Which horse would be the best to consider buying?

1) Seems like a lot of retraining will need to be done. They use no cues other than the sound of a whip which is a terrible training method.

2) The fact that it is blind in one eye can be very dangerous especially if you want a trail horse. That horse will automatically be more spooky especially to anything on the blind side that it hears. I've heard a lot of horror stories about blind horses, I'd stay away.

3) This one is very young and hardly started, just because they don't buck now doesn't mean they can't develop the habit during training. Unless you have broken a horse before or have a trainer who will fully break the horse then I'd stay away from this one.

Personally I don't like any of them and I'd keep looking. There are plenty out there and you mentioned you don't mind spending money on fencing, why don't you open your budget just a little higher and you will find nicer horses.

How experienced are you with bringing on youngsters?

If you want something ready made then I'd go for number 2, she sounds well ridden, well worked and you could get straight on and go.

1 and 3 are both lacking experience.

3 I wouldn't bother with, she's 2 and they've ridden her a load of times already, this won't be doing any good for her back or build. If you do buy her I would definitely leave her to mature until she's 3, and I would always be concerned of how her riding at that age is going to affect her when she's older.

Out of all the horses I like the sound of the first horse a lot. If his description and picture are anything to go by he's been started nice and quietly, looks quiet and well mannered and like he's had the time put into him.

But he is green, and is going to need work like they say in the advert, you'll need to be ready to accept he's a youngster and there will be a lot of things he hasn't seen and will need careful quiet guidance to continue bringing him on well.

Go and see any you like, have a good look and try them out and see who you like best. Going from first hand experience lots of horses who seem perfect on paper are a completely different story in real life.

As for fencing - invest in post and rail. It's the best one out there for horses, a little more expensive than others to put up, but not the most expensive by far. It's easy to maintain, easy to fix and minimises risk of damage on your horse.

Edit: just to say I would not completely write off a horse who's blind in one eye at all. The above is not true, if the horse was blind from injury then no it does not mean she's at risk of cataracts or complete blindness. I've met lots of horses who are blind in one eye, one was the perfect RDA horse, another was doing 1 star eventing. The horse is not old and could easily go on for another 10+ years of full work.

Hands down the chestnut gelding would be the best buy, If you are an accomplished rider and can go on with the training yourself, as geldings usually bring more money than mares. " he will make a good horse"That would depend on how you ride.

To much for a one eyed paint,

The last one can be registered? usually the best and cheapest time to register them is before they are 6 mo old the price goes up at one year and more at 1 1/2 years and another jump at two years old.. If you have not trained horses before you might have more challange than you want.

hmm. For the descriptions given, these horses asking prices should be way higher. It seems a bit shady. I like the first one. But make sure you go out to visit these horses, and do flexion tests on each, ride =, walk/trot/lope, make sure the horse is totally sane...and sound

I like the first horse because he is young, but not too young. His health appears good, and he is beautifu.. The second horse may be causing you vet bills as that horse ages. Bec. it is blind in one eye, sight will be lost faster as she ages and gets cataracs (sadly this just happens)..the third horse is WAY too young, and to me, has poor conformation.

number 2

Neither if you have to come here for our advice. WE won't be living with this horse.. YOU will.

I like the 2nd one (: