Category: Pre-purchasing

We are considering the purchase of a well seasoned 8 yr old gelding for our 10 yr old daughter. She will be using him for Poles, Barrels, 4-H and trail. The seller has indicated that his left hock is fused and the right is not. I am planning to do a pre-purchase exam with x-rays.

made the mistake you talk about in your book about buying an inexpensive horse is an expensive horse. I bought a 4yo and trained him myself. He is now 8 and only runs 16.5 to 16.9’s at Rendon. I have put so much money and time into this horse it’s scary.

hi my name is Johnna Churchill and I barrel race. I just wanted to know what you look for in a horse to barrel race or how you know sort of know if a horse might be a good prospect. I wander if you could tell me how you keep your horse in shape. I’m barrelracing on a 6 yr. old gray mare named Cee Bars Barita , she’s very consistent and very fast. Just in case anything ever happens to her though I just wanted to know what you look for. We’ve had a few problems

I am going to a very large racing bred sale in January, and am considering whether or not I should attempt to buy a horse that has been raced for a barrel prospect. You do touch on the aspects of training an x-race horse in your book. The training after purchasing is not a problem. However, I am concerned with what I should look for as far as clues to the soundness of an x-race horse.