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I have a great walking horse that I've pretty much trained myself, but I'll most probably being going off to college in a different state...so naturally I want to take him with me but that's too expensive. But I don't want to leave him at home, because no one will ride him. What should I do?!?

2006-11-09 07:32:38 · 18 answers · asked by tennesseewalker007 2 in Pets Other - Pets

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When my step daughter went to college, she did not want to sell her horse either. What she did was lease it to another youth rider the was taking lessons in the same barn that she was showing in. Her horse stayed with the same great trainer and was shown by a good youth rider that just kept adding wins and points to his record. After two years, my daughter decided to sell him, and since he was still showing, she did get a good price for him. This was a good thing for everyone, since my daughter did not have to sell her horse when she left for school, a good youth got to ride and show a nice horse for several years, and the horse was well cared for. And if she had decided to keep him after she graduated, she would have had a horse that was in show ring condition and ready to go.

2006-11-09 09:15:53 · answer #1 · answered by Paint Pony 5 · 2 0

Where are you? If the problem is nobody will ride him,don't sweat it. He'll be fine and like the break. I'm sure someone will ride him once in a while for you, if not, when you visit home...ride him, that will be fine. Don't get rid of him if there is someone to feed and care for him because there is absolutely nothing wrong with him being...just a horse....for a while.
If he's your buddy, keep him, if not, sell him.

I have a 19 year old Gelding, American Quarter Horse that isn't worth $5, but I wouldn't take a half a million for him.

2006-11-09 07:45:13 · answer #2 · answered by twostories 4 · 0 0

Are you living in the dorms? Because if you are, and your not taking too many hours, maybe you could work and take him with you. I went through the same delema when I moved out to college. What I did was find some friends who can ride and have ridden my mare who'll work her most of the time. I try and go home once a month. If you can take him, boreding a horse doesn't cost that much per month. But it's only if you can handle all that.

2006-11-09 08:47:43 · answer #3 · answered by Tyler and Kassidy's momma 4 · 0 2

ooh. if i were you, i wouldn't sell him. simply because he's something you won't come across again for a long long time, if you ever do.
what you should do is put him up for lease. inspect the home or ranch he'll be going to, and make sure that the leasers are handling it right. ask for pictures once a month... you know, don't be abnoxious, but just make sure he's healthy and happy.

however, if you just can't find the right home for your baby, then for his sake you should sell him. i know, it hurts, but if things just aren't working out to find a good leaser, see if you can sell him.

but, if you can't find a good home even if you are selling him, the worst thing in the world for him wouldn't be to sit in a pasture for awhile. it may not be 'helpful', but if you love him and you want him there when you get back, he'd be fine with having an easy time for a few years.

follow your gut feelings and things will work out allright. if you just know that you need to keep him, keep him. if you know deep down that selling him is the right thing, sell him.

good luck!!!

2006-11-09 11:54:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

If you really love your baby, don't sell him. You should consider leasing him out during school so that you make money off of him and he's getting attention and exercise, but you won't lose him forever and he will be there waiting when you come home for the summer! Maybe a year or two down the road you will be able to afford taking him with you.

2006-11-09 07:38:27 · answer #5 · answered by Christy K 3 · 3 0

He's a member of your family. See if there's a place you can board him. You've obviously been around horses for a while, don't you have a friend who rides with you that would be able to care for your baby while you're away? Selling should be a last option. My sister had a pony for 17 years, she grew up with her, my brother sold it when she lost interest in her because of age. The pony died of strangles. I really despise the thought of that happening to our beautiful little "Raggedy Ann".

2006-11-09 08:08:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

Sell him.

Let me tell you a story:
My friend kept her horse with mine when she went away to college. I took care of her horse, just charged her what her horse ate. She could only pay me when she got her student aid money. Her mare sat in my pasture, no one riding her. I brushed her to make her more comfortable, but I have barely enough time to work my 5 horses, let alone her. My friend never visited her horse when she returned in the summer or on breaks from school, but she still sent me money when she could afford it. She couldn't afford to have her hooves trimmed or her mare wormed or given her vaccinations too so it didn't get done or I handled it. Finally after she graduated from college she simply gave me her horse, since I had been taking care of her all this time. I didn't particularly want her, so I sold her to a nice farmer 300 miles away. He and his son love her to death, sent her to a horse trainer and had her bred. She's doing really well. I took my time selling her, and didn't sell her to just anyone. Also I have right of first refusal if she ever comes up for sale again.

My friend says she wishes she had sold her before she went to college. And she really loved that mare. And the degree she got was in the agri field - specializing in horses. I don't remember what the specific name of the field she's in is called.

2006-11-09 09:45:51 · answer #7 · answered by nokhada5 4 · 0 1

I've obvious a couple of advertisements on EquineNow wherein horses that belong to institution scholars are furnished for rent. Might be a well alternative. Your household can most likely handle your puppy.

2016-09-01 09:53:16 · answer #8 · answered by marentes 4 · 0 0

You should sell him. A horse needs proper care and exercise. It would be kinda cruel to leave him in a horse stall to sit for a few years. Sell him to someone who will ride and take care of him. If you care about the horse sell him

2006-11-09 07:36:12 · answer #9 · answered by sedrick a 2 · 1 1

You need to make sure that your house will get the same care that you gave it. If no one is going to take it on rides then maybe you should think about giving it away. It is better for all involved.

2006-11-09 07:38:50 · answer #10 · answered by angel l 1 · 1 1

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