Sold!

The weather has been sensational for the last 10 days. But today, as people are due to arrive to view my horses for sale, the heavens open up. It pours mercilessly as the first vehicle pulls in, and I can barely see the horses in the paddock.

"That's the Clydie cross, the one looking at us", I scream at the visitors over the wind and rain. The power goes out. I get a break in the weather when it's time to ride. Throughout the ride I keep updating the prospective buyers on what I am doing, why, and what they would need to do to get this horse going. Tosca is reluctant, she doesn't want to trot, and at the end she rears. Great. "I don't suppose you want to ride?". The lady shakes her head. She looks pale.

Heavens open up and I struggle to lead a frustrated horse back to the hitching rail. The prospective buyers "umm" and "ahh" for a while. Tosca turns left and right. This is pretty good behaviour for her. I get drenched. The lady is about to walk away, when the guy blurts out "look, I have a good feeling about this one". He hands over the right amount of money. Sold.

We get her on the float and soon they disappear in the rain.

(This is exactly what "not to do" when buying a horse.)

Tosca

Competition Name: Tosca
Stable Name: Tosca/Buffa
DoB: 16/12/2002
Sire: Jeune (Clydesdale)
Dam: Princess (TB)
Breed: Clydesdale x TB
Height: 15.2hh & growing
Colour: Dark bay
Rug size: 6'

About Tosca:
If Tosca was human, she would be blonde, she would be into coffee with the girls, she would work in marketing or advertising, she would party all night long, and give everyone hugs and cuddles. (Being a 450kg horse, jumping into my lap for a cuddle is somewhat problematic). Oh, and she would have a weird fascination with ropes and knots. I bred this horse, so I have no one to blame but myself. My husband has repeatedly asked me to sell her, while she was busy rearing at us in the paddock. But I have learnt from her mother ... she just needs time to learn. Given her cuddly and placid temperament (unlike her mother), with love and patience anything might be possible.

Tosca's goals:
Tosca is still growing, both in the body and in the mind. Don't expect maturity. Just expect her to go out for long rides with another horse (preferably Crownie), so she can learn how to be calm and bold.