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Ok so background to problem...
Brought a lovely coloured ISH from ireland last year, got him home and although he has impeccable stable manners and so calm to ride, we just didn't click, i had over horsed myself (he's 17.1hh and my other horse is 15hh!) but i kept on at it even though i didn't feel the confidence with him i have with my other horse, hoping i just needed to get used to him.
My dad took a massive liking to him and started hunting him and finding him a dream. However my dad had a serious accident on him at home, fell off the horse, no fault of his though my dad jumped, but seeing the accident which resulting in my dad snapping both bones in his ankle joint and bandaging it up had completely put me off riding him, i tried to ride him but was a bag of nerves and realised it wasn't doing either of us any good.
Next step we found him a loan home for a year with a young girl to compete and generally bring on (he's 6 now), she was really enjoying him taking him xc, sj competitions, getting her best scores and dressage and doing well in showjumping! But at the weekend he was apparently doing massive rears and now she no longer wants to ride him, which is perfectly understandable, so the help i need is finding him a new home to sell as my dad is not ready for him to come home yet.
What do i do?! Either sell him for less than we believe he's worth now, or get another friend to ride him (which we're a bit wary of as we don't want anyone getting hurt) or send him to a producers? He's the perfect horse, just too big for me and has now started rearing, although never did with us.
I'm norfolk area so any producers near by, i mean suffolk, cambridge, lincolnshire, he's in peterborough at the moment so anywhere that isn't a stupid distance away. I'm desperate to find him somewhere to go as i know if he ends up coming home not only will it upset my dad, he won't get ridden which isn't what he deserves.
Please someone help meeeeeeeeeeeee
 
Afraid I can't offer a solution but if you mention he has started rearing for no apparent reason then I would definitely check out all of the usuals (back, teeth, tack etc) as it sounds like he could be in pain?
If I were you I'd be tempted to get him home and then try and find another competent rider to take him on until your Dad is feeling better, but I completely understand that you don't want to put someone else in danger.
Before you start to think through solutions I'd definitely have him looked over ... it sounds like he's a cracking little horse when he's feeling well and that this behaviour is uncharacteristic so I'd check it out.
Hope you get it sorted soon (get well soon to your Dad!)
 
Id think long and hard as to wether you or your dad would ride him ever again.

If not then Id get him all checked out then sent off to someone to sell on your behalf whilst still riding and training him for you.

If you do, then maybe loan or send to a trainer until you get your confidence back.

Or sell him now before you plough lots of money into training and/ or sales livery. The cost of livery amounts to a lot and you'd never make that money back on the sale.

Such a shame, he sounds a cracking horse! (Id also try and find out how this loan lady was riding him, she may have caused the rearing - a friend who loaned found out that her horse was being schooled very harshly and resulted in behaviour issues) That aside get teeth, back saddle e.t.c. done to be on the safe side.
 
It could just be that he is at the cheeky age. Our 17h irish sport was an angel from 4-6yrs, then from 6-7 he has been really cheeky, pushing everyone as far as he can get away with, and needing calm but firm, confident riding.

As people have said, it could be worth getting everything checked, but I bet they will be fine.

The girl that was riding him sounds young, and may not have been big enough, or experienced enough to cope when he threw his weight about, which can cause an escalation of the problem.

I think its very sensible of you to admit that you don't feel confident on this horse. Its not a bad thing. Not everyone is going to get on with every horse. Your dad is going to be off for a while, and this horse is at an age where he needs to be busy and learning.

If I were you, I'd send him to an experienced competition/training/selling yard to be assessed. See what they think. They may well not have any problems with him, and may be able to sell him to an experienced home quite soon - especially if he is a good hunter - its that time of year..

Once he has gone to a more suitable home, you can conentrate on finding something that you enjoy riding. These creatures, as well as being pets, cost a great deal of money and time, so you want to enjoy them.
 
I would want to know why he suddenly started rearing!! Has he ever shown that he might before? if so in what circumstances

I don't think you can make a decision until you try to find out why he is rearing.

Also do you want to sell him as a project horse for around £1000 or even less if rearing is really bad or do you think he really is worth spending money on to correct this.

Basically you need more information as it could be as simple as refitting saddle and chiro then a little schooling. Or it could be chiro/saddle major reschooing. Then worst case it could be something like kissing spines
 
He's only just had teeth and back checked while away on loan, but i suppose couldn't hurt to get them checked again?
He had reared once at home but not properly more of a bunny hope and lunge forward if that makes sense, and that was only because he was made to stand away from the hunt.
I've thought long and hard about the main decision with him and have decided to sell him sadly, he's the horse i've always wanted but know now i'll never get my confidence back on him.
The girl that had him on loan is 19 and very capable rider, but maybe he does need the bigger rider.
It's such a shame because he is a super horse destined for the top, everyone that has seen him can see potential so was hoping to get him sold for a descent amount and i think the only way is to send him off to producing yard to sell.
Does anyone know of a yard either east anglia or south east, that won't take too much out of my pocket but will do right by him.
I'm just quite sad about the whole thing, he was doing so well :(
 
I have used Sam Jamieson of Meadowbrook stables to school my problematic ID / TB & really like her.

Give her a call and talk through the issues and she'll give you an honest answer. Very friendly and approachable and boy does she know her stuff.

Was totally honest with me, had my mare for 3 months and told me when she'd got her as far as she could - was very grateful for her honesty, she could have kept her for another 3 months and taken the money but she didn't, was just interesting in doing right by the horse and me.

If the horse is in Peterborough its only about 30 miles away.

http://www.meadowbrookstables.co.uk/
 
Tell the your Hunt's Master and secretary that he's for sale.

Get someone to hunt him for you and sell him. If he was good at that job someone will snap him up.
 
I know that some people can ride any size horse, but 17hh sounds a lot for a girl and maybe this horse needs a man. Your dad enjoyed hunting him until his accident, so he should make a good gent's hunter, bound to be in demand right now, so don't give up on him. I would want to know more about why he was rearing. If he was being tightly restricted and wanted to join the other horses that was a good excuse for a rear (although naughty). He might well do very well with a bit more experience and hunting with a good producer.
 
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