A Dilemma

Last week l went to see a horse for sale. Bad idea really as he was way waaaaaaay more money then l would ever consider spending on a horse. He is a 17.3 hand high (huge!) jet black pure bred Shire Horse. The very first gelding to be born in Tasmania in fact. Shires haven't been firmly established in Australia for very long at all. l think the breed all but died out after the First World War and it wasn't until the late 1980's that a stallion was brought out from England to re establish the breed over here. Hence they are still expensive! Clydesdales are cheaper! They are a lot faster moving and active walkers then the steady Shire so they were more desirable as a breed to cover the enormous distances out here. There are probably thousands of Clydesdales available in Australia today but still only a large handful of Shires.....let alone black ones..............

He's up in really high country the other side of Hobart. He's a bit on the lean side but would end up just magnificent with a heap on condition on him....................but ...........he's soooo expensive!!!!!!!!
l am sure though however my old friend Barbara if she is reading this will say he's not expensive at all especially as he is only 5 years old, broken in to saddle AND harness!!!! AND l have ALWAYS wanted a Shire (a black one at that!), ever since l used to ride one in England when l was about  18 years old.

This is his Dad, a stallion called Ingleside Dancer. Now he really IS magnificent and unusual to have hardly any white markings at all. He stands up in Northern Tasmania.

This is what a Shire generally looks like with a bit more condition on them as opposed to being lean and lanky like Eclipse is at the moment.

Anyway the man who owns him has fixed his price Dropped it by $1000 as l think he liked me and knew l would look after him and was happy he would stay in Tasmania as opposed to being shipped to the Mainland. l also think l have been his only offer as the amount of people who WANT such a vast beast is probably quite limited !!! l also know though he has knocked a few people back as he didn't feel they had any experience with heavy horses and he is definitely sentimentally attached to the horse! Hard not to be... he was so gentle and sweet! (The horse not the man!!!)

A dilemma.............a bank loan??? Or no ViewFields Total Eclipse?? Let me sleep on it.......