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arabic
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 Posted - 14 Jan 2006 : 10:04:17 PM
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Following my post re a steady cob for my sister in law. Today she has been out and bought herself a 3 year old. She is not a very accomplished rider(not that I am)and I tried to tell her it was a bad combination. Apparently he is "stunning", I have tried to tell her she is not buying an outfit but it falls on deaf ears. She rode him and got into trot, her flapping legs but him into canter and she couldnt stop him, plus the owner said he could sense her nerves, yet still she went ahead. What do you do????
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Jules-Apache
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Posted - 14 Jan 2006 : 11:36:05 PM
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Arghh!
I had this too with a friend looking for her first horse, that went out and bought an ex race horse...
Not good 
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honey
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Posted - 15 Jan 2006 : 12:41:58 AM
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barbara.gregory
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Posted - 15 Jan 2006 : 08:12:10 AM
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Good luck to your sister in law, I hope she has a great time with her new horse.
When I got my very first horse he was a skinny two year old Arab gelding who I bought because he was in such a poor state I didn't think he would survive the winter where he was. I wanted a much larger riding horse, something with a bit of go but safe and sensible. I had never even seen an Arab before and he was unfriendly. He wouldn't tie up, have his feet lifted etc. it never even occured to me that all horses didn't pick up their feet when required!!!! Well, we managed and he has been a super little horse, he is 29 in April and although not ridden any more (although I am sure he is fit enough) apart from tooth problems he is as fit and well he ever was and very much the boss man still.
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happyhorse
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Posted - 15 Jan 2006 : 09:37:29 AM
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Since she has now bought the horse all you can do is offer to help and encourage her to do things properly.
Persuade her to find a good instructor to improve her riding and make sure the youngster is properly schooled.
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joanna_piana
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 15 Jan 2006 : 09:52:20 AM
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| Oh dear why don't people take advice. I know there are people out there who have bought a youngster as a first horse and come through succesfully but there are a lot more who ruin the horse and then have to sell it on spoilt. I'd also rather have a young arab than a young cob anyday! But as previously said if she's done the deed you'll just have to give her as much help as you can and hope she listens! |
      
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Zan
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Posted - 15 Jan 2006 : 09:57:05 AM
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| Sadly, this sort of thing happens all too often. If the girl is really really dedicated it just might work with a lot of hard work on a very steep learning curve, but usually the outcome to a partnership like this is not good.My Samantha's story---the woman who bought her had been having riding lessons for 3 years at a plod-along-type riding school. She went to a sale (with a supposedly knowledgable friend!) and fell for Samantha---7 years old Arab/TB mix; very fine; very hot; ridden in the ring in a cherry roller gag AND a standing martingale; and like a hat rack. Bought her and rented grazing from the same person I was then renting grazing from. Unsurprisingly as soon as she started putting weight on she immediately became too much for her. This horse had obviously landed up at the sale because she had proved too much for others before. She was left out, shivering all winter--none of my advice or offered help was heeded, and in the spring another supposedly knowledgable horsey friend came along to "re-school" her, which to my dismayed eyes seemed to consist of "teaching her a lesson". I could stand it no more and managed to buy her. It took a long time to turn round this horse who had been branded as evil and dangerous, but she is a dear sweet horse and mine for life. She was one of the lucky ones. |
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pat day
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 15 Jan 2006 : 10:58:42 AM
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Jules,
I hadnt ridden since a teenager, and bought my first horse when I was 30 years old.
A 5 yr old T.B. ex racer, really thin, wormy, why, because I felt sorry for her.
From arrival I could have ridden her through London as regards traffic, but we had a few scary moments on grass in company. Soon sorted with schooling. In fact, when doing long distance she would often lead over water, when crowds of peaple had got stuck on the bank, and other folk couldnt stop.
I know she was an exceptional mare, and it is not the same scenerio as the original post, but just wanted to mention that they can make exceptional riding horses.
Please do not take offence, as none is definatly intended.
SANDY,
Good luck to your sister, in my opinion, she needs to get some lessons, then have lessons on the youngster himself.
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dogaroo
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 15 Jan 2006 : 12:01:47 PM
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| I know the feeling as many years ago I bought my first horse from a riding school my children attended and where I had started having refresher lessons. I was ADVISED to buy a three year old TB, a beautiful granddaughter of Nearco, which was a riding disaster for me as she dropped her shoulder and I fell off 37 times....hence my present back trouble. I found out later the riding school hoped I would pay for them to produce her as a show hack!!! I bought a partbred Arab gelding to ride and sent Madame Telstar to the arab stallion Stargard and fortunately she was a wonderful brood mare, one year her gelding by a Welsh section D, Okeden Yeoman, won the dressage at HOYS...he was a Grand Prix Horse and in the British National team....the same year her anglo-arab Okeden King, who had been BNC gelding at Ascot, won the National Riding horse of the year and another son won the Pony club three day event. She lived to 28 years old and was in foal when sadly she was put to sleep having developed cancer. |
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arabic
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Posted - 15 Jan 2006 : 3:17:24 PM
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Thanks for your comments, you wont offend me, its good to hear your views and that it may work!! It did for Freddie and us and I wouldnt change a thing, but he has always been so forgiving and yes, I think arabs are different.
I really hope that she will think first and take it steady. I will of course suggest the lessons and hope she does it. Unfortunately my OH (her brother)thinks it will fall on deaf ears and wont even discuss it so I cant get him to have a word.
We shall see
Thanks for reading and replying
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