Equine_Dream
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I am currently the very proud owner of 2 beautiful horses. A 13.2 Welsh Sec C gelding and a 14.3 Sec D mare.
My little gelding was my first pony. I bought back in 2014 following a total confidence knock with a mare I was loaning having a habit of bolting.
He had previously been on my yard and I knew the little fellow well. When I saw that his owner was selling him I jumped at the chance to buy him. He is a completely bombproof ride that always looks after his rider and was perfect for me to get my confidence back.
The pony I got however was a lot different to the pony that was on the yard 6 months earlier. Underweight and dead behind the eyes. Turns out his owner had loaned him to a whip happy kids who had almost galloped him into the ground.
It was October time and it was one hell of a struggle but I brought him through the winter looking half decent and he started acting like the cheeky happy pony I knew from before. Our rides together were bringing back my confidence to.
A year later he was back to his old self completely and looked fantastic. My confidence had come on so much and I decided to buy a second more forward going horse so got my mare. However I couldn't bare to part with my lovely little safe happy hacker gelding.
My mare is only 5 and so took up more of my time. So my little gelding spent the winter out in his favourite paddock with his friends munching hay. I'd hop on occasionally and go for a quiet hack and he was fine.
Now it's the summer and I've turned him out in a 40 acres with other horses and he is happy as happy can be.
However and here's the thing, people are always telling me I should sell him. Someone approached my boyfriend the other day asking if I would sell my gelding to them as they were looking for a child's first pony. When my boyfriend said politely that I'd more likely sell him to them over my gelding they said I wasn't using my gelding so it seemed a waste. A few people have made similar comments and it's starting to get to me.
Aside the fact I love him to bits I feel I owe him more than to risk him ending up in the hands of another whip happy kid. At least with me I know he's safe and happy and I couldn't guarantee that if I sold him.
Am I being selfish? Should I sell him? I really don't know what to do
My little gelding was my first pony. I bought back in 2014 following a total confidence knock with a mare I was loaning having a habit of bolting.
He had previously been on my yard and I knew the little fellow well. When I saw that his owner was selling him I jumped at the chance to buy him. He is a completely bombproof ride that always looks after his rider and was perfect for me to get my confidence back.
The pony I got however was a lot different to the pony that was on the yard 6 months earlier. Underweight and dead behind the eyes. Turns out his owner had loaned him to a whip happy kids who had almost galloped him into the ground.
It was October time and it was one hell of a struggle but I brought him through the winter looking half decent and he started acting like the cheeky happy pony I knew from before. Our rides together were bringing back my confidence to.
A year later he was back to his old self completely and looked fantastic. My confidence had come on so much and I decided to buy a second more forward going horse so got my mare. However I couldn't bare to part with my lovely little safe happy hacker gelding.
My mare is only 5 and so took up more of my time. So my little gelding spent the winter out in his favourite paddock with his friends munching hay. I'd hop on occasionally and go for a quiet hack and he was fine.
Now it's the summer and I've turned him out in a 40 acres with other horses and he is happy as happy can be.
However and here's the thing, people are always telling me I should sell him. Someone approached my boyfriend the other day asking if I would sell my gelding to them as they were looking for a child's first pony. When my boyfriend said politely that I'd more likely sell him to them over my gelding they said I wasn't using my gelding so it seemed a waste. A few people have made similar comments and it's starting to get to me.
Aside the fact I love him to bits I feel I owe him more than to risk him ending up in the hands of another whip happy kid. At least with me I know he's safe and happy and I couldn't guarantee that if I sold him.
Am I being selfish? Should I sell him? I really don't know what to do
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