i have just bought a horse for my daughter from a dealer, I explained to the dealer that my daughter (14) was a total novice and I needed a horse that she could learn from. She is quite tall and he had a horse advertised at 16hh, we went along to the yard and my daughter rode the horse, firstly on a hack with two other horses and then in the arena. The horse was perfect, he was quiet, and my daughter felt safe. We told the dealer we wanted the horse but after we returned from holiday, but understood if he sold him when we were away. The dealer had other horses coming in and said he had to go straight away, reluctantly we took him early and managed to find someone to look after him who was highly experienced.
When we returned from holiday, the person looking after our horse told us that on a few occasions he had backed her into a corner with his backside and warned me to make sure this didn’t happen with my daughter.
It’s been 3 days since we returned from holiday and my daughter has been backed into in stable quite a few times and she got on his back yesterday, the horse pranced around and eventually through her off. He is so strong she couldn’t even hold onto his reins when she got back up. He’s had the run of the field whilst we have been away for our 5 day break.
I called the dealer and said this horse is not suitable for a 14 year old novice, and he said he was fine when he left here but since your 7 days are up I can offer you a swap but I won’t take him back off you and refund any money. The horse is a Dutch warm blood and actually measures 17hh definitely not a novice ride. Can anyone offer any advice, I’m so worried about the well being of my daughter around him and worried that the horse will come to harm as she can’t control him on the ground either.
When we returned from holiday, the person looking after our horse told us that on a few occasions he had backed her into a corner with his backside and warned me to make sure this didn’t happen with my daughter.
It’s been 3 days since we returned from holiday and my daughter has been backed into in stable quite a few times and she got on his back yesterday, the horse pranced around and eventually through her off. He is so strong she couldn’t even hold onto his reins when she got back up. He’s had the run of the field whilst we have been away for our 5 day break.
I called the dealer and said this horse is not suitable for a 14 year old novice, and he said he was fine when he left here but since your 7 days are up I can offer you a swap but I won’t take him back off you and refund any money. The horse is a Dutch warm blood and actually measures 17hh definitely not a novice ride. Can anyone offer any advice, I’m so worried about the well being of my daughter around him and worried that the horse will come to harm as she can’t control him on the ground either.