sand_piper (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} sand_piper) wrote,@ 2009-07-01 09:55:00 |
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The Alaska Curlies
I have talked to the owners of all four of these over the last six months. Odie and Ponessa are no longer possibilities for certain reasons. Little Bit and Stormy are. If I were to get one of them, there are different pros and cons to each.
Little Bit's pros are that I would be able to ride him on the trail (I dream of ponying Dolly for a while) and he would be a companion to Dolly if my neighbor does let me keep Dolly at their empty barn/pasture. His care needs are pretty standard. He's a gelding and older, which I think will be a good match for Dolly. The only con is that Tim wouldn't be able to ride him (he has a weight resctriction that the current owner doesn't know the reason for -- she was told by the AK Equine Rescue that he had a weight restriction, though). But, the vet and farrier both said that Tim would be fine on Dolly. And Dolly actually responds to him better than she responds to me anyway (he has a more dominant aura with horses).
On the other hand, Stormy is trained and is mid-aged, so he'd probably do just as well with Dolly. I have heard that Stormy's personality is WONDERFUL by both his original owner and his current owner. He'd probably be good to ride, and Tim could ride him too. However, he's a straight-coated Curly so I might be more allergic to him. And he costs an initial $2000 more than Little Bit for me, and he might cost a little bit more to feed just because he's larger. But, he'd probably be better if Tim would ride with me. But if Tim doesn't ride with me, Little Bit might be better. Or if Tim would ride Dolly, that would be fine anyway. So hmm.
So. If I were to get a horse... Decisions...
Update: It turns out that Little Bit has conformation problems and that is why he has a weight limit.
Little Bit
Stormy
(Odie)
(Ponessa)
I have talked to the owners of all four of these over the last six months. Odie and Ponessa are no longer possibilities for certain reasons. Little Bit and Stormy are. If I were to get one of them, there are different pros and cons to each.
Little Bit's pros are that I would be able to ride him on the trail (I dream of ponying Dolly for a while) and he would be a companion to Dolly if my neighbor does let me keep Dolly at their empty barn/pasture. His care needs are pretty standard. He's a gelding and older, which I think will be a good match for Dolly. The only con is that Tim wouldn't be able to ride him (he has a weight resctriction that the current owner doesn't know the reason for -- she was told by the AK Equine Rescue that he had a weight restriction, though). But, the vet and farrier both said that Tim would be fine on Dolly. And Dolly actually responds to him better than she responds to me anyway (he has a more dominant aura with horses).
On the other hand, Stormy is trained and is mid-aged, so he'd probably do just as well with Dolly. I have heard that Stormy's personality is WONDERFUL by both his original owner and his current owner. He'd probably be good to ride, and Tim could ride him too. However, he's a straight-coated Curly so I might be more allergic to him. And he costs an initial $2000 more than Little Bit for me, and he might cost a little bit more to feed just because he's larger. But, he'd probably be better if Tim would ride with me. But if Tim doesn't ride with me, Little Bit might be better. Or if Tim would ride Dolly, that would be fine anyway. So hmm.
So. If I were to get a horse... Decisions...
Update: It turns out that Little Bit has conformation problems and that is why he has a weight limit.
Little Bit
Stormy
(Odie)
(Ponessa)
