I forgot how good it feels to be in a saddle again.....

[welsummerchicks]

Flashy markings and a youthful figure do not real beauty make.

 

[sfw2]

I'm with the previous posters. He might not be a flashy, "pretty" horse, but I think he's very handsome, and he has a sweet face. Looks like a great find!

 

[magoochie]

Sounds like your mom found a good one!

I hope he works out for her and she can get her confidence back!!!

 

[booker81]

More pics

And a prime example of why it's important to take good pictures to compare. Needless to say, I can see why he wasn't the most memorable horse when she took this, the first time she saw him:

She's having the vet do a prepurchase with flexion tests and a couple x-rays. She also showed me another horse she liked, but when she rode him, he was pretty sore. The owners had reset his shoes a few days before. She also had a bit of a time riding him, more of her inexperience with a trained reiner, and he would get frustrated. I could see why she really liked his looks - he's got some TB up close, and well, he looks like a TB with the bulk of a QH. Just gotta get her to appreciate the cowpony look!

 

[BorderKelpie]

IDK, I think he's pretty.

My first (and best ever) horse was a thick necked, hatchet-headed, posted legged QH. Jackpot may not have been the prettiest horse ever, but he had a heart of gold. Dependable, honest, hard working, patient with a wickedly funny sense of humor.

Your mom has found a keeper that will worm his way into her heart and never leave it or break it. Before too long, he will be the prettiest thing she's ever seen. Trust me, I've been there.

Spectacular find!!

 

[DuckyGurl]

I like him! He looks very nice! And y'know, the big thing is if your mom and him "click". Good Luck!

 

[mom'sfolly]

I think when he sheds out and gets some gloss on him, he will be prettier. In the shots with the guy riding him, he looks good to me. I think safe and sane goes a whole lot further than pretty.

I think your mom found a winner, especially after the last one.

 

[petchickenlover]

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I think i'd get dizzy if i did that for too long LOL..

I love his color

 

[danischi24]

He's beautiful. I don't know why anyone would think he wasn't

I'm a TB/Warmblood person & I still think he lovely. Such a nice color with white markings. Not even plain. He's not elegant & dainty but he's not supposed to be, he's a working quarter horse. He wouldn't last a week in reining with a TB conformation. The right tool for the job saying applies here.