The ultimate embarassment!!!

[FaldingwoodLivery]

I've had a horse for sale since October, viewing and enquiries have been very thin on the ground, weve been competing every single weekend since I got him at the beginning of august and I felt he was starting to get a bit stale so decided at the beginning of December to give him until after Xmas off. All his adverts had expired (or so I thought) do figured I'd bring him back into work January and then re advertise. Anyway......Sunday night got a phonecall about him, wanted to view today, I explained that he hadn't been worked for 2/3weeks but said that I would work him Monday and Tuesday and I was pretty certain he would be ok.

So.....Monday my groom rode him, good as gold, a few excited bucks but nothing silly. Tuesday she jumped him, popped 1.10cm without even trying, again was foot perfect.

The people turned up got viewing today, they saw him really liked him, I suggested they saw my girl ride him first before they tried him.....it a good job I did. She didn't even do half a lap of the school in walk before he threw the biggest paddy! Bucked, bucked again, reared vertical, bucked a few more times then eventually managed to get her off (she NEVER falls off!) I was mortified, didn't know where to put my face, this is completely out of character for him, he's usually such a good boy. Obviously the buyers left pretty sharpish she then jumped straight back on and he worked beautifully.

I have never been so embarrassed in my life, they obviously think I'm some dodgy seller.......it's such a shame cos he is genuinely a really nice horse.

Maybe he's bi polar

 

[Elbie]

Maybe he loves you too much and doesn't want to go! He's sabottaging his sale

 

[benson21]

Charlie done this when we were trying to sell him. I had the YM ride him for me for a few weeks before, absolutely no problem for her. People turned up, woman got on, and it was like a different horse! Bucking, rearing, spinning etc etc. I was saying honestly to them, that he had never done this since we had had him, but it sounded unbelievable. You know what it sounds like when someone says it to you, you automatically think...Oh yeah, right, whatever!

 

[fizzer]

Your horse is trying to tell you something, he either did not like the potential buyers, or, he just loves it where he is with you LOL .

 

[Benlot]

Someone many years ago once told me that "Horses make great liars of us all", and boy was she right - don't you just love em!

 

[smiggy]

when attempting to loan an outgrown childrens pony that we had had for years, she pulled a face at the people, "dont worry I said she would never bite", at that point she lunged and nipped my daughters arm really hard
Never ever ever efore or after (as strangely they didnt want her )

 

[crabbymare]

We now wait for a post on here from someomne saying that they went to try a horse and.......

 

[Feathered]

He wants to stay with you!
My mum even had a car that had always started, never missed a beat, until someone came to potentially buy it and it wouldn't start! They left, she got in it and it started sweet as a nut... So she kept it

 

[jendie]

He didn't want to be sold to them!!

Animals have an uncanny sense about what is happening. I have a bitch who is absolutely laid back, a friend to all and sundry, always ready with a lick and a wag for the most unlikely characters. She had a litter of puppies and a couple of potential buyers turned up and the nipped the behind of the older one. I couldn't believe it, it was soooo out of character. She didn't want one of her puppies to go with these people.

 

[dotty1]

When I was selling my sons 11.2 pony a family came 100 miles on someone elses recommendation to see her.....complete with trailer as they had been told what a perfect first pony she was. Anyway she looked beautiful but a soon as my son got on her (age 6) she tanked off round the arena and dumped him and them acted like a nutcase for the whole time they were there. I was so embarrassed as she was a perfect pony and my son normally happily rode her off lead rein around the lanes with me on my horse from the age of 5.
She obviously didn't like them as the next people to see her had twin 5 year olds who were happily riding and leading each other round the field and she was her normal angelic self and of course they bought her and still have her 9 years later.

He couldn't have liked the prospective new owners!!!

 

[MissSBird]

A well experienced horse woman I know once told me they know who they want to go with, and who they don't.

I have a lovely bombproof childsafe pony out on loan at the moment. A family I know really well came to try her and she bronced with their child on. I was horrified and mortified, particularly because I'd been stressing to them how safe she was and these wern't strangers. It was so strange! Everyone on the yard was really shocked.

She's now found a lovely home with riders of a similar experience level, and they've never had an issue. Was the oddest thing!

 

[mulledwhine]

I agree with all the above about him wanting to stay

They do know, my boy never Hirt a hair on my head, put him on loan and he turned into the people hater from hell

Got him back, and back to his sweet self.

Why do you want to sell him btw ?

 

[springer1021]

Years ago my one of my friends wanted to put her horse out on loan but everytime someone came to try him he waited till he was taken out of his box and went lame Then another of my friends liked the sound of him went to try him, he didn't go lame, she fell for him and he never had a days lameness with her! Ten years later he's still with her but he's now in his late 20's and retired.

Guess they can be cleverer than you think.

 

[Cobiau Cymreig Wyllt]

My friend recently took her well-behaved beautiful ridden Sec D cremello broodmare to a big reputable sale for Welsh ponies and cobs...she attracted lots and lots of attention, performed beautifully outside the ring, my friend had every reasonable hope of a good sale...had more than one person who said they would be bidding...took her in the ring and she...did rodeo. All round the ring. So much so, she blew a lung and had to be taken home and stabled and cossetted (through slightly gritted teeth!) - she is now fully recovered (funny that!) and turned back out, looking...well - smug, it has to be said.
She wasn't going anywhere that one....
Anyone who thinks a horse is a dumb animal is...dumb!

 

[Cuffey]

They really can tell you what they think!

Remember going to a gymkhana with an older 13.2 pony, my son opted out of the Chase-me-Charlie and a group of local kids gathered round --please please could they have a ride

Some of the children that day got a really good tune out of him for a few minutes and he looked happy then one child got on and within seconds he ran back to me with ears back--I am absolutely certain he was saying ''Not this one Mum please''!!

We think the pony had changed hands many times in his life but stayed with us to end his days, on loan to friends children but living here.

 

[FaldingwoodLivery]

Guess I'll be stuck with him got a while, lol.

For whoever asked why I was selling him.....can't quote as on my phone..... I bought him for something to ride over winter whilst my youngster was turned away, then about a month after I bought him my full time nanny left meaning I struggle with juggling housework, children and running the yard. Therefore u have almost zero opportunity to ride which isn't a problem as my groom rides him and enjoys competing him, but my yard is full at the mo and I currently have a waiting list of 3 people so makes sense to sell him and free a stable up. Also my daughter could really do with a new lung so could fo with freeing up some pennies

 

[Honey08]

We sold my stepson's 13.2 a couple of months ago. The pony is a wonderful clean jumper and particularly good at xc. When some people were viewing him we went onto our xc and he stood off a fence, hit it and nearly floored himself and my stepson! Thankfully it worked out in our favour as it showed his honesty - he could have easily got his rider off, who was hanging round his neck, but he went back to walk, waited until his rider got balanced and sorted out, then went off and jumped the fence again, and the rest of the course perfectly. They bought him.

 

[FaldingwoodLivery]

Hahahahahahahaha just read my last post, silly iPhone auto correct! Just want to point out I am not selling my horse to fund my daughters new LUNG!! She is actually in need of a new pony

 

[Honey08]

Hahahahahahahaha just read my last post, silly iPhone auto correct! Just want to point out I am not selling my horse to fund my daughters new LUNG!! She is actually in need of a new pony

Hahaha! I hadn't noticed that! We would have had a whip round!

 

[mulledwhine]

Lol that was me that asked that question

Looks like you are stuck with him xx

 

[mulledwhine]

Unless he likes me

 

[maxapple]

I was baffled by the 'new lung' - thought you must be saving up to buy one!!!

I reckon horses do know who they like and who they don't. When I bought my horse 4yrs ago, he'd been reduced in price to £1k (cheap back then) after 2 months of viewings and being too much for everyone who tried him.

I turned up, took him for a hack including crossing over a duel carriage way, fell in love instantly and bought him. He turned out to be a dream horse in so many ways - perfect partner for me. I like to think he was putting all the other buyers off as he was waiting for me to come along

 

[Achinghips]

Anyone else just want to say - "How lucky you are to have a groom"!

 

[mulledwhine]

Ok,,, I will

 

[FaldingwoodLivery]

Aching hips- maybe groom was the wrong word to use, I'm a YO and she works for me

 

[FaldingwoodLivery]

Makes it sound slightly less "lady of the manor" (which I am most definitely not!!)

Mulledwhine - are you horse hunting, feel free to come test him out.....although I accept no liability if you end up eating my sand school!