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Unless you have a strong *emotional* need to buy a horse like this, I'd 
skip on her for several reasons:
1. her history of starvation plus probably worm infestation & who knows 
what else
2. her poor general conformation
3. her spine.  Actually, it looks to me as though she is still 
underweight, especially for a foxtrotter, and totally lacks muscle tone. 
 With maybe 200 more pounds, her spine probably wouldn't stick up, but 
still I'd pass unless, as I said, you have an emotional need to buy her.
Laney

Donna O'Gara wrote:
> Should I buy this horse?
>
> 10 pictures here:
>
> http://shady-acres.com/foxtrotter/
>
> She's a Missouri Foxtrotter, and I probably won't want
> to do endurance with her, just casual trail riding.
>
> I have two concerns and I'd rather have someone warn
> me before it's too late if I'm getting into something
> I will regret. 
>
> She was well cared for her first two yesrs, then she
> found herself in a bad situation with the people
> caring for her only feeding her when they remembered.
> After an extended time, possibly a year or more of
> serious malnutrition, she went back to her original
> owners where she was gradually fattened up. Her owner
> claims her vet says she should have no problems. She's
> now 6 or 7 and seems healthy and happy. 
>
> My other concern is her prominent backbone. Even
> though she's not thin her spine sticks up. It doesn't
> seem to interfere with the two saddles I've seen on
> her, but I'd suppose a treeless one would be a
> problem. I've seen several of her relatives and many
> of them have similar backbones but none as extreme.
>
> Her hindquarters seem considerably higher than her
> withers. It didn't occur to me to measure that. She's
> very small, just a bit over 14 hands.
>
> I'm really quite fond of this little mare, so I hope
> nobody talks me out of getting her. 
>
> Thanks for taking a look and letting me know what you
> think. If you'd rather comment privately, dlogara at
> yahoo dot com 
>
>
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