Why Am I bothering?

[Forget_Me_Not]

Why do I have the horses I do? So Rambo (Shetland stallion) is just one of those ponies that you just own, I couldn't sell him even if I tried (Mum would hide him in her room if it came to it) And he's a income with youngsters paying to ride him, the best natured little sweet heart. Jesse, honestly is one the most talented little creatures I've come across and everybody says one day will be a champion little 148cm machine, plus I just adore him. Tollar will be three in may so worth breaking and then selling meanwhile he keeps the yearling happy (Jesse) gives Jesse something to play with and boss around.

And then theres Parker? When I brougth him three months ago now I knew he wasn't ever going to be a world breaker but a project and something to ride. I wonder if he's gonig anywhere? I mean hes come on a long way but are some horses just to broken to fix fully? Feel like I really need get out there competing. I don't have much horse buying funds because I pay for them my self. Showjumping is my thing, and I want to get quite seroius at it. I couldn't judge whether I'm any good but I'm very determind and dedicated which has got me where I am today.

Please some one tell me that maricals can happen and backwards horses can become forwards, get around BN even od DIS and do an alright prelim? Which would at least be something.

Minds all over the place, do I keep at it and hope something comes of them. Sell all up and get rides of horses/job/work expereince with showjumpers thus giving me more experience? Really concintrate on my developing my own project yard (E.g still far off american barn/menage etc and produce horses but it only has five areas so not got huge protenital)? Sell all up and buy a decent horse? Thing is I just couldn't sell Jesse or Rambo. Hum

 

[Tia]

If you want good quality horses but have limited funds, then what you have to do is buy project horses, or youngsters; bring them on to a good level and then sell them. If you buy wisely and do the job well then you WILL turn a profit, then you do it again, and once again you WILL turn a profit. You keep doing this until you have racked up a few thousand pounds and then voila! you have enough for a very decent horse.

 

[dieseldog]

Sounds like you've had a bad day.

Do you have a school that you ride Parker in? It sounds like you don't and with all this rain and no school you are going to find it hard to make any improvement in him.

Don't despair, he probably isn't as bad as you think, just that you aren't in the right situation at them moment to make a difference. When it dries out and you can ride in your field you'll see an improvement.

 

[Forget_Me_Not]

Thats what I'm doing, it's the selling bit I'm struggling on, normaly I don't have anyproblem. The horses I buy are on that horrid downards spiral so selling them to good homes doesn't bothere me. However I feel Jesses abit to nice to sell and like I said Rambo isn't going anywhere

. If I put Tollar and Parker selling money profit I could but something decent, guess I'll get there, just can't see any light at the end right now and want to be competing. Then theres that half still wonders whether it's the best way to go about things? Would one be better off no owning but getting expeirence with rides/job/work experience etc, or would they end up alway working for some one else?

 

[Forget_Me_Not]

Parkers at a livery yard, so we have school (Woodchip mind and too uneven and deep for my liking) I'm looking to move for better facilties, it's a happy hackers yard and the school surface just isn't good enough for anybody wanting to compete. I looked around boxgrove compitions stables today, I think maybe thats why I feel like this, very nice yard, 40x60 indoor arena, full set sjs, out door arena too. Gallops, horse walker etc. Hold dressage comps and might start holding showjumping. But whats the point if Parker isn't ever going to be repairable? Think I might feel little out of place, there was some very nice horses there, tho mainly dressage and few eventers.

 

[Tia]

I would say no; you couldn't make as much money by working for others as you would selling on horses. You need to be looking at buying horses with at least a selling figure of a minimum of 3 times what you paid for them. So you need a good eye and vision and of course the skills to not only do the job of producing them cleanly and carefully but also of promoting them for sale in the right environment. Just a handful of these horses and you will have a fairly decent sum of money with which to buy a good horse to keep.....then go off and get a job to fund it

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[Baggybreeches]

Whoa! Steady on mrs! You have had the horse 3 months! They need a lot of time, taking it to the other extreme, my BIG TB is now on his 3rd year with me, 1st year I turned him away, to chill and unwind, last year he was a complete twit, and then with patience and hard work I am so excited about this season I cant tell you, but I have another Tb who is going to spend the summer tootling about doing bits and bobs, then a winter of training and hunting, and hopefully kick off 2009 with 2 amazing exciting horses to compete! The more broke they are the longer they take to fix! Chill and Enjoy a little more!