I tried Jekyll today and it went much better than I was expecting :) He is really lovely on the flat and a pleasure to ride. We jumped around a little bit and he took care of me through all of the awkwardness and the communication errors that come with a first ride on an unfamiliar horse. That said, E believes (and his record suggests) that he cannot be successful past novice. I really want a horse that at least has the potential to go training, plus I'm not a fan of his shady history or tendency to knock LOTS of rails in stadium. I'll still share the videos with you so that we can collectively drool over his fancy trot and incredibly comfortable canter! Blogger could only find one of the three vids, so I included links to the other two.
Tomorrow will be yet another busy day for me, as my horse shopping trip keeps increasing in size... it went from looking at one horse in Lexington to looking at four! It still includes Liam, the 16.2 OTTB, but I don't have much info on any of the other horses just yet. I'll keep you posted :)
How exciting! Love him on the flat, but think you are wise to keep looking with his jumping history. Definitely want one that will take care of you over the jumps, so you can have some fun :-)
Best of luck!
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DeleteExciting!! Can't wait to hear about the 4 horses!!
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DeleteHorse shopping is so exciting! We're all living vicariously through you I think
ReplyDeleteIt's exciting and frustrating at the same time! I'll try to keep everyone as up to date as possible!
DeleteHope it goes well, I can't wait to hear about the four!
ReplyDeleteI'm having fun vicariously horse shopping through you :)
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DeleteYou look good on Jek!
ReplyDeleteThanks!! I really did like him, but not enough...
DeleteHe has a lovely trot! And I don't think you are a creeper :)
ReplyDeleteHaha good to know :)
DeleteHow exciting! Love him on the flat, but think you are wise to keep looking with his jumping history. Definitely want one that will take care of you over the jumps, so you can have some fun :-)
ReplyDeleteDefinitely!
DeleteJust catching up on all of this! How exciting and I think you made a good (yet very hard!) decision.
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