Hi
I am in the process of buying a horse and have been looking for almost a year now. Have found a 7 y/o TB who sounds perfect for me - calm, good to road ride, had beginners on him and more of a kick along type. I am not a beginner but just getting back into it so like the idea of something that I can build my confidence on. I wasnt initially keen on a TB but he does sound ideal for me. I have spoken to the owner and everything she said about him sounds great - except that he is a wind sucker and/or crib biter. She didnt go into great detail about it only to say that he wears a collar and that works well. She is asking $2000 which seemed quite cheap however I understand why now, especially having read up on the problem a bit. He was raced when he was younger and stabled often which is why she thinks he does it. My problem is do I not bother even going to see him - they are over an hours drive from me so not that close. If he turned out to be perfect in every other way that would be fine but will I end up with a hard to sell horse when I'm ready to progress? Also we have limited grazing so I would either just have the one horse or get him a companion like a mini. It would also mean that during winter he would be stabled at night and turned out during the day to give our grass a break. Are there varying degrees of wind sucking and is it really such a frustrating issue? We will also be dividing our pasture up soon with post and rail and I wonder if that will end up getting destroyed. Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks
I am in the process of buying a horse and have been looking for almost a year now. Have found a 7 y/o TB who sounds perfect for me - calm, good to road ride, had beginners on him and more of a kick along type. I am not a beginner but just getting back into it so like the idea of something that I can build my confidence on. I wasnt initially keen on a TB but he does sound ideal for me. I have spoken to the owner and everything she said about him sounds great - except that he is a wind sucker and/or crib biter. She didnt go into great detail about it only to say that he wears a collar and that works well. She is asking $2000 which seemed quite cheap however I understand why now, especially having read up on the problem a bit. He was raced when he was younger and stabled often which is why she thinks he does it. My problem is do I not bother even going to see him - they are over an hours drive from me so not that close. If he turned out to be perfect in every other way that would be fine but will I end up with a hard to sell horse when I'm ready to progress? Also we have limited grazing so I would either just have the one horse or get him a companion like a mini. It would also mean that during winter he would be stabled at night and turned out during the day to give our grass a break. Are there varying degrees of wind sucking and is it really such a frustrating issue? We will also be dividing our pasture up soon with post and rail and I wonder if that will end up getting destroyed. Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks