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Location: midwest mama | I have an 11 year old mare that I trained and is an amazing barrel horse. Runs consistent 17.1s - 17.3s on a standard set - when I let my friend run her. Problem is we really don't fit each other. She is very strong in the turn and I like something smoother. She is also a very insecure/nervous horse and I prefer something that is level and quiet. I would rather get a horse revved up before a run than to have to keep one quiet and settled.
She has never done anything bad and always works, but she gets me very nervous before we run and that makes it not fun for me. I am getting to where I'm dreading hauling her - and even being around her at home is a challenge for me.
How do you know when it's time to sell? It's SO hard to let go of a good one but I know our partnership is not good for either of us. She needs a more confident calm rider and I need a more confident quiet horse. Anyone else have to make this decision? If so, how did you do it?
Edited by OldSchoolCowgirl 2017-10-18 7:31 PM
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Duct Tape Bikini Girl
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| Sounds like you've already done what you need to do. You've compared the horse to your likes/needs. The horse doesn't match what you need/like. |
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Location: Somewhere around here | I'd say put up an ad right now and make a game plan for what horse you'd like to have after she sells. |
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Veteran
Posts: 220
| Im with everyone else, when you are not longer enjoying it and dreading it. Time to move them on. These animals are waaaaay to expensive to have if you don't fully enjoy them and so is this sport. |
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Posts: 2097
Location: Deep South | Sounds like you already know and you're just here looking for validation that you've made the right decision.
You can do it! |
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 Shelter Dog Lover
Posts: 10277
| I think it is time, bottom line is enjoying your horse and being able to look forward to hauling and going. I am a 3D rider so I don’t want to put up with anything, but there are lots of quirky horses that are true 1D that good riders don’t mind putting up with because they can clock. Congrats on training such a nice mare. |
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 Ms Bling Bling Sleeze Kitty
Posts: 20917
Location: LouLouVille, OK | Its all about having fun... and if the horse is fun for you, not matter what D you run in... that's where its at.... from the sounds of it, she just isn't fun for you... |
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 A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | You just answered yourself self when you made this thread.. Time to sell  |
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Posts: 36
| Yep, time to move that mare on to someone else. If you don't like to compete on her, sell her. Sounds like a good horse someone else is looking for. Barrel racing is just tooo EVERYTHING to not have fun. (expensive, hard work, challenging.....) |
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 Elite Veteran
Posts: 889
Location: on the fine line between insanity and geniusness | When you said it’s no longer fun- THAT is the exact moment to sell and get something else. I put up with one quirky weirdo because he is a 1d horse, but I also haul my husbands head horse that clocks in the middle of the 2d because he’s fun and easy. I have to have him to balance out my goonie! When worry takes the fun out of it- MOVE ON! Bo Hill told me once to never hit the breaks in a mud hole and that has stuck with me for years! |
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