selling your old horse's things anyone else sad?

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I am finally being productive as i dont have the room and have cleaned and listed my old racehorses stuff. He was pts last summer and most of his stuff was my previous (first) horse's things aswell and i find it hard getting ride of all their old things am i being pathetic? It's only rugs and bridles and stuff but i cant hang on to them as not getting a big horse again just feel guilty anyone else had that?
 
lydia_markwick said:
I am finally being productive as i dont have the room and have cleaned and listed my old racehorses stuff. He was pts last summer and most of his stuff was my previous (first) horse's things aswell and i find it hard getting ride of all their old things am i being pathetic? It's only rugs and bridles and stuff but i cant hang on to them as not getting a big horse again just feel guilty anyone else had that?
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Yes it's not a pleasant feeling. My old pony was pts years ago at the age of 40, and we sold or gave away most of his stuff. I kept a bridle, fleece rug and a leadrope though and have his bridle hanging up with my current horses!
 
I can understand that. A lot of people who feel that way give the things to a horse charity. They seem to feel better if the rescues get some good from it.
 
I still have my old horse's saddlecloth which is too worn to use again. I decided to keep it as I didn't want to get rid of everything.

So maybe pick one thing to keep as a memento. :)
 
You are not alone my wonderful heavyweight show hunter died five years ago and I put his headcollar away and it is still stored. I have a new horse and only yesterday I put the thermatex on him but there are still grey hairs and it was difficult but I felt what is point of having all the gear and not use it. But the named headcollar will always be kepted unused.
 
I picked out a few things I wanted to keep (his headcollar which has been hung on my bed post since the day he died, his ridiculous purple snuggyhood and a couple of other things), then I sorted out things I was likely to want again and then I sold everything else. To me the rest of it was just stuff, so I was ok about it. :(
 
I've never been in that position before, but when the time comes I know it'll be very very hard. Not just the money spent, but all the good memories attached to the items :(
I'd say keep at least one thing, the thing that means the most to you.
 
I've never lost a horse but I still have the collar of my dog who was PTS 15 years ago so I know exactly where you are coming from. I just can't bare to part with it. She was my best friend and I grew up with her.
 
I understand how you feel.MY BOY SIRROCCO died of colic in October 1989 and I Kept hold of his 16" saddle,rugs for years.They travelled with us from UK to germany,from Germany to USA and back to UK.Finally sold the saddle,as would not fit my bum now lol and his two rugs.
I Have kept his leather head collar and brushes.
NOt sure where his bridle went.I kept the stirrups too. (using them on current cobblet).it is sad to see them go.
 
so glad im not alone thanks guys! ive kept both old horses headcollars and they hang on our coat rack also have a beautiful set of wooden brushes that i have used on all of my horses and have their 3 names one which is nice, horse charity is a good idea thanks :) xx
 
I have sold or given away rugs, but with the three I have lost I still have their headcollars hanging up in the tack room along with their name plates, I find it comforting to see them!
 
I gave all of my old boy's stuff to charity - he was a rescue himself so it seemed right. I just kept his headcollar and his bridle, I had a set of his shoes anyway, and his stable nameplate is in the feed room on the wall. His ashes are under x under the menage. I was still really sad to say goodbye to all his rugs, even though I knew they were going for a good cause.
 
My old girl died without warning in her field after 25 years together. Although she was 28 I was completely shocked and devastated, and all her mass of gear went straight to the loft and garage. I knew I would never have another horse, but couldn't part with anything. Even using her hair blade and rubber glove on the dog didn't feel right.

Six years later we(unexpectedly) have our big lad and though some stuff is useful, some rugs are too small. (Not by that much, which is surprising as there is a hand and bulk in difference.) It was hard though, when I got the grooming kit out and the brushes still had grey hairs on, and her bit still had her saliva on it.

But I am determined that anything useful I can't use will go to the local horse charity. Still can't bear to sell anything. And that means anything our new lad has finished with.

Must stop hoarding, must stop hoarding.......................
 
My current pony's tack belonged to 2 very much loved ponies that died. There is a headcollar and rugs I wouldn't use again and their bits, too personal
 
yes my old hunter died from a twisted gut a year ago and I have found it very difficult too, my other half keeps offering to take stuff to the tip and I get angry and won't let him touch anything, his old feed buckets and feed is still in the shed,
I think maybe when I feel ready for another horse I will have a good clear-out!:(
 
I have quite a lot of stuff that belonged to my old horse and some of it I use on my other horses and its just useful stuff. Other bits and pieces like his day rug and leather headcollar Im a bit precious with and keep them unused and seperate.

I wouldnt get rid of most it though as I will always be able to find a use for stuff, he was a pretty handy size so his things will fit future horses (ie Im never going to have a pony or a huge great XXL thing, he was kind of middling)
 
When my friend's beloved mare suddenly died, she hung on the the stuff for a while. Then I got my lovely boy and almost everything (except the saddle) was great for him - so she 'sold' them to me for a token amount. Now she is really glad she did as she sees them used and appreciated. It took her about a year to sell the saddle (it was a lovely one and I don't think she had the room).
 
I haven't decided what to do with most of my horse's stuff yet. She was PTS in Spain in July, just after I had moved here, and before she was picked up to be brought over, so I never got to see her. The YO there sent her for cremation with her headcollar so I couldn't keep that :( I do have her leadrope though which I brought back here and have hanging in my room. All the rest of her stuff is in our house in Spain waiting for me to go back and sort it out. Not looking forward to that...
 
I have to be totally honest I lost my tb years ago and couldnt take his name plate down and then I lost my shire at Xmas and it was only then that I decided to take both of them down and put them on their cremation boxes but I wont part with any of there stuff just cant bring myself to do it ive got everything from there first rug and headcollar to his first trophy all tucked away in "memory corner" in the garage/loft.
 
My friend found it hugely rewarding when she gave all her old chaps beautiful Fal rugs and all the rest of his stuff to the ILPH. They thought it was their birthday, this horse had hundreds of rugs, all in perfect condition.

It really helped her to cope, knowing all his things were going on horses that had had a tough time.
 
I kept all of my beloved old mare's stuff for nearly 10 years - and eventually managed to bring myself to clean it all and sell it - I sobbed as I realised I was cleaning her last remaining DNA away forever.:o

When my old chap was PTS last May I parceled everything up immediately and sent it off to the Irish Horse Welfare charity, felt much better than morbidly hanging on to it all for years like the last time.:)
 
Hopefully I won't have to go through that with my lad for years and years yet, but I know I won't be able to bear it.

My friends old pony was a rug wrecker and she had a pile of destroyed rugs. When she had her pts me and the YO stole the rugs, and made her a patch work blanket out of them all. I know it sounds really cringy, but my friend loved it.
 
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My friends old pony was a rug wrecker and she had a pile of destroyed rugs. When she had her pts me and the YO stole the rugs, and made her a patch work blanket out of them all. I know it sounds really cringy, but my friend loved it.
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not at all cringy! that was a lovely thing to do and i'm sure it meant the world to her.
OP - it must be an awful thing to have to do, perhaps pick a few favourite/precious bits and keep them to remember him by? x
 
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i still have my old TB's saddle:o most of her other stuff has slowly been recycled on the other horses and now i have a TB on loan who only came with 1 rug i am glad i kept her rugs:) i was gutted as i had one of her shoes too but it got lost in our last house move:(
 
This thread has got me in bits. It's coming up to 8 years since I lost my mare, my first (maybe only?) horse.
The wormers, stuff from the first aid kit etc that had an expiry date, various other little bits and a very tatty saddle, got passed on quite quickly to a friend who either used them/sold them to raise funds for animal charities, so that's fine.
Most of her stuff is still with me though, just can't seem to either get rid or get another horse and use it all again. All her rugs have her hairs on them (even though I had them cleaned) and even 'her' smell is still on them.
I did give away a very good rug to someone I know who didn't really need it, and regretted it quite quickly.
 
I have a loft full of nearly new rugs my Mum bought for Poppy before she was unexpectedly PTS last Jan and although Mum said to sell them to put money towards my beasts I just cannot do it.

It's the last bit of her I have left and despite none of mine fitting her rugs I cherish them. Such a muppet I know but I still can't come to terms with loosing her so young and so quickly :(

I also have Mum's previous horses stuff which again I won't sell _ I'd prefer to use it if my filly grows big enough but they will always be refered to as Sammy's rugs etc.
 
I gave some rugs to a local horse rescue and let his saddle go recently. Lost my boy over a year ago.It was hard but I have a really nice portrait of him on my wall to remember him.
 
My boy was PTS last October - I sold most of his rugs on ebay as they had already been cleaned and proofed ready for winter. I gave his headcollar to one of the other liveries, but I have kept one of his shoes and I still have his saddle which fits my mare (even though she's not ridden!) and I will never part with that saddle or his Dr Cooks bitless bridle.
 
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