So I'm super excited but also nervous.
I've leased/part boarded(whatever you choose to use) 2 horses.
The first ended on bad terms because the girl I was leasing from severely neglected her horses. Gracie had a bad crack that had been getting worse through the winter, and after I found a new barn for her to be moved to(since the plan with the real owner is to take over the free lease), I was being taken for a ride.

Then I met Blue, who is the absolute best. Now, I love her, but its a different love than I had with gracie.
Blue is a 17 year old TB, raced when she was 3 but lost all nine races, then sold to a show barn, trained in jumpers and dressage, eventually they got tired of her and she was sold again.
Her age was dropped(they sold her as an 8 year old), and she was severely neglected by that owner.
Had to fight with a Perch mare for food and water, worked very had with bad feet, and when her current owner got her last year, she had one shoe on and one shoe off.

SO. fast forward a year, and shes in fantastic shape, a nice happy fat mare with spunk. Her feet are so much better, and I am taking dressage lessons!
August 1, she WILL BE MINE!! We've grown so close it's awesome, but I am just wondering what kind of things to look for...such as sores and stuff, and what I can use to help her.

She's still very herd bound, even after a few months of being brought in on her own. The past few days have been exceptionally bad, where she would just stop and not want to carry on with walking up to the barn. Now, this has created some tension and seperation issues with her and sadly, I've had to use the chain on her.
I will be focusing more on ground work than lessons right now, since she needs to learn that I can be her leader, and that I am her leader, but I'm just worried.

I ramble a lot and get off topic so sorry that this is a bit confusing.

My MAIN question is this:

What kind of things should I be looking for? As far as sores, and such.
She's a pretty easy keeper. I'm just a bit clueless right now as to what I should watch out for!!

Thanks :)

Yay! Congratulations :).

It kind of depends on your specific sitauation and what you're worried about, but these are the things I ALWAYS look at:
- Sores or scars in mouth or on tongue, can be a sign of bit abuse and a hard mouth.
- Low heels or cracked and flaking feet.
- Lameness or hot feet (at walk, trot, and canter!). I would especially check for this if she's being sluggish and not wanting to be lead. She might not want to move at all!
- Open sores or scars.
- Set of back feet, a slight cow-hock is no big deal, but a severe one could mean issues.
- Teeth, make sure they are appropriately clean, not over-grown (if they are, they'll need to be floated right away which is expensive), and if you can tell make sure she's really the age she's being sold as. Also check for canines or wolf teeth in the place where there's a gap where her bit goes. It's uncommon in mares and usually yanked out by that time, but if they're present you'll probably need an extraction to avoid bit issues.
- Any nasal drip (thick, or yellow/green is what to worry about, clear and runny is probably allergies), any coughing or hacking, and any eye goop.

And finally, make sure there's a current Coggins test and she's up-to-date on all vaccines. And that her feet are not overgrown. Sucks to need a farrier first thing.

Thanks :)

Shes pretty good! Ill be getting her teeth floated, since the vet will be out in a couple months anyway to do the other horses. 

It helps that shes tatooed and registered, so I know her real age. For a while she was thought to be 9 but she looked way too mature. Shes come a long way from what she looked like before! I didnt think to ask about coggins...I always thought that was done obly when they were young? Ill for sure look into it!

She gets a bit sore from time to time, mostly if she steps on a rock. Her hooves are still a bit sensative, but I dont plan on moving her any time soon since she has done so well where she is at. 

Her teeth are pretty clean, and not bad, I only found one rough tooth (which is barely rough I must add). She has no sickness or anythig :( shes a pretty easy keeper :)

Coggins should be done every year since it's passed on by flies :). I don't know about the laws there, but you can't cross state lines without a valid one here.

But she sounds great! :). Good luck and make sure you keep us updated :).

P.S. If ever you want to learn to age a horse, here is a good article: http://extension.missouri.edu/p/G2842