Poll - why did you sell your last horse?

Why did you sell your last horse

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Reading another thread got me thinking. Surely not every horse is sold because it is no good? A lot of buyers - and ok so they may be feeling negative - think so. What are your thoughts?
 
I sold a welsh sec a before christmas, she was 3 and i had done a bit of long reining and lightly backed her - was intention to sell her on from beginning, (was bought as companion for my youngster) too sharp for my children so she went to a lady with an older daughter to do some showing this year :)
 
the last horse I sold was a super 4yro who had absolutely nothing wrong with her.

I bought her as a foal and by the time was she a 4yro she had matured into a much bigger, more heavyweight horse than I expected- too big to event so she was sold on.

I must be barking as the ones I keep are the troublesome ones and I always end up selling the good ones! :)
 
Sold Merlin last october as I had "outgrown" him in a sense, he was happy at1* level and I wanted to go further, and pushing him out of his comfort zone would have been stupid ;) So he was sold as a schoolmaster - which he is doing a fabulous job at ;)

Plus I wanted a new "challenge" - I love riding young horses! :)

I don't mind selling on horses, as I make sure they go to good homes ;) Ex-pony even made it into the pages of H&H this week!
 
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In more than 30 years of having horses I have never sold one. The only ones that have left me have been on loan or have been PTS for humane purposes. I have sourced and trained ex-racers but they have all been for clients. I considered doing it as a business for myself, but realised I would not be able to sell them! I am a firm believer that just like a dog, a horse is for life. Maybe I've been lucky and never had one that I wanted to sell on (even though I wouldn't). But I do believe there are good reasons for selling and those are mainly a drastic change in health, or finances.
 
I sold my last horse as I couldn't give him the home he needed. I had neither the money nor the ability to compete him regularly. He was a well bred DWB who would excel at BS. He was tricky and sharp as well as being alot of horse at a solid 17hands. I sold him for a fair price and was completely honest with his new owner. She was 18 and looking to get on some teams and try and make a career out of horses. He certanintly hasn't been easy for her but he has shown her how brilliant he can be and she is persevering with him.

If it would have been financially possible I would rather have kept him and paid a professional to ride him and bought myself another simpler horse.
 
I sold my last horse as I wanted to event and she didnt! She could jump the moon on a good day, other days she wouldnt go out of the start box. And dont even get me started on the dressage, she just wouldnt play ball. I had everything checked, back teeth, full vet work up, new saddles, different bits. Lots of lessons etc...
The sj was never a problem tho always clear and she hunted great so sold her as a hunter/sj'er and she and her new owner are having a ball.
I just couldn't get to the bottom as to why she wouldn't just 'do' a dressage test, she worked beautifully at home, as soon as we were in those white boards she either reared, peed off or both. It was the hardest decision I had to make to sell her but I thought whats the point in trying to force her into doing something she clearly didnt enjoy!!

I would think a lot of horses are for sale at the moment because people are skint, lots of redundancies going on etc... But then I know someone who just seems to get 'bored' of their horses and trades them in for a new model, not the way I like to do things personally but each to their own and all that!
 
I recently sold a pony that had a decent record BE/BD and was a brilliant hunter over the stiffest shires country, he sold to a lovely family through a pro eventer as I really didn't want to sell him but had to as I had been out of work for 4 months. I had run out of money and even though I then got a job there would have been no money for competing this year and I had to sell the lorry as well so we would have had no transport. He sold for quite a lot of money but really is the genuine article and they have already won and been placed in dressage and eventing at pc level after less than 2 months so are delighted. Not everything that is sold has a problem - it broke my heart selling him but I really had no option - it was the house or the pony and i am afraid and in my mind there was no choice. He has gone to the most wonderful experienced home and as the girl is only just 12 he will be there for a good few years!
 
pony was on loan but at my yard. I had another horse. Loaners suddenely let me down. Couldnt afford two so decided to sell my pony. Miss her loads. :(
 
I outgrew him not height wise but ability wise.
He really wasn't scopey enough for what I wanted to do. If we had enough money we would have kept himself as well but that just wasn't plausible.

He went to a local family so I see him often which is lovely. I wouldn't have sold him far away.
 
Silly college commitments :(
Tried to keep him but I realised he just wasnt getting the attention he needed or deserved so sold him on to someone I knew that would spoil him. I miss him terribly and do sometimes wish I'd kept him but I know that would have been selfish. But I get to see him when I'm home and he seems to be doing ok :)
 
Other - horse came with a problem the dealer didn't know about/didn't disclose and I didn't try horse thoroughly enough to find out about it.

She was very traffic shy, so no good to me and I spent a long time trying to overcome it as everything else about her was just lovely.

Sold her to some people who didn't do road work and so I hope she is a very good girl to them.
 
I sold my gorgeous homebred filly because I was pregnant as she turned 3 and knew she needed to start work. Started lunging her but knew with baby on way there was goin to be no time for her. It broke my heart to sell her but she was sold onto someone I know and is doing really well. She's only about 5 miles away so I see her lots. She was appaloosa x cob and was totally skewbald when born but just over a year and she turned spotty too. Love her loads but know I made right decision for her.
 
Lily at 10 months and at 3 yr old
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