Re: [RC] Thank you Ridecamp -- (Was: Should I buy this horse?) - Karla Watson
Hey, don't judge a book by its cover. I've seen
many endurance horses that people were told wouldn't amount to anything do
really well! I would suggest you get on the Gaited Endurance Riders email list.
Its a great resource and friendly folks! I love that list!
Subject: [RC] Thank you Ridecamp -- (Was:
Should I buy this horse?)
What an amazing resource Ridecame is! In the first
24 hours after I posed my question many people looked at my pictures and
over 30 people were kind enough to give me their reasoned opinions.
Naturally the replies varied from "Don't do it" to "If you don't take her
I want her." Many people suggested things I hadn't thought of, and
several shared their experiences with similar problems. Most thought she
would improve significantly with groceries and exercise.
I've
decided to go ahead and buy her, feed her, love her, and not expect too
much of her. If she turns out to be a good distance horse I may eventually
take her to competitive trail rides or limited distance rides. If not,
that's fine. I'll just amble around my local trails with her.
Donna
- setting off on an new adventure!
> On 8/28/07, Donna O'Gara
<dlogara@xxxxxxxxx>
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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