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| Kikki | Feb 5 2009, 09:36 PM Post #16 |
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It'll be an adventure! We're going on an adventure!
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I'm sorry you are having to go through this - it ain't easy, I know. I know there have been several people suggest you look for a cheeper place to keep him or even just a field board situation, but I bet that part of your attachment to this horse is as a competition horse, and not just a pet. Therefore its hard to justify holding on to him just to be a pet. And when they are super talented its a bit of shame for us, as their owners, to look at them not doing what they 'should' be doing. Finding someone to lease him might be a viable option if you want, but their are the inherent risks you run of having someone else use him up, injure, or scare him and then you can't sell him. So I realize how jammed up you feel right now - no option looks just too cheery. Has he shown at all in the past few years? I didn't know if you had loaned him to anyone to show. Right now is definitely a bad time to sell a horse, especially an older one that hasn't done anything in a very long time. I would try to get him in the showring a little, even if its finding a good riding junior or adult that needs a free lease to show. Just make sure they will do a good job with him. I do agree that you need to get some sort of video up of him, even if its a bad one. Particularly as a jumper the vid is more about seeing general ridability and scope, and a dark video is better than no video right now. Also a comformation picture is good to have. Its likely not going to be easy to move him but the more people you send his stats to the better. Heck, email me his info and I will pass it around to a couple people who have good connections and are in the know about who is looking for what. If worse comes to worse and you need to just get out from under the bills, you can always loan him or donate him to a really good college program. With the growth of collegate riding of late more and more programs are looking for excellent horses. I have donated 2 horses, one average and one very good one to programs and have been so happy with how both turned out. |
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| Casey1 | Feb 6 2009, 05:42 AM Post #17 |
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Magical Leopluridon
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Thanks everyone for all your suggestions. I am taking them all to heart. Yes this is hard for multiple reasons. When he is gone, so will horses be in my life. I will have to walk away and not look back any other option would be too hard. I think that is why I have never made an effort to worry about selling him before. I think that could be part of my trainers thought too, I think we both know. Moving him is not really an option do to extenuating circumstances. Besides I don't think he would flourish in pasture board. I KNOW anything turned out with him would not! He is an instigator. I still think waiting on the video until we can be outside is best. My DH does have a REALLY nice video camera, but for him to be in the middle of the indoor he would be too close to the horse, I don't think it would be a "good" video. Outside he can get a good "perch" and video away. Not to mention with my work schedule I have to share the ring. HOWEVER I am the first to go outside the SECOND the weather breaks. I plan to have a discuss with my trainer and get her thoughts. I know she once before was going to see if someone could take him, but that never worked out. Jump4jenny - Thanks! I will let you know if I need your help. Again EVERYONE thanks for your kind words. |
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| Ovi | Feb 6 2009, 08:45 AM Post #18 |
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I Visited Candy Mountain and All I Got Was This Lousy Incision
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Have you considered free-leasing him out? I don't know if he's a horse that would appeal to numerous people, and not just you, but if he's really nice I bet you'd have a lot of people interested. Many people nowadays can afford the upkeep of a horse to a degree, but just can't or don't want to actually pay the purchase price of one. There are risks that go along with free-leasing, but as long as you're diligent and very smart with the contract (ALWAYS have a contract), free-leasing can be a great option. Try posting over in COTH's giveaway forum - they have so many people located across the country that you might find someone in your area. |
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| SnackPack | Feb 6 2009, 10:58 AM Post #19 |
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You're BANNED!
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Sorry you're going through this. Having to sell your dream horse is just heartbreaking. As far as selling: IME, waiting to video is a bad idea. Outside may be best, but you're going to delay things and it can tae a long time to sell right now. You need video...and you need it now. Besides, it's not going to hurt to try the indoor and see what you get. All you need is a lap or two each direction at the trot and canter, flying changes and a course. See what you can get...if it isn't any good...then re-try in the spring. Learn from my experience: I decided to sell my horse in Nov. of '07...but I wasn't going to market him until spring for a multitude of reasons, him being a bit difficult to ride in the winter most pertinent. I took my time gathering photos/video and was just about to start marketing him when he got injured in April He's been on lay-up/re-hab since then. If I could go back, I'd get some video and not worry that it wasn't the best footage ever...just enough to show his potential. and then I would get him marketed ASAP. |
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| jn4jenny | Feb 7 2009, 06:57 AM Post #20 |
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Is the meadow on fire?
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Casey, I know you're in a very tough situation, but you sound just *full* of excuses about why you can't take action now. I say this out of sympathy because I've seen too many friends walk down that road--they know the horse has to be sold, but they're scared of the day when it actually happens, so they find ten million excuses why they can't move the sale process forward. Listen to SnackPack's cautionary tale. That could be you. If paying for spring shots, board, and shoes will be a hardship for you, you *really* need to get the horse on the market before March. Now is the perfect time to catch the teenaged and college-aged buyers because they're all going on spring break in a few weeks, and they're all thinking about prepping a horse in March to start showing in April. If you can't bring yourself to do it and your trainer won't do it, get a close friend on board to do it for you. I would bet that if you explain very nicely to your fellow boarders that you'd like 10 minutes of alone time in the ring to shoot a sales video, they would gladly allow it. For that matter, if all else fails, I bet the trainer would let you come very late at night (or early in the morning) if you asked for special permission. If you can't bear to ride the horse yourself in the video, then get another rider--preferably a young but capable one (riders love to see that the horse is ammy friendly). If your DH will be too close to the horse in the middle of the indoor, put him in one corner; buyers will probably LIKE seeing the horse come closer and go further away from them, which allows them to see the horse from all angles. It will also allow DH to shoot the horse directly from the front and back as it comes down the wall--yet another thing that buyers like to see. If you can't shoot an entire course, shoot a one-stride or two-stride combination just so that buyers get the idea. Please, for your own sake and for the horse's sake, don't dilly dally. Do it NOW. Like today. Edited by jn4jenny, Feb 7 2009, 07:02 AM.
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He is an instigator.
7:50 AM Jul 11