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Piccy

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I have decided to sell one of my boys, I know its the right thing to do I dont ride him I dont have enough time to spend with him yet i feel like I am letting him down.... The decision was made last night and I will start to write and advert today do photos etc, I imagine other people have been through this and I will still have my other boy to focus on but right now i feel downright horrid
 
You shouldn't feel guilty. If you do not have time to spend with him then you are not really doing him justice. He could go to a lovely new home where he will be as cherished as he has been with you and be able to do lots of things. There is someone a friend knows who has many horses yet spends no time with any of them. He tells me that this person zooms down the yard with the sole intention in life to be away as quickly as possible. Half the time the horses dont get mucked out, only skipped out and they keep the same rugs on during the night as they have on during the day. They are never groomed, nor taught anything, they are never patted or loved and I don't think their legs are ever washed or their matted manes and tails taken care of. Two of them are elderly horses and the other three are youngsters. They are fed and watered and have a field shelter and stable at night and some people are of the opinion that that is enough. I'm not one of those and can't wait to finish work and see my horse, I spend hours mucking out, grooming, talking and cuddling him, riding and all the other things that are involved in horse ownership.

Do the right thing by your boy, sad though it is, and sell him to some one so he can have a new life while you have the chance. Sadly by previous horse wasn't the right one for me and I wanted to sell him. Mum told me to hang onto him during the winter with the hope that 'we would get used to each other'. I shouted and smacked him more than I loved him, resented him because he didn't want to do what I wanted and was naughty, and I hated him with a passion. Then one day when he was 6 he broke his leg playing in the field and had to be shot. I wished he'd had a chance at a new life with someone that could have loved him. xx
 
It is surprising how quickly horses get used to new owners. It is much better to let him have a new family to enjoy him and keep him busy. Good luck with finding a lovely family.
 
I agree with Patchyponies, don't feel guilty.

I sold my trusted chap of 9 years earlier this year as I gelt he was holding me back. I had some idiots come to ride him but in the end I chose his owner from all the buyers. He went to a fab person who has now become my friend.

I hope you find a soul mate for your horse.
 
Thank you all for you kind posts, Its just so hard if I had my own place then I wouldnt even think twice about keeping him and having someone share him for free etc but alas this is not the case and i have to face facts that it is time he found someone new to love him and go far with, he is truly a lovely boy who needs more than i can give him, there will be many tears as there was last night when the decision was finally set in stone but i know it is right. Thank you all again im sure ill be posting again when he sells as ill be hearbroken but i am going to take my time and find the right person for him i can at least take the time to get it right or as right as i can for him, only sold one before this and he is having the time of his life.....
 
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