Would you sell a horse immediately if it didn't do the job you wanted?

[Lill]

B has had Mont for over a year now, bought him as B wanted an allrounder and one that could come show jumping with me and Blue. Mont is 13yo, a big 17hh WB who is ok at dressage, ok for sponsored rides, rubbish at SJ but can jump 3 fence grids nicely, if a big fast. He either charges at jumps or refuses them - dirty stops too.

B was mostly influenced by someone else at the time of buying Mont, this person was a dressage person and wanted to ride Mont too.

Mont also windsucks and has been lame off and on some of the summer.

I've said to B to should sell Mont and get something that will jump up to Disco level nicely and sanely (Mont definitely does not!) and that will do a nice dressage test (Mont is ok but pokes his nose a fair bit in canter)... but B is obviously far too attached to him by now.

Don't really know where i'm going with this tbh but just wish B had thought a bit more and not bought the first horse he went to see!

Jumping yesterday has probably prompted me to post this, Blue was brilliant, Mont was very naughty and stopped a few times at CROSS POLES and B came off

 

[StarFell]

I would probably say he should sell the horse as it obviously does not really enjoy jumping and thats what he wants to do, however its hard as he's probably very attached to him

It really depends on how serious he is about competing, and whether it would bother him to not really be able to do much. I personally would want to buy something else.

 

[horsegirl]

TBH it doesn't sound as though B needs a horse that can jump Discovery, but more of an allrounder. Are you sure these problems are not B's making? I have found when horses refuse jumps it is usually because the rider is unsure.

 

[Lill]

No, i've jumped Mont myself a few times and competed him unaffiliated in the 2ft9 class, he refused one jump the first time i took him, and put in a REALLY dirty stop (landed in the fence and i came off head first!) the second time i took him. So no, not just B!

Yes an allrounder, i was just saying Discovery as like the highest i would think he'll want to be competing roughly.

 

[kombikids]

maybe in teh summer she will see all the fun you have and then think about selling him, you could let her ride your horse to know what she is missing! otherwise if she wants to keep him advise her that she will need to put a lot of work into him, and get a regular instructor..

 

[AmyMay]

Sounds like a horse with a history...........

And with the lameness problems (unless he is just accident prone) is not particularly sellable.

However, maybe she's happy to accept him as he is. It's up to her at the end of the day I suppose.

 

[Lill]

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Sounds like a horse with a history...........


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Doesn't it just?

B wasn't told about the windsucking either. Only discovered Mont did that when we got him home!

He wasn't a cheap horse either being £6k

totally overpriced IMO but unfortunately i was on holiday when B went to see him.

 

[SpruceRI]

It's got to be B's decision in the end as she may end up annoyed that you lot pushed her into selling Mont when she wasn't ready.

Having been in the same position many times I think it has to be me as the owner who makes the decision and it used to annoy me that my friends all kept trying to talk me into selling the ned when I wasn't ready. However much of a git horses are in some ways they're nice in others and for me the decision to sell anything is really hard.

 

[AmyMay]

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B wasn't told about the windsucking either. Only discovered Mont did that when we got him home! He wasn't a cheap horse either being £6k totally overpriced IMO but unfortunately i was on holiday when B went to see him.

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Well she could have returned him then - but perhaps wasn't concerned about the windsucking. As for the price, well overpriced to you may be underpriced to another.

At the end of the day - whilst you may like to see her on something that you think she is better suited to - it's her horse and her business. So she really may not thank you for putting up a post like this.

 

[Lill]

I know...

really...

just feel a bit

watching B jumping Mont and how difficult Mont can be even over small cross poles!

 

[Flame_]

Agree with Amy May about the lameness issue, this is probably the root of the refusing problem too. However when you buy a twelve year old horse that has done a fair bit of jumping I think you should half expect this to be the case - twelve is always the age people start getting shut as the horse starts to feel the effects of wear and tear.

I think B needs to get a more experienced, cautious adviser next time they go looking for a horse. They also need to bear in mind if they do sell they are going to lose money.

 

[teabiscuit]

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It's got to be B's decision in the end as she may end up annoyed that you lot pushed her into selling Mont when she wasn't ready.

Having been in the same position many times I think it has to be me as the owner who makes the decision and it used to annoy me that my friends all kept trying to talk me into selling the ned when I wasn't ready. However much of a git horses are in some ways they're nice in others and for me the decision to sell anything is really hard.

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i agree

we all want different things from our horses and i quite happily keep a nervous wreck that would be useless to lots of people, just because..............i loves the big lug and get a lot out of just going for a hack where he spooks 10 times instead of 20

not sure it makes any sense mind you, but B may have her own reasons to keep M