Recent content by georgie0

Good lord thats awful! I'd get paid £160 a week for 3 1/2 hrs a day! They get away with it because they can.

Just wanted to update.... This isn't the update I expected to give you all but I am so happy I am actually crying. I had booked Max in to be put down next Friday having exhausted all avenues. I have just received a message completely out of the blue from a farmer I know who has asked if I am...

MI yes you are right, I must admit I feel a bit angry with his old owner. I like her very much and she is an old family friend but I almost feel like this should have been her decision not mine. She also didn't tell me about his previous check ligament injury which I was a bit peeved about...

Thank you so much to everyone who has commented, I'm finding it a little easier to get my thoughts in order.

He was gifted to me Thursday from a friend of my parents as I used to ride him years ago. I actually work with hunters so get my adrenaline buzz from them. There is no 24/7 turnout at current yard, they have to be in at night fairly soon. I can't find anywhere that does grass livery only...

Thanks for the reply, I think it is made worse because at the yard he is on there are a few old horses who are kept as pets. I know it is such an individual thing but it makes me feel awful even to think of it. He is also happy. He seems very content and it breaks my heart! But then he trots...

Situation is as follows. I have a beloved horse who is now 20. I have owned him for 2 years. In the past he damaged his check ligament badly and in feb damaged his superficial flexor tendon on the same leg. He had been out of work for 2 years when I got him and was bought back into fitness...

To be fair, I worded my original post as briefly as possible to try and give the relevant information without bias. I'm sorry if that was unclear to you or that you thought I should have mentioned my experience.

I may be experienced but I haven't bought, or sold for that matter, a horse for years! I didn't think my experience in the horse world was actually relevant information as I wanted a complete unbiased view. I had a figure in my head, I was just canvassing opinions to see if I was on the mark.

TBH the owners are just very inexperienced and genuinely don't know! Lovely people though. I have the ride of him for summer and they are in no hurry. I can do what I want with him and buy him in my own time, they just want a nice home for him where he will be used. Like I said, I am a...

Thanks everyone for your input. Its nice to have some ideas that reflect exactly what I was thinking!

Oh, during his time off he has been ridden very occasionally. Since Jan he has been ridden maybe 6 times. So he is by no means a reback case or anything extreme, his only fault is he is so tanky but never bucks/rears/ does anything more.

He is lovely and I think he has real potential. I know the owners and I have the ride on him for as long as I want. I'm not a novice, I have worked with many horses over the years and am a reasonably competent rider! I would have him fully vetted of course. He has been out of work as the...

I have the chance to buy a horse I have just started working with. I love him but the owners have asked me what I think he is worth and I don't really have a clue! Just looking for some rough ideas. He is 16.3, Irish gelding and 12 years old. In his youth he SJ'd in Ireland and hunted...

At work ours are out for the summer and will be bought back into work end of July/start of August as they don't need to be fit until opening meet. They only hunt though, it is a very traditional yard.