To those of you who have sold for personal reasons did you feel terrible about selling your horse?
Long story short I want to give up. I can’t afford to keep horses anymore. I’m sick of haemorrhaging money, always rushing around, being unable to have breakfast with my child before school because I have to put the horses out. All of it
I can’t afford lessons, trailer, competing or anything fun. I can only hack which is not my thing.
I’ve had horses and ridden for 20 years. I’m just not that bothered any more. I love riding but it’s not as exciting and fun as it used to be, probably because I’m always worrying about money and a lack of time.
I have two horses. One is on loan to a lovely lady and will stay there forever so that is fine.
The second however. He is quirky but my dream horse. He would sell okay I think to the right person, he is only 10 so the prime of his life and he’s too young for me to consider chucking him in a field forever. I don’t want to part loan him and loaning scares me as if he comes back for whatever reason I won’t have a space or livery for him.
I can’t stop worrying about it though. If he got a bad home, if I missed him too much, if he wasn’t loved. It’s silly really but has anyone else who sold felt this bad about it? I keep looking at him and feeling really upset about it as I do love him but I don’t love the sport any more, if that makes any sense at all. I can’t keep him for 20 more years and not enjoy it can I
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GSD20 · 07/01/2020 10:33
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