Asimmons
Well-Known Member
OK, guys..this is a long saga with names omitted...
TWO years ago I bank-rolled a kiwi eventer to bring over a world cup showjumper(in NZ's top 3) to event with Bad/Burleigh as the target. Horse was to be syndicated within 3months of getting here...but, guess what, never happened. Horse cost me £73k(incl flight/ins/xrays etc). It was meant to be a short term loan!! I am not rolling in money but happened to have cash as had just sold house. The horse was clearly v talented and fab xc, very bold..the sj a complete doddle for him as like jumping a stick on the ground but not interested in dressage(understatement of the century!) so I said only way I cd get money back(and I had by then spent six months not sleeping, totally stressed by the horror of my financial situation and the stupidity of playing fairy godmother in the first place...)was to send it to a pro sj to be sold. So off it went...15 months ago!!!! YR just off ponies. The horse has won or been placed in every class it's been in( and it was the YR's second string all last yr so did a fair bit!). In the top 10 in Hickstead speed derby(on TV !). A real speed/1.35/1.40 specialist with wins at Le Touquet/Auvers etc. It's been advertised in H and H (big pic ads! V expensive!!..I paid, of course!!),Horsequest etc etc. Nothing. The price is now a third of what I paid...What do I do? It's one of the most consistent horses on the circuit...I don't know much about big league sj...I am an eventing fan. They(the pro yard) keep asking me what to do, but I am not the expert and they sell horses every day! I'm so miserable I cd howl ...for days/weeks... No-one seems to care much about my position, which is, admittedly, my own stupid fault for being kind to someone who needed help.Any advice?
TWO years ago I bank-rolled a kiwi eventer to bring over a world cup showjumper(in NZ's top 3) to event with Bad/Burleigh as the target. Horse was to be syndicated within 3months of getting here...but, guess what, never happened. Horse cost me £73k(incl flight/ins/xrays etc). It was meant to be a short term loan!! I am not rolling in money but happened to have cash as had just sold house. The horse was clearly v talented and fab xc, very bold..the sj a complete doddle for him as like jumping a stick on the ground but not interested in dressage(understatement of the century!) so I said only way I cd get money back(and I had by then spent six months not sleeping, totally stressed by the horror of my financial situation and the stupidity of playing fairy godmother in the first place...)was to send it to a pro sj to be sold. So off it went...15 months ago!!!! YR just off ponies. The horse has won or been placed in every class it's been in( and it was the YR's second string all last yr so did a fair bit!). In the top 10 in Hickstead speed derby(on TV !). A real speed/1.35/1.40 specialist with wins at Le Touquet/Auvers etc. It's been advertised in H and H (big pic ads! V expensive!!..I paid, of course!!),Horsequest etc etc. Nothing. The price is now a third of what I paid...What do I do? It's one of the most consistent horses on the circuit...I don't know much about big league sj...I am an eventing fan. They(the pro yard) keep asking me what to do, but I am not the expert and they sell horses every day! I'm so miserable I cd howl ...for days/weeks... No-one seems to care much about my position, which is, admittedly, my own stupid fault for being kind to someone who needed help.Any advice?
