I saw on DressageDaily this morning. The ad says “regretfully for sale…”
LEt the gossip begin.:lol:
What gossip? I believe COTH had an article some time ago where Jane mentioned that her trip to Europe and the World Cup was so tremendously expensive that she might be forced to sell him.
I am still holding on to hope that Jane can find the money, maybe through selling an interest in him to some sponsor or group of investors, that she will be able to pay down her debt & keep the horse. They are a tremendous combination that just radiate what dressage is all about.
Maybe a syndicate of supporters allowing even small investors to “own a piece” of a champion a la the Teddy syndicate?
Or an internet campaign for support like Obama?
I’d be willing to help, albeit in a very small way.
If competition expenses are the only reason for the sale, that is very sad reason to lose such a horse and partner.
This horse has been for sale before. They do make a lovely couple, but she knew before going to the World Cup that she would have to pay the expenses herself. We all make choices and sacrifices for our love of the sport and she choose to go and shine at the World Cup and pay the price.
We all make choices and sacrifices for our love of the sport and she choose to go and shine at the World Cup and pay the price
I don’t think it’s “paying the price”. I have the pleasure of riding with Jane and have seen her rise to the level of World Cup with Mak. The horse was for sale before because the original owner was not riding any longer…Jane bought her out…that’s where the large part of the expenses are.
Jane is an incredible rider/trainer who works tirelessly. We get more than what we pay for with her because she does what she does for the love, not the money.
Bodey2 ; I NEVER once cut down Jane. My point was that we all make choices, plain and simple, and we all spend a crap load of money to do what we LOVE. And the fact is, she understood that the World Cup costs were going to be paid out of her own pocket. That is not an insult, just a fact.
who said you cut her down?
I really seriously doubt the horse had to be sold to pay expenses.
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Why do you doubt it? After the Atlanta Olympics remember all the Olympic horses from all disciplines that were for sale? Same reason, people knew that to get them here and all the prep that they wouldn’t be able to get them back home again. I believe something like 20 or so horses were left here and sold straight after the games. It happens more then you would think.
when a horse is sold after a major event it doesn’t always mean it was done to pay expenses, it makes it sound like they are wearing a sign ‘Will ride for food’ (like Carol Lavel, LOL). often, the horses were bought as investments and were intended to be sold after the event, and depending on what country the event is in, if there’s a good market there they may not need to be shipped anywhere else. horses are sold after events for many reasons - end of their career or they are being dropped down, they are being retired, etc.
This is sad. They were a beautiful combination. Jane is a wonderful rider and this horse is just lovely. The music the pair used at the WC was stunning, and I was really hoping to see much more from them. How old is this horse?
If the US ever wants to truly be competitive with the top guns of the world, we need to treasure the great dressage horse/rider combinations. They are precious and a pleasure to watch. I would be willing to help Jane out too if she were just selling this wonderful horse due to the expenses, albeit, I couldn’t help that much because I am a college student. Maybe she doesn’t realize how many fans she has and how many people are enjoying her riding ability…
This is not sad. The sale of the GP saddlebred Harry Callaghan (forced because of a DIVORCE) is sad.
Jane Hannigan is a professional. She will use the proceeds to buy an even more talented, younger horse or horses. At 14, Maks may have reached the pinnacle of his career. This is the correct time to sell him. Her next horse or horses will be even better trained now that she has the benefit of this experience.
That’s right.
People might find it hard to believe, but there’s a lot of horses after Maks for that rider.
Harry Callahan’s being sold?
Now that is SAD… :no: That was a great pair with Chrissa ride him…
Everything is for sale for the right price if it is your way of making a living. To cover the expenses is marketing to those who don’t know better.
Here is her musical kur from the World Cup. . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1l6sFdktVk&feature=related
Heavens, it’s not like the horse has to go pull a rag-picker’s wagon now. There are a lot of different 'level’s at Grand Prix.
The horse is going to go to for top dollar and go to an excellent home and bring another person to the level Maks brought Jayne. So instead of one person out there saying ‘Thank God for Maks for bringing me along’ there will be several. :yes:
Not every horse is an Olympic or world cup horse and even if they are for a time, they aren’t forever. To allow the horse to do what he does best and to allow him to teach someone else is the greatest generosity and the wisest thing - and it is far, far better than seeing a horse be pushed at a higher level til he breaks down.
Every horse, from a kid’s little fat pony to a world cup horse, has limitations, and they all have an odometer on their legs.
To have the wisdom to know when to find a new situation for the horse, and to make sure it’s the right situation (as best as one can, anyway), that’s the right thing to do.
When you get a new horse, you think he is God’s horse (an old expression, meaning you don’t see a fault in the horse). The longer you ride and get coaching, the more you see that the horse has his limitations. The longer you ride the horse, the more you understand your responsibility to him.
A horse can go along a long, long time at his ‘right level’ - IF you have the wisdom to not be greedy and ask for more.
Not every horse is happy eating grass in a field, either. My friend’s horse is very happy doing that - and I had one that absolutely was not. Some horses are happier doing what they have done for years, just not at any higher level than they should be at.
Horses that are great teachers aren’t really made, sure, you can train them, but that quality of wanting to teach the rider (at any level, and that includes Grand Prix) isn’t made. Those horses are born. They take us along the road a way, then it is time for them to teach someone else.
