Okay, I have to admit, this one is probably one of my favourites so far... Hungarian warmblood, 8 years old. Still pretty green as he's not been really used at all.
I have more pictures, and I know the picture's a little washed out, so let me know if you want to see something in particular.
Do have some video. Please note that it was a reaaaally bad day for me, I was incredibly stiff. And now that I only ride once a week, a lot of bad habits are creeping up again, especially whenever I ride a new horse!
There's something about the angle of his hip that I'm not a fan of - too steep? - but overall I quite like him. Nice shoulder, good pasterns, nice legs that are perhaps a tiny bit over at the knee but I prefer that to a tiny bit back!
I agree that he's a better hunter prospect. You don't need to apologize for your riding in a video. It's okay to look for the right horse for you at whatever level you are at the moment, and with whatever time you have to ride. However, I wonder, with the time that you don't have to school him, why you would be comfortable inching along an 8yo gelding that isn't finished? IMO he needs some intense training right now, or else he'll be habitually looking for a way to get out of work. Also, I won't pick YOU apart, but I noticed he's not at all on the bit and moving with a hollow in his back. I think he could easily grab that bit and run if given the chance.
...? Who said I don't have the time to school? My lease was dropped because the horse was being moved to another facility and I thought it was a pointless to search out a new lease with me looking to buy a horse actively! Lol, I got so much time to spare it's sad... I don't have much of a social life!
Yes, the horse felt incredibly stiff through the back, I could barely get him to stretch down, much less accept the bit, which is why he's traveling so hollow. I also will be working with my trainer, so issues like that don't really worry me toooo much. I trust that she'll help me ride better to combat that issue.
The horse in the video above can't compare but the mare in the previous video comes closer.
Added...the gelding simply hasn't got the gaits naturally.
If you do look at any further horses review the horse in the link I provided and see how close your potential prospect comes to it. That horse will probably be ridden by a promising dressage rider and will ( I expect) be getting top scores from the judges.
I can only assume that with the mare you were looking at, it was a price issue?
BTW the horse in the video I provided was priced at 30,000
You said that you only ride once a week. That was how much I used to ride my stone cold broken 20 yo's that I'd owned most of their lives!
Unless you're ground training the other 6 days I don't think you have the time to finish this gelding. IF you have time, I think he would need 5 days/week minimum schooling so he realizes what his job is going to be, and that is NOT a pasture pet. I think you've probably decdied against him anyway.
A mix of that and some other issues, but I'm thinking it may be worth it to resolve them.
I'll repost what I said earlier:
"My [previous] lease was dropped because the horse was being moved to another facility and I thought it was pointless to search out a new lease with me looking to buy a horse actively! Lol, I got so much time to spare it's sad... I don't have much of a social life!"
Meaning, I have no horse to ride, so I'm stuck with the schoolhorses that my trainer can provide, this allowing me to only ride once a week, merely because I have no horse to ride more often. Believe me, if I had the horse to do so, I'd be out there riding 5-6 days a week! I certainly have the time and inclination for it, just no horse.
Yeah. Talked with some experienced people and we figure his back/wither area is probably jammed. He was very stiff when I rode him and resistant whenever I asked him to carry himself under.
If I pursue him, I'll be doing a pre-vet check with a chiropractor vet and see his prognosis. I really like this horse's build and temperament, and I'm in no hurry and don't mind putting a little money for therapy if the horse is worth it.
Pretty sure his gait will change somewhat if he is hurting. He has a pretty impressive dressage lineage, so I'd be very surprised if he fell that far from the tree.
The other thing I forgot to mention is this: I'm looking for a horse I can do mid-level dressage with at some point, but I don't really care if we're not lighting up the world. Just want a horse who's willing and whose physical capabilities aren't going to be fighting against us the whole time, even if it ends up not being very flashy at all. Don't need to win-- just do it decently.
After all, I have a lot more learning to do still.
that dressage horse in the video was 30,000 Euros! So, what is that, like 55000 US dollars? Not sure.
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