Is it worth trying to sell a horse at the moment?

[Suziq77]

DQ- I'm not sure my biology is up to it! Seriously. But that is a very sound suggestion and I shall look in to it. You obviously have a much more practical brain than I do because I would never have thought of anything like that.

db33, he'd take an 11 year old to PC no problem but he's still ugly! The judge would have to be blind and deaf to award him a prettiest pony frilly! lol

Perhaps you could offer him along with a few boxes of chocolates to bribe judges beforehand Kind of "buy a horse and get 6 months worth of free chocolate"?

 

[Jesstickle]

The tutoring is a good idea I have had fliers in my pigeonhole from these people: https://bluetutors.co.uk/cambridge_tutors.php

A friend has worked for them, and it worked well for her

I'd also say, having met him (and subjected the poor chap to my dreadful attempt to ride him),

Nitty is fine. Her hock is still huge but she is fine in herself I am going to have a go with these people and also one of the links DQ kindly PM'd me. No harm in trying after all. And as for your dreadful attempt to ride him, I think you did better than I usually manage so what pish!

Jess what are his vital stats and I know you've had him out on occasion so what has he done. He might be suitable for a friend's daughter - they bought the wrong horse last time round and I'm not quite sure whether they have accepted that yet or not.

(the fact that I want to get my hot and sticky mitts on the one they did buy has no bearing on this of course!)

Stats are 15.3(just) boring looking, knobber horse. Arse on the ground but well behaved to ride. Isn't as established as he should be at 6 but willing enough. Has been out all of 3 times in his life and done nothing spectacular every time! He is well bred though. By Sir Game out of this mare here http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/graefin+vii and I am told he moves very well.

I would have thought there would be some sort of opportunity for a molecular biologist in Cambridge to pick up other work - some sort of freelance scientific writing or proof reading or something?

I will look into that too