Meet the big girl Daphne, 8 year old shire/TB cross. A very big boned tubby out of shape not finished love of a horse, to keep it short and sweet!:wink:
Here are some photos, they are not too recent but would simply like input on her. The good, the bad and the in between. Dont be shy, she is a project that will be put up for sale at the appropriate time (when she is ready to go n to her own person)
I meet with her owner in the next week after I get back from working at a EI dressage show.
Omgosh! She looks like a heavy warmblood. So pretty! I can't see past the shiney pony.. So all I have is jealousy to contribute Posted via Mobile Device
Thank you!!
I will hopefully be getting to see her when I get back, she is not far down the road and close enough to take up inhand to the horse park to work in the arena. Sh eis so out of shape its very sad haha FAT FAT FAT GIRL!! I secretly hope she just doesnt sell. I have known this mare for years and love her to death! i am not too much of a mare person, sure do click with my little boy!
So excited to work with her! The girl riding her is my friend, she is 5'7....I am 5'2!!! I am going to look like a fly on her back!
I agree, she's absolutely stunning! She got the best of both worlds there, the refinement of the TB but the substance of the Shire.
She's really very well balanced for a draft cross. Many of them I've seen were nice enough horses, but not really very balanced in the grand scheme of things.
The only thing that I think might be wrong with her is that it looks like she might be a bit back at the knee...but that's only judging from one picture taken at a bit of a wonky angle.
Well If it works out for me to work with her I will be soon!! I will of course start a thread for her training and get you pictures to track from day 1 to the last day!!
She will be going through a make over, clipping, mane pulling, serious grooming and a bath!
SO SO SO SO excited!
Going from my 15h sport horse to this girl will be such a difference! AH!
LOL, just kidding. How big is this mare. The way she looks to me, she's not overly tall, but has a really big barrel which will make everyone who rides her look small:lol:.
Hehehehe Sky, I would need to learn how to french braid if I am not to pull that!! Its actually so much thicker that that photo....just wait till I post photos next week haha
Hehehehe Sky, I would need to learn how to french braid if I am not to pull that!! Its actually so much thicker that that photo....just wait till I post photos next week haha
Here laugh now!
This is my friend who attempted to work with her, way to timid of a handler/rider have this task with this mare, she is a very pushy mare-ish mare!! You have to be firm, she is nota big lap dog and she does best when she has a constant job!
LOL, it's just the western rider in me that cringes at the thought of pulling that gorgeous mane, but I understand that sometimes it needs to be done, especially for English horses.
She's in great shape! I mean, round is a shape, right? :rofl:
I can't wait to see her after you've really got her trimmed down and working.
I must say, those breeders have found a very nice cross in Tiny and their mom. They compliment each other well and produce very nice, balanced horses.
Well, she is obese to the point of I would get blood work run on her to rule out health issues. Has a vet looked at her recently? Is there a PPE being done?
She has a very short neck, is goose rumped and has a long back. Can't really tell much else due to the severity of her obesity.
I would focus on getting her healthy before riding her too vigorously as overweight + out of shape = injuries.
Would be interesting to see her healthy and what her confo is like then, but from what I can see now I would not expect her to do well at dressage, even at training and first levels. She might work out to be a great recreational and trail horse, depending on her temperament.
Anabel, I do agree but like i said all these photos are over an year old and I have not seen her in person since then so until I do and am able to post photos...
My starting pan for her is just lots of hand walking everywhere to help her loose weight, and slowly start her back up again.
As for a PPE....I am not buying her she has not been listed yet.
Should I see a reason for a vet to come out and look at her I will do so but I am not spending money on her (vet wise, unless she gets hurt when in my care) and the owner does not have any extra money sadly.
So my plan is slow and easy and just asses her as it goes. I am not expecting anything big out of her at all and know this could be a long slow road with her.
Absolutely gorgeous mare!! Congrats - I hope you get her and do upload new photos and a video!! She is stunning - there is nothing I could say negative about her.. those feet!!!!!!! My farrier would worship those!
Sure she's fluffy, yup she has a short neck. But she is a nice looking mare who can move. Dressage is certainly a good career for her. Will she go GP? Probably not, but 98%+ of purpose-bred dressage horses don't, so I wouldn't let that stop you:wink:
FWIW, I have a friend with a horse competing at PSG/I-1, and he'll debut at I-2 this summer - that's piaffe, passage, 1-tempis, pirouettes, etc. He is 14.3H at withers, 15.2 at top of croup. Really. As my Brooklyn-born Granny used to say, "Ya neva know".
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