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I have a friend who owns and has on full comp livery a welsh d, he was backed last november and sent to a comp yard in feb - he has fabulous paces but has zilch confidence
You cant catch him, put a head collar/bridle on you cant mount him without assistance, cant think about having him shod as he has a huge fear of men. He is afraid of his own shadow but once on board he isnt so bad. He has been to a show and come first/res champ in his first class. The owner wants to win Hoys on this pony he isnt particularly typey as he is a good 15.2 with good limbs but poor head and neck. He would make a better dressage horse with those ground covering paces he has. Point is he costs a fortune to keep where he is and when anything happens like routine vet care he goes back 3 months so he is now no further forward than he was in feb this year. Not to mention he has a slight lameness behind that hasnt been diagnosed but cortezone inj havent worked. You can not see this lameness only feel it on one diagonal when ridden, this is obviosuly still under investigation but adds to the problem of is this horse ever going to be fit for Hoys. The owner/rider is a show rider and has currently got no ride but wants to be out competing. My opinion is he needs one on one care for another year or so which the owner cant give and the livery yard cannot offer so.........
What would you do and if it was to sell can you even sell something that has such psychological issues?
 
I don't like people selling horses they know are unsound, its always deceitful IMO. There's no moral reason not to sell with the behavioral issues, as long as they are disclosed and the horse is priced accordingly.

Or, if she's no conscience, the answer's just yes, she'd sell it no problem, unless its crippled.
 
If the horse is unsound it won't make a show or dressage horse. A very nervous horse takes more time to build up confidence in people than this one has. We have had ours 2 years. He used to shake when he saw tack or grooming kit when we got him. Sometimes he still forgets his life is now better and gets frightened.
 
It has had this issue since it was bought last october and has won a class with the issue, you cannot tell its lame and it is under investigation and will be sorted, for the sake of the horse. My point is that currently this horse doesnt get any one to one from its owner and the yard cannot give it the time i think it needs which is 2-3 hours every day. 8months on it is no further forward than it was infact i would probably say it is worse having had vet treatment than it was when it landed.
The question is what would you do with it. i think its a waste of time and money as i personally dont think it will ever be top drawer lame or not lame and this is what the jockey wants, not to mention if this horse had that special one to one it would be better off.
 
I wonder if the horse's physcological issues are connected to it's lameness, eg. it doesn't want to be caught, be ridden, shod etc because it knows it will hurt. Is she still riding the horse despite it's being lame? Surely sorting the lameness out should be the most important issue?

After this, prehaps she could sell/loan the horse as a hack. This way it would not be worked too hard and she could find an owner who enjoys just spending time with the horse, which sounds like what he needs, rather than wanting to compete him.
 
^^^^^ what she said, was just thinking the very same thing!
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My D is an inbred twit and it shows, he to has very similar issues although he is yet unbacked.

i would think he would be unable to cope with all the twoing and froing of a big yard, someone other than me handling him sets him back weeks/months.

so in answer i would sell it, disclosing all his issues.

no point throwing good money after bad really.
 
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