, then he'll sneak a foot forwards... If you don't correct him straight away, je puts his weight on it, then the other one sneaks forward... All over about two or three minutes. If he gets away with that one day, he steps it up the next day etc etc... So just be wary!!
Wouldn't swop my boy for the world though!
he's been handled daily, never 'fed up' and I expect him to handle everything I chuck at him- all my horses have to! He does still have his Kevin moments though- I think they all do. I quite often forget that I haven't done something with him before- trimming up with clippers loose in his box, chucking saddles on, and last week a harness, and he copes with everything in a calm, easy manner- he lives on a working beef, lamb and arable farm, and sees plenty of traffic. I wouldn't have him any other way (and I won't have him any other way!! He knows right from wrong- but it doesnt stop him testing the line daily!)
I've found that he can be quite sneaky though- where some youngsters can be bargy, he tests you out in smaller ways- if you tell him to stand, he will until he thinks you're not watching, then he'll sneak a foot forwards... If you don't correct him straight away, je puts his weight on it, then the other one sneaks forward... All over about two or three minutes. If he gets away with that one day, he steps it up the next day etc etc... So just be wary!!
Wouldn't swop my boy for the world though!
AdorableAlice
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If you do buy him remember to be consistent in the handling, babies need boundaries that do not move and it's so easy to be too sloppy with a big soft baby. You will get to a situation that requires a slap for something or other he will have done !!
He still has a lot of sleeping and eating to do before he grows up into a big handsome and mannerly boy that you will be proud of. My big horse didn't mature until he was 8.
He still has a lot of sleeping and eating to do before he grows up into a big handsome and mannerly boy that you will be proud of. My big horse didn't mature until he was 8.
5horses2dogsandacat
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Thank you for the advice, I've broken horses and had youngsters before, got 2 others at the moment. But they have literally come straight from the mum totally untouched, hence why having such a lad seemed a bit strange. But yes I will keep myself aware that naughtyness will not be accepted.
Elfen
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My youngster was born knowing how to do everything it seems a nice calm baby - especially if he's big - is a godsend.
a nice calm baby - especially if he's big - is a godsend.natalia
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Hi,
Word of caution. If he's that quiet and you really feel he shouldn't be then please have him vetted with an extra blood screening done for liver function. We have a youngster currently (2yr old) who is very quiet and laid back, reason for this is he has severe liver damage and although looks well on the surface, vet has given him a 50/50 chance of pulling through. We bred him but mare went to stud to foal and god knows what happened there, or it could just be one of those things.
Word of caution. If he's that quiet and you really feel he shouldn't be then please have him vetted with an extra blood screening done for liver function. We have a youngster currently (2yr old) who is very quiet and laid back, reason for this is he has severe liver damage and although looks well on the surface, vet has given him a 50/50 chance of pulling through. We bred him but mare went to stud to foal and god knows what happened there, or it could just be one of those things.