what would you do - advise needed (longish)

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right I have two horses, a bay tb 10yo gelding and coloured 8 yo mw cob gelding. both are on working livery at a local riding school. It is getting to expensive to keep them both, and I dont want to move yards at all.

The coloured cob needs some work on him to make him more saleable, ie needs some schooling, and could do to go out to some shows. The Tb has done a few local shows, and isnt a superstar, but I have enjoyed going out with him.

I have a number of options, but i dont know which is best.

1. I could sell tb, and keep cob, ang get it going better then sell him to (Hes not a long term propesct for me to keep)

2. Put tb out on loan, work cob, then sell cob

3. Put tb out on loan, and then just try and sell cob with out doing any shows etc with him

I really dont want to sell my tb, as he is the better of the two, and I like him more, but I enjoy working a horse so it gets better, but it gets expensive going to a lot of shows. What would you guys do???
 
Well I'm not really trying to add any value to cob (by the time livery/shoes/entry fees added up it will be negliable) just to make him more saleable.
 
Sell Cob and keep TB, some people like project horses, and unless you want lots for him he may well be saleable in hos own right especially if he has been used by the riding school, I agree, that often by the time you have improved the way of going the costs doing it may well have jumped up!
 
I would say option 3
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a coloured cob will sell far far easier than a TB. if it has been used in a school then it should be safe and sane. I wouldn't bother getting it out and about - just let the riding school know he is for sale and you will probably find that there is someone who currently has lessons on him that will buy him.

I struggled to find a cob for under £3500 regardless of what experience it had. And if it was coloured then the minimum price I found was £4000

Unfortunately TB's tend to not be worth much unless they have got competition winnings as they are sold so cheap off the track
 
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