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| I have a really bad case of wanting a new horse. I've had the same gelding for 18 years. He's great, as far as safety and brains, but he's 3D all day long. He has been all 18 years.
I got a new gelding 6 years ago, but my mom's old horse went over the rainbow bridge, so she stole him. I trained him, but she's riding him.
I really want to get a young one 2/3/4 and train it, possible futurity etc, but then again, I think of the benefits of one already going. A friend has a nice gelding for sale, that I like, but I'm not sure. My husband is also an issue, because one day he'll tell me I need a pretty horse (buckskin or bay) and then when I show him one, he turns up his nose.
Ugh! I'm struggling here! Tell me your opinion on whether or not to buy a prospect or a semi-finished horse, and/or your stories of what you did while waiting to buy! |
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| how much do you like the gelding? If you are like me, and buy for life, lol, then wait for one you absolutely love. But, I hate selling horses.  |
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| I am in the same boat you are. But my gelding has really never been a good fit for me, it's been hard for me to admit that because I raised him. I made the decision to take him to a trainer's and she is selling him for me. And he's doing really well so that makes me happy. But when I think of shopping for a new horse I think about the time I really have to devote to a new one. I have a husband, a son, acreage, a full-time job and well, I simply do not have the time to devote to training a young horse. If I had then I'd have admitted to myself long before my gelding turned 8 that I should have sold him a while ago and got something that is going to just enjoy and have fun on. So ask yourself if you can really devote the time it's going to take to season and haul a young horse down the road. That's my two cents. Good luck to you!!  |
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Location: Opelousas, LA | I have a really bad case of too dang many horses and can't hire help if my life depended on it. I bet I could help solve your problem! |
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Miss Laundry Misshap
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| I usually do buy for life. My old gelding has too many quirks to sell him. The main one being that he will not tie to the trailer. He has to be in a pen and many people won't put up with that. He'd make a great kids horse, but we aren't having kids.
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| Don't force it and be comfortable with your decision. A lot of times things just happen. I had a nice palomino mare my daughter goat tied off of. She hit all the D's depending on the jockey. Very nice mare but she just wasn't the pro horse we needed. We had been trying half heartedly to sell her for a few years. Then my daughters really good horse got hurt in September.
Out of the blue a lady contacts me about buying the DTF gelding out of the same mare as my daughters good mare. She felt like with him being what he is, he really needed to be with his since we could handle his quirks. She also figured we would let him be what he is and not expect him to be perfect when he ran. The last trainer he was with wanted him to be fast and perfect. This horse can make HUGE mistakes and still draw checks in the 1D at tough races. She priced him so I couldn't say no. We then decided to try and sell the yellow mare mainly by word of mouth on Facebook. Within a weeks time, the yellow mare was on her way to a new home and Fame was at our house. This all happened in October. When things are meant to be, everything falls into place.
Trust your instincts and don't force things to happen. Take your time and don't get in a hurry. The right situation and horse will come along. |
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| SKM - 2016-03-31 11:27 AM
Don't force it and be comfortable with your decision. A lot of times things just happen. I had a nice palomino mare my daughter goat tied off of. She hit all the D's depending on the jockey. Very nice mare but she just wasn't the pro horse we needed. We had been trying half heartedly to sell her for a few years. Then my daughters really good horse got hurt in September.
Out of the blue a lady contacts me about buying the DTF gelding out of the same mare as my daughters good mare. She felt like with him being what he is, he really needed to be with his since we could handle his quirks. She also figured we would let him be what he is and not expect him to be perfect when he ran. The last trainer he was with wanted him to be fast and perfect. This horse can make HUGE mistakes and still draw checks in the 1D at tough races. She priced him so I couldn't say no. We then decided to try and sell the yellow mare mainly by word of mouth on Facebook. Within a weeks time, the yellow mare was on her way to a new home and Fame was at our house. This all happened in October. When things are meant to be, everything falls into place.
Trust your instincts and don't force things to happen. Take your time and don't get in a hurry. The right situation and horse will come along.
I agree! The right horses have a way of coming along wether you are looking or not! |
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Miss Laundry Misshap
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| veintiocho - 2016-03-31 11:38 AM SKM - 2016-03-31 11:27 AM Don't force it and be comfortable with your decision. A lot of times things just happen. I had a nice palomino mare my daughter goat tied off of. She hit all the D's depending on the jockey. Very nice mare but she just wasn't the pro horse we needed. We had been trying half heartedly to sell her for a few years. Then my daughters really good horse got hurt in September. Out of the blue a lady contacts me about buying the DTF gelding out of the same mare as my daughters good mare. She felt like with him being what he is, he really needed to be with his since we could handle his quirks. She also figured we would let him be what he is and not expect him to be perfect when he ran. The last trainer he was with wanted him to be fast and perfect. This horse can make HUGE mistakes and still draw checks in the 1D at tough races. She priced him so I couldn't say no. We then decided to try and sell the yellow mare mainly by word of mouth on Facebook. Within a weeks time, the yellow mare was on her way to a new home and Fame was at our house. This all happened in October. When things are meant to be, everything falls into place. Trust your instincts and don't force things to happen. Take your time and don't get in a hurry. The right situation and horse will come along. I agree! The right horses have a way of coming along wether you are looking or not!
True story. The gelding my mom stole was given to us. Family had 5 horses and a 4 horse trailer. They wanted to sell one before the move, but gave him to us instead because we'd provide a good home where he'd be used and they wanted that more than the $$.
Mom's old mare couldn't be ridden that next summer, so it was definitely a blessing for her to have something to ride. |
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| Take your time looking for a new one and be very picky about what you will/ will not tolerate. DO NOT SETTLE!
If you have the time, I think you get the most bang for your buck buying a well-bred, broke but not patterned younger horse. Even if you send them to a trainer for a couple months it still works out to be cheaper than buying a patterned horse (especially if they are showing potential!) That's just my opinion. Good luck and post pics when you get a new one :)
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| Nateracer - 2016-03-31 11:49 AM
veintiocho - 2016-03-31 11:38 AM SKM - 2016-03-31 11:27 AM Don't force it and be comfortable with your decision. A lot of times things just happen. I had a nice palomino mare my daughter goat tied off of. She hit all the D's depending on the jockey. Very nice mare but she just wasn't the pro horse we needed. We had been trying half heartedly to sell her for a few years. Then my daughters really good horse got hurt in September. Out of the blue a lady contacts me about buying the DTF gelding out of the same mare as my daughters good mare. She felt like with him being what he is, he really needed to be with his since we could handle his quirks. She also figured we would let him be what he is and not expect him to be perfect when he ran. The last trainer he was with wanted him to be fast and perfect. This horse can make HUGE mistakes and still draw checks in the 1D at tough races. She priced him so I couldn't say no. We then decided to try and sell the yellow mare mainly by word of mouth on Facebook. Within a weeks time, the yellow mare was on her way to a new home and Fame was at our house. This all happened in October. When things are meant to be, everything falls into place. Trust your instincts and don't force things to happen. Take your time and don't get in a hurry. The right situation and horse will come along. I agree! The right horses have a way of coming along wether you are looking or not!
Mom's old mare couldn't be ridden that next summer, so it was definitely a blessing for her to have something to ride. Â
I had a very special horse that I ended up having to put down unexpectedly. I had other horses to ride and some young horses coming up, but none of them felt as close or compared to the one that died. Because I had the other horses, I wasn’t looking for anything, but a friend told me to check this one horse out. The horse was clear across the state so I wasn’t really interested, but she kept sending me pictures and videos. It ended up I had a wedding to go to and would pass thru the town he was in so I said why not and contacted the owner to take a look at him. When I got there he was already saddled and sweated up. They wouldn’t ride him, but I was more than welcome to – just don’t take too long getting up, and don’t bounce, and don’t poke him with your toe – well I’m short so I’m pretty sure I do all of those things climbing on a horse! Once I got on they said, “oh yeah, he bucks going around the second barrel.” He actually rode pretty nice, but I could tell he was sore and out and had something going on with his teeth. Once I was done riding and walked over to talk, we were just standing there and that horse inched closer and closer to me, then put his nose on my arm and sighed a BIIGG sigh… I didn’t care what price they asked I was taking him! I would have sold a kidney and a lung if needed! Luckily they just wanted him gone so I got him pretty darn cheap. He has his quirks, but ended up being a top notch horse and I was offered mucho dinero for him a few times. Haha nope. He’s staying with me until he dies. My husband thinks I’m crazy, but I would be crazy to send away a horse that 110% puts his trust in me. Funny thing is, his (soul? I don’t know?!) feels preeeeetty similar to the horse that I had to put down… |
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| I just went through something similar. My mare is 3D too and I wanted to be more competitive so it was on my mind, but she also has a quirk or sorts. She memorizes every detail of the arena and if something changes she will stop and spook mid pattern. No amount of seasoning or training has fixed it and you never knew when she would do it. She is 11 and still lives where she was born and does the same thing in the arena at home if something move locations from day to day. After I came out of the arena in tears of frustration and embarrassment after she had done it once again I realized she just wasn't ever going to be the barrel horse I wanted her to be so badly and my husband was 100% on board with getting a new horse.
I didn't have the budget for a finished horse ( my budget was 5k) and anything started I saw I didn't like some of the things people had been doing with them as far as training on the pattern. So I just ended up getting one that I will be able to do all the pattern work with. This will be the 5th horse I have started on the pattern though so it's nothing new and I have a trainer to work with too. But I am also not in a hurry. I tend to take things pretty slow and know it's going to be some time before I am running the pattern. |
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Location: Feeding mosquitos, FL | veintiocho - 2016-03-31 12:38 PM SKM - 2016-03-31 11:27 AM Don't force it and be comfortable with your decision. A lot of times things just happen. I had a nice palomino mare my daughter goat tied off of. She hit all the D's depending on the jockey. Very nice mare but she just wasn't the pro horse we needed. We had been trying half heartedly to sell her for a few years. Then my daughters really good horse got hurt in September. Out of the blue a lady contacts me about buying the DTF gelding out of the same mare as my daughters good mare. She felt like with him being what he is, he really needed to be with his since we could handle his quirks. She also figured we would let him be what he is and not expect him to be perfect when he ran. The last trainer he was with wanted him to be fast and perfect. This horse can make HUGE mistakes and still draw checks in the 1D at tough races. She priced him so I couldn't say no. We then decided to try and sell the yellow mare mainly by word of mouth on Facebook. Within a weeks time, the yellow mare was on her way to a new home and Fame was at our house. This all happened in October. When things are meant to be, everything falls into place. Trust your instincts and don't force things to happen. Take your time and don't get in a hurry. The right situation and horse will come along. I agree! The right horses have a way of coming along wether you are looking or not!
Wooooord.
I rushed it and bought a mare that I ended up hating pretty quickly. It got to the point where I even resented feeding her a little bit (yes I fed the mare. I just grumbled while I did it.) I put her up for sale and had absolutely zero bites. Not one stinkin' phone call. I shipped her to South Florida with a friend of mine to sell. She had a couple of people try her but nothing worked out. This went on for nearly a year. I brought her back home after Thanksgiving, mad that I still had this dadgum mare.
Maybe a week later I got an email out of the blue asking if I wanted to trade her for a coming 3yo colt with 60 days on him. I watched the videos, the colt seemed decent enough so I said yes. I figured if I didn't like him, I could at least get him more finished then sell him plus, more importantly, the mare would no longer be in my barn. I didn't lay eyes on him until the shipper dropped him off.
Two years later, that little colt is my favorite one to ride and well on his way to being a nice nice barrel horse. Plus, that mare got traded again to a girl who now loooooves her. I think she's nuts but to each his own.  |
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 Total Germophobe
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Location: Montana | hoofs_in_motion - 2016-03-31 12:00 PM sell your husband, buy the horse
LOLOLOLOL I like the "Life is short, buy the horse!" too. |
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Location: Dearing, GA | My horse needs a new home! |
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Location: SE Louisiana | mtcanchazer - 2016-03-31 1:20 PM
hoofs_in_motion - 2016-03-31 12:00 PM sell your husband, buy the horseÂ
I think you two missed a very important point. He husband actually said she needs another horse. |
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Location: Kansas | komet. - 2016-03-31 1:49 PM mtcanchazer - 2016-03-31 1:20 PM hoofs_in_motion - 2016-03-31 12:00 PM sell your husband, buy the horse I think you two missed a very important point. He husband actually said she needs another horse.
It was a flipping joke Komet, good lord between you and BHUSA.... |
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Total Germophobe
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Location: Montana | komet. - 2016-03-31 12:49 PM mtcanchazer - 2016-03-31 1:20 PM hoofs_in_motion - 2016-03-31 12:00 PM sell your husband, buy the horse I think you two missed a very important point. He husband actually said she needs another horse.
Only I'm trying to do it the hard way...I'm planning on having my mare bred, and her first vet appt. was yesterday, which had news that was a little disheartening, but still shows good possibility according to what I've heard from the vet, have read, and have heard from folks on BHW. We are going back in about a month, and we'll see what happens then, which I hope is promising. So...I'm going the long way around to get the "new horse." If the breeding doesn't work, then I'll be in the market, but I'm praying for a successful breeding season, and a healthy mare and foal, praying for a filly too. :) Not trying to steal the thread, just telling the OP how I'm currently going about it.
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Location: SE Louisiana | hoofs_in_motion - 2016-03-31 2:02 PM
komet. - 2016-03-31 1:49 PM mtcanchazer - 2016-03-31 1:20 PM hoofs_in_motion - 2016-03-31 12:00 PM sell your husband, buy the horse I think you two missed a very important point. He husband actually said she needs another horse.
Wow.. Overreact much. My post was too. |
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