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shoppingmad20129

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In need of advice! I have a 14hh pony with over £1000 BS winnings, but i'm now out of juniors so no longer able to compete her affiliated. I love the pony to bits but I only have time/room for one horse, and ideally would like to try seniors with a horse. The pony will turn 15 in January. Would you keep the pony and just do unaffiliated, loan out, or sell to make room for a horse? I am so undecided on what to do, would be devastated to sell her and then for her to end up being passed around/at a dealers like some of these ponies do! You just never know no matter how much you think you trust a buyer. And heard about bad experiences with loaning.
 
Shoppingmad, no one will ever look after your horses as well as you do !

You either have to sell on and accept that it is out of your hands, or, if you are going to loan or lease then be very choosy and have it all written down.
 
I'm in exactly the same situation with my daughter & her 13yr old 14hh JC pony :'( I gave her the choice to either keep him & register him as a horse to still jump BS or to sell him to make room for a horse - unafilliated usually state horses must be over 14.2hh so that option was out :(

As much as she loves him to death, she decided to sell as she thinks he may struggle with the senior stridings & also she felt she may look a twonk competing with the big horses on a little pony! She's ready for a change too as we've had him for nearly 5yrs.

We did consider loaning him out but tbh I just don't trust anyone & have heard too many horror stories about loan horses going missing. Also we need the money off him to purchase a horse. If this wasn't the case I would consider loaning but only to someone I know.

It's a horrible situation to be in when you have that fantastic, once in a lifetime pony & I wish you all the luck with your decision xxx
 
I'd probably consider long term loan/LWVTB, that way I'd get accustomed with the fact that she's not around but at the same time she's not totally gone either.

Then at a later date, and if your happy with the loaners, you could let her go.

However the problem is finding loaners that will be willing to wait and also tick your boxes..
 
How big are you jumping on her? My sister and a few others I know happily compete their ponies as horses in affiliated classes. my sisters pony competes at 1.05 - 1.10 and is grade A on her winnings. which is mostly since she registered her as a horse. She can't compete at the heights that she might get to if she was competing in pony classes with the correct striding, but she enjoys the pony and she's very quirky so wouldn't be easy to sell either.
 
I would be tempted to loan, my pony has had several loan homes now, and has taught several children so much. At 15, you are right that finding the right home either this time, or more importantly next time round if he is sold will be more difficult. However, if in 10 years time he has to be retired, will you be able to have him back?
 
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