mydaddysjag
Well-Known Member
Today is a rough day for me. I've been holding my AQHA mare for almost a year for some family friends to purchase (long story, they kept pushing it back, and i understood their circumstances) and today was the day we finalized the sale.
This horse is very special to me, she is a 20 year old mare, the been there done that patient kind, that is still very competative, and are nearly impossible to find. I learned to ride on Josie. Heck, she taught me everything I know about horses that cant be learned from books. I was trying to find her the best home possible, and ended up selling her to someone I trust will give her the best care possible. They have boarded their horses at the stable where I board as long as I have been there, and their horses are well cared for, and have the best of everything. I showed with their daughter, and they had been bugging me for years to buy Josie for the mother. They wanted a sane beginner horse that could also do local shows and barrels and poles at a competitive local level. Well, that's my girl, and I hadn't been using her for the past year, so decided to rehome her with them. They just built a house, and a barn, and were planning to take Josie and their horses home this weekend, but due to winter storms, weren't able to get hay and sawdust in time, so Josie will be boarded at the stable where Midas is atleast for the next month, and I will still be able to see her.
When they do take her home she will be about 2 miles down the road from the stable and I will be able to visit, and even ride if I want. Shes going to have her own private 1 acre paddock away from their geldings and once they are all introduced, if everything goes well, she will be turned out with their 2 geldings in their big pasture.
I know its a better situation for her, and she'll be well taken care of, it just breaks my heart, because shes the horse I promised I would never sell. I've had other horses, and sold other horses, but none were like her. She was my once in a lifetime horse.
This horse is very special to me, she is a 20 year old mare, the been there done that patient kind, that is still very competative, and are nearly impossible to find. I learned to ride on Josie. Heck, she taught me everything I know about horses that cant be learned from books. I was trying to find her the best home possible, and ended up selling her to someone I trust will give her the best care possible. They have boarded their horses at the stable where I board as long as I have been there, and their horses are well cared for, and have the best of everything. I showed with their daughter, and they had been bugging me for years to buy Josie for the mother. They wanted a sane beginner horse that could also do local shows and barrels and poles at a competitive local level. Well, that's my girl, and I hadn't been using her for the past year, so decided to rehome her with them. They just built a house, and a barn, and were planning to take Josie and their horses home this weekend, but due to winter storms, weren't able to get hay and sawdust in time, so Josie will be boarded at the stable where Midas is atleast for the next month, and I will still be able to see her.
When they do take her home she will be about 2 miles down the road from the stable and I will be able to visit, and even ride if I want. Shes going to have her own private 1 acre paddock away from their geldings and once they are all introduced, if everything goes well, she will be turned out with their 2 geldings in their big pasture.
I know its a better situation for her, and she'll be well taken care of, it just breaks my heart, because shes the horse I promised I would never sell. I've had other horses, and sold other horses, but none were like her. She was my once in a lifetime horse.
