What would you do in this situation?

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chestnuttyy

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I bought my horse just under a year ago and he was advertised as being an 'ideal first horse' who 'just needed a bit more schooling'. Basically, he turned out to need A LOT of work (i.e. schooling from scratch/ learning to hack out without throwing a wobbly etc etc).
In the time I've had him he has come a fair way - he is now starting to work in a good outline in the school and I can happily hack him out on his own with very few problems. However, although I've ridden for well over 15 years and had my own horses for 10 years, I'll be the first to admit I'm not the best with all the technical aspects of riding. I'm currently having lessons roughly every week, but I'm just really starting to worry that I'm just not a competent enough rider to really get the best out of my boy. As I said, he has come a long way, but he still has a long way to go and I really want what's best for him as I love him to bits.

I'd be interested to hear what anyone else would do in this situation :)

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Sounds like you are going a good job with him, a lot of owners would have given up and sold him on.

Horses dont care what they do or how much they come on. All they want is food, shelter, care and company.
 
I would keep doing exactly as you're doing now. The only thing I would change is to stop worrying :)

You obviously get on well together and he is progressing so why dwell on things too much (and no, I don't take my own advice on this one :D). What is most important is that he is well loved and well cared for and he's getting that in spades from you. Enjoy your lovely horse :)
 
Personally (and I'm sure a lot of people on here would disagree) I think that horses really couldn't care less if you "aren't getting the best out of them". If you are both happy with each other then I'm sure he doesn't mind that he's not out showing every weekend or jumping cross country courses.
Our boy could hardly walk in a straight line when we got him (despite being 10) and while he's come on a long way I'm sure if we had a decent school & were amazing riders then he would be perfectly schooled & well behaved. But he's never complained & we like his weirdness.
 
Unless he's too much for you in a confidence way, which hardly sounds the case, it's irrelevant that someone else might be able to get more from him. However good you are there's always someone better even if you are Olympic standard. Just keep enjoying him.
 
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