Sunny08
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Sorry long!
Situation 2 years ago I brought my mare as a two year old to bring on - she was calm, placid and sweet. At the time my sister in law also had another horse who was a handful, who we both rode. About about 15mths ago my sister in law became pregnant and decided to get rid of her horse who was on loan and started sharing my mare who she brought into at £1000, valuing my horse at £2000 at the time. This worked well for a while. Now our horse is broken in she is proving to be a bit more of a handful - I really enjoy her being a challenge but i think my sister in law is finding it harder a) to find the time to ride her and b) having not ridden for a while during pregnancy and now being a 'Mum' i think her confidence has been knocked and she is slightly wary of riding the horse who one day is a perfect angel and the next more difficult... It worries me slightly as horse needs a firm hand and sis-in-law is actually a far better rider than I am and I don't like seeing her not enjoying a hobby I know she loves - also I think she stresses out at the time constraints a child brings! I wouldn't ever say horse is nasty, just sharp. Anyhow we talked about it today and i think sis-in-law is thinking about me buying her back out and her going back to hving lessons and things until child is older, which I think is the right thing for her, me and the horse.... so how much do I offer to pay her back???
Horse is 16.2hh AA X ISH, 4yrs (just), broken and works well in school, just starter hacking, shows promise in paces and jump. She is sharp and can be stubborn and needs a confident, firm but fair rider. She is by AA stallion Vekaam and out of a ISH mare who is by Miners Lamp. She is quite well put together and lovely to handle on the ground. i think I should offer her £1250 so basically half of £2500 - what do others think????
Also do you think I am doing right thing or should I try and convince her to stay involved and give more support?
Whole situation even more complicated by fact that I think I and my partner will start a family next year but I will cross that bridge when I come to it!
Situation 2 years ago I brought my mare as a two year old to bring on - she was calm, placid and sweet. At the time my sister in law also had another horse who was a handful, who we both rode. About about 15mths ago my sister in law became pregnant and decided to get rid of her horse who was on loan and started sharing my mare who she brought into at £1000, valuing my horse at £2000 at the time. This worked well for a while. Now our horse is broken in she is proving to be a bit more of a handful - I really enjoy her being a challenge but i think my sister in law is finding it harder a) to find the time to ride her and b) having not ridden for a while during pregnancy and now being a 'Mum' i think her confidence has been knocked and she is slightly wary of riding the horse who one day is a perfect angel and the next more difficult... It worries me slightly as horse needs a firm hand and sis-in-law is actually a far better rider than I am and I don't like seeing her not enjoying a hobby I know she loves - also I think she stresses out at the time constraints a child brings! I wouldn't ever say horse is nasty, just sharp. Anyhow we talked about it today and i think sis-in-law is thinking about me buying her back out and her going back to hving lessons and things until child is older, which I think is the right thing for her, me and the horse.... so how much do I offer to pay her back???
Horse is 16.2hh AA X ISH, 4yrs (just), broken and works well in school, just starter hacking, shows promise in paces and jump. She is sharp and can be stubborn and needs a confident, firm but fair rider. She is by AA stallion Vekaam and out of a ISH mare who is by Miners Lamp. She is quite well put together and lovely to handle on the ground. i think I should offer her £1250 so basically half of £2500 - what do others think????
Also do you think I am doing right thing or should I try and convince her to stay involved and give more support?
Whole situation even more complicated by fact that I think I and my partner will start a family next year but I will cross that bridge when I come to it!
