I would love to know what #*$($#& said that this horse's gaits or jumping ability wasn't fairly clear early on??? TRAINING is everything, but it was a nice horse in the first place.
I agree it was a nice horse with nice gaits to begin with. I had many experts tell me my last horse was no good,too hot, too difficult and that I should get rid of her! I took that difficult chestnut TB mare to PSG and was schooling some GP movements. I found one expert who told me she was GP material and even though I started her into dressage at 14 that it would be worth it and he was right!