Hey ya'll,
I had a question for the veteran riders out there and need advise.
Recently I have been looking at a horse in my area over the internet. The seller had a web page for this horse describing all his life experience, training, endurance potential and the fact the he has "15 more good riding years left in him before retirement". I called the seller yesterday and talked to her aobut the horse. Everything sounded perfect to me and he sounded like a great horse. HOWEVER, I asked how old he was and turns out he's 21.... Now call me crazy or just not as horse smart as I thought I was but isn't 21 getting up there in years? My cousin has a 21 year old gelding and he's pretty much retired now. The horse doesn't look a day over 12 in the pictures and looks fat and healthy, but I have qualms about getting a horse that I won't be able to use after a few years.
I have also been looking at a 5 year old Mare that has almost the same amount of experience as the gelding mentioned above. HOWEVER the only problem with her is that she's in Californnia and I won't be able to see her before the purchase. What are some experiences people have had doing a "sight unseen" purchase on a horse. I know it's not the best thing to do but.....
Would I be better off getting the 5 year old mare that has about the same amount of experience or the 21 year old gelding?
Any help would be great.
Jen
