Selling vs reschooling

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Hi all,

As some of you know I bought a 'bombproof' horse that doesn't rear buck or nap - who does all the above. I put him up for sale but not having much luck, timewasters, etc, and the longer he's stayed the more I'm begining to think that he won't be gone until this time next year (cos lets face it, who buys a horse in winter!). So my new idea was to reschool him and take another risk - bearing in mind this horse has left me hanging off fences (not whilst jumping!) and hospitalised me 3 times...so what would you do? I don't want a horse I can't do anything with, equally I don't want to end up flying through the air...again! Ideas please?
 
Can you afford to send him away for some professional schooling and maybe get someone to sell him for you. Even if you take a bit of a loss it is going to cost a fair to keep him through the winter and it is not worth risking your health.
 
You could stick an honest ad on project horses on the off-chance that someone may be looking for a challenge over the winter. Other than that I would send him for some pro schooling if you have the finances - I wouldn't risk your safety or your confidence trying to do it yourself.

How long ago did you buy him? Was this behaviour there at the start or is it a new thing? Have you got in contact with the seller to inform her that he isn't as advertised?

Also, the obvious question, but I have to ask - has tack/teeth/back etc been checked?
 
Is this the 15.2 Criollo? Where is he advertised? To be honest, I think you have got the wrong sort of horse! I know a couple of people with Criollos, but they are advanced endurance riders so their horses do an incredible amount of work and are fantastic horses. I saw one last Sunday completing a 50 mile ride and the horse didn't look even vaguely tired. I think I remember you saying you have limited turn out as well. Have you thought of advertising him on the Endurance GB website? Could you send me a link to the advert please. As you haven't had him long, would the people you bought him from not take him back and sell him for you?
 
I assume you have had, his back, teeth, sadle and general health checked? And that he's turned out as much as possible and not feed any concentrates? Might be worth you trying a calmer. If you can afford it send him away to be schooled with someone like Richard Maxwell who specialises in problem horses or pay an instructor to school him at your yard. You could always do some ground work with him yourself as this can be very rewarding.
 
I would contact the dealer you bought him from and ask him to buy him back - cut your losses and learn from them.

Horses do need to be turned out, and even the most placid can turn in to a raging monster when they don't get enough turnout or exercise.

If I remember rightly your yard has no turnout, and you have no hacking. It sounds as if things have gone from bad to worse...........
 
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