Horse shopping 6

[goddessfarmer]

I looked at this horse today.  He clearly meets all of the search criteria.  He is easy to jump and will jump anything.  He is a work in progress for his dressage.  I really like his walk and trot, even though he does not always track up.  His canter is hard for me to ride, however, more fitness on my part will fix that.  He likes to do flying changes. He was totally unconcerned when I was messy at a jump.  His response to me being surprised at the hugeness of his canter the first time was to slow down to the trot.  So what I'm trying to say here is that he would babysit me and still jump whatever he was pointed at.  Am I in love with him? no. Could I be? yes.  I have another lined up to look at on Monday, and a call in to another trainer who has yet another which sounds promising.

Comments

[quietann.livejournal.com]

oh, he's pretty! I hope you keep him in mind...

[kitszoo.livejournal.com]

Wow, he's stunning!

[unclebooboo.livejournal.com]

Looks like a wonderful horse.

I can't help shaking my head at the prices horses like this are going for, but then I think about the training that must have gone into this horse and I can sort of understand. On the other hand, I can't imagine paying that much for even the most wonderful horse- I've got a mortgage and retirement to worry about first.

It's unfortunate that riding and especially owning horses has become so expensive. In the long run I fear that this will lead to a feedback loop where the sport becomes ever more expensive, ultimately shutting off the flow of new participants.