L&M
Well-Known Member
I feel for you - I have had to sell the horse of my dreams as things just didn't work out. Like you he was an angel for the first few mnth, then things went slowly down hill.
We had all the vet checks done, new saddle, and spent a fortune on schooling livery, but had to make the sad decision last month that we were just not suited so have sold him on.
I would also echo a second opinion on the saddle, and if possible get the previous owner to sit on board and see if the issue remains the same.
If you decide to persevere I would spend the winter just hacking and bonding with him, maybe remove all hard feed bar a vit/min supplement or balancer, and take things slowly.
If you decide to sell on don't see it as a failure - sometimes horses just don't get on in certian yards, or click with certain riders, and you may be doing both of yourselves a favour.
My old horse is far more settled in his new home, with a more experienced and confident rider, and will be her dream horse. I now have a quieter horse and we have clicked straight away and can now move forward.
Good luck and keep safe x
We had all the vet checks done, new saddle, and spent a fortune on schooling livery, but had to make the sad decision last month that we were just not suited so have sold him on.
I would also echo a second opinion on the saddle, and if possible get the previous owner to sit on board and see if the issue remains the same.
If you decide to persevere I would spend the winter just hacking and bonding with him, maybe remove all hard feed bar a vit/min supplement or balancer, and take things slowly.
If you decide to sell on don't see it as a failure - sometimes horses just don't get on in certian yards, or click with certain riders, and you may be doing both of yourselves a favour.
My old horse is far more settled in his new home, with a more experienced and confident rider, and will be her dream horse. I now have a quieter horse and we have clicked straight away and can now move forward.
Good luck and keep safe x