and guess what? He had a suspensory injury in the past, too! What a surprise. He wasn't a good match for me, anyway....
I must say, I'm starting to enjoy riding all these different horses. I'm not confident enough to get out there and jump them, but I am feeling good enough about my riding to not be nervous about flatting them and even asking them for a little extra - leg yields, giving to the bit, etc. When I first started trying out horses, I would just do the very basics...w,t,c...b/c I was afraid to 'push' them for fear of pushing the wrong button and causing an explosion! Plus (allow me to have a big head here for a sec) I have gotten some compliments on my riding from the owners/trainers of the horses. Sometimes its good to hear that you don't suck as much as you think you do!
I'm going to see a few horses next week. One four yr old Appendix gelding who is a friggin cute mover. He hasn't done much, though, so I've already sorta figured he'll be too green for me. Two horses that Pam Tanner has for sale...both QH's. And...the one I'm most excited about, a friend's friend's (not a typo) RPSI gelding, 7 yrs, 17 hands, evented Novice, very laid-back, SUPER nice horse...should be priced at way more. He looks like he could be an upper level dressage horse (not that I'll ever want to do that). Plus, he self loads and that right there is worth a fortune. AND, we know his whole history from the first time he was ever ridden until now. That's worth a lot, too.
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Good luck with these next horses you're trying! The RPSI sounds wonderful, but I also highly recommend Pam Tanner. Cody came from Pam and he has been nothing but a sweetheart since he unloaded into our barnyard. And he was a BABY, really.
She did some extra spook-checking for us before we bought him since he was so young (at that point we thought he was nearly 4) and my son was going to be his main rider. He is the horse who, when the neighbors have fireworks, stands in the middle of the arena and WATCHES them.
Maybe one of these next horses will be the ONE for you. :)
so.... wanta give me the number of the owner of the last horse you described ;)
I did the same thing when I first started looking at horses. I was nervous and only asked for the basics. I too got some nice compliments and I was thinking "I thought I sucked, maybe Im not as bad as I thought".
good luck with these potential horses. Take pics and let us see, ok!!!???
Gabby- I swear, I could beat you. YOU DO NOT SUCK!! What is it going to take for me to get that through your (obviously) thick skull???
(sigh)
Trust me, you'd beat my @$$ in an equitation class anyday!
Now, I want to go with you and help you test ride that TB!! :D
Wow, have fun looking at these horses! It's good to ride different ones, and its also good to get the nice comments! YAY!
The RPSI DOES sound wonderful...and its good to know his history.
I don't know Pam Tanner personally, but I've heard good things about her and she seems to have wonderful horses...at least from the videos she posts!
Oh, and remember how much we DO love pictures! :)
Riding a bunch of different horses is SO good for your riding...unfortunately, something that we all do less of when we own, so enjoy it while you can. :) And that's great to get compliments!!
Oh self-loaders...that is worth a lot!
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