MrsMozart
Just passing through...
Spoke to a professional showjumper today... he sounded very nice . Was okay with what I told him about the Dizz and our situation .
However....
He would want Dizz at his place 'for a few weeks', he would not compete her from our yard.
Whilst I can understand his thinking, I'm not sure I can cope with Dizz being away for that long . I thought it would be a week whilst he got to know her, but not much longer than that; V could have kept her ticking over, even if that was just exercise, we could have taken Dizz to his for jump work.
Anyhoo, it has made me think about what I want to do with Dizz. Whilst the loss of use is worth a few thousand pounds or so, sending Dizz to this chap will cost in the region of £1500, including show fees, transport, etc. so that's going to knock down the final figure.
The thing that's really bugging me though, is that if Dizz stays there, she'll be forming a bond with with the chap. And what if something goes wrong? This guy comes highly recommended, so I'm not expecting any issues per se.
The question one has to ask oneself, is: is the LOU worth it? If I hadn't whalloped my head last year, I'd have been competing on Dizz this year, okay it would have been the low level stuff, but still, something.
I'm going to call the insurance company tomorrow to find out if it has to be a BS track of say 1.20 that Dizz has to be able to jump, or can it be simply a track we put up in keeping with BS standards. I think we would have to do it a few times.
Dizz used to jump over three feet quite happily before I got her, though had only jumped a few times. D1 can jump heights okay and rides the Dizz well, but she has limited track experience.
Ho hum. Don't know what to do.
However....
He would want Dizz at his place 'for a few weeks', he would not compete her from our yard.
Whilst I can understand his thinking, I'm not sure I can cope with Dizz being away for that long . I thought it would be a week whilst he got to know her, but not much longer than that; V could have kept her ticking over, even if that was just exercise, we could have taken Dizz to his for jump work.
Anyhoo, it has made me think about what I want to do with Dizz. Whilst the loss of use is worth a few thousand pounds or so, sending Dizz to this chap will cost in the region of £1500, including show fees, transport, etc. so that's going to knock down the final figure.
The thing that's really bugging me though, is that if Dizz stays there, she'll be forming a bond with with the chap. And what if something goes wrong? This guy comes highly recommended, so I'm not expecting any issues per se.
The question one has to ask oneself, is: is the LOU worth it? If I hadn't whalloped my head last year, I'd have been competing on Dizz this year, okay it would have been the low level stuff, but still, something.
I'm going to call the insurance company tomorrow to find out if it has to be a BS track of say 1.20 that Dizz has to be able to jump, or can it be simply a track we put up in keeping with BS standards. I think we would have to do it a few times.
Dizz used to jump over three feet quite happily before I got her, though had only jumped a few times. D1 can jump heights okay and rides the Dizz well, but she has limited track experience.
Ho hum. Don't know what to do.