what would you do?

LaurenM

LaurenM

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I've got two horses. The second was bought as the first wasn't suitable. I couldn't even hack him down the road without napping (spinning home and had little breaks). I paid to have him reschooled and really gave it 110% but he was still the same. New mare does everything I want and is an ideal pc pony.

I want to do a masters next year so realistically can only afford one. I'm on a DIY yard and they're both relatively cheap to keep.

The plan was to loan the gelding whilst being completely honest with the loanee. I had him riding out without napping through the use of calmers recently and fell in love with him all over again!

I've since broken my back (pathetically fell off the new mare) so can't get about to show potential loanees what he's like and can't ride him. Ive stopped advertising until I'm able to drive again (5 weeks potentially).

What would you do in my position? Am I doing the right thing by trying to recover a little first? Part of me feels like I'm using my back as an excuse to hold on to him :(
 
I would wait, because that way you can ride the horse for the potential loaner, which most people will want especially with the history that you will be telling them about, however they will understand that you cant. But if people dont seem concerned about the napping and are happy to jump on without seeing him being ridden, I would be thinking about how sensible they really are..if they are genuine, they can wait a month for the right horse, if not, there are plenty of people looking!
Also, you can then drive to see the potential new home and check it out before he goes, another essential thing I think, when it comes to loaning.
 
Being able to view the yard was one of the main reasons for putting it off.

I did have one ideal person that was interested but his circumstances changed. I may contact him over the weekend to see if he's in a more stable position to have him.

I trust the gelding 110% which is odd I know considering the history of napping. It's not a problem as I can teach them what to do in the event that he tries it on.

I've had so many time wasters so I'm not looking forward to it but I guess I just need to weed out the novices. Everyone that's ridden him so far either haven't been able to sit to the correct diagonal or do rising trot. Wouldn't mind if they were honest!
 
He's 15.2hh and 16yrs so not sure if they would be interested. What'd you think? I've had a lot of mums calling on behalf of their 13/14yr olds so I guess there's interest from that age range.

I have contacted local riding schools though and they are so full that they're apparently selling their own.

Thanks for the comments :)
 
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