To cut out brother and sister-in-law over selling a horse?

[RosiePosie15]

For context, I’ve been riding since I was a young kid and have always owned my own horse. Last year I had a nasty fall and cut my leg open and broke my ribs, leaving me unable to move for weeks and drive for months. As a result I have not ridden since. At the beginning of this year I let my eldest niece ride my horse but told the family that I was planning to sell. When lockdown happened my SIL stopped her kids from riding and I heard nothing from them about my horse. I decided to sell her through a business that a family friend runs because I need the money and have found a lovely home for her to go to (she’s been very lonely since DD’s horse died). But this was advertised on FB and SIL found out and was furious. She claimed that my niece was heartbroken (I saw her and she was not bothered) and so was she but neither of them had mentioned anything to me about riding my horse again. Brother really did my head in when he got involved and called my beloved horse an ‘it’. This was all over text by the way and things started to turn ugly so I just stopped replying. We live about two minutes away and I was always around dropping off shopping for my mother, so surely it couldn’t have been difficult to ask me about my horse? AIBU to not want anything to do with them anymore? I’m still sending my nieces and nephews birthday presents and such but I don’t want to see SIL or brother.

I couldn't believe how much puppies have risen in price since the start of the pandemic.

I've been trying to persuade Mr Schaden to let me have another one, and had been keeping an eye out, just in case (never know your luck ). The breed I was interested in were between £850 - £1,200. Which was bad enough - now they are £3,200 - £5,000.

Quite honestly,I couldn't afford it - even if DH said - "Go on, I can deny you nothing, my beloved." we couldn't pull out £3,000+ for a dog. And even if we could, I wouldn't because it just encourages bad breeders.

I'm surprised horses have shot up in price - but I suppose it's a bit different with a horse - a healthy, well-schooled, reliable animal with a sweet temper is worth paying for - and you don't tend to get people breeding mares repeatedly to try to cash in (as far as I am aware).

Horses cost way too much to keep hold of one to save face.

You did what was best for you and your horse, they will get over it, they don't have any choice, it wasn't their choice to have a say in.

I don't think I would cut them off completely, but I wouldn't initiate any conversation until I got an apology from them.

For what its worth, I think horses are finally being sold for the prices they should have been getting for a while, a good horse, demands a good price.

Have you sold it now?

SO they're all about the money? They want your parents out so they can claim the house for themselves and it cant be sold after your parent die. Same with the horse, they can claim it as theirs by use.

Best thing all round is that your parents kick them out.