My daughter has outgrown her beloved pony who we have had for the last 5 years and it’s time to decide what to do next which is absolutely breaking my heart.
I wish I was in a financial position with the option of keeping him with us or putting into long term loan but unfortunately we are not and with two girls and two ponies we now need to decide what to do next.
He is absolutely great and PC all rounder with a great jump and no doubt we will find him another local PC home which of course be vetted to an inch of its life but just not really sure how to go about it and also what to ask for him.
For context He’s a 12.1 19 year old Irish sports pony lots of life, energy, cheek in him, he’s done everything from camp to area dressage to PC games, and has qualified for mini champs with both my girls.
Would you sell locally enough/into the same PC so that’d you bump into him weekly, is that fair on anyone, or would it be better to have home close by so girls would still get to see.
What do I ask for him? He is obviously an older pony (not that you’d know it) and I want to ensure he’s going somewhere fantastic. Home obviously comes ahead of the money but I’m wondering if asking for that bit more will give me a bit more reassurance that his well-being is priority...
We also need to find something else for daughter and will obviously need more that buttons!
I could really do with some advice as just can’t think about if objectively without the emotional attachment involved.
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Ponyclubkick · 05/02/2022 11:40
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