Should we buy this horse??

[newme2014]

So we are looking for a pony for dd1 who is 13 (after having to sell 1st pony which was most definitely not a 1st pony!!!) Seen 2 perfect ponies which turned out not to be after seeing them ( 1st cribbed and had had ulcers and 2nd had had 2 sarcoids as a 4 year old)

We were advised by our vet to keep looking. So we saw a beautiful horse on Sunday which ticked every box and dd loved him so all good.
Except his tail is held to the left hand side. She said it's just a habit and she'd had his back checked and it was fine.
I want to believe her...but she wants a lot of £££ so do i get a chiro to check him? Just do the stage 5 vetting ( had planned to anyway) and trust that a vet will be able to see any problems with the horse or just walk away and keep looking?

The thought of starting to look yet again is so depressing especially as he's lovely to ride and look at apart from the tail thing. Oh and if she starts competing will his tail being to one side be an issue.

Sorry to sound so dim but i am not into horses at all and I don't know as much as you lovely lot so excuse my stupidity!!

I recommend mollichaff calmer as a really good all round chaff, very little sugar and no alfalfa which can make some fizzy

That’s our boy on his way!! Got new hay nets/water bucket/ food and his stable all clean and tidy so will be off to yard soon to wait to for him. So exciting!!

Happy pony day looking forward to some pics of him!

If you aren't into horses why are you buyung your daughter a horse...? Who will be taking care of it? Tacking it up? Grooming it? Etc.? I only ask as I have had horses all my life and loaned out my first pony for a couple of years and had to laugh at the amount of mothers that came up who had NO IDEA what to do with a horse and still thought I would be letting them loan my pony...

Notyetamummy24 for the same reason parents encouarage their children to pursue their hobbies?
DD is knowledgeable and we are very lucky to have friends who are Horsey as welll as a supportive yard who can fill in the blanks.
There was no point in continuing to pay £££ for weekly lessons on riding school ponies. The girls had a loan each for nearly a year so tacking up etc isn’t something that’s going to be a problem.
I’m pretty sure I’m not the only parent who isn’t into horses who’s decided to buy their child a horse??

Yes I completely understand riding schools are pricey, but surely you are better off loaning first? Say 3 days a week? Buying a pony that you are responsible for full time straight off when you don't know about horses seems a large leap for me. At least if you loan for a bit you can learn a bit more first before taking on a horse full time.

Sorry i meant loanong for a bit longer first. If she has already had a horse on loan how come you haven't learnt more about horses whilst she had it on loan?

We had the ponies on full loan for a year and felt the girls knew enough to get our own. They learned loads with their loan ponies. I think I know enough (or will ask someone in the know) if I’m stuck.