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LLois Lame reacted to pistolpete's post in the thread Has anyone given up horses due to livery yards? with
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I am certain I could never be on another conventional livery yard again. My retired pony is at grass livery. Too many queen bees too... -
LLois Lame reacted to luckyoldme's post in the thread Has anyone given up horses due to livery yards? with Like.
I think it was a huge factor for me. The last place I was at there were 5 horses and four women including myself. The owner had a few...
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LLois Lame reacted to doodle's post in the thread Has anyone given up horses due to livery yards? with
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Spent too long at a livery yard. Moved to another. Initially all seemed great. Soon after horse was injured, spent months of box rest... -
LNot necessarily, and doesn’t sound as though OP is chasing anyone, because she has been comparatively lucky with her own injury. But the...
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LWell, luckily your leg has given you less trouble than might have been the case. Adrenaline is amazing, I once broke my leg in identical...
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LI'd be surprised if you could get anywhere with the field injury as can't imagine there is anyway of knowing which horse actually kicked...
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LWhen I was learning to ride in the late 1960s, it was absolutely drummed into us that if you allowed the horse you were riding to get...
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LIt’s rather more than a ‘risk of life’ when an animal in the direct control of a handler causes injury to another person / property -...
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LLois Lame reacted to Bonnie Allie's post in the thread What’s meant by ‘best of homes only’ on sales ads? with Like.
When we were buying for our children you are exactly the type of seller we looked for. There was a super cool pony I had always...
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LLois Lame reacted to Exasperated's post in the thread What’s meant by ‘best of homes only’ on sales ads? with Like.
Yep, however inappropriate that might be….
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LLois Lame reacted to Red-1's post in the thread What’s meant by ‘best of homes only’ on sales ads? with Like.
To me, it means that I will be auditioning you as much as you will be auditioning the horse. I have refused to sell to a few people...
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LLois Lame reacted to Ahrena's post in the thread What’s meant by ‘best of homes only’ on sales ads? with Like.
I feel it means they won’t necessarily sell to the first person who offers them money. I will potentially have to sell one or two in...
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LLois Lame reacted to Vodkagirly's post in the thread What’s meant by ‘best of homes only’ on sales ads? with Like.
Speaking as someone who has just sold horse who I adored but we had different ideas of fun. I vetted people to what they enjoyed and...
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LLois Lame reacted to Abacus's post in the thread What’s meant by ‘best of homes only’ on sales ads? with Like.
Really caring is not the same thing as being the best home for the horse. I’ve sold several, knowing that they weren’t right for me and...
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LLois Lame reacted to Burnttoast's post in the thread What’s meant by ‘best of homes only’ on sales ads? with Like.
This, as few people think their own standards are lacking.