Very precise description about why I would never choose to ride or own a TB. Some of the crossbreeds are okay: over here they breed TBs with Irish Draught to come up with hunters and jumpers who aren't completely psychotic. But even that would be too much horse for me and I prefer to stick to flat work.
The OTTB at our stable is the biggest black hole as far as never ending problems and vet bills are concerned. He's also the biggest horse in the stable, 17.2, and only a few very patient and competent people can ride him . . . in the weeks during the year in which he is actually sound for riding and not in rehab again.
Vanners aren't a breed, more of a type. They're supposed to be good bombproof horses for novices but the ones at our stable are dramah kings. They also don't get enough turn out because their owners are worried their coats will get too dirty. Gah.
Love Arabs, but they're a bit too hot for me, being a 44 year old novice. I'll be a Welsh pony slave for life . . .
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Date: 2008-11-22 08:46 am (UTC)The OTTB at our stable is the biggest black hole as far as never ending problems and vet bills are concerned. He's also the biggest horse in the stable, 17.2, and only a few very patient and competent people can ride him . . . in the weeks during the year in which he is actually sound for riding and not in rehab again.
Vanners aren't a breed, more of a type. They're supposed to be good bombproof horses for novices but the ones at our stable are dramah kings. They also don't get enough turn out because their owners are worried their coats will get too dirty. Gah.
Love Arabs, but they're a bit too hot for me, being a 44 year old novice. I'll be a Welsh pony slave for life . . .