Hi. I am ready to buy a horse. Do I go with the riding school cob who is steady and kind but can be nappy or do I go for something with a bit more go? I love my part loan riding school horse, who looks like a piebald gypsy cob 15.2(fabulous feathers and mane one and half feet long!). I'm nearly 50 with fibromyalgia and together we are happy hackers. But when I buy my own I horse I'll be looking to do a bit of the bottom rung cross county and maybe a little dressage. I thought if I buy my riding school horse and get her (and me) fitter doing lots of training we could do this but might I be taking her out of her comfort zone if I did? Would I be asking too much of her? She can be extremely stubborn but that's cobs for you. She has lived her whole life at the riding school (12 years). I would still keep her there if I did buy her but she is quite set in her ways.
I had ponies when I was young and do love a more chunky build. I would dread out horsing myself and not being able to cope.
Any thoughts much appreciated.
I had ponies when I was young and do love a more chunky build. I would dread out horsing myself and not being able to cope.
Any thoughts much appreciated.