tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973970198055215844.post4047838191712658459..comments2023-11-05T00:48:10.792-07:00Comments on Life's A Beach: Horse shopping...SweetPeahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01762714976706163036noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973970198055215844.post-20684015784472173892012-03-28T15:54:39.682-07:002012-03-28T15:54:39.682-07:00I've been lucky that the horses I've actua...I've been lucky that the horses I've actually gone to look at have been relatively normal, and the owners have been honest, just got unlucky with the vet checks. And yes, I do think the sellers were honest, but just didn't see the lameness any more than I did. But there is certainly a LOT to wade through on Craigslist.Bownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973970198055215844.post-14797797180547760862012-03-28T15:31:20.885-07:002012-03-28T15:31:20.885-07:00It's amazing how much you run across all that....It's amazing how much you run across all that. Sometimes I just want to kick people...SweetPeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762714976706163036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973970198055215844.post-3629717695074240402012-03-28T15:23:05.648-07:002012-03-28T15:23:05.648-07:00SweetPea, you're also not including all the tw...SweetPea, you're also not including all the two-year-olds that are perfect kid horses, unbroke 7-year-olds, broodmares that have never done anything else, and of course the ubiquitous 25-year-olds and/or foundered horses that people don't want to feed anymore, so they want someone ELSE to take them as a pasture pet. :-)Shawnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06854988599579651219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973970198055215844.post-48291659509004420742012-03-28T14:39:51.605-07:002012-03-28T14:39:51.605-07:00Hill, the first one had ringbone, definitely a no ...Hill, the first one had ringbone, definitely a no go. The second one, the vet said would be okay for light trail riding a couple times a week (which is what he WAS being used for), but I want to work my way up to endurance, and want to be able to rider harder/farther/longer/more than that, so that particular horse was a no go for ME. For a different rider, for a different purpose, the might have "passed." Both horses, the vet said they were lame even prior to the flexion tests. I don't get the impression that this vet relies on flexion tests alone as indicators of lameness or lack thereof, but as part of the picture, especially to determine which joint is the problem in a given limb.Bownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973970198055215844.post-22469468852248128982012-03-28T13:43:25.936-07:002012-03-28T13:43:25.936-07:00Not exactly sure of the details, Hill... I'll ...Not exactly sure of the details, Hill... I'll have to find out.SweetPeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762714976706163036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973970198055215844.post-27418401722605102032012-03-28T12:59:33.267-07:002012-03-28T12:59:33.267-07:00Failed vet check how? There's not a saddle hor...Failed vet check how? There's not a saddle horse alive that will pass a "flex test" yet so many vets convince people horses who fail it are defective.HillBillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08181318928302167671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973970198055215844.post-81558631899942172552012-03-28T12:33:00.193-07:002012-03-28T12:33:00.193-07:00No kidding!! It's a good thing that they find ...No kidding!! It's a good thing that they find me and that I don't have to go looking. Sheesh...SweetPeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762714976706163036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973970198055215844.post-1076534785859795482012-03-28T12:04:46.241-07:002012-03-28T12:04:46.241-07:00I'm casually keeping an eye out for sale prosp...I'm casually keeping an eye out for sale prospects and some of the horses I see out there make me cringe.Domhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139769676714813261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973970198055215844.post-45012621345175927492012-03-28T11:35:44.843-07:002012-03-28T11:35:44.843-07:00I have high hopes for the Quarab :)I have high hopes for the Quarab :)SweetPeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762714976706163036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973970198055215844.post-28235410708859514922012-03-28T11:16:00.480-07:002012-03-28T11:16:00.480-07:00Heh. I can't believe I'm an inspiration f...Heh. I can't believe I'm an inspiration for an entire blog post. <br /><br />Yeah, horse-shopping sucks. At first, I thought it might be kind of fun to try out different horses and get a feel for what's out there, but unfortunately, whenever I find one that seems to be sane, the right age, the right build, etc., it's apparently lame on at least one foot. Ugh. Here's hoping one of the contenders I have now will work out, eh?"Bow"noreply@blogger.com