im really sad?

Question

i got a pony about two years ago... we found him after looking for 6 months... he was not the pony i set out to found but the moment i saw him i new he was the one. he had no propper schooling.. never been to a show before and very young, i was not very experienced and i had him for a year befor we started shows... from being disqualified at the first jump to winning both classes 3 shows later he has really become a huge part of my life. i am 14 and at the end of the year i go into juniors and have to get a horse... i only have him for one more year and i really dont want to sell him... he is my gaurdian angle he always puts a smile on my face.. when i first got him no one showed real interest in him and now every one is interested i really love him and no i can choose who i sell him to and he will make a huge difference in their life but i dont know if i can say good by its really hard and i cry when i think about it... help

Answer 1

Sounds like your family is training you in the business reality of owning horses. They are expensive to keep, maintain and although you put love & care into them, one cannot afford to hold them for sentimental reasons and keep the business profitable. After this horse, there will other horses and they probably want you to gain a balance in your involvement with each. You usually keep a competition horse until you have made him a winner worthy of sale thus recooping the investment you have made into that horse and, when done smartly, a profit. So it is mainly all about looking at the profit and loss picture with the ultimate side benefit of enjoying working with the horses and making them into the best they can be. Am sure they will sell him to someone who will treat him the way you and your folks have. It is painful but, as with everything in life, you have to set yourself boundaries and live within a discipline to have a successful, rewarding life. All about responsibility over emotions. Take care and have a little faith that it will all work for the best. Parents sometimes do things that we have a hard time understanding until we are older and experienced enough to look through their eyes.

Answer 2

I know how hard it is to part with a loved horse. But it's best for th animal to be sold to another child that can enjoy riding and grooming him as much as you do. It's better to sell him to a loving home than for him to watch as you drop him and take up another horse. You know that is what is going to happen. A new horse requires more time than an old buddy. Let him continue to be some body's whole world. Allow him to bring as much joy to some one else as he has brought to you over the past few years. Talk to your parents about being able to choose the new owners from the ones that are interested. That way you are comfortable that he is going to a good home with loving new owners. And when you think of him instead of getting sad because he is gone you can smile when you think of how much joy he is bringing some body else.

Answer 3

i know exactly how you feel!!! but on the bright side, i think theres a solution for you! even though you may need a new horse, it doesnt mean that you have to sell your pony! i strongly suggest that you find someone interested in leasing her! Leasing is a wonderful thing. someone else pays all the expenses, rides him, cares for him, but you can still own him!

im 14 too and i just got a new horse. my old horse, bentley, is just like your pony. i love him so much and i could never say goodbye to him. weve been through so much together and we have a bond that is unbreakable. i was dreading selling him, and was really sad and cried whenever i thought about having to sell him.

thankfully, we met a wonderful lady named amy who rides at my barn and we are now looking into a lease with her. i love it because now she can ride and love him too and he can change her life just like he changed mine, but i will still be able to see him and own him.

i hoped i helped you, and i hope you can work something out for you and your wonderful pony, and good luck with the rest of your riding career! i hope to see you in the olympics or something one day!

Answer 4

Im really sorry for you, i will pray for u and your horse. like someone said before, y cant you keep the pony and the horse. If you do sell him, then be sure to find someone who will take care of your pony and love them as much as you did, and ask if you can come and visit the pony too.

Answer 5

If you really have to sell him, do this to calm yourself:

1) Accept that your pony is leaving this stable
2) Find out who is buying him
3) Introduce yourself to his new owner
4) Find out where he will be stabled
a) If he is out of state or unreachable, you'll feel better just knowing where he is, but if he isn't read on
5) Find a way to be around him, start by asking if you could visit
6) If she's a jerk, offer to work for his owner, you know, muck, clean, groom, exercise, in exchange for at least being around him.

Hope this helps :)

Answer 6

If you really love and care for him, don´t sell him! Can´t you have both, the poney and the horse?
If you have no other way, try to sell him to somebody that will love and treat him well. And visit him often. He must love you too and he will miss you.
You seem to have a great heart.

Answer 7

Aw sweetheart... Is there no way that you can keep him?
I say, speak to your parents about this and let them know how strongly you feel. I'm sure he loves you to bits too and would rather stay. However, if you do have to sell him, you can visit him any time you want... :)

Answer 8

If you have developed a bond that strong, don't sell him.He is a part of your life now, as you are a part of his. Loyal pets are rare.

Answer 9

Why do you have to sell him in the first place?

Answer 10

hunny if the worst does happen u can chat to me and i will look after ya and make u happy :(

i am gonna pray for you that ya horse does not be sold