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by nwivy
Mon Jul 11, 2016 10:15 pm
Forum: Young Horse Forum and Breeding and Registries
Topic: Breed help - small drafty type
Replies: 37
Views: 24767

Re: Breed help - small drafty type

The Gypsy was a no-go, too. What about an Azteca?

She might be too firey. She's pretty good at piaffe in hand.
by nwivy
Fri Jul 08, 2016 2:34 am
Forum: Young Horse Forum and Breeding and Registries
Topic: Breed help - small drafty type
Replies: 37
Views: 24767

Re: Breed help - small drafty type

The evaluation for the Gypsy got rescheduled for today. I did hear back about the Fjord x, and apparently she's too "animated".
by nwivy
Thu Jul 07, 2016 2:06 am
Forum: Young Horse Forum and Breeding and Registries
Topic: Breed help - small drafty type
Replies: 37
Views: 24767

Re: Breed help - small drafty type

I was going to suggest a Fjord, too. I have a 14.0h Fjord/QH cross and she's a gem! I keep her mane short and she's very low-maintenance. Here she is jumping last summer with me aboard (I'm 5'7" and not skinny!). Aggie_jumping_2015.jpg I'm waiting to hear if the Gypsy mix passed her evaluation...
by nwivy
Mon Jun 27, 2016 2:25 am
Forum: Young Horse Forum and Breeding and Registries
Topic: Conformation plus temperament questions
Replies: 45
Views: 28350

Re: Conformation plus temperament questions

And I did ask how forward she was and they said not very, just forward for a Gypsy.
by nwivy
Mon Jun 27, 2016 12:55 am
Forum: Young Horse Forum and Breeding and Registries
Topic: Conformation plus temperament questions
Replies: 45
Views: 28350

Re: Conformation plus temperament questions

I'm still keeping my ear out for goneriding and the part-lease on the Haflinger. Here's the most current one: http://www.midnightsunranch.com/momsite/lilikoi.php
(I've given up on posting a photo.)

I'm gonna have her temperament evaluated and 30 days put on her.
by nwivy
Sun Jun 26, 2016 1:52 pm
Forum: Young Horse Forum and Breeding and Registries
Topic: Conformation plus temperament questions
Replies: 45
Views: 28350

Re: Conformation plus temperament questions

I;m back to a Gypsy, but a 12-year old, and a cross.
by nwivy
Sat Jun 25, 2016 12:27 am
Forum: Young Horse Forum and Breeding and Registries
Topic: Conformation plus temperament questions
Replies: 45
Views: 28350

Re: Conformation plus temperament questions

I think I've gone back to a Gypsy. A cross though.
by nwivy
Wed Jun 22, 2016 12:55 am
Forum: Young Horse Forum and Breeding and Registries
Topic: Conformation plus temperament questions
Replies: 45
Views: 28350

Re: Conformation plus temperament questions

Any red flags with this one? Not very dressagey but I am out west. Besides that really mellow would be good. I am lacking in horse-knowlegable confidants.
http://portland.craigslist.org/clk/grd/5634407698.html
by nwivy
Tue Jun 21, 2016 3:52 pm
Forum: Young Horse Forum and Breeding and Registries
Topic: Conformation plus temperament questions
Replies: 45
Views: 28350

Re: Conformation plus temperament questions

i'm pretty sure the video was of a 3-year old. I don't want that anyway.
by nwivy
Mon Jun 20, 2016 7:04 pm
Forum: Young Horse Forum and Breeding and Registries
Topic: Conformation plus temperament questions
Replies: 45
Views: 28350

Re: Conformation plus temperament questions

Well then, back to gaited. I don't know a lot about gaited, but they often seem too fiery and/or too fast. What do you think of this: http://portland.craigslist.org/clc/grd/5637032341.html ?
by nwivy
Mon Jun 20, 2016 1:58 am
Forum: Young Horse Forum and Breeding and Registries
Topic: Conformation plus temperament questions
Replies: 45
Views: 28350

Re: Conformation plus temperament questions

I just got a video of her "slow" walk. She was really tense, had her head up, and looked really unhappy. This is not a situation I want to be involved in.
by nwivy
Sun Jun 19, 2016 2:05 am
Forum: Young Horse Forum and Breeding and Registries
Topic: Conformation plus temperament questions
Replies: 45
Views: 28350

Re: Conformation plus temperament questions

After all my changes of mind, I think I'm (maybe) gonna go with a 12-year old QH with experience as a therapy horse.
http://www.dreamhorse.com/ad/2039333/sh ... regon.html
by nwivy
Sat Jun 18, 2016 6:54 pm
Forum: Young Horse Forum and Breeding and Registries
Topic: Conformation plus temperament questions
Replies: 45
Views: 28350

Re: Conformation plus temperament questions

But the other picture does show up even though I'm on a pc.

What will I trade with a gaited breed? Like a Rocky Mt.?

goneriding - where are you? I am interested in that part-lease.
by nwivy
Sat Jun 18, 2016 5:19 pm
Forum: Young Horse Forum and Breeding and Registries
Topic: Conformation plus temperament questions
Replies: 45
Views: 28350

Re: Conformation plus temperament questions

I'm not getting anything to work.
by nwivy
Fri Jun 17, 2016 7:41 pm
Forum: Young Horse Forum and Breeding and Registries
Topic: Conformation plus temperament questions
Replies: 45
Views: 28350

Re: Conformation plus temperament questions

It shows over and over for me. I wonder if it's because I'm on a mac. I'll try it on a pc later.
by nwivy
Fri Jun 17, 2016 3:17 pm
Forum: Young Horse Forum and Breeding and Registries
Topic: Conformation plus temperament questions
Replies: 45
Views: 28350

Re: Conformation plus temperament questions

That's a photo of the Dales mare, I put it a couple of messages back.
by nwivy
Mon Jun 13, 2016 1:34 am
Forum: Young Horse Forum and Breeding and Registries
Topic: Conformation plus temperament questions
Replies: 45
Views: 28350

Re: Conformation plus temperament questions

Quelah - tell me more about the Dales you knew. One is my latest possibility. You're right, and if I only wanted to ride, an old-style QH would be the way to go. But I like attention and would enjoy having a unique horse. Although are all feathers (even dark ones) that much maintenance? https://mail...
by nwivy
Mon Jun 13, 2016 1:07 am
Forum: Young Horse Forum and Breeding and Registries
Topic: Conformation plus temperament questions
Replies: 45
Views: 28350

Re: Conformation plus temperament questions

Fjords are definitely on my yay list. I am not at all wild about all the hair - in fact, that's one of the main reasons I've moved away from wanting a Gypsy. I did like the one that was all clipped, though. That's another plus for Fjords. in anticipation of a Gypsy, I have a treeless saddle all pick...
by nwivy
Sun Jun 12, 2016 4:46 am
Forum: Young Horse Forum and Breeding and Registries
Topic: Conformation plus temperament questions
Replies: 45
Views: 28350

Re: Conformation plus temperament questions

Maybe too tall. I'm hoping 14 to 15 hands.
by nwivy
Sat Jun 11, 2016 7:57 pm
Forum: Young Horse Forum and Breeding and Registries
Topic: Conformation plus temperament questions
Replies: 45
Views: 28350

Re: Conformation plus temperament questions

I could do 15.1 or 2, if I had to, and though I have looked at Andalusions - it seems like you get a lot less training and experience than othhers for similar price. And they're likely too hot and/or too sensitive. But I keep looking, it's just that I don't raise my expectations.
by nwivy
Thu Jun 09, 2016 10:19 pm
Forum: Young Horse Forum and Breeding and Registries
Topic: Conformation plus temperament questions
Replies: 45
Views: 28350

Re: Conformation plus temperament questions

A good, old Q H gelding has several issues. Though there's bound to be exceptions, it's difficult to get folks to own up to the problems, and I can't drive, so that makes it more difficult to go look for myself. QH tend to have feet that aren't great, are likely easily swayed by my inability to sit ...
by nwivy
Thu Jun 09, 2016 10:08 pm
Forum: Young Horse Forum and Breeding and Registries
Topic: Conformation plus temperament questions
Replies: 45
Views: 28350

Re: Conformation plus temperament questions

I was hoping for personal knowledge of what's typical for the breed like: they're difficult to canter, they tend to be stubborn, their trot, though jarring, is usually easy to sit, etc.
by nwivy
Thu Jun 09, 2016 7:51 pm
Forum: Young Horse Forum and Breeding and Registries
Topic: Conformation plus temperament questions
Replies: 45
Views: 28350

Re: Conformation plus temperament questions

Breeding is kind of the stretch, since there's not much I could do with a baby. However, breeding is something I may get involved in, because for the most part it doesn't have to take a lot of ground help. I wouldn't be much good in an emergency, though.
by nwivy
Thu Jun 09, 2016 5:08 pm
Forum: Young Horse Forum and Breeding and Registries
Topic: Conformation plus temperament questions
Replies: 45
Views: 28350

Re: Conformation plus temperament questions

There won't be teaching of anyone to ride anymore. That all changed when I decided to board.
by nwivy
Thu Jun 09, 2016 2:20 pm
Forum: Young Horse Forum and Breeding and Registries
Topic: Conformation plus temperament questions
Replies: 45
Views: 28350

Re: Conformation plus temperament questions

It's not so much a look I like or don't like, it''s the care of said stuff. And neither has a lot of experience under saddle, they just seem to have appropriate body types and size. I was looking for insight on breed traits. And I have not bought the Gypsy, yet. I won't have access to funding til la...
by nwivy
Thu Jun 09, 2016 3:26 am
Forum: Young Horse Forum and Breeding and Registries
Topic: Conformation plus temperament questions
Replies: 45
Views: 28350

Conformation plus temperament questions

I don't know html or how to do images. I thought I had decided on the Gypsy, but this Fell Pony has several things going for her. I prefer dark horses. The Fell, though still has feathers, isn't nearly as hairy as the Gypsy, because of my disability it would be challenging to use a hose. And I don'...
by nwivy
Thu May 26, 2016 11:54 pm
Forum: Young Horse Forum and Breeding and Registries
Topic: Breed help - small drafty type
Replies: 37
Views: 24767

Re: Breed help - small drafty type

Not that I need to explain myself, but I would like "you"'re approval. She is a 4-year old (which is a concern in itself) who will be my riding partner and will also have to teach the others (probably 2 kids) to ride. She will have to go to the trainer next winter for training touch-up, wh...
by nwivy
Thu May 26, 2016 3:03 pm
Forum: Young Horse Forum and Breeding and Registries
Topic: Breed help - small drafty type
Replies: 37
Views: 24767

Re: Breed help - small drafty type

Back-up plans of course! Especially since I didn't get to try her first. There are so many traits (as a breed and an individual) that just feel right.
by nwivy
Thu May 26, 2016 2:11 am
Forum: Young Horse Forum and Breeding and Registries
Topic: Breed help - small drafty type
Replies: 37
Views: 24767

Re: Breed help - small drafty type

She's young so I just hope she'll like her new job.
by nwivy
Thu May 26, 2016 12:46 am
Forum: Young Horse Forum and Breeding and Registries
Topic: Breed help - small drafty type
Replies: 37
Views: 24767

Re: Breed help - small drafty type

I have pictures, but the file size is too big to post. I went with a Gypsy that's under 15 hands, there was nothing to make me pick a Shire. And I'm already planning to breed her to a big Fresian for the kids in this house, where the 14 yr old GiRL is 5'11".
by nwivy
Mon May 23, 2016 11:44 pm
Forum: Young Horse Forum and Breeding and Registries
Topic: Breed help - small drafty type
Replies: 37
Views: 24767

Re: Breed help - small drafty type

Does any breed have the traits of being really unflighy, but not needing a ton of motivation? I don't think I could even manage a stick...
by nwivy
Sun May 22, 2016 4:43 pm
Forum: Tack, Apparel, Facilities and Transportation
Topic: Hilason bitless bridle
Replies: 1
Views: 2925

Hilason bitless bridle

I cannot be trusted with a bit. I was all set to get a Hilason Bitless Bridle. Mostly because you can get an English lookin one. But then it said good if you have soft hands... Anyone have any experience with these?
by nwivy
Sun May 22, 2016 2:10 am
Forum: Young Horse Forum and Breeding and Registries
Topic: Breed help - small drafty type
Replies: 37
Views: 24767

Re: Breed help - small drafty type

Because I'm not paralyzed and my disability is more systemic, driving scares the bejesus outta me. and I'm actually in WA.
by nwivy
Sat May 21, 2016 3:33 pm
Forum: Young Horse Forum and Breeding and Registries
Topic: Breed help - small drafty type
Replies: 37
Views: 24767

Re: Breed help - small drafty type

I think (as long as I can get the trust to pay) that I'm going to go for a Gypsy.
by nwivy
Fri May 20, 2016 11:16 pm
Forum: Young Horse Forum and Breeding and Registries
Topic: Breed help - small drafty type
Replies: 37
Views: 24767

Re: Breed help - small drafty type

I'm located in the Portland, OR metro area.
by nwivy
Fri May 20, 2016 7:45 pm
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: I'M BAAaaAACK
Replies: 44
Views: 22572

Re: I'M BAAaaAACK

I type really super slow (like letters/min when I used to type ~100wpm) and I read slow too.
by nwivy
Fri May 20, 2016 3:49 pm
Forum: Young Horse Forum and Breeding and Registries
Topic: Breed help - small drafty type
Replies: 37
Views: 24767

Re: Breed help - small drafty type

Even if I'm willing to transport or otherwise seek out the existence of - there isn't any other breed fitting my criteria?
by nwivy
Fri May 20, 2016 2:57 pm
Forum: Young Horse Forum and Breeding and Registries
Topic: Breed help - small drafty type
Replies: 37
Views: 24767

Re: Breed help - small drafty type

I do like that a lot
by nwivy
Fri May 20, 2016 12:02 am
Forum: Young Horse Forum and Breeding and Registries
Topic: Breed help - small drafty type
Replies: 37
Views: 24767

Re: Breed help - small drafty type

I think I think of Haflingers as being more solid citizens (better at and more willing to jog and slow canter) than Fjords. But I'm still leaning toward the Gypsy. Especially with a short mane and clipped legs. Do you have pics?
by nwivy
Thu May 19, 2016 7:50 pm
Forum: Young Horse Forum and Breeding and Registries
Topic: Breed help - small drafty type
Replies: 37
Views: 24767

Re: Breed help - small drafty type

But, as a rule, are they hotter/more forward than I want?
by nwivy
Thu May 19, 2016 7:32 pm
Forum: Young Horse Forum and Breeding and Registries
Topic: Breed help - small drafty type
Replies: 37
Views: 24767

Re: Breed help - small drafty type

Freja would be perfect (and I have contacted them) but she's in VA, and that's a ways from WA state.
by nwivy
Thu May 19, 2016 4:47 pm
Forum: Young Horse Forum and Breeding and Registries
Topic: Breed help - small drafty type
Replies: 37
Views: 24767

Breed help - small drafty type

Help please. I've found a Gypsy Vanner I kinda want, but I'm not into the hair. Something tells me a roached Gypsy would be frowned upon. I want something short (so I don't have far to fall) Exceptionally un-spooky Under 15 y.o. Won't mind very little work Able to withstand (and maybe be the 4h proj...
by nwivy
Thu May 19, 2016 4:29 pm
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: I'M BAAaaAACK
Replies: 44
Views: 22572

Re: I'M BAAaaAACK

My mom (with whom I have the typical mother-daughter relationship) has been his primary caregiver since he was 3.
by nwivy
Thu May 19, 2016 3:26 pm
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: I'M BAAaaAACK
Replies: 44
Views: 22572

Re: I'M BAAaaAACK

My son, Aidan who is 15, lives with my parents (who have legal custody) about 15 min. away. I see him once a week (I go stay with my parents every Friday and Saturday night). If he was doing well, that would be one thing. But since he does't like me any6way - there's not much I can do about it.
by nwivy
Thu May 19, 2016 2:57 am
Forum: Young Horse Forum and Breeding and Registries
Topic: Gypsy Vanner
Replies: 2
Views: 4007

Re: Gypsy Vanner

I do need to sit and probably won't manage to trot much. I'm also thinking maybe a Haflinger. The value (and price) of a Gypsy Vanner is a lot higher.
by nwivy
Thu May 19, 2016 1:13 am
Forum: Young Horse Forum and Breeding and Registries
Topic: Gypsy Vanner
Replies: 2
Views: 4007

Gypsy Vanner

What can anyone tell me about the Gypsy breed? Besides pictures. Also what is it like to ride a drafty breed?
by nwivy
Wed May 18, 2016 10:17 pm
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: I'M BAAaaAACK
Replies: 44
Views: 22572

Re: I'M BAAaaAACK

And I'm not shy about anything. I'm also looking for a horse.
by nwivy
Wed May 18, 2016 9:38 pm
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: I'M BAAaaAACK
Replies: 44
Views: 22572

Re: I'M BAAaaAACK

Okay. I was 28, in the car for my first day of work at Oregon Health Sciences University, at the time my idiot boyfriend was driving and our then 3 year old son was in the car, too. The small child had been given his father's wallet (I have no memory of the wreck or about a day before) and was proce...
by nwivy
Wed May 18, 2016 2:47 am
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: I'M BAAaaAACK
Replies: 44
Views: 22572

Re: I'M BAAaaAACK

oh ok. Should I rehash the event?
by nwivy
Wed May 18, 2016 2:09 am
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: I'M BAAaaAACK
Replies: 44
Views: 22572

Re: I'M BAAaaAACK

Yeah it sorta is, but maybe that's kind of optimistic. I'm 40, I just moved out of my parents home, my mom stole my son (long sob story), i have a HUGE list of things that are wrong with me, I'll never walk unaided, etc. But, I'm horse shopping and that makes me happy.

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