Am I doing the right thing? I feel terrible.

[94lunagem]

Good for you and good for her. I'm sure your perfect match is out there, she just wasn't quite it.

 

[Cragrat]

The fact that you feel relieved says it all. Well done for being brave enough and honest enough with yourself to make the right decision for both of you.

 

[Boots*McGruber]

It sounds like you are making the right decision for her and for yourself. I’m sure she’ll find a lovely home that suits her and you’ll find a new friend to go out and have fun with. Good luck

 

[ILuvCowparsely]

I've made a decision to put my mare on sales livery. She is a gorgeous, affectionate 7 year old ISH and I love her to pieces, but we need different things from each other.
She needs an experienced person to take her out and about and show her the world, give her a nice varied routine beyond just schooling and hacking.
I need a horse who isn't sharp, doesn't need constant work and who can look after me when I'm nervous.
I've poured my heart and soul into this girl and now that I'm speaking to a lady about sales livery I feel like such a failure. She is such a cracking mare but I've had a few falls now due to her sharpness and it's really knocked my confidence.
Thinking about selling her has me in tears but logically it's fairer to both of us for me to sell her. I don't have the land and she's too young to be a field ornament anyway.
It just really sucks.
Has anyone had anything similar and gone through with it, and felt it was the right thing looking back? Or am I making a huge mistake not pushing through?
Help

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I am going through it now!!!!


I too bought a sports horse mare in September, I knew it wasn't on my bucket list but still went out and bought her, she zoomied on the lunge day 3 and came up lame. she is 16.3hh bigger than I wanted and a sports horse and I wanted a draught. No I bought her, and now paying for her to be on rehab prior to moving to sales livery. I know she isn't right, will be bored with me as with the yard I have a lot to keep me busy, where I need something I can lunge, get on anytime without doing loads schooling and trying to rid all the energy she has. I cannot go out jumping all the time as it isn't my thing, I like x country and sponsored rides. My confidence has taken \ nosedive with all injuries I have had etc. She needs someone young and more agile than me.

Don't feel bad I am a mirror image of you but your lucky you don't need to put your mare on rehab first. ^5 to what you are going to do and I am 100% behind you in what your thinking and doing.