How to sell problem horse??!

by Gwen Davies
(Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England)

Pony Club Camp 2009

I have had my 15.3hh 6yo andalusian gelding for almost 2 years.
We got him as a first horse and as my family is completely non-horsey we obviously had no clue of how to go about finding the right horse. With a bit of help from my old instructor we tried out 3 horses, buying the second one with her advise. He's a great horse and has masses of potential but just isn't the right horse for me as he needs a strong/experienced adult who can handle him and use his potential to make him an awesome horse! I've had problems mainly with rearing and agression to people and at the moment we are stuck in the middle of a string of injuries- lameness, back problem, hoof abscess, teeth problem, lameness- and I'm very worried that now we have convinced ourselves (after being in denial) that it is the right decision to sell him, when I start bringing him back into work after this lameness he could just get another injury and I will be stuck without a proper horse while trying to treat him to sell him, and not getting bitten or kicked in the head in the meantime.

So basically if you know of someone looking for a young horse to bring on and needing to be taught some manners, then please email me at 'gwen7@fil.co.uk'.
I know I havn't built up a good picture of him from this but i really believe that he could go very far in dressage, eventing or just as a fun, nice horse. The only reason I'm having these problems is because I am too young and inexperienced to handle him properlly, so older people please!!

Or even if you know of anyone in Somerset or south west of England who will take problem horses to sell for clients, this will be much appreciated!!
thank you, Gwen Davies