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I was contacted through Facebook about a mare someone had for sale. As I've been looking for a horse for a while I enquired some more about the mare.

I went to see her yesterday, and I think she could be lovely with training as she has really expressive paces for a TB. She is a 4 year old TB who has been turned away for the last couple of months living alone in a paddock. I don't think she is fed as IMO she is underweight and lacking any muscle. I would put her as body condition of 1 / 2.
I think she has potential with the right feed and training as I'm looking for a project to eventually compete, hopefully next season but I'm in no rush.

So what do you think? Do you think it's worth taking the gamble on her.. She isn't expensive and has some excellent jumpers/hurdlers in her direct breeding so should jump well. I also love her colour!!


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(She has a puffy hock as there is a cut on it - typical sensitive TB!!)
 
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Oh blimey, tough one. She's a gorgeous colour and it most certainly makes her look more attractive. Imagine her as a bay, which helps in being more objective. The most obvious thing is her neck, which is upside down but will improve.
 
She doesn't look that thin in the pics, just needs more topline. She looks to have a good big front and doesn't have 'typical' tb legs, ie long pasterns. I think with a bit of work she will be lovely. If shes sound, sane and cheap certainly looks a good buy to me.
 
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If she isn't expensive, and you like her, then why not? :D
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I have a habit of buying ones I feel sorry for, for whatever reason! So just thought I'd see what other people think of her.

dotty1 said:
She doesn't look that thin in the pics, just needs more topline. She looks to have a good big front and doesn't have 'typical' tb legs, ie long pasterns. I think with a bit of work she will be lovely. If shes sound, sane and cheap certainly looks a good buy to me.
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I agree with you, from the photos she doesn't look skinny at all but when shes in front of you, you can see individual ribs and vertabrae of the spine. She has no bum either as from behind it dramatically drops either side of the spine.

I've always been lucky in the fact the horses I've had have had an almost natural topline, so would you think it'll come eventually with correct work as well as working in a pessoa?
 
She looks very nice and I don't see anything glaringly awful.

I don't actually think she has an upside down neck- more no neck at all and I think she would be unrecognisable with correct work.

Are you able to ride her before buying?
Even though she has been turned away, I would like to at least sit on and walk around the field to check you aren't buying a bucking bronco!
I've bought a few from the field and always done as above.
 
I like her. I have a very similar mare to her, sadly almost white now, but been a great horse and in her 16th year gone to do polocross and eventing with a teenager :D
 
Er, what do you want to do with this horse? I'm afraid I like her not at all and wouldn't touch her with a barge pole. She has no neck, and it's set low down on her shoulder, straight back, short croup, low set tail. She's scrawny rather than all that thin (most certainly not 1-2!). She does have a nice front leg with a fair bit of bone for a TB, but I just can't see any potential for a useful career in any sport I can think of.
 
I think she will be lovely with some tlc and consistent work, the upside-down neck should correct itself and she's only a baby, so I wouldn't expect her to have filled out much at her age anyway. I think you should have a sit on her if possible, if that isn't possibly then take her on a trial first; tbh I would insist on that. And a two stage vetting at least.
 
Personally, I think shes beautiful.
Once her neck has been 'evened out' and shes grown into herself a little more she'll be gorgeous. :D
 
uh condition score 1 or 2?? She is well covered, no ribs showing, I'd say more like a 3 without getting hands on, ust needs muscle!
 
Poor you having to make this choice, her neck is and will be unmanagable, it could be improved but the way it is set will always be a problem. Goose rumped and I dont like her hocks. But if the price is right and you are not wanting to compete at a grand level, if her temperment is right for you then go for her. But what in gods name do I know!??
 
She doesn't do it for me either, I'm afraid, and agree she isn't skinny.

The colour's lovely. Mine was that colour twelve months ago, now rapidly fading and going flea bitten!
 
I have a mare fairly much like her, also pure TB, that is exactly how her neck goes when she loses condition and it can happen quickly, ie over less than a week (she has a liver condition so whilst settling down her food intake etc has to be adjusted quite a lot). My mare isn't backed so isn't in work either and out in a field, once she does start lunging she gains topline and the whole neck looks hugely different, withers less exaggerated etc. My mare is 6 and was very immature at 4, I imagine this mare is too and will develop really nicely with some gradual work and will be a different girl.
 
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