Criollo's

[atd87]

I have been looking at the many threads about Criollo's and love how they look. I will be looking for my own horse in around 2-2 1/2 years and am really interested in them. But what sort of weights can they easily carry? I'm a little on the larger side (but am loosing it, yay), so was just wondering if one of these could cope?

Thanks

[greasedweasel]

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[atd87]

Thanks for that greasedweasel. I was hoping that I could be cheeky and ask those who have brought their Criollo from Criollo farm roughly how much they cost also how old they are, what tack you ride in, i.e english, western or the traditional, if either of the last where did you get it from and again roughly how much? This is just so that I can get a rough idea how much I will need to save up, I will be looking in around 2 1/2 years, once I've finished uni and got a job.

[marieb]

Hi, well my spotty chap was £7,000, (appollossa's are always more, as there isn't usually many available for export, they get grabbed by the argies first) You can get tack from Monique, prices vary, most of us are using western tack rather than argentinian, but one chap does. I started off with a Freeform, but it looked too english, i wanted a western looking saddle but treeless, so then bought a Barefoot, very comfy and shaped like the western is) I think prices start at around £3.500, depends on how much work has been done with them. So you will need a few pennies, importing them puts up the prices but they are well worth it. Mine is an expensive example but others on here have paid less for theirs.

[K.T]

Lol - I thought you ment you had paid £3500 for your Barefoot!!!:o

Im having a Western saddle fitter out tomorrow!! At the moment i have a Cheyenne Barefoot - but never been totally happy with it - so now going to remotgage my house before Don comes tomorrow!!:rolleyes:

[Trio]

My boy is on the lighter side - but he's got serious stamina and strength and at 15.2 h is one of the slightly taller ones (although he hasnt got the typical criollo build ) . He was £5250 excl tack etc and worth every penny.
I think prices prob now start from about £5k as they are growing in popularity and are fab little horses to own.

[Great Auntie]

I have been looking at the many threads about Criollo's and love how they look. I will be looking for my own horse in around 2-2 1/2 years and am really interested in them. But what sort of weights can they easily carry? I'm a little on the larger side (but am loosing it, yay), so was just wondering if one of these could cope?

Thanks

Monique doesn't worry about weight usually, though she said only once she felt sorry for the Horse. It was someone very heavy who said they could ride, which of course helps a lot, but then obviously couldn't. But the Horse was OK & is still going strong.

[Great Auntie]

Lol - I thought you ment you had paid £3500 for your Barefoot!!!:o

Im having a Western saddle fitter out tomorrow!! At the moment i have a Cheyenne Barefoot - but never been totally happy with it - so now going to remotgage my house before Don comes tomorrow!!:rolleyes:

Will you be getting the traditional gear to go with the saddle KT? :D

[K.T]

Will you be getting the traditional gear to go with the saddle KT? :D

Do you mean spurs and cowboy hat???:confused:

[atd87]

Monique doesn't worry about weight usually, though she said only once she felt sorry for the Horse. It was someone very heavy who said they could ride, which of course helps a lot, but then obviously couldn't. But the Horse was OK & is still going strong.

Thanks for that, I can ride (ridden since I was 5 now 21 but had a break of 5ish years) have good balance etc and will be having lessons when I start looking for my own horse, got a share horse at the moment. Been told that my balance and riding ability is great considering I hadn't ridden for 5 years.

I'm also on a food overhall for several reasons, but have so far lost around a stone, so I'm around 12 and a half to 13 stone!

[Island_Girl]

Hi, mine is part Criollo part Thoroughbred and is in her early twenties. She carried my OH all day hunting on Boxing Day last year, and he is about 13 stone. She is such a willing responsive horse, nothing is any trouble for her, typical of the Criollos. You won't regret getting one. I bet you won't be able to wait 2 1/2 years though.
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[atd87]

You won't regret getting one. I bet you won't be able to wait 2 1/2 years though.
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I'm already struggling and I've only stated riding again for 2 or 3 months. Was talking to my best friend (not at all horsey) and he was supprised about how much they are. I would get one now other than the money :mad:

[marieb]

I'm already struggling and I've only stated riding again for 2 or 3 months. Was talking to my best friend (not at all horsey) and he was supprised about how much they are. I would get one now other than the money :mad:

Must be agony for you, especially seeing all these lovely hosses. I have seen well school english broken horses for anything between 3 and 5 thousand advertised lately, so yes you could get a horse cheaper than that, but i bet once you have tried a criollo, you'll be smitten forever.

Have you done any western riding?

[atd87]

No, I've always wanted to just never had the chance, I had to stop riding for medical reasons and thaught that I would never be able to ride again, but luckly as long as I look after myself I can. I have never been interested in competions, just riding for plesure so this just goes along that line to me.

[Great Auntie]

Might I suggest that you go for a few rides at the Criollo Farm, before you buy, that way you'll get the feel for the Criollos & learn to ride them the way they are trained, then when you can afford one you'll know exactly what you want. :)

[marieb]

beat me to ga, i was also going to suggest that...

[K.T]

Might I suggest that you go for a few rides at the Criollo Farm, before you buy, that way you'll get the feel for the Criollos & learn to ride them the way they are trained, then when you can afford one you'll know exactly what you want. :)

Great advice Bev!

[atd87]

Might I suggest that you go for a few rides at the Criollo Farm, before you buy, that way you'll get the feel for the Criollos & learn to ride them the way they are trained, then when you can afford one you'll know exactly what you want. :)

Thanks, thats what I was going to do, but was just going to leave it till closer to the time I'll be able to buy one :)

[Midnight Rose]

Sorry to revive such an old thread but I basically want to ask the same question.

My boyfriend is on the heavy side, I don't want to beat about the bush, he's fat but he's a big bloke anyway (underneath the fat).

He wants to learn western riding and he also wants to lose a bit of his fat. He is never ever going to be light as he's got a huge frame.

So, I just wanted to know the weight limit for criollos as these are the horses they have at my local western riding centre.

He's 18 stone now but wants to lose, so what would be the heaviest? I'm about to ring the riding stables to see what their weight limit is.

[K.T]

Id be interested in what you find out.:confused:

Where is your local western riding centre with Criollos.(whats it called?)

Criollos are quite small for a 18 stone novice rider.

[Midnight Rose]

I wouldn't let him on one now! I think they shouldn't have 18 stone of novice plonked on them! But I could be wrong.

I don't care what weight he is, I fancy him as he is now and I fancied him when he was 20 stone, but he really wants to learn western riding and he wants to lose weight, so I thought we could combine the two as an incentive :) Y'know, a treat for when he's got down to the weight limit.



It's called southern schoolmasters.

[greasedweasel]

Well when they do "La Marcha" the carry 17.5 stone and do 750Km!!

I would say on a bigger Criollo about 14 stone would be very acceptable - is that realistic?

Thats taking into account a heavy saddle, clothes and the fact that he is a novice. Good Luck! :D

[K.T]

Southernschoolmasters - I tried the black one from there (on their web picture) before they bought it from Criollo Farm - it was VERY sweet!! but small(no way could that one carry 18 stone)

What a great incentive though to loose weight - great idea!:)

[Midnight Rose]

I got a reply.

They have said 15 stone as the weight limit :)