Good luck!
I did want to give a thought about the fee on the other horse - how much do the owners pay the trainer for looking after you/showing the horse each time you go out? I suspect the quality of the horse has no bearing on that fee.
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I donāt think they pay her in that way honestly, the trainer told me it was to ward off ābad experiences.ā But it doesnāt matter. It just really surprised me. I know this can be common and like the hunter world but I havenāt found it to be common in the dressage / eventing /western disciplines. At least not for my budget.
Either way, horse #2 was farther along and pretty dang fun so Iām glad I went to see him. I will wait to go see horse #1 again if this guy doesnāt vet well (but he seems more structurally sound than horse #1)
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Well horse #2 vetted extremely well. Waiting on 5 panel but itās basically a done deal. 
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glad to hear the vetting went well! How exciting for you!
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We DO require pictures, when youāre ready 
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Love him! I need to find the same thing 
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He was with a barrel racing trainer so I really was looking everywhere!! Ha ha
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Yes I would have guessed that with his breeding 
I am keeping an eye on the barrel horses in my area, some of them are pretty nice movers! But also find the prices on the nice ones go well up into 5 figures pretty quickly too.
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Awwwww is he a buckskin ? Heās a lovely chonk!
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I rode a mare for a friend a few years ago, racing bred as well. Iām not sure what her actual bloodlines were but I wouldnāt be surprised if they had some blood lines in common. She was a super cute mare, really enjoyed dressage. She was a bit on the sensitive side and a little bit spooky. But a good girl and tried hard. I feel like this gelding is like just the male version of that horse.
But because of his sensitive nature I got him at a decent price. I really just canāt imagine him ever being a good barrel horse. I think it would have been way too much pressure on him. I think that he is going to enjoy dressage and find some comfort in it.
Good luck Rulex! You will find your match too.
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Yep heās buckskin!
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Oh my goodness he is so stinking cute!!
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Pretty color AND a sweet face, congratulations!
Oh! a BUCKSKIN!!! nyyyce! I rode mine under my coach today so she could give us some more instruction toward ācowboy dressageā. Iāve been training him on my own for about 5 months and weāve apparantly made some decent progress. Hopefully coach can free up a two lesson slot for me and i can trailer him in with my mare weekly so we can work on getting him ready.
We put four horses through under me today in three hours (well 4 under saddle then a little bit of stranger-danger work with my mustangsā¦(not very successfulā¦LOL)
anyhowā¦buckskins. Love their look. i love bays the most, then buckskinsā¦
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Canāt wait to hear all about him ! Whatās his name? 
His ears lol. Years ago when I was trying my horse I couldnāt stop staring at his ears which my trainer yelled at me for ha!
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His name is Lynx. Iām a sucker for the ears too. Itās hard not to find them adorable!
Heās super sweet I canāt wait to get to know him better
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Oh Luna! Iām so happy for you. I hope everything works out.
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He is adorable! Good luck with him!
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