“my name is morgan and for my birthday Im asking for a horse. Im looking for a jumper which i see he is, i had a horse before and she did not really work out because she was scared of the flower pots that decorate the jumps so now Im looking for a new one”
The title might be a bit harsh, but it’s also the reality for some horse sales or adoptions. I’m fortunate to have a fairly large audience of people who look at horses at my farm, including those who only see their pictures on the internet and those who try to make the trip to come see them.
This is a great thing, but it often leads to my having to deliver disappointing news to those who missed out because, for whatever reason, someone else was able to act more quickly. For reasons I still don’t understand, it seems to happen that several people will all be interested in the same horse in the same week. Sometimes it’s a horse you would expect: a seventeen plus hand, gorgeous gelding with spectacular movement. Sometimes it’s a smaller, plain bay horse who you’ve had for months and no one seemed to want… until this week. Then everyone wants him. Everyone at the same time.