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Post by gingitsu on Dec 27, 2007 22:55:07 GMT 1
plus he's quite young, what age do u start eventing?
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Post by sara on Dec 27, 2007 23:50:25 GMT 1
I can only advise from my experiance, but it may help you. My boy had absolutly terrible feet, the first summer that I got him he couldn't keep 4 shoes on for longer than 10 days. He had really bad cracks, right the wa up to the coronet band, similar to yours. I do honestly think that shoeing made them worse, as even with the best farrier in the world, banging nails into the foot weakens it.
4 years on, they are so much better it is unbelievable. His back feet are now barefoot, something I never thought they would be, and his fronts are still improving. I do absolutly think that with proper barefoot trimming from the beginning and no shoes they wouldn't have had the problems
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Post by megnum on Dec 28, 2007 12:02:05 GMT 1
I might have it wrong then? not sure about crack and gingitsu it would be several years before I would start competing him (probably when he is 5/6)
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Post by indibindi on Dec 28, 2007 12:08:34 GMT 1
He has very good feet barefoot already The farrier they use is very well regarded around here and very good with barefoot horses and never shoes unecessarily. That pic is from summer and its improved since then - and please don't think I am being rude but the farrier has seen it in the flesh and if he thinks it might need a shoe then it might really need a shoe.
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Post by megnum on Dec 28, 2007 12:12:30 GMT 1
Thanks smudge I was going to say something similar but not brave enough
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Post by eskimo on Dec 28, 2007 13:32:55 GMT 1
I like the look of this horse Megnum. But not having seen you ride i could not say if the horse would be suitable for you. Agree with Smudge reference the farrier.
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Post by megnum on Dec 28, 2007 14:03:53 GMT 1
I agree eskimo as we do not even know what he is going to turn out like ridden wise. However I think that I should be fine on him as I have ridden a variety of things from laid back steady types (had them jumoing 3ft6 and whizzing out of enjoyment lol) and I have also ridden horses such as a mare who is definitely not the easiest as she leaps etc and is very very fizzy so fingers crossed we should be ok and maybe if I am very lucky he will be somewhere in the middle but who knows. ;D
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Post by suewhitmore on Dec 28, 2007 14:50:02 GMT 1
I think he looks a really good sort, one I'd be happy to give house room to! Size wise he'll be fine for lower level eventing, but he'd have to be exceptionally talented to overcome the lack of a hand height in 3 star and above. You cannot know if he is or not until he does it!
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Post by jill on Dec 28, 2007 15:59:46 GMT 1
If you re going to event and show jump you maybe need to check out the height and age limits on rider classes - you wouldn't want to have to compete against adults because he is over the maximum height. I don't know what they are these days, but worth checking. I agree with Sue, 15.1 is an inbetween size - too big for junior classes (I think) and too small to compete seriously in the adult classes.
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