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Location: Cocoa, Florida | I have to sell my trusty old gelding he is a 3/4 D super honest and easy horse. I'm going on almost 8 years of owning him, he will be 12 next month. He has given me his all and vie accomplished so much on him but I know its time. This isn't like any other horse I have had and sold, he is so special to me and he also has some special health risks that I'm afraid someone won't take as serious as I have.
How do you find that perfect person? Unfortunately I can only afford two at a time for myself to run so I'm in a very hard spot.
Has anyone else been in this situation? I've already tried to lease him out and it didn't work out. |
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 I hate cooking and cleaning
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Location: Jersey Girl | It is possible to find a suitable match, but once you sell him you have no control over what happens to him. I would suggest rehoming him with a contract (where he comes back to you) or just keeping him. |
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Location: somewhere in the south | What special health risks does he have? My daughter is looking for something like your boy and would be a great owner! She was a vet tech and is so picky over her horse it's not even funny! I have a small ranch where our horses are the main focus and believe, they are too spoiled! If you'd like to talk more, please message me and we'll get in touch! |
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Location: Dubach, LA | I don't sell the ones I love. I can't. That's just me. Just know that when you sell him, you must let him go 100%. |
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What Name?
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| I will go ahead and tell you. MICRO CHIP HIM. Also. Add who ever you sell him to so that if later, you regret it and find him. They may be willing to sell him.
Me personally I had to sell my beloved gelding for financial reasons, we had been together since I was 8 and he was 4. Took the best care of me. I just ended up VERY lucky and he's in his forever home with two older women( sisters) that adore him. They call him their babysitter because he takes such good care of their grandbabies while riding.
I miss him every day and I have cried many tears. But I have my Bug, who reminds me a lot of him when he was younger. I also get to visit and ride him when I go visit ( he's a healthy 20 years old now!!! )
Just... be picky. know the back ground of WHY they're buying him, what they intend to use him for, WHO will ride him.
The women that orignally bought Tonto bought him for her daughter. Long story short ( custody battle) the girls grandparents bought her a Hot TB and she ditched Tonto entirely. The women they boarded with had been the one to introduce her and I. She bought Tonto from her, because I was distraught and couldnt afford to. Feel in love with him and has never let him go. Like I said.. I got REALLY lucky. |
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I Really Love Jeans
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Location: North Dakota | I would not sell the horse. There is money to be won in the lower D's also. Keep the horse and one higher D horse! When you have a horse you trust it is almost impossible to find another one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| I have been stressing over this too. I still have my first horse that i have ever owned. He taught me way more than I could have ever taught him. I have always sworn that he would have a stall in my barn until the day the good Lord calls him home. I have owned him for 11 years now, since i was 14 and he was 12. He's now 23 years old and i retired him from barrel racing when he had colic surgery 2.5 years ago. I had another horse i was running at the time so i just focused on that one. I am now married with two 16 month old babies and i often consider selling him for financial reasons and because he is just wasting away and he is such an amazing horse. I just can't make myself let go  |
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Location: When you hit the middle of nowhere .. Keep driving | CanCan - 2015-04-01 8:48 AM
I don't sell the ones I love. I can't. That's just me. Just know that when you sell him, you must let him go 100%.
This... LOL I am no help. I have a dozen horses because of this.
I sold one and regret it every day, the ones I love I keep now .... |
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Location: Iowa | I sold me miss reliable to a person who I actually approached...I never once listed her. I knew the younger gal wanted to run and that my mare would be living a great life at her house, so I went out and asked if they wanted to buy her. At first I was sad...but there is only one greater feeling than winning and that is seeing your work win with someone else. That's how I looked at it...I not only made my dreams come true but I also helped someone else with thiers. Best of Luck to You :) |
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| I am right there with you. I have an 18 year old gelding that is just fun to run and my husband still uses him at bigger team ropings. I love this horse but we have limited space and I have limited time so I need to sell him if I want to buy a new horse. I could keep running him and qualifying for the Amateur rodeo association Finals, but it is time to move on. I haven't listed him yet because I am dreading dealing with people.
I have started shopping and am really struggling with Sellers. I tried a mare that was for sale but once I said that I would take her, the lady decided not to sell her. I have asked someone for information about another horse that I would like to look at, but I can't get answers to questions, although he did send me videos. Buying a horse is as frustrating as selling one.
Thanks for this post because I really needed to get some of these frustrations off of my chest and I don't want to bad mouth anyone. |
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Location: Cocoa, Florida | ndiehl - 2015-04-01 10:29 AM
CanCan - 2015-04-01 8:48 AM
I don't sell the ones I love. I can't. That's just me. Just know that when you sell him, you must let him go 100%.
This... LOL I am no help. I have a dozen horses because of this.
I sold one and regret it every day, the ones I love I keep now ....
I have one over $6000 on this horse since he was five he's 12 now just and jackpots and super shows, in the three and 4d
Aquastat only shows a couple thousand because not all of it was reported I have no problem running a 3-D 4D horse because I have one more money on him than my faster ones, we all have that dream of winning the barrel race mind just may have to wait until after they die ha ha |
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 Having Smokin Bandits
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Location: Woodstown, NJ | I don't sell any of what I call my "core herd" anymore. These are the horses that worked out. Others I have bought and were wrong for one reason or another and I resold them quickly or if they had an issue, found a good home for them and gave them away. But I would never sell any of my core herd. I did it one time about 10 years ago and was tortured by it. I got lucky and after a few years, I got him back. Whew! I would never do it again. And I would never never do it to an old one or one with any kind of health issues that could put him at risk if he fell into the wrong hands down the line. There will always be another race but there will never be another Lowdown. |
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Location: NC | Either sell him to someone you can trust 100% completely or just don't sell.
I regret ever selling the best horse ever. She was probably that once in a lifetime horse, but we thought we were helping a young girl build her confidence. We ended up finding out she was put down less than a full year from when she left us.
If your heart says no, don't do it. |
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| I learned the hard way, that even if you sell them into the best situation, you ultimately have no control. Things happen. Who knows where he goes from there. When a horse here becomes that special to me, I feel I owe it to them that they get to live out their days here, in an environment that I know their level of care.
Because of that I have a couple of "lawn ornaments" that are 33 and 27, but they are healthy and happy. They deserve it.
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Location: The Oklahoma plains. | I understand your problem. I am in a situation financially where I can not afford another horse unless I sell one. And like all the others say, you have no control. But neither did the person who sold you their special horse. I have to believe that I am not the only one who can love and care for a horse. You may very well be giving someone else the same oppurtunity to own such a nice horse.
You can always draft a contract. And although it may not have much bearing on what happens, at least you will get a feel for the person if they are willing to agree to the contract. Just a thought. |
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Location: Texas | I suggest if you can't cut the ties and come to terms with the fact he won't be yours anymore, then don't sell. It drives me nuts when people sell a horse, and continue to try and have a say in what the new owner does or doesn't do. When I buy a horse, it's mine now- all mine- not 70% mine and 30% yours. If you get what I am saying. Now if I sign a purchase agreement that says I will do X, Y, and Z to maintain the horse and then choose not to do it- then yeah, go after that. I don't know how much recourse you will have, but if you want something to be taken care of put it in writing I guess.
That being said, if you let them go.. be ready for the happy ending AND the disaster ending. It sucks. Sometimes tragic things happen. Sometimes great endings happen. I have had both happen. You do your best to find the best possible home and sometimes things still go wrong. But many times it ends wonderfully. I have sold plenty that went on to live HAPPY lives with their owners teaching them the ropes or giving them confidence. only a couple haven't had the good ending. |
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| It was hard for me to sell my first mare, but I did. We had a family friend who found her a new home. Fast forward a couple of years and I am riding in our rural neighborhood, and I see a yellow mare that looked like my Daisy. Guess what? It was her!!! And she was fat and happy. What a relief. I drove by that place everytime I went home and she was always at the hay bale eating and as fat and content as ever. Pray, ask God to help you find the right person. And then you have to let go and trust and pray they are ok. I have to believe there are a lot more good caring owners out there like you than there are bad ones.  |
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Location: MD | I don't sell either. Unfortunately my first horse is at my parents house and I don't have control over him anymore. The two I have now won't go anywhere, I'm too emotionally invested and I don't believe anyone would get them the way that I do or care for them the way I do. It would break my heart knowing they would be separated or not cared for the right way so... they are just really expensive hobbies :) |
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Location: Benton City, WA | CanCan - 2015-04-01 6:48 AM I don't sell the ones I love. I can't. That's just me. Just know that when you sell him, you must let him go 100%.
Me neither.
I couldn't stand having no control over their lives. The horses I love will be with me until they die.
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I AM being nice
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Location: MD | I'm super glad that so many of you are in a situation where you can keep every horse that you love. Unfortunately, this is not the case for many. When it comes down to it, we each have goals. For some, it may be to simply enjoy yourself on a good, trusted horse, no matter where your runs may land. Others aspire to more than that and that sometimes means that we must face difficult decisions. In the end, if you ever find yourself saying "I bust my tail trying to improve, but Ol' Trigger is going to keep me in the 3D forever" sell him on. He deserves better than that and so do you. You can each find a partner that you need. |
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