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You've gotten good advice here so far, and I agree that you might want to look into saddle fit...I used to have an old Kieffer that tipped on my horse like that. Our work got way easier when we...

Ha! Very sad indeed.

I like shortbacked horses. Yes, they may need additional suppling work/long and low work. But, they have lots of power, can often sit well, and I find it easier to work...

Ditto with Dotneko. Looks like a saddleseat ride on a non-saddleseat bred horse. The horse might have better gaits, but it is never allowed to relax or come through. There is no collection shown...

Okay, I have to chime in with a memory of my OTTB...

Fancy was taught to bow using treats. After he learned, he would sometimes do a lazy bow and not go low enough. I would then shake my head...

Cute mare. Looks just like the reining-bred AQHA I ride in lessons. He is off the charts fancy and in a barn of very nice WBs with an FEI trainer. I'll try to see if there's a pic of him posted...

Ditto. Both of Sandra's posts on this thread seem purposely snobbish, i.e.

"I don't want anything non-warmbloody myself and wouldn't even consider something off breed."

Um, we need to hear...

Thanks for all the great advice. I plan to start lunging in the sidereins/bit/caveson, which might help keep him out on the line and help him stay engaged out there. I guess its good that he does...

Claire,

Thanks for the advice! I think you are right on about the "closeness" thing--he really likes to be close and seems to get more nervous and tense the farther he is away. I always start in...

Nice horse. Looks like you two have a good partnership already. In addition to what others have said, I noticed that the small jumps in the video seemed to help create a more active, stepping-under...

Hi all,

So if you've followed my other threads, you know that I bought a 3 year old Welsh Cob Pony X TB that came with two good gaits--a great walk and a big, beautiful canter. What he did not...

Agreed. My 3 yr old 14.3 hand Welsh C /Tb, with an excellent canter and walk was sub 3k:

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He is...

Krazy-

What a lovely horse. I concur with Angel on the titling, and I'll just add a bit of my own experience with it...

When you're working by yourself, do lots of work at the walk to help fix...

I just bought a 3 year old Welsh C X TB who is 14'3 at press time (and he's cute and lovable and a dream come true...but I digress). He has a refined head--probably falls in the nowhere land between...

I echo Mbm & Ginger. Don't get caught up thinking about your horse's "potential." It's really all about the training and time you put in. Her conformation is solid for dressage (including her...

The Wintec Isabell is a good, inexpensive, balanced dressage saddle. I bought a new one on Ebay for $500; you may not find a deal like that but the Isabells are on sale at Dover, etc since a new...

Look closely at the walk. Does he track up? Better yet, is there an overstride? You might need to walk the horse in hand to eval the walk, since other disciplines sometimes allow for a very slow...

I agree with Eq that Trev has a point about horse #1.

I will add that although my current horse is very friendly, my once-in-a-lifetime OTTB superstar was an arrogant, standoffish, and distant...

That craigslist cross isn't bad; the photos are. Not to derail the thread, but Belgium crosses can be pretty sweet. My old trainer, in her wilder days, jumped her Belgium XTB over a car on a bet....

As a VERY new horse owner (as of Friday), I can say I'm glad (so far) that I followed my heart! As my other thread chronicled, I looked at an unbroke 3 year old Welsh/Tb who has the most awesome...

Thanks, everyone! I already have several of the books on order!

A little update from today...

I worked with him for the first time briefly today (his second day @ the new barn). What a...

As some of you may know from my other threads, I am now the owner of Eragon, an unbroke 3 year old WelshXTB. While I have experience rebreaking/retraining OTTBs/working with greenies, I have never...

I hear you QHDQ, but their breeding plan is almost elusively first-gen crosses. Rarely do I see a Friesan/ASB crossed on another of the same type or a Friesan/ASB crossed on a Clyde/ASB etc. ...

Lovely horse, Mao. Just shows the unpredictability of crosses.

Some of FWF's "Georgian Grandes" are nice, some are not. I, too, find the breed name/website/whole shebang a bit schmaltzy....

Update:

I went back to the farm and more carefully assessed the horse. His walk is pure with a good overstride. He leans at the canter one way, but his better side is quite nice when on the...

EqT,
Good point. He does take after his sire, will see if I can get ahold of some video.


More info: The little guy (horse I looked at, not sire) was rated an 8+ at his foal inspection for...