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A friend of mine (a real friend, not me!) has found herself in a terrible situation and has to sell her horse quickly but the question is how!?!
A (very) very short version of how she got there.. please bear with me!
Her novice 12yo daughter had a 13.2 pony which she outgrew. They kept this at a local riding school. The riding school bought the pony and my friend sought a larger pony/horse for her daughter. After looking at only a few they decided upon a 7yo 15.1h (she says but he is actually at least 16h) Connemara x TB x warmblood, been bred for mounted police but didn't make the height so dream temperament and confirmation. They bought him from a lady in Kent who had used him for dressage, placings at prelim and novice. Oliver Townend was at the yard when they tried him and he rode him and jumped him for them and said he was lovely which is what sealed the deal i think.
They are also keeping him at the riding school on working livery. When he came he was sent with rubbish old tack (not the stuff he had been tried in nor agreed on in the sale). This didn't fit and new tack was purchased. A lady at the yard 'fitted' his new saddle which turned out did not actually fit and two months down the line another new saddle and minorly injured back muscles and the reason he has been a bit silly to ride the last couple of months.
He is schooled to elementary but neither the riding school or owners have enough knowledge to school him correctly. When they first started having problems with him- minor settling in problems like being a bit nappy or spooky but enough to scare the girl- the world and his wife were 'schooling' him at the yard, as well as him being used in the riding school for 4 hours a day some days. Due to this i think he has lost his way a bit and being a bit cheeky. He is quite nervous and i think the old owner was very softly softly about everything as he will jump at the slightest thing (not in a bad way, just in a nervous way).
He has had 5* vetting which he passed, his back checked, teeth checked and a new saddle fitted. It appears he just has not settled at the new yard and been confused with all the different riders and so on but the girl is now terrified of him and he is basically taking the pee with minor things such as mounting and transitions so the riding school no longer want him either.
The owners do not have enough knowledge to take him to another yard on their own, nor the money or desire to send him away to be 'sorted' as they have now realised (which is quite true) that they have well and truly overhorsed the girl who could probably have done with a nice 15h been there done it pony club type!
Long and short of it is that they want to get rid of him as soon as possible to replace with something a lot more suitable. I suggested originally that they try putting him out on loan for 6 months to see how he evolves or moving yards but they have now decided they definately want to sell him.
They paid around £6000- the vet who did his vetting valued him at around £7500- whcih in the right hands he would be at least but to be honest my friend totally overpaid for what they were looking for and it is unlikely in this market that he will sell for that money or particularly quickly.
They need to leave the riding school but are not capable enough to deal with him or his sale unaided. He is a really gorgeous horse with a lovely temperament, movement etc and he just needs to find the right home with enough experience to bring him on and show him the world a little bit! I would have him on loan myself but no space at my yard and i have enough of a handful with my own!
I have suggested they either send him away on sales livery and it costs whatever it costs but the yard will deal with the care and sale on the owners behalf. Or that maybe they can find a dealer locally (Hampshire) who may have something suitable which they can swap for.
Can anyone recommend any yards/ dealers in the Hampshire Area which may offer this, or anyone have any other sugestions?
Thank you for sticking with my long winded post
A (very) very short version of how she got there.. please bear with me!
Her novice 12yo daughter had a 13.2 pony which she outgrew. They kept this at a local riding school. The riding school bought the pony and my friend sought a larger pony/horse for her daughter. After looking at only a few they decided upon a 7yo 15.1h (she says but he is actually at least 16h) Connemara x TB x warmblood, been bred for mounted police but didn't make the height so dream temperament and confirmation. They bought him from a lady in Kent who had used him for dressage, placings at prelim and novice. Oliver Townend was at the yard when they tried him and he rode him and jumped him for them and said he was lovely which is what sealed the deal i think.
They are also keeping him at the riding school on working livery. When he came he was sent with rubbish old tack (not the stuff he had been tried in nor agreed on in the sale). This didn't fit and new tack was purchased. A lady at the yard 'fitted' his new saddle which turned out did not actually fit and two months down the line another new saddle and minorly injured back muscles and the reason he has been a bit silly to ride the last couple of months.
He is schooled to elementary but neither the riding school or owners have enough knowledge to school him correctly. When they first started having problems with him- minor settling in problems like being a bit nappy or spooky but enough to scare the girl- the world and his wife were 'schooling' him at the yard, as well as him being used in the riding school for 4 hours a day some days. Due to this i think he has lost his way a bit and being a bit cheeky. He is quite nervous and i think the old owner was very softly softly about everything as he will jump at the slightest thing (not in a bad way, just in a nervous way).
He has had 5* vetting which he passed, his back checked, teeth checked and a new saddle fitted. It appears he just has not settled at the new yard and been confused with all the different riders and so on but the girl is now terrified of him and he is basically taking the pee with minor things such as mounting and transitions so the riding school no longer want him either.
The owners do not have enough knowledge to take him to another yard on their own, nor the money or desire to send him away to be 'sorted' as they have now realised (which is quite true) that they have well and truly overhorsed the girl who could probably have done with a nice 15h been there done it pony club type!
Long and short of it is that they want to get rid of him as soon as possible to replace with something a lot more suitable. I suggested originally that they try putting him out on loan for 6 months to see how he evolves or moving yards but they have now decided they definately want to sell him.
They paid around £6000- the vet who did his vetting valued him at around £7500- whcih in the right hands he would be at least but to be honest my friend totally overpaid for what they were looking for and it is unlikely in this market that he will sell for that money or particularly quickly.
They need to leave the riding school but are not capable enough to deal with him or his sale unaided. He is a really gorgeous horse with a lovely temperament, movement etc and he just needs to find the right home with enough experience to bring him on and show him the world a little bit! I would have him on loan myself but no space at my yard and i have enough of a handful with my own!
I have suggested they either send him away on sales livery and it costs whatever it costs but the yard will deal with the care and sale on the owners behalf. Or that maybe they can find a dealer locally (Hampshire) who may have something suitable which they can swap for.
Can anyone recommend any yards/ dealers in the Hampshire Area which may offer this, or anyone have any other sugestions?
Thank you for sticking with my long winded post
