Hi everyone,
This is my first time EVER posting on a forum, but it's a topic I need a some advice about from people with more experience then me.
A bit about my riding experience and what not, been riding since before I could walk thanks to my mum who ran a riding school in my early years, loaned and rode various horses. Had a fantastic first horse who taught me loads, did a little of everything but mainly local eventing (unaff), wasn't superstar material but was a superstar to me till he died way too early from grass sickness a year 1/2 ago. He was on loan the last 3 years of his life, while I was at uni and other life experiences, but when home rode friends horses, which gave me a taste for dressage. Loaned a horse when I moved home when first horse died, and looked to buy a horse to bring on in dressage. Decided that with my finances that buying a racehorse from auction was best option for me and got current lad in Jan '11. He's coming on lovely and has helped me learn SO much. Currently working at home at Novice/ some Elementary movements, but competing at Prelim till he gets over the fact that I don't want him to run as fast as he can with his nose in the air after we've done canter work haha. Have also done loads of groundwork with him using various techniques from parelli's and monty roberts (the dually was a big breakthrough for our trailer loading tantrums)
HOWEVER, he is 10, has some old tendon scars, and confirmation issues that lead me to believe that competition wise he's not going to be able to cope past Medium (although i hope he proves me wrong). I don't want to write too much of an essay although it's already that way, but I have ambitions to compete up to atleast PSG.
So lately have been considering buying a 7mnth old Oldenburg colt which looks like it has bags of potential..I have the time and the money for a foal as I work nights. The foal is going very cheap thanks to the sh***y economic climate and is probably going to be the only way I could afford something so nice out of good bloodstock. It would also give me the chance to start working on something that will be ready for more attention just as my current boy will want to be easing out of work a bit. I have handled foals from working at yards, but to be honest they've all been cobs, so no experience with the kind of foal i'd be buying. Luckily for me my mum has about 45yrs experience, and has backed many a youngster as well as working at an arab stud, and bringing on her own foals so i wouldn't be without help.
Does anyone have any experience in bringing on warmblood type foals. Any info about their general temperaments. Does it work out cheaper or more expensive? How long should i turn him away for and what is a good age to start backing them, not sure if it makes a difference as they carry on growing much longer then other horses?
Basically is it a bad idea?
Thanks for any input
This is my first time EVER posting on a forum, but it's a topic I need a some advice about from people with more experience then me.
A bit about my riding experience and what not, been riding since before I could walk thanks to my mum who ran a riding school in my early years, loaned and rode various horses. Had a fantastic first horse who taught me loads, did a little of everything but mainly local eventing (unaff), wasn't superstar material but was a superstar to me till he died way too early from grass sickness a year 1/2 ago. He was on loan the last 3 years of his life, while I was at uni and other life experiences, but when home rode friends horses, which gave me a taste for dressage. Loaned a horse when I moved home when first horse died, and looked to buy a horse to bring on in dressage. Decided that with my finances that buying a racehorse from auction was best option for me and got current lad in Jan '11. He's coming on lovely and has helped me learn SO much. Currently working at home at Novice/ some Elementary movements, but competing at Prelim till he gets over the fact that I don't want him to run as fast as he can with his nose in the air after we've done canter work haha. Have also done loads of groundwork with him using various techniques from parelli's and monty roberts (the dually was a big breakthrough for our trailer loading tantrums)
HOWEVER, he is 10, has some old tendon scars, and confirmation issues that lead me to believe that competition wise he's not going to be able to cope past Medium (although i hope he proves me wrong). I don't want to write too much of an essay although it's already that way, but I have ambitions to compete up to atleast PSG.
So lately have been considering buying a 7mnth old Oldenburg colt which looks like it has bags of potential..I have the time and the money for a foal as I work nights. The foal is going very cheap thanks to the sh***y economic climate and is probably going to be the only way I could afford something so nice out of good bloodstock. It would also give me the chance to start working on something that will be ready for more attention just as my current boy will want to be easing out of work a bit. I have handled foals from working at yards, but to be honest they've all been cobs, so no experience with the kind of foal i'd be buying. Luckily for me my mum has about 45yrs experience, and has backed many a youngster as well as working at an arab stud, and bringing on her own foals so i wouldn't be without help.
Does anyone have any experience in bringing on warmblood type foals. Any info about their general temperaments. Does it work out cheaper or more expensive? How long should i turn him away for and what is a good age to start backing them, not sure if it makes a difference as they carry on growing much longer then other horses?
Basically is it a bad idea?
Thanks for any input