Okay....need your opinions again...very long

Oh no, he will be the horse for her. He is perfect; absolutely perfect. Sorry to sound blase, but he honestly is.

There is just no way that she wouldn't like him as I know her so well and I know him like the back of my hand. There are no surprises with Oscar; what you see is exactly what you get.

I think it is because he is pure perfection....I haven't had a horse like this before so I think maybe I want to keep him all to myself. He is the only horse here that I am protective about because he is so perfect.
 
He is lovely! Sell him to ME
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I always thought Sorrell was another term for Chestnut, but are they different?
 
Keep him! Forget about the "he could break a leg tomorrow" scenario. If you can cope without the money, then there is not a problem. You look forward to riding him, and if that makes your job easier, then don't sell. After all, in business you wouldn't "sell" a superb secretary in order to train up a new one that might not be as good!
 
Madam Max; I really never have a problem selling my horses as they always go to the best possible homes. It's never been an issue before. This is a new one on me that's why I am so confused as to what to do. My gut says "sell you fool!" my heart says "don't"......but I don't listen to my heart mostly...head rules every time.

Law - this is it. When a fabulous home awaits, I am supposed to take it so that my horses have the best chance of a wonderful life. That's supposed to be more important to me than my own personal feelings about a horse. Oh I am confused
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Poor you. I also usually am ruled by my head and it is very confusing when the heart takes over. Good luck with your decision you will make the right one
 
Tia hes really really lovely and if he was mine I could not/ would not sell him, hes too nice I couldnt stand seeing anyone else riding him. Hes a really good horse , have you got anything else as nice as him? Well if he was mine and you werent being forced to sell him by a huband or something you need to keep him. No wonder she wants him
 
I know I have done this before - I do use you guys as a sounding board.....but in this instance, I genuinely don't know what to do. I know what I SHOULD do, and that is to sell him; that's my business after all. It's just figuring out whether I can or not
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FMM - I know, I do forget about what is acceptable riding attire in England
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I agree; except my special ones. To be honest she would be prepared to pay double what I would ask for him on the open market....however I would never do that to her - if I were to sell him, it would be for market value and no more.

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Your horses are you business - what does the business women in you say? I personally would keep him, if the money is not high enough.
 
Because he has such great forearms and limbs and bum and everything, you cant sell him !Look Im like you too and I know what its like once you decide you just get on and do it and you dont feel that tug but with this one the feeling will come back when you never find another like him .
 
Oh Bonza......you're right.

If you had written this post, I would tell you that although you may be sad to see him go, you would know that he was going to a wonderful home and would make a lovely and dear friend very happy....and that you are being slightly selfish by not selling as you quite obviously have enough horses to do the job. I would also ask you if you were keeping him purely because you KNEW that someone wanted him badly and therefore perhaps you were keeping him for these reasons?

I (if you were me) would answer back that no that is not the reason - the reason is purely because he is perfect.....but I would be not telling the whole truth.....the whole truth would be that he is perfect AND that he is MINE.

See I told you I was awfully protective of him
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Tia, it's the ideal sale ! It's to a neighbour who you know and trust, and you'll be able to keep an eye on him. You know it's the best possible home, and you can always ask for 1st refusal to buy him back if they ever did decide to sell...
 
If you sell him while you're in this frame of mind, I've a feeling you'll regret it, particularly if you still have contact with him. As my Dad used to say, if you don't know whether to do something or not, don't do it.
 
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Amy; you have made me cry ....... I'm sniveling like a teenager.
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Pull yourself together woman - you're meant to be hardnosed and insensative........
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The thing is Accy. I have always, always been in the camp that anything is for sale. Sheesh half of my business is making money from producing and selling horses.....and here I am acting like a love-sick child over one horse.
 
Yes I see my neighbour all the time and I see the horses I have previously sold her every week.

Taco......and about 4 others could easily fill Oscar's shoes.
 
First can I just say he is stunning and I can totally see why she'd want to buy him!
I think the fact that you are so undecided about it and have decided to sell then changed your mind should tell you something. I don't think you should sell at the moment as I feel it would be one of those decisions you'd forever regret - perhaps in a few months time you'll be able to let go but it's obvious you're not ready yet.
I haven't read all the replies so sorry if I'm repeating something someone else has said!
 
The business is changing. I believe I have decided that this will be the last summer of doing trail riding even though it has really made it's mark on the community. I made a significant amount of money from purely doing it for just July and August......way more than the cost of the insurance, easily covered the cost of keeping all of my horses for the whole year AND put a few thousand in the bank on top! I only trail twice a day in those 2 months and no horse ever goes out for longer than the 1 hour (that's why I have to have 2 lead horses, even though Jet my main one is perfectly capable of doing more than 1 ride a day it is just something that I won't do with any of them).

I am about to embark on another business venture in September and for this I need space in the fields, although I am taking over another one of our 10 acre hay fields so grazing wouldn't really be an issue overall. I am in the initial stages of starting up a weanling/yearling boarding farm and I am hopeful that this will be successful.

The trouble with the trail riding is that I can't do anything with my daughter - last year I took 3 days off to go down to collect her from my friend in Pennsylvania and in that week I still took $2,000 so it is lucrative BUT it seriously cuts into my family time....that and I am absolutely exhausted as the trail riding starts almost immediately on finishing bringing in all of our hay for the season.

I don't want to be working when she is at home - I want to take her on holiday....I want more than just being able to take her out on day trips which leave after 10am but have to be home again for 6pm
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I will continue to bring on and sell young horse - that's one of my joys here and I would never want to give that up.
 
If you have him in the catagory as being yours, then maybe consider selling him as if he was yours, rather than thinking that you should sell him because its your business to do so.

As others have said, if you are unsure, then dont sell just yet. Maybe say to your neighbour you'll think about after the summer as you have plans for him?

Sorry if that didnt help.
 
They're the same really Lzt. The words are used interchangeably but often a sorrel means it has a blonde mane and tail whereas a chestnut can be either blonde or red maned and purely chestnut.
 
You are saying such sensible things FMM. You are saying all of the things that my heart is telling me; but I have spent so many years not listening to my heart or if I do it is only with the agreement of my head.

Today my head is all over the place.
 
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She quite categorically says sell. A fabulous home, truly lovely people who will, without question, keep him forever.....what more could I want for him. That's what she says.

Sanda; he is special. I have always known that from the very first time I sat on his back. This is the main reason I have been frantically trying to find her a replacement so that she will love it and not Oscar.
 
Well if this is your last year of doing trails why don't you make the decision that you will keep him for the summer then see how you feel about selling him in Autumn. This way he has a job with you and you know that afterwards he will go to a new home. You might change you mind but at least you don't have so much pressure now.
 
Keep him, primarily because we want to see more piccies of him - he's lovely

No seriously, go for gut feeling and if you're having to keep questioning yourself and asking what the forum feels - shows that it's probably not the right decision to sell him - in a weird logical sense.

And a question as I've never heard of sorrel before - you say blond, is it completely different to say a flaxen mane/tail - is sorrel darker?
 
Amy; I know....what is going wrong?
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Finn; he is....but what about the business? Isn't this what I am supposed to be doing? This was my route at trying to combat the rescue issues that are abundant over here. If I sell him, it makes way for another horse to be brought on and homed in a loving and decent home....another one who will not end up in the millions of "rescue centres" (very loosely used by the way).

Bailey; I have been humming and haaing over this for 9 months. What is wrong with me!
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