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Re: [RC] Cold Backed horse - rides2farBetter really see what kind of fit it throws..........I have seen one that> would literally throw itself over backwards (tied or not)....no matter now> carefully or slowly the cinch was tightened.... Yeah. Don't need that. Heck, don't need a horse at all, but I had a call an awful lot like this about 15 years ago and the person told me so much wrong with the horse I just had to see it. Went up there and it was the best looking, most honest faced horse you ever saw...and the owner was a NUTCASE. I sold that one to a vet for a nice profit and he turned into a tremendous dressage horse. Here's the clues that had me interested. The woman said his first owner rode him all over the place. The man was 70. She said, "Even I rode him for the first year, then I got skeerd of him". She was obviously extremely inexperienced. The horse probably put up with a lot before he started getting hard to saddle. She said he doesn't buck, never reared, he just circles you and sometimes he sweats. He'll break the lead if you saddle him while tied, but any other time you can tie him. She said he only does it about half the time and since they liked riding the Walking Horses better they got tired of taking 15 minutes to saddle him. They like their Walking Horses because they can just slap the saddle on and go. I asked what bit they use with him. Same as with the Walking Horses. (probably too wide for him). My new horse Gunner was a little cinchy when I tried him out. He danced, walked forward, and considered nipping me. Now he doesn't even stop eating. So many of these people think it's their duty to get that cinch rediculously tight it's not wonder horses act that way. It's just tempting to get this horse for somebody to ride. He's an obvious Arab that's as buff as a QH and big. He's had years of slow riding in the mountains. She said he's the best they have at crossing water, going through traffic, anything. Some heavyweight would probably enjoy him. Anybody who is curious, write privately and I'll send you photos. :-) Angie =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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