Looking for Horses for Sale
February 22, 2009 by Hanna08
As I watch my friends look for horses for sale horses for sale, the same theme keeps repeating itself over and over—suitability. We’ve all seen it; the wrong horse for the job. I see people buying horses that are not suitable because of conformation, age, previous work, movement or incompatibility with the rider, among other reasons. Most common seems to be the young horse buy—the four-year-old horse for the child or someone who just intends to ride on the trails.
Sure, you can find a nice quiet four-year-old, but, really, what are the chances he’ll be a trustworthy mount for a weak inexperienced amateur or the older recreational trail rider? Another wrong horse scenario involves conformation. One friend was looking at horse sales that were billed as “dressage or hunter” prospects. (Frankly, I don’t see how a horse could be both except if you intend to ride just the lower levels of dressage, but that’s just my feeling.) She was shopping for a dressage horse and came back with a trial horse who seemed pleasant enough in personality, but he was a big draft cross type, maybe Irish draught.
“I dunno…,” I mussed, taking in his big, draft body, huge legs, and clunky feet. When he cantered, he sounded like a medieval war horse. “I’m no expert, but he looks more like he’d be real happy as a field hunter.” “Really? They said he’d probably go to fourth level, maybe higher,” she said. “I thought you said you wanted something small enough so that you could mount it from the ground in case you got thrown?” I wondered aloud, figuring he was over 17 hands. She didn’t answer. She was shorter than me, and I knew I’d have to vault off the side of the arena to get on this monster. And it’s not like she sticks like glue either; she was off her previous horse more often than not. Needless to say, her instructor did not feel he’d make an upper level dressage horse, and he went back before his trial week was up.
Maybe I’m not one to comment. I’ve never sold my horses. I’ve loved them for what they could do. I don’t really know what it’s like to go horse shopping with the intent on finding a horse for a particular job. In a recent lesson with my dressage trainer, we began to push Lady’s training a little further, encouraging her to carry herself in a more advanced frame. Because we’re going slowly and carefully, she’s picking up the work quickly and agreeably (that is, when she isn’t distressed by squealing pigs.) I am well aware that she is not built to move through the upper levels of dressage, but that’s okay. She doesn’t like jumping and she’s not terribly bold without a lot of encouragement. But she’s a nicely forward, pretty mover for an ex-racehorse, with a lovely head and neck. I’m happy to work with what she’s willing to give while keeping her sound and sane.
My riding aspirations revolve around what my horse is capable of doing—her suitability for the task. I will find the right job for her so that she can be the right horse. Just make sure if you are looking at a horse sale, that you look for the right reasons and the right horse. With that said, I hope you find what you are looking for and happy trails!
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"people who are faint of heart should not enter this field because the boundaries are unclear, constantly being defined, etc" If you want more well-defined boundaries then go into a more traditional field
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“Mike S – do you mean Stone’s letter that says that 2005 was the 8th best year ever for hunters to kill Idaho elk? That obviously, wolves aren’t making much of a dent in Idaho’s flourishing elk population? That is good news. Thanks for recognizing that wolves are doing fine, elk are doing fine. You finally “got it”.”
First of all Idaho's Elk population is not “Flourishing” far from it.
Calf recruitment is down in most areas of the state and the age of the herd is getting older without the recruitment of young calves.
I guess you don't understand herd dynamics.
8th best year for hunters? By number of hours spent in the field? or by hunter #'s or harvest of animals?
You can't claim one without knowing the others.
Do yourself a favor and do some research of your own. Don't listen to paid articles and reports funded by people on your side of the fence.
dig deeper and go to the source. Sinapu, Defenders, Sirra Club and other org.'s will just give you the info you want to hear not the truth.
Go to IDF&G and go to reaserch and look up the Elk Proc. from 2005 and see what the IDF&G has to say about Elk #'s here in the state.
The word “Flourishing” to desribe Elk herds is not used unless you are referring to the out of control Wolf numbers.
As far as your Wolves are doing fine comment, they are doing so well we will get to start hunting them here soon and until then the “whining” cattlemen as you people call them will keep WS's well informed to their depredations and they will be thinning them out until we get to.