A lot of those won't be registered, so technically they are grade. A lot of the stuff we will see in our price range that is an appropriate height is going to be your Appendixes. Not hating on TBs, but not a good first horse for a 12 year old who has the memory of a goldfish. TBs, no matter how quiet and sound they are rumored to be, are out. I explained that the breeds you see in our price range are usually TBs, QHs, Paints and Apps. Fortunately, I think we are past that thinking now.
She has no horse experience, so to her, it was like someone was asking a grand for a mixed breed dog. I struggled to explain to her that the value of horses lies in temperament, training and experience, unless you are specifically buying to compete or breed for a breed association and need papers on the animal. To her, his asking price, the top of their extended budget, was too much for a horse that "isn't a purebred anything", to quote her. Under saddle he was impeccable, and she would not have suffered in the show ring whatsoever from it.Īnd then of course, his grade breeding. I will give her that the story behind the brand was pretty stupid, but the only repercussions of him having that brand would be the fact that it was unsightly to her.
The brand bothered her so much that she insisted it would have to be covered up and she compared it to a monogram. She was extremely concerned about him being grade (TB cross) and having a personal brand from a previous owner. Still looking a little high from the anesthesia.Īs for the fancy unicorn - he was as saintly as he was the first time, but the only thing that M's mother was fixated on was superficial qualities.