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I agree with a lot of this.  I had my old fellow, Shadow, his entire  
life.  He was boarded in a standard stall, but from the time he was  
about 4 months old, my boyfriend and I would take him out to our  
local mountains each weekend with my boyfriends horse, and we would  
travel all over:  hills, trails, rocks, etc.  When it came time to  
ride him, he was the most balanced youngster I had ever been on, and  
starting him was no big deal.  His whole life, he was one of the most  
sure-footed horses I've seen.


On Sep 19, 2007, at 7:21 AM, Karen Sullivan wrote:

> I am curious about those of you who would buy an unstarted 7 year  
> old and start riding or working.....how many months or years do you  
> figure in for "legging up", etc.
>
> To me also, there would be a huge, huge difference between a 7 year  
> old that has been able to run loose on rough terrain; figure out  
> keeping their balance in tricky footing, creeks, muddy areas in  
> winter, dealing with scary stuff like perhaps wild pigs and turkey  
> flocks coming through, etc....compared to the other end of the  
> spectrum is the 7 year old that has been stabled in a stall or  
> paddock on the flat for 7 years, with no chance to develop muscles,  
> tendons and ligaments, or even run....this would be at least 2 year  
> project in my book.....
>
> Also...., personaly would question why nobody worked with that 7  
> year old?.....can you handle fee, tie, lead, etc?  Did that horse  
> get proper hoof, worming and shots?  Was it neglected?
>
> Sorry, would much prefer younger horse that somebody has taught  
> ground manners, hauled on a regular basis, taken places with horse  
> activity and tied to a trailer for patience, legged up by ponying  
> out in the world.....to me, that is worth a lot....
> Karen

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