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| Posted: Sat Jan 8th, 2011 01:12 am |
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softride G.O.G Community Member 
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Blue roan? My favorite color.to1 Now I'm just plain jealous. But pretty does not have to do with color. I sure hope that all of you click. Safe riding!
____________________ Horses are not a job-They are a way of life! |
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| Posted: Sun Jan 9th, 2011 02:36 am |
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sisbarbo G.O.G Community Member 
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Thanks Softride, we are going to check him out tomorrow. Maybe I'll get to take some picutures.
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| Posted: Sun Jan 9th, 2011 03:53 am |
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softride G.O.G Community Member
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Wish I could go with you. I feel that this one is gonna be good. You already know how he acts on the trail and you know the people so they won't be able to lie about how the horse reacts. Sounds like things will be looking up for you. I am so glad. Good luck.
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| Posted: Sun Jan 9th, 2011 02:52 pm |
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Brenda Im Pasture Boss 
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sisbarbo, I applaud your good sense. Far too often people fail to make this choice until they or someone else gets hurt. When that happens, it can sour riding for a very long time. There's a right owner for this horse, but glad you realize that at this point in your life, it's probably not you. Been there, done that - wrote the book. l1 PB 
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| Posted: Sun Jan 9th, 2011 03:33 pm |
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NOELLEE G.O.G Community Member 
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Barbi... you did make the best decision for your daughter. I was in a similar situation once with a young draft cross that hurt me bodily good a couple of times. There was a 10yr girl that would ride him also, but he tossed her a couple of times. She rebounded great. Jumped up off the ground so fast after the fall and never thought twice about getting back up again. But I had weeks of pain and healing, and never felt safe on this horse when I rode him again. We had two different trainers work with him, and he did good under male training. There was another guy that rode him on the trails and did great. And another guy that rode him with spurs and did great. But he was unpredictable with us ladies. He was a stunningly beautiful horse, great ground manners, but his strength under saddle along with a mind of his own taught me to give up and consider the importance of safety first. Same thing with the QH that belongs to my boyfriend. He handles great on the ground, easiest horse to shod. Great trail horse too, but when he decides to take charge, it takes a certain mindset and certain will of one's own to get through to him quickly and change his mindset. I forego riding him, lol. If my friends want to ride him, I decline. Boyfriend rides him great, and I saw a pro-rodeo rider handle him great (female barrel racer). So there will be a match for your Onyx. And a wonderful match for your daughter too in another horse. I am very selective now when I buy a horse to ride. I have to feel safe and that the horse listens to me well.
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| Posted: Sun Jan 9th, 2011 03:47 pm |
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NOELLEE G.O.G Community Member
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Oh yeah, this has been interesting in my own horse hunting... listen to your gut when buying a horse again. Of all the horses that did not work out for me, there were varying degrees of hesitation or doubt. Some were so slight, I figured (ego figured, lol) I could fix the horse once we got home. Some were obvious, like the time I test rode a beautiful QH buckskin (looks and build to die for), and he bucked and bolted around the pen three laps, lol. I got off, knew better to buy him, even though my boyfriend said he would fix him. Well, not on my dime and time. When I brought Bo, my 10yr QH, it was pure clarity he was the right horse after I rode him two days. Same with River, riding him for a week, and this QH was just a 3yr old. Rain, my TWH, had some imperfect issues on the ground, but in the saddle it was clarity throughout the entire two day ride. So clarity is the guiding rule. If one is not in the trade of breeding-buying-training-selling horses... and pleasure is your only goal, then be selective and use your finest instincts. It will pay off  .Good Luck, and let us know how it goes.
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