We went to look at our fifth horse yesterday and were quite pleased. We had to drive two hours each way to see him, but it was worth it. Each of the other horses we've looked at have had something that needed to be worked on, but this one is ready to go and doesn't need any work. He has beautiful ground manners, has done the walk/trot/canter, and jumps up to three feet. Samantha will need to learn how to use more leg and less arm on him, but that's so minor it's barely worth mentioning.
Albert, or Alarming Leader, is 18 years old, an off the track thoroughbred, 16.1hh, and is greyish white. He's currently being used for fox hunting and isn't on any sort of supplements or injections. He has shown three times under his current owner and she said he placed at all of them. Our trainer will call her tonight and let her know we're interested and would like to bring him here for a trial period. We've already set up the vet appointment for next Friday to have him checked out, with x-rays as needed. We'd like to keep the price negotiable based on the vets findings, but we'll see what the owner says to that.
Our trainer has also told us we can take one of her horses to act as a companion to this one until we either get another one or get our first boarder. She has one that can't be ridden until he possibly heals from an injury. He's supposed to be pastured and lunged once a year until he heals, if ever. He's perfectly fine, as long as he's not ridden. She agreed to pay for all his vet and farrier bills and we'll let him help mow our pastures. It's a win-win in my opinion. She needs the space he's taking up, and I need another horse.
I'll post pictures of Albert when he arrives next week.
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