Is there a market for Quarter Horses in the dressage (or hunter/jumper) world?

[outerbanks77]

Yeah, last week I took a lesson with a trainer who has worked on both coasts and at a pretty high level, and he was like - “Horse is lovely, problem is you’re in Idaho.” And I’m 20 minutes from the Boise airport, it’s not like we’re out in the hinterlands. I know as a buyer it’s a risk to travel just to see one horse, which leaves the local market.

[hoopoe]

@beau159

I have a few English trainers that I have taken lessons with over the years that I had planned to reach out to first, if I made that decision to find her a new home. My goal would be a word-of-mouth sale first, before I would publicly list her, as that would be better chances of the right home.

If you want to get her into a new home, I would send her to one of these trainers where she can have a month of consistent and discipline driven work. A trainer can tell you what her potential will be. Personally I see a horse that needs a solid flat work ( dressage) foundation before she can be evaluated for any kind of hunter potential.

I think her market is as a nice , gotta love a QH, home with someone who wants a reliable trail and basic arena horse. This would likely ease off her breathing issues.

As a dressage rider who had a QH that went to 3rd level and schooled beyond, hock and hind end soundness are paramount. I love the sweet sensibility of my last horse and he will always be the epitome of what I want in a friendly , amiable horse

[endlessclimb]

I hate to say it but a 7 year old with unresolved breathing issues is a HARD no for me, no matter what the horse does. That’s a lifetime of issues, staring someone in the face.

[candyappy]

@beau159

She usually always at least placed in the HUS classes, won Hunter Hack most of the time. She even won a Western Pleasure class once; placed other times. Placed/won reining and ranch riding. Won quite a few trail classes. Keep in mind, these are local open shows but there’s still decent competition that shows up. I’ve shown AQHA myself before but I just didn’t get her to any of the ranch horse shows this year like I had planned.

I do most of my conditioning on the trail, so she’s done plenty of trail riding. Doesn’t spook. Solid trail horse.

I wouldn’t worry about attracting the dressage market. From all that she does well I think she would sell just fine . Just be upfront on her breathing issues (when doing speed events) but from all the other things you can do with her I would think she would generate a lot of interest

[trubandloki]

@candyappy

be upfront on her breathing issues (when doing speed events)

So you want her to be dishonest? Because the horse has had breathing issues when not doing speed events too, per the other thread.

[candyappy]

@trubandloki

So you want her to be dishonest? Because the horse has had breathing issues when not doing speed events too, per the other thread.

All I can comment on is what I have read in this thread. I have enough problems remembering what I did last week and you want me to know what someone posted on a different thread that I may have not even read??

This was the info given here. I trust OP will give full disclosure whatever that may be.

@beau159

as we have been trying to overcome some breathing issues. I feel like an event where she isn’t running as hard as she can, she would do just fine. It’s just that full exertion that is getting her.

[trubandloki]

@candyappy

All I can comment on is what I have read in this thread. I have enough problems remembering what I did last week and you want me to know what someone posted on a different thread that I may have not even read??

I Posted a link to her saying otherwise in the other thread right in this thread so no remembering required.

Don’t get me wrong. I think the OP wants what is best for this horse so plans to be honest.

[candyappy]

@trubandloki

I Posted a link to her saying otherwise in the other thread right in this thread so no remembering required.

Don’t get me wrong. I think the OP wants what is best for this horse so plans to be honest.

TBH-- I don’t always read all replies to the OP, so i missed yours. I can tell the best thing for the horse is the main goal and lying about health issues doesn’t fit with this persons character from other threads.