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  Bye-Bye Jiggle
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Location: Where ever there's sunshine! | In short...bought a 3 y/o off the track in October, he got injured and wasn't released to ride until January, I got married in March, found out I was pregnant in April, moved in late April and left my now 4 y/o gelding at my folks with the trainer. He is starting his second month with the trainer and doing really well. Just getting him good and broke, no pattern work. The plan was to bring him up once he was through with his two months at the trainers and start pattern work. With him being young and still a bit jumpy I'm not comfortable riding him while pregnant. So here's my problem. What do I do with him between the time the trainers and next February when I will be able to ride him? I wish we could afford to keep him with the trainers, but it just isn't do-able right now. I don't want the last two months t go to waist and I worry about not being able to start him on the pattern until next summer at the earliest. Should I sell him while hes fresh from the trainer or let him sit? I may be able to get the trainer to ride him once every month or maybe every week...kind of a pay by the hour thing. Trainer is a personal friend. I just don't know, but I don't want to waste what we've put into him or cause him to be even further behind than what I feel he already is. I JUST DON'T KNOW!!! and its stressing me. I really like this horse. He's super athletic, quick, BIG strided and very teachable... |
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 A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | I would sell, maybe your trainer could sell him for you while shes riding him. And put the money back for another horse for when you are ready. 
Edited by Southtxponygirl 2014-07-30 4:18 PM
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Location: bring on the heat, NV | Id sell.... unless super attached. I had a similar situation and let two colts go. Best decision Ive made.... Tried to buy another 4yo but hubby had to take over. Then I bought a very kind broke mare and im having a blast! |
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Location: Somewhere in the middle of nowhere | I think you should sell....your body changes after having a baby and you will find that your balance is somewhat off as well as your confidence. |
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Location: Deep South | If it was me it would depend on just how much I like the colt. If I totally loved him, thought he could be my once in a lifetime horse and that I would have to look for a long time to replace him, then letting him sit for the next year isn't gonna hurt him.
If he's just "nice" if I just "like" him, well I like most of them and there's lots of nice ones for sale all the time. And his resale value is strongest right now, fresh from the trainer. |
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The Resident Destroyer of Liberal Logic
Location: PNW | BamaCanChaser - 2014-07-30 10:34 PM
If it was me it would depend on just how much I like the colt. If I totally loved him, thought he could be my once in a lifetime horse and that I would have to look for a long time to replace him, then letting him sit for the next year isn't gonna hurt him.
If he's just "nice" if I just "like" him, well I like most of them and there's lots of nice ones for sale all the time. And his resale value is strongest right now, fresh from the trainer.
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I'm due in two weeks, and luckily had enough saved up that I was able to send my colt to a trainer for the whole pregnancy, he will stay there until October when I get cleared to ride again. He is my special guy, and if I couldn't have had him out - he would have gotten stuck in the pasture because I adore him and have seriously high hopes for him.
On the other hand, I just sold my seasoned/finished/proven horse because with two boys under two, and my colt coming home - he is going to be jobless, and I can't stand to watch him sit around another second longer.
Either option is hard in its own way. Good luck! |
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Location: NC | I agree with everyone else, I would sell. I sold a horse when I got pregnant between needing the money and knowing she would just be sitting for months. I bought a young horse right before having my baby thinking I would fiddle with her for the first year after having my baby and really start training her the year after. Since having my baby in Feb. I have only been able to ride her a handful of times. I just have so little time with work and a baby, when I do have time to ride it is much easier to just jump on my old girl do some long trotting and try and make a show here and there.
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Bye-Bye Jiggle
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Location: Where ever there's sunshine! | ok...its done....  Thank you ladies for your input. I think I knew all along that it was in his best interest to let him go, but I needed to hear it from some one else. Now I just have to see if I'm any good at selling |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | BleuIdGrl - 2014-07-31 10:18 AM ok...its done.... Thank you ladies for your input. I think I knew all along that it was in his best interest to let him go, but I needed to hear it from some one else. Now I just have to see if I'm any good at selling
This is what I have done and I just put the money back for when I was really for another young horse, I had my older horses so it didnt bother me with them just sitting untill I was really to ride again, but a young horse that's at the trainer needs to keep going when they come home, so to me it would be better for someone else to keep him going then sitting and having to tune on them when I was really to ride again, having a new born baby and a young horse fresh from the trainers is reall hard to do.. Baby is going to be taking up alot of time for the first few months. |
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Bye-Bye Jiggle
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Location: Where ever there's sunshine! | Southtxponygirl - 2014-07-31 10:36 AM
BleuIdGrl - 2014-07-31 10:18 AM ok...its done.... Thank you ladies for your input. I think I knew all along that it was in his best interest to let him go, but I needed to hear it from some one else. Now I just have to see if I'm any good at selling
Sitting after the trainers and having a new baby are the two big issues that I have. I don't want the money I've put into him to go t waist while he sits in the pasture and I just don't know what my riding time will be like with a new born. Hubby will be deployed so its going to be tricky for a little while. |
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Location: Midwest | BleuIdGrl - 2014-07-31 12:13 PM Southtxponygirl - 2014-07-31 10:36 AM BleuIdGrl - 2014-07-31 10:18 AM ok...its done.... Thank you ladies for your input. I think I knew all along that it was in his best interest to let him go, but I needed to hear it from some one else. Now I just have to see if I'm any good at selling Sitting after the trainers and having a new baby are the two big issues that I have. I don't want the money I've put into him to go t waist while he sits in the pasture and I just don't know what my riding time will be like with a new born. Hubby will be deployed so its going to be tricky for a little while.
I would sell. There are lots of good horses out there. Save the money from the sale (and what you would have spent feeding him or paying a trainer to ride) and buy something when you are ready.
I personally couldn't handle a baby alone along with a colt, though plenty can. I'd say do what you feel is right- but that is what I would do. Good luck! (and congratulations! :D) |
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