Trying to buy a horse for teenage dd. Needs to be fairly decent (ie capable of BE100 equivalent) but also a lovely person.
Have tried about 10, nothing really right. Came close a couple of times.
So we've seen a horse that happens to be local, owned by someone who has lots of horses and this one is 'surplus to requirements'. He's got nice breeding, he's handsome, seems very sweet natured. Jump looks very scopey but a bit lollopy. He's only 6. Dd likes him. She took him off around the fields and he was as good as gold, true snaffle mouth, very light in the mouth. BUT I can't stop thinking about WHY they are selling him? They say because they have too many (very wealthy family). They also want what I think is a lot for him - he's not done BE, he's hunted a season and done a few local shows and SJ. How do you make that leap and decide to buy?! I am so neurotic I just don't want to make a mistake and I think this is holding me back - we've been looking seriously for about 3 months. All I can say in all honesty is that this chap appealed to me for reasons I am not sure about. Is that enough to take the risk and spend 7k on a horse?!
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Buying horse for teenage dd. I'm neurotic and never sure when we have the 'right one'!
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sharanel · 21/10/2014 10:10
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