“DON'T YOU GET ATTACHED TO THEM?”
"DON'T YOU GET ATTACHED TO THEM ... ISN'T IT TOUGH TO SEE THEM GO WHEN YOU SELL ONE?"
It's one of the most asked questions we get from participants during a CHORE TIME Clydesdale Experience.
The answer ...
Well, how could we say no?
These big guys are pure awesomeness (most of them anyway Emoji), and they certainly grow on you ... especially when you spend morning, noon and night around them.
Of course, some of them grow on you just a little more than others. It's no different than people. You just naturally have a better connection with some than others.
Take ACE for example.
He's massive. Nearly 19 hands and approx. 2,300 lbs.
Sure, big on the outside ... but nothing compared to the size of his heart and soul.
He would seemingly do anything for us that he could.
Even visitors to CHORE TIME who meet him for the first time sense it immediately.
There's just something about him.
Luckily for us, he's not for sale. He's one of our mainstays at the barn. Heck, he's more than that ... he's a buddy!
So we don't anticipate having to say goodbye to him to a new home anytime soon.
But interestingly enough, we did have to say goodbye to ACE once.
This is actually the second time we have owned him. The first time was over eight years ago before we sold him.
It was tough to see ACE go the first time.
But we knew he was moving on to do some pretty special things for some special owners ... parades, festivals and events of all kinds in front of thousands and thousands of people.
Pretty cool stuff, and it was the right thing to do to give ACE this type of opportunity.
But when the chance came to get him back eight years later, we jumped on it. We knew he would be a great fit for our barn and our CHORE TIME program. And he walked back into our barn like he had never left.
ACE is a special example though.
We have to remember to keep things in perspective at JFP Equine ... selling Clydesdales is a big part of our business. And when it's your business, you can't allow yourself to get overly attached.
For many of the people that we sell to, it's their first Clydesdale. And knowing the joy it will bring them can certainly make things easier.
We just try to enjoy each and every one of them as much as we can while we have them. And do our best to find the best new home we can for them.
Wanna check out just how awesome ACE and some of his Clydesdale buddies are for yourself?
Come spend a couple hours of hands-on Clydesdale awesomeness at JFP Equine to find out! CHORE TIME Clydesdale Experience dates are being updated on our website as we speak.