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Hi,

I am mostly a lurker but have found this forum invaluable in my gradual transformation from polo groom to event rider (sort of!)... I would really appreciate any advice you may have about my current dilemma.

I have a talented mare with lovely paces and a very careful jump who I bought as a complete novice 2 years ago (in hindsight not the best decision). Unfortunately she is cheeky to a fence and as such our BE record has more than its fair share of eliminations x-country (although not without placings with a more experienced friend).

I have finally decided that I would like a schoolmaster type to show me the ropes and gain some of my confidence back. However, that leaves me the tricky problem of what to do with madam! Options as I see it include:

1) Turn her away for the winter and hope that as I improve with schoolmaster we may have better success next season.
2) Compete her lightly/hunt over winter and again hope for improvement from me.
3) Have more experienced friend event her to improve her record with a view to sell spring next year.
4) Try to sell her now being completely honest about our difficulties (if so, at what price and where to advertise? She's 9, no vices)

Any thoughts would be much appreciated!
 
If you can afford 2, and the money isnt the issue, i would ask your friend to ride her, get some decent placings, then sell her. However if you cant afford 2, i would sell her now and cut your losses, before any more of your confidence is knocked or hers! Good luck with whatever you decide.
 
She's an anglo european TB with excellent breeding. Competed up to BE100, unaffiliated dressage to novice and is a very sensible hunt/hack.
 
Its a difficult one isn't it.

I think if you sold her and bought a schoolmaster that you can have fun on, you wouldn't regret it as the schoolmaster would be alot of fun. If you plan on having two to compete then you could keep her, however at 9yo she'd be easier to sell

Do you need the money? if so, I would sell her now. If not, hunt her over winter and then see in spring if your friend will run her at a few events before selling.

not sure if that helps at all :)
 
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