My friend is looking for a new horse. I?m trying to help her out but I?m not having much luck either. She wants a really nice allrounder. 15.00-16.3 she?s not worried about a minimum age but I?d say 7 is being sensible - 11 years maximum. Must be Good to hack alone/ in company. On the flat have the ability to go to elementary or above. The main criteria is it must be a confidence giver to jump. She?s jumped a lot in the past but had a bad accident, as long as she trusts the horse she?ll happily jump 1.10. She has a generous budget for the right horse. But can we find one? No chance. She has been looking at event horses that have a record at 90 or aren?t going to go to the higher levels. But I now think this is a bad tactic. The problem is every horse we?ve seen is being sold by a professional. So what they think is ?easy? to jump, we?ve not found so easy. I?ve now decreed we need to alter the search. But where to search? We?ve been scouring horsequest but all the ones we?ve found have been too much for her. Dealers next? I?m worried that?ll result in the same problem - Good producing riders. Her biggest problem is that although she?s not a numpty and she can ride (in her day she?s competed at medium but she?s realistic that the horse was a schoolmaster) she really gets nervous viewing. Not helped by the first horse we viewed put in a really nasty stop jumping and the owner commented ?oh he?s not done that in a while?I know this is a rambling post but I feel so sorry for her. She?s got one more to view tomorrow but I think that?s too big for her really. How/ where would people search? Is it the wrong time of year?
02-06-2018, 04:11 PM
Good all rounder. Rare as hens teeth?
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