If you were buying....

TallyRand

If and its only a hypothetical you were going to buy a horse with a dream of getting it to Cheltenham (Martin pipe h'cap hurdle!! I'd say) on a budget far south of a JP, Rich Ricci etc where would you buy your National Hunt horse and what type? Breeder, bloodstock agent, sales, ex-flat?

Interested in hearing opinions on what bloodline they'd look for or quirks they'd avoid?

jimjamcos

Buy a Scorpian and ride it yourself. Be some craic!

BumperD

Buy at tattersalls or goffs sales this summer. Store horse 3yr old. Avoid flat breds, they are fragile when put over hurdles. Allow the trainers agent to source one for you. Getaway sired nh horses are in vogue, though kayf tara, presenting etc still near top. Your chances of getting to cheltenham hinge on you getting a horse good enough to win and to be rated 130+. So you will need a hell of a lot of things to fall right for you

Shemale

Go to a trainer and tell them your budget

Copper_pipe

Send it down to Liz Lalor!

Kauto

Shemale wrote: »

Go to a trainer and tell them your budget

And get taken for a ride from the off!

TallyRand

Shemale wrote: »

Go to a trainer and tell them your budget

That's the last thing I would do really. You can bet the trainer would have exactly the horse to match my budget!

The Cheltenham part of my op was a bit tongue in cheek, what I mean to examine is the forum users opinions on what they'd spend, what they'd buy, breeding they'd look for, quirks they'd avoid.

Maybe also trainers you'd fancy, myself id like youngish hungry trainer with a decent profile. I wouldn't fancy being a single horse owner for a Mullins or Elliot as you can't expect to have much connection as they would be too busy.

I'm thinking of rounding up someone with a horse brain and picking one out in the sales, An unbroken 3yo.

Just interested in others opinions around the whole thing and also while I'm typing wondering if an unbroken horse is as raw as I imagine or would seller have an idea of possible potential?

listermint

TallyRand wrote: »

If and its only a hypothetical you were going to buy a horse with a dream of getting it to Cheltenham (Martin pipe h'cap hurdle!! I'd say) on a budget far south of a JP, Rich Ricci etc where would you buy your National Hunt horse and what type? Breeder, bloodstock agent, sales, ex-flat?

Interested in hearing opinions on what bloodline they'd look for or quirks they'd avoid?

TallyRand wrote: »

That's the last thing I would do really. You can bet the trainer would have exactly the horse to match my budget!

The Cheltenham part of my op was a bit tongue in cheek, what I mean to examine is the forum users opinions on what they'd spend, what they'd buy, breeding they'd look for, quirks they'd avoid.

Maybe also trainers you'd fancy, myself id like youngish hungry trainer with a decent profile. I wouldn't fancy being a single horse owner for a Mullins or Elliot as you can't expect to have much connection as they would be too busy.

I'm thinking of rounding up someone with a horse brain and picking one out in the sales, An unbroken 3yo.

Just interested in others opinions around the whole thing and also while I'm typing wondering if an unbroken horse is as raw as I imagine or would seller have an idea of possible potential?

That escalated Quickly.

TallyRand

listermint wrote: »

That escalated Quickly.

Thinking not doing! It does feel like I have an itch to scratch in doing my brains on a hound and learning a valuable life lesson. Just hoping to do it with as many excuses as possible when it all goes wrong!

listermint

TallyRand wrote: »

Thinking not doing! It does feel like I have an itch to scratch in doing my brains on a hound and learning a valuable life lesson. Just hoping to do it with as many excuses as possible when it all goes wrong!

Dont would be my view. Brother in law made this mistake before.

Unless you can take that money and literally throw it off a boat and not care then dont do this.

if you could take that money and throw it off a boat and not care then sure fire ahead, follow the dream.