Somebody wants to Buy Bert !

fairlady

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Was contacted by a Friends Daughter today to ask me if I would seriously consider
loaning or selling BERT :frown:

TBH only the other day I was saying to Cookster how I feel so guilty for him at times, He doesn't give a damn if he does anything or partakes in his favourite pastime......eating and getting into Mischief...........Leilani can't come every w.end because of the way I work and its all 'fits and starts' with Bert with no real continuity.

But could I part with him...................feel torn, don't think for one minute I would sell him but loan ?????????

Oh, I don't know, Lani would be distraught, I would have nobody to moan about and who makes me laugh despite the fact he makes me pull my hair out at times ! I know for a fact its an excellent Home and her Daughter is a really good little rider.........but part with Bert........my little Sh*tland Egbert Macmuffin ?????
 
don't suppose he minds doing nothing and being happy.

you could say my donkey Tintin is big enough to be ridden and do stuff but he is perfectly happy every day being with the other three and just socialising, helping us muck out, quality control hay, flirting with Vodka etc.

difficult one, unless you really know the loan home and can keep tabs on him i wouldnt do it unless you feel it is really beneficial to him. also if he is on a very long term loan, then he is settled there so he might as well be sold....

sorry not helping am i.
 
I don't think loaning would be so bad as he will always have somewhere to come back to.

My shetland is going home at the weekend and for all his mischief making he does pull at the heart strings and i will be so sad to see him go. I have however asked his owner to let me know if she decides to rehome him in the future as i would love to have him back even as a field ornament.
 
Wow - that is a huuge decision!!!

The idea of loaning at your place could be a good comprimise? Also would keep your little herd as a threesome, I've found mine much easier to deal with as a three rather than a pair as they were getting so clingy to each other.
 
Well....You're obviously giving it some thought, Kay, or you wouldn't have posted and would have dismissed it as soon as the enquiry came. I guess it depends on your point of view really. If you don't mind him being pretty much a permanent lawnmower, he's not going to argue so keep him :biggrin:

But loaning him out to a family with kids would put a few miles on his clock which might be useful for when your granddaughter outgrows him (which she inevitably will) and then you'd have the option of getting a little more for him if you sold him to buy her something larger....

What are your thoughts today, having slept on it?
 
Very mixed feelings tbh.

I wish it was as simple as 'loaning him from my Yard' .........seems to be a glut of Horses going on loan in Bristol and although I have advertised for a 'rider' for Bert with no costs involved had absolutely no interest.

The Lady that has asked about him is the Daughter of somebody I grew up with. She has Horses of her own so I know he would be well looked after, however, I don't think she would want to loan from my place, would want him with her Horses............. I don't think I can do it, in fact, if anything, I think maybe it has spurred me on to get him going again and doing some work...........

Fat little Git :bounce:
 
You have to think about are you doing it for selfish reasons or genuine ones? Keeping him i mean, IF he went to your friends yard for her daughter to ride he will be used, get exercise and be well loved. If he stays with you how much work realistically will you do with him as you can not ride and your grand daughter isn't there every weekend?

Just because you loan a pony out doesn't mean that you don't love them anymore. You have the added bonus of knowing the person who would be loaning him.

Apologies if i sound harsh just trying to put things into perspective.
 
Oh bless him, everyone wanting that small fat body! Don't blame you for not wanting to let him go, I wouldn't either!
 
You have to think about are you doing it for selfish reasons or genuine ones? Keeping him i mean, IF he went to your friends yard for her daughter to ride he will be used, get exercise and be well loved. If he stays with you how much work realistically will you do with him as you can not ride and your grand daughter isn't there every weekend?

Just because you loan a pony out doesn't mean that you don't love them anymore. You have the added bonus of knowing the person who would be loaning him.

Apologies if i sound harsh just trying to put things into perspective.

No it doesn't sound at all 'harsh' Innocence, its totally realistic tbh and very much in keeping with my thoughts of late, as I said only the other day I said to Cookster about 'needing' to find a rider for him.

AND YES, if I am 110% honest I AM being SELFISH........because if I am honest he SHOULD be doing more than he is.......but again if I am honest I don't think 'HE' gives a damn. He also, as BnP has said makes up my trio of 3 which makes life much easier taking 1 of them out.

He has such a bond with my Grandaughter and has been fabulous with her, when another Friends Daughters came to try him he bucked one of them straight off !! He has never put a foot out of line with Lani, yet anyway, lol.

I have been totally honest with this Lady who has made enquiries now about
'where' he is in terms of lead rein etc., and said she could come see him, even try him and we would take it from there, it would definately be a loan initially anyway. Perhaps IF they come and try him and get on well my mind would be made up either way then and I have also been honest about that. Th other thing that worries me is that this Lady seems to have gone thro' quite a few Ponies/Horses in the last few years, which is why it would definately be a loan.

Ideally I would love somebody to come do some stuff with him from my Yard, don't understand it tbh, nobody seems interested really and I am one of the easiest people to deal with lol, they could do as much as they liked with him, in fact would love that, but to part with him totally, don't think I can do it,
selfish or not........bought him with the intention of him staying with me unless anything drastically changed in my life. Have had him almost 3 years now.
 
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three is a much easier number to manage if you want to ride one - it makes it a lot easier for everyone. for that reason alone, i would keep him!
 
I have 3 at the moment and im finding it a struggle but mainly because a) i don't have my own land and pay livery, b) i work full time and c) i have two young children.

When i just had Mouse and Sully it was a lot easier but when i took one out the other could always see other horses in the adjacent paddocks. Sully still fence walks but he isn't silly about it and Mouse couldn't care less!

Mouse goes back this weekend and i will be back down to two again which is a more manageable for me considering my situation. However i will gladly take Mouse back in the future if his owner wishes to rehome him as my children will be older and i will hopefully have my own land by then where i can manage my time better to accommodate all 3.
 
I have to agree that adding that 3rd DOES make a difference, both time wise and financially, certainly seen a difference in both time management AND my Purse since Heathcliffe joined us:wink:
I also rent my Yard.


Ideally somebody will come along to do something more with Bert down the line, but probably from my Yard.

Things are gonna be a little easier financially when we finally move in with Cookster when the New Yard is ready. At the moment my lot have Hay everyday, Summer and Winter.

Not making my mind up one way or the other, will see what happens or if they come to try him:smoke:
 
I think as you have a youngster you may find you have real problems leaving him behind when you take Sioned out if you don't have Bert.

IME young horses get very anxious when left completely alone,and can be a real liability.
Obviously not the same for all of them,bound to be exceptions,but generally speaking they don't handle being left very well which could really limit what you can do with your girlie.

For what I suspect Bert costs to keep in time and money I think I would be hanging onto him as a babysitter if nothing else.

There is always the possibility someone to share him might crop up at some point as well,keep your adverts running and someone will prob come along when you least expect it.
 
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