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In may last year we brought a lovely 15.2 Gelding for my stepdaughter, Super boy real first type or so we thought, well since getting him back to health he has become a very forward going chap, not dangerous but a handful he hacks he jumps he still needs some schooling as is a little green in places, but would be great for RC etc he will never set the world on fire but he is a kind honest lad not nasty in any way.
His stable manners are to die for.

Now the question is do we keep getting her lessons at local riding school and progress till she can cope with riding him IMO wont be long she is so natural or Do we sell and get something else, she is very attached to him as am I and i cannot work it out for myself as its so hard..
 
What concerns me is her losing her confidence to be honest, i have a very experienced rider school him once or twice a week, I also work him on the lunge, maybe i should start to school him as well myself... as well.
 
I think if you sold him you'd regret it in a year. As AmyMay said loaning for a year may be an option. You don't say if she is having lessons on him or just at the riding school so that could help.
 
She has been having lessons at a local riding school, may get my instructor to give her some lessons.
I dont think I could loan him out I have a lady Share (1 day per week), but some of the things I have seen recently re loaning puts me off for life.

Anyone looking for a part share in esex area please let me know
 
I'd get her to have lessons on the horse. If she's lacking confidence on him, then ask for a lesson on the lunge before progressing to being "fully in control".

Definitely keep him and do NOT loan IMO ... the horse you get back may just be a little bit different from the one you give away.
 
Keep him. I went through the same thing with my boy. He's 16.2 and I thought I was buying a nice ploddy but a bit about him kind of horse but when I changed him from being out 24 hours and put him on hard feed his new found feeling of wellness produces a handful of a horse with a habit of bucking when he gets excited. After two attempts found a really good instructor and after several months we are both coming along really well. My boy has stable manners to die for it was just his manners once on board that were a little lacking and now he is greatly improved. I wouldn't part with him ever and some people told me at age 11 he wouldn't change - but he has !!! Keep going, so long as she has a safe environment and someone to help it will work out
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IMHO - keep him, cut his hard feed to the absolute minimum and get your step-daughter private lessons on the horse from a sympathetic instructor.
 
I think ill get her some lessons with my instructor who is totally wonderful, she got me back to riding my boy when i lost my confidence, will call her this evening and arrange something.. She was having lessons on a school horse but i think ill knock that one on the head and just have lessons on her horse for a while.

Thank you all for your advice and assistance sometimes it really helps to get a second opinion
 
Echo what everyone else has said - if he's a nice safe sort, definitely keep him and get her some lessons on him.... I bet she'll be getting on grand with him in no time!
 
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