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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 310634" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>"My" very first horse was an elderly Saddlebred who despite the breed's reputation for foot and leg problems, did fine flat shod in front and barefoot in back. He had been a "park horse" for many years and you know that he'd put a lot of strain on his legs with the heavy shoes and weighted pads.</p><p></p><p>He did fine. He was just aged to the point of being a bit too creaky in the hocks to carry a heavy rider.</p><p></p><p>I DESPISE the popular QH. I owned one for a few years that was of the old-fashioned "working type". He actually came from a working cattle ranch. People couldn't figure out why my guy didn't have the problems with navicular and metabolic disorders that their QHs did.</p><p></p><p>My Arab I got at a dispersal auction. She was nobly bred, had raced in Poland for a couple of years but decided that she wasn't racing anymore (simply broke from the gate at a walk, LoL).</p><p></p><p>It turned out after she came to the US that not only did she have old scars from wire cuts, but she couldn't get pregnant.</p><p></p><p>I outbid a meat buyer for her and IIRC I paid around 650 or so for her. She was a real "bear" to train to saddle and very timid. I had to go all the way back to long-lining her and work back up to saddle training.</p><p></p><p>Her big problem came from the racing. She was terrified of being hit. I got her to the point where you could touch her all over without her freaking out, but I couldn't get to the point of carrying a crop while riding her.</p><p></p><p>Outside of routine care (teeth, feet, shots, worming, etc) the only times I needed vet care were once when she got belted by another horse and cracked a splint bone, and once when she caught herself on a fence and had to have a laceration in her chest stitched up.</p><p></p><p>She was just a wonderful horse and I still have fond memories of her.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 310634, member: 1963"] "My" very first horse was an elderly Saddlebred who despite the breed's reputation for foot and leg problems, did fine flat shod in front and barefoot in back. He had been a "park horse" for many years and you know that he'd put a lot of strain on his legs with the heavy shoes and weighted pads. He did fine. He was just aged to the point of being a bit too creaky in the hocks to carry a heavy rider. I DESPISE the popular QH. I owned one for a few years that was of the old-fashioned "working type". He actually came from a working cattle ranch. People couldn't figure out why my guy didn't have the problems with navicular and metabolic disorders that their QHs did. My Arab I got at a dispersal auction. She was nobly bred, had raced in Poland for a couple of years but decided that she wasn't racing anymore (simply broke from the gate at a walk, LoL). It turned out after she came to the US that not only did she have old scars from wire cuts, but she couldn't get pregnant. I outbid a meat buyer for her and IIRC I paid around 650 or so for her. She was a real "bear" to train to saddle and very timid. I had to go all the way back to long-lining her and work back up to saddle training. Her big problem came from the racing. She was terrified of being hit. I got her to the point where you could touch her all over without her freaking out, but I couldn't get to the point of carrying a crop while riding her. Outside of routine care (teeth, feet, shots, worming, etc) the only times I needed vet care were once when she got belted by another horse and cracked a splint bone, and once when she caught herself on a fence and had to have a laceration in her chest stitched up. She was just a wonderful horse and I still have fond memories of her. [/QUOTE]
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