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 Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 3:18 pm
Recently my mother told me that she wanted me to sell my horse. Although my name is on the paper I am underaged and she does pay for him. I'm not old enough to get a job legally although i do chores which pays for him. I'm not riding him, I've been riding the other horse we own. My instructor said his old owners contacted her about him wondering if they could buy him back....He's the first animal that's ever been mine but even then.....
So lets discuss selling horses....How does everyone do it? ANy advice? It's not like I'd be without horses but he's the one I thought I'd never so go so if anyone can tell me what to do that would be great....
It's not set in stone yet but she's greatly considering it.....THanks
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Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 11:12 pm
I've sold a handful of horses in my time. I'm sure I'll sell a lot more later on in my life. I get attached easily, so it's not something I've always just shrugged off. Sometimes it's for the best anyway.
It sounds like your gelding isn't being used right now as it were, I'm not really one to judge that though. Just going off what you've said. It sounds like you're against your horse being sold because he is infact your horse. Is that the main reason you're against selling him? How often do you ride him? Do you spend enough time with him? Perhaps that's the reason the talk of his sale came about in the first place.
If you're not using him, I don't blame your mother for wanting to sell him. It's another mouth to feed that may not be necessary. The upside of selling him would be him getting the riding and attention he may be lacking. He could be someone's one and only. I find it gratifying when I place a horse in a forever home and know that they're being cared for and loved.
Take that into consideration. And again, I'm not trying to put you on the spot or anything, these are just my thoughts.
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Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 12:57 am
I cry. A lot. I'm not the kind of person who cries at everything. I've never cried over a book or a movie, and several of my friends who have known me since I was a little kid like to joke that I'm "empty inside". But every horse I've given up (for various reasons) I've bawled my eyes out like a little girl.
That being said, I can usually come to terms with it. With the horses I've sold, I make sure that I spend the time to make sure they find a really good match. I won't sell my horses to just anyone. I can also remind myself of why I had to sell them. My thoroughbred, I had to sell because I was leaving for college. I couldn't afford to take him to school with me, wouldn't have time for him while I was at school, and there was no one at home that could work with him while I was gone so he would just be sitting in a pasture going stir crazy. So I found a kid that wanted to event and got along great with him and, last I heard, they've been very successful.
Most of the horses I've had to give up recently have been giving them back to their owners, which is a mixed bag. I can prepare myself for it a little more because I know when I start working with them that it's only temporary. But I can't keep myself from getting attached because that's how I get such good results out of them, is by creating an emotional bond. So I still cry, but I am confident in the knowledge that the work that I put on them will make their lives with their owners easier.
But even with that, I still cry every time.
... And in three months I move to South Carolina to work at a sales barn. Brilliant, Aria, brilliant. gonk
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Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 1:35 pm
THank you everyone for being so dilgant and posting. I think Korben that you are right, he could be better used in a diffrent home. After much debating and thinking I"ve decided to sell him. I will indeed look at the places and people who offer to buy him but the one most interested was his old owners....who told me that they missed him. I'm going to vist them and see what their farm and horses look like before I sell though.....It's not like he's going to complete strangers so I do feel much better about that. I'm glad to have more opinions and I would never just hand him to someone so I can see Korven's point 3nodding
Aria I will definetly bawl my eyes out no matter who he goes to or how nice they are that's just the way I am. I've lost some horses in the past but I think they went to good owners so I'm not to worried anymore. I usally don't cry about stuff either but anything with horses hit's me hard. I'm going to have my instructor with me and we're going to talk out some details with the peole*i.e. what they'll be doing* So I do feel much much better! THank you all for your advice and I'll let you know more later heart
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Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 10:51 am
I'm glad you came to a decision. I've been in that situation too, I know it's hard. I raised a paint filly that I'd sold back in November, bought back in March and then resold in April. I was attached to her, but she just wasn't for me. I'll be nice if you can keep in touch with whoever ends up with your gelding so you can know how he's doing or possibly go see him.
I wish you luck though.
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Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 1:59 pm
I should be able to keep in touch with them and I can use the regeristry to keep track on him 3nodding
It's hard but at the end of the day I really think that it's whats best for him and in my opionion that's what matters, the horse and whats right for them!
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