Magic

Having now bought Magic a 16.1hh TB x shire gelding known as Muppet. Steve took the lorry to a small village beyond crickhowell on monday to pick him up. He travelled well and arrived back in the afternoon. On Tuesday morning the students made an assessment of him and Marina had a look at his teeth which was difficult as he didn’t want to co-operate. He has a slight parrot mouth and angular teeth which give the impression of being older, his lips and corners of his mouth imply that he has not had a bit in his mouth for many years, as they are not stretched or worn, the marks on the tables suggest that he is seven. His head looks a little large for his body but that is because he is in such poor condition and should really be a much bigger horse. He has several splints and his feet are in very poor condition with a desperate need of shoeing and probably needs a supplement containing biotin. He is currently shod with a narrow type shoe and as he is quite a large horse with not very big feet for his build he needs a wide web shoe to give more support, the toe needs bringing back, the shoe needs to be longer at the back to give some support to the heels and lift them off the floor. The students then fitted some tack to him and a stable, fleece and New Zealand Rug. Leigh rode him for 10 minutes in the school. He is sound, forward off the leg, has reasonably nice paces and canters on both reins although a little reluctant to pick up right leg lead. He is an ideal riding school type, although he is very quiet at the moment I do wonder if he will perk up a bit on good food once he has a bit more energy.

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