Just need a place to say this, away from other horse people... I have a 4 year old Pain In The @ss, I mean Paint, mare for sale. She's not broke to ride. I planned on training her last year, but we moved and it didn't work out. I planned on sending her to a trainer this year, but DH lost his job, and we're getting back on our feet. So she's been sitting at my place, doing nothing. We're trying to start a family and it just isn't safe to work with her. So she needs to go.
Because she's not trained, I can't ask that much for her. Which sucks after the 3 years of board, vet and farrier bills I've paid. But such is the horse industry. Kind of like a car, you can't charge the new buyer for the gas you've put in it.
I got an email from someone I know saying they'd give me a little less than I'm asking. This is not a good time of year to sell horses, and we're dropping her off Saturday. I just got an email from someone else, saying they are looking for a horse to train, they've got experience, went to the same college as me, trained with a trainer I know, etc. She'd be a perfect fit. But I already said yes to the other person. Crap.
Oh well, right? I hate to see her go. I've had her since she was 7 mos old, and she was born the same day as my first horse was put down. But I haven't used her at all. She's very pretty, but also very mischevious. Such as always trying to bite DH, climbing gates, letting the other horses out. It's too much of a risk to keep her around. And, she is just getting picked on by my other two. They are 17, and 19 and have earned their partial retirements.
This is the 2nd horse I've sold and I just can't imagine dropping her off on Saturday and leaving without her. I had such big plans for her, but unless I want to wait even longer to train her, she's got to go.
Because she's not trained, I can't ask that much for her. Which sucks after the 3 years of board, vet and farrier bills I've paid. But such is the horse industry. Kind of like a car, you can't charge the new buyer for the gas you've put in it.
I got an email from someone I know saying they'd give me a little less than I'm asking. This is not a good time of year to sell horses, and we're dropping her off Saturday. I just got an email from someone else, saying they are looking for a horse to train, they've got experience, went to the same college as me, trained with a trainer I know, etc. She'd be a perfect fit. But I already said yes to the other person. Crap.
Oh well, right? I hate to see her go. I've had her since she was 7 mos old, and she was born the same day as my first horse was put down. But I haven't used her at all. She's very pretty, but also very mischevious. Such as always trying to bite DH, climbing gates, letting the other horses out. It's too much of a risk to keep her around. And, she is just getting picked on by my other two. They are 17, and 19 and have earned their partial retirements.
This is the 2nd horse I've sold and I just can't imagine dropping her off on Saturday and leaving without her. I had such big plans for her, but unless I want to wait even longer to train her, she's got to go.
Just kidding! I have wanted a horse my whole life, but unfortunately i don't live in a place where I could have one. Sorry
