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| I've been presented with a unique situation, and I'm having a really hard time making a decision.
I held off starting my now 3 yr old until November of 2016. She was small, and I figured I could have her futuritied as a 5 yr old, so waiting wouldn't be a big deal. So last weekend, I went and rode at the trainers, and he approached me with a question I never saw coming. He loves my filly, and asked me to consider entering her in the Snaffle Bit futurity this year. (she is by Streaking Ta Fame, out of a phenomenal cow bred mare) He knows I don't have a money tree out back, so the proposition he made was this. If I committed to entering her in a pre-futurity, and well as letting him take her to the Snaffle Bit, he would complete the rest of her training up to that point, for free.
I'm really torn on what I should do. Not so much on the money aspect since I have plenty of time to save, but on what's best for her. He seems to think she has the natural ability to do really well, but is that too much too fast for her body since she is technically 'behind' for cowhorse standards? I love the idea of that much training being put into her, and then giving her a year between switching disciplines, but is the risk factor too high? Am I being greedy by asking her to go through that, or am I worrying excessively about nothing? | |
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| How well do you know your trainer? Do you feel like he would push her over what she can handle? If you trust your trainer and he feels like she can handle it I'd go for it. | |
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| veintiocho - 2017-01-18 9:23 AM How well do you know your trainer? Do you feel like he would push her over what she can handle? If you trust your trainer and he feels like she can handle it I'd go for it.
I've known him for years, watched him on many different horses, and he trianed my very favorite horse that I've ever owned. (her previous owner sent her to him to be started, and she will never leave me) He's always been one to have the best interest of the horse in mind. I have a soft spot for this particular filly, so I think I'm being a bit more paranoid  | |
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Location: The best kept secret in TX | If the filly is being well taken care of, her health and overall well being is the top priority of the trainer, and he feels she has the natural ability to compete, I say why not? 
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Location: Displaced Iowegian | YES!!!! You trust the owner and he is givng you a heck of a deal! And that training, down the road, will be invaluable to you! Just make sure that you make a contract in regards to any winnings! | |
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| NJJ - 2017-01-18 10:34 AM YES!!!! You trust the owner and he is givng you a heck of a deal! And that training, down the road, will be invaluable to you! Just make sure that you make a contract in regards to any winnings!
I was thinking about the contract too. I feel like it will need to line out winnings, what happens if she DOES get hurt before hand, etc. etc. Thank you for the encouragement! | |
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