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The odds are against you as a TB at a breed show.
Most likely, all of your gaits, while appropriate for a hunter, probably looked speedy compared to the others.
I'm never sure what use a droopy...

I would look for another barn since your trainer cannot come up with a plan that works for your dtr.
She has ridden at other barns with good trainers so she obviously has ridden for a while but her...

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more $$$

Alot seems to be in foot.
Is he turned out for a lengthy period & maybe gets ramming around making himself sore or even lame?
Have you tried shoes with pads?
Those OTTBs can have notoriously thin...

I think it says ALOT about how nice this horse is & what a good mind he must have if he is an OTTB who was retrained & showing at WEF when he was (just guessing) 6.
Its most likely that OTTB stigma-...

Remember that this was his very first show and he is a baby. What you really went there for was to see his attitude in new location and how he would react to all of the new stuff, people, tents,...

His history is that he showed WEF 3 yrs ago in the A/O division with good ribbons, is a full bodied 16.2H, attractive (i assume) TB, a decent ride with minimal prep.
What sort of a show record does...

I always thought ours should have feathers instead of hair- he has always been chicken.
Amazing that he did so well at shows.
we used to call it SOS - sensory overload syndrome - because instead of...

Agree with lengthening & collecting, maybe canter poles. Is his stride short?

He is very cute o/f. Work on that left knee unless it is not a habit. And..oops-
Sorry, you weren't asking for o/f...

Probably a wise decision Alterrain

If you were not all that comfortable with her u/s, that feeling would certainly be magnified o/f.

Disappointing because opportunities like that don't come...

All it needs is a 5 min lunge?

For a really honest jumper?

Yep, I would

Here's an after the sale story-

A friend finally got a young OTTB sold after 1 1/2 yrs of training(came straight off the track). Green but doing nicely. Horse is staying in the same barn and new...

Need education please-

A full bridle is ok in hunters?

Full as in 2 bits?

Maybe someone else asked this already but why isn't the trainer interested in her?
With all of his/her contacts, I would think that if mare needs a different ride/ tune-up that this would be a $$$...

We had one that won in adult division in A and AA shows. He was very typey and I have to say that at VT Summer Vestival a few yrs back, there were very few like him. If there were TBs, they were...

I once boarded at a barn where the BO would put the new guy out with others late in afternoon when the herd had been out for hours & was a little tired and quiet. They seemed much less inclined to be...

The original Big Red

"he was de mostest' hoss"

;)

Free lunging over interesting jumps, maybe have one 3' in the mix so you can see if he's prettier over the bigger one. You can always work on his being consistant, because many times a brilliant...

I know what you mean..
HSM here- loved every minute of it and went thru withdrawal when it ended. I was so desperate I started showing ASBs myself -fun-but its not the same. I try to talk my dtr...

Haven't been in a lesson program for about 4 yrs now but when I was, the gymnastic that gave me most satisfaction was the 5 jump line-each 1 stride. It is a simple exercise but for me it required...

I think most of them will show something by their mid teens and many well before that. If their 2nd career is a hunter or jumper, you will find out quicker than if a pleasure horse. In my experience,...

I remember someone who went to show to see horse in o/f classes and then try him. Everything went great - buyer was going to arrange ppe when was told the owner upped the price $10K. Some people are...

Cosmetics can make a world of difference.

For a 2000 sq ft home with 2 car garage, large barn and 6 acres- $169K. maybe negotiable as i see its empty

If it vets well, I'd think very seriously...

We have a 15.2 that cleaned up in the childrens division at A shows. Moved up to small jrs and then A/Os. He was good at A shows however we new his stride was not quite enough for AA shows. But he...

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Ride and hopefully it will be your best trip of the day

Look for him when you leave the ring.

I've never heard someone yell that. I've seen some approached quietly afterwards...