Oldenburg 16.2 9yr gelding. Good breeding. Looks beautiful. Nice temperament. Good paces. Well schooled. Good to hack. No vices and good in all ways.
Only problem is that he is slightly tricky to load....apparently it took a couple of years for current owner to get him to load and it now takes her about 5mins to encourage him into the trailer....once in he is happy, its just getting him there. My concern is that I will get him to a show and not be able to get him home.
Our yard owner, who has significant experience of different horses, tells me that if I like the horse, I should get it. He reckons that he can train any horse to load (I have seen him load horses that owners were struggling to get near a trailer without any fuss or drama....no whips, smacking etc)
Any views on this?
Only problem is that he is slightly tricky to load....apparently it took a couple of years for current owner to get him to load and it now takes her about 5mins to encourage him into the trailer....once in he is happy, its just getting him there. My concern is that I will get him to a show and not be able to get him home.
Our yard owner, who has significant experience of different horses, tells me that if I like the horse, I should get it. He reckons that he can train any horse to load (I have seen him load horses that owners were struggling to get near a trailer without any fuss or drama....no whips, smacking etc)
Any views on this?