Dilemma - to sell or not to sell.

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Noodlejaffa

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I'm in a quandry. Currently competing my 15.1 con x tb gelding (just rising 11) at Pre-Novice level. He's been very consistent at Intro, placed nearly everytime with all but two being DCs. At PN, he's been placed in 3 out of the 6 he's done, with a few DCs too.

I'm wanting to move up to BE Novice, but I don't think he can take it. I think he'll feel overfaced, as a couple of the very up-to-height PN jumps he's done have been less than comfortable! Do I just trundle on with PN or do I sell him and get something which is more suited to doing Novice?

And if I did decide to sell him, what kind of price should I be looking for him? He's an aboslute gem to own (which is why I'm reluctant to part with him) and has been consistently good at sj, xc and dressage.

I am stumped as to what to do.
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I would sell if you really feel he will not be comfortable competing at Novice. It's best for the both of you - you can find a horse more suited to the level you wish to compete and he can find a home that will not push his comfort zones. He sounds like a teenagers horse? If he happily pops round intro/PN and is vicefree, around 5k-6k - especially if he's safe.
Good luck with whatever choice you make
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ETS: he would sell for around 6k+ here in surrey but no idea for scotland
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If you want to move up I would sell him. He sounds like he would make a lovely PC horse. What is going to happen when you want to move out of Novice?

Don't know about price as I think there is probably a bit of a regional difference between scotland and down here. However if he is as easy as you say should be very easy to sell, shame he's not a bit bigger.
 
I agree. He does sound lovely though, but if you just keep him and trundle along will you always think 'what if'? Do you compete with anyone that would let you ride a Novice event on a horse currently working well at that level, u could then see how you felt?x
 
i would sell. we had our first pony that took my daughter to jumping 3ft 3. this is he third child she had done this for. we decided as that was the pony's limit we had to sell. she is now teaching another 10yo to do the same. they are so scarce to find and i think they are priceless.
 
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ETS: he would sell for around 6k+ here in surrey but no idea for scotland
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and the rest..... i remember a about 6 years ago my neighbour selling her horse for 6k without it having ever been eventing jsut because he had potential
 
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