Loaning a very sharp showjumper?

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eeyore28

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I have a super scopey warmblood that im a bit confused about.


I have won Discoveries on him, and was about to start newcomers before he had a massive personality change.

When i got him he was easy, double clears every time out, his only quirk was he could buck and sometimes was a sod to load.
The loading was sorted within weeks - the bucks were out out of exhuberance.

Then, i got 2 new youngsters - which meant i had to move yards.

I got him from a friend that deals a bit - he was a livery at the yard and his old owner sold him to my friend as she was off to uni.

If i had to pin point exactly when his behavior changed i would say it was when i moved back to the yard i got him from.

I have since moved again to a quiet local yard nearer to home.
He is now permenantly sharp, not dangerous, but damn right annoying having to battle to get him to behave.

He has had the vet - cant find anything wrong, teeth are fine, saddle fits.

Now, when it was just him and one other horse he was fine - i now have some babies that im breaking and my time is shared between them all.

I just dont have the time - he takes double the amount of time any of my others takes.
I try to spend time with him just me and him as on the ground he is a real sweety.

I DONT want to sell him - from his history ive figured he has been passed about a bit before i got him.
I think he is a horse that needs one on one attention but not sure if i should loan him or not?

He is a lovely horse - would do most things apart from eventing - he wont walk through a puddle on the yard, let alone go through water!
He has had 4 months off in the hope he just chills out, and im due to start bringing him back into work.

Ideas?
He is 16.0hh and short coupled - he is 8yo but not much mileage.

edited to say - i have just re read and have made him sound awful! i think im just having a down day about the whole thing.
 
Is it possible he has just got stale and the naughtiness is his way of saying 'enough is enough'? ...hopefully if this is the case, the time off will help
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In terms of loaning, you should be able to find him a great home as everyone wants a talented horse! Just be warned many competition riders may be put off by his wayward behaviour at the minute (as they would rather take on something readily competitive) and more novice riders might not understand what they are taking on / might end up wasting his talent...

Don't let my negativity sway you though, I should go for it if you haven't the time he needs
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I own the same horse as you!!!...how did I solve the problem?!
Your right its the one to one thing, I'm convinced of it! My boys behaviour changed for the better when I moved my other 2 home and left him at the livery yard up the road, when I'm there my time is his, he's not competing for it (although I now really notice his tantrums at me being near him/in his eyesight and dealing with another liveries horse or talking to someone and ignoring him) he is so much happier and my bond with him has improved as has his behaviour. I would never have believed it would have this affect (the others werent moved for his benefit) if I hadn't experienced it myself. I will warn you I tried loaning my boy out to, with exactly the same reasons as you and I also wasn't prepared to sell. He went to a very knowledgeable home with a very talented young bsja rider who was just making the move up to seniors. He would not settle for love nor money, was unrideable the whole time he was with them and swiftly came home. The day I went to go pick him up is still to date the one and only time that horse has ever whinied at me...as we got out of the car outside his field and he galloped flat out down to the gate screaming at me!
Anyway I'm not sure of what that makes my advice to you!?! Just thought I would share my very similar experience! LOL
 
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I own the same horse as you!!!...how did I solve the problem?!
Your right its the one to one thing, I'm convinced of it! My boys behaviour changed for the better when I moved my other 2 home and left him at the livery yard up the road, when I'm there my time is his, he's not competing for it (although I now really notice his tantrums at me being near him/in his eyesight and dealing with another liveries horse or talking to someone and ignoring him) he is so much happier and my bond with him has improved as has his behaviour. I would never have believed it would have this affect (the others werent moved for his benefit) if I hadn't experienced it myself. I will warn you I tried loaning my boy out to, with exactly the same reasons as you and I also wasn't prepared to sell. He went to a very knowledgeable home with a very talented young bsja rider who was just making the move up to seniors. He would not settle for love nor money, was unrideable the whole time he was with them and swiftly came home. The day I went to go pick him up is still to date the one and only time that horse has ever whinied at me...as we got out of the car outside his field and he galloped flat out down to the gate screaming at me!
Anyway I'm not sure of what that makes my advice to you!?! Just thought I would share my very similar experience! LOL

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Yeah it is the one to one thing with him too i think - but that is something i cannot give him, hence why im wondering if a nice one 2 one loan home would help.
 
Give it a go I would say, although it didnt work for my boy, he still only wanted me and my attention
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It was a good home too but perhaps still not quite one on one enough for him (he was on a livery yard there and had other people dealing with him not just the loaners)
Is seprating the other 2 and him an option? 2 different yards? I know its not viable time wise for alot of people.
I would try and find a really understanding loan home and be prepared to have him back if it doesnt work and then rethink?!
 
How exactly has his personality changed? Sorry, you don't say what he actually does.

I was considering loaning something to jump as my horse is 19 this year and I can't expect him to compete at the level i'd quite like to but I cannot afford to buy a ready-made horse either so though, when the time was right I'd look at getting a youngster to bring on myself.

If this was a few months down the line then he'd be the type of horse I'd consider providing the 'personality' wasn't dangerous anyway! Lol
 
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