Hi All!
I’m an adult re-rider, trying to gain my confidence back after many years off and a bad first horse purchase.
I guess I just need to vent/say my piece out loud in hopes that it will fall on understanding ears (er…eyes?)
I bought a sweetheart 7yo OTTB mare, and long story short, we were not a perfect match. It absolutely broke my heart to sell her, and I was so certain that she was going to the perfect home. I disclosed all of her issues and was SO transparent about everything: She does have mild kissing spine, she’s very backsore because she (and I) don’t know how to get her to engage her behind, she can be really crabby, nervous about everything, snaps crossties, had white line disease in both fronts…you get the picture.
New owner has had her only a short while and has been putting kids on her, that she has thrown, and is taking her barefoot (which really makes me nervous) and is listing her for sale.
It’s hard. I know that she’s no longer mine, but I feel like I failed her. It’s hard to let go. But I can’t buy her back because ultimately it would be a disservice to both of us-- I need a steady teacher, and the same goes for her.