15.2 Buckskin Gelding (advertised as dun). Approx 10yo

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Why don't you inbox 'horses for sale' UK on facebook. They sometimes do posts about horses people are searching for along with some pictures.
That reaches thousands upon thousands and someone is bound to know something!
 
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Good idea. Would you possibly send me a link, please? There are loads of different pages and groups come up and not sure which one it is.

Is it the Horses for sale and loan UK? It has nearly 12,000 members.

Sorry for the daft questions but wouldn't want to message a random group, only to find they don't cater to the tracing horses area and think I'm an idiot.

Thank you. :)
 
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Good idea. Would you possibly send me a link, please? There are loads of different pages and groups come up and not sure which one it is.

Is it the Horses for sale and loan UK? It has nearly 12,000 members.

Sorry for the daft questions but wouldn't want to message a random group, only to find they don't cater to the tracing horses area and think I'm an idiot.

Thank you. :)
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That's the one. Explain he's been passed around and your worried as he's being described as something he isn't.
Someone is bound to have seen him.
 
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15.2 Buckskin Gelding. Approx 10yo

DUSTY BOY /PADDINGTON(PADDY)/RITCHIE/RICHY

Pale buckskin with a star and very small pink snip. Distinctive looking roman nose, amber coloured eyes and large stocking on right hind leg.
Cribs quite badly and can be extremely bolshy inhand. Naps when ridden and does not like to hack alone.

Last known to be in the Peterborough/Cambridgeshire area, belonging to a local horse dealer, who named him “Dusty Boy”. They are believed to have bought him around the 11th July, originally told he was sold a week or two later, but have since found out that he was still with said dealer during the August bank holiday.

Prior to that, he was owned by a private home for approximately 4 weeks. They bought him from a Derbyshire based dealer, who named him Paddington/Paddy, around the start of June.

He has been through 3 dealers/4 homes since April.
Original passport lists him as Richy.

Last advertised as a “10yo Dun IDx, Schoolmaster/Hunter”; though we believe him to be a Highland/Connie/cob mix.

If you have seen or bought this horse, please contact;
red-squirrel@mail.com

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I went to view this horse while the private home was selling. He seemed lovely, but the owners didn't have a clue... they also claimed they'd bought him from an RDA centre in Scotland :confused:
 
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Bumping again. It's been nearly a year since this little chap passed through our hands. Really appreciate everyone who takes the time to read. :)
 
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It has been exactly one year since we sold this little guy. Hoping he is somewhere safe, being loved and looked after.
Keeping fingers crossed for good news.
Sounds daft, but would like some closure.
 
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Oh Ritchie, I didnt know he was sold on again, poor man. Hope you find him, have you put him on other forums?
 
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Large star, pink snip and blanket.

White Irish passport.

I owned this boy for nearly a year but had to sell him in November 2010, due to a change in circumstances.

He was originally bought as a rising 6yo, project to bring on and re-back, due to being out of work for a while.

It became apparent that he was very nervous under saddle, I wasn't progressing much with him, so sent him to a professional, for re-backing.

He was given the all clear from the vet and physio by the time he went to be backed and it was believed to be behavioural.

I sold him to a nice couple in Telford, Shropshire, who owned Longdon Livery.

They took him on with the view to working with him to overcome his issues, but if not, he would have a nice home as an inhand show horse.

I sold him for what wasn't much, at the time- though in this market, he's probably worth even less!

I saw him advertised by the people I sold him to, a year on, advertised as being out of work for 12 months- so I'm guessing they didn't do much with him under saddle.
He was then advertised back in April, still as a project for re-backing, but they wanted a lot more than they paid and I just wouldn't have been able to afford it for a horse that hasn't done anything.

I contacted them a while back and have again recently, but I'm not sure if they've received my messages or if they're just busy- or perhaps don't want me to have him back as a field ornament! :(

If anyone knows where he is (I'd perhaps like to know if they still own him or if they did in fact manage to sell him back in April), please let me know.

I have since traced one of his previous owner's, right back and found that at times, without warning, he could display quite dangerous tendencies out of the blue, like blind bolting etc. She was actually going to have him PTS, but a friend persuaded her to sell him to her but then the friend sold him to someone, who then sold him to me- you get the idea!

He was always nervous and would shoot forwards when you tried to mount (old owner brought him over from Ireland and believes he had been kicked in the stomach/beaten) and would sometimes tense like he wanted you off but he'd taken so long to progress at the breaker's, he was only walking and trotting round the school so his behaviour didn't escalate too much. I was extremely honest at the time of sale, just in case anyone thinks I tried to 'do one', I just wanted the best possible home for him!

I thought I was doing the best, selling him to someone with more money and time than myself. I thought it was a shame to write him off at 6yo, so if someone could give him a purpose (even just inhand) he would be well loved and his brain would be kept ticking over.

I know circumstances can change and I do not blame the people I sold him to at all. I would just like to know where he is, and depending on price, offer him a home as a non-ridden companion, for the rest of his days.

Apologies for the novel there.

If anyone can help, please send me a PM. :)

Photos aren't actually mine, they were from previous adverts that I have managed to find online. Unfortunately, I lost photos of him when my laptop died!

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SatsumaGirl. You seem to have no luck with your horses! You sell them them then ages afterwards you try to trace them again. :confused::confused::confused:
 
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No, I didn't sell Ritchie. It was my friend who sold him on, I merely had him on loan, and after he went through a dodgy dealer, it pushed me to start this thread as we all want to know he's safe.

As for the spotted, yes, I did sell him on- and have wondered where he is for a good while as the people I sold him to advertised him for sale numerous times but didn't check their messages
 
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Oops, on my phone so can't edit and pressed enter too soon.
I have been trying to trace his whereabouts for years. The owners buy and sell a lot, and after finding out some info from an old owner, I wanted to pass it on.

As it happens, someone I know recently enquired about buying him (the spotty) after seeing him advertised, only to be told they were going to keep him.

To be honest, I do regret letting both horses go through my hands but that's life. To know they are both safe and well is the only thing one can hope for.
Circimstances change and at the time, I had to sell the spotty.
As for Ritchie, my friend had to sell him. A dealer had agreed a price (which I couldn't match- though she only paid 500 in the end but it was too late to say I'd match that price as she was in the process on wanting him loaded on to the trailer) so I had to let him go. I also had my big lad coming back from loan so I had the extra expense of finding 400 transport money, to get him back from Scotland.
900 quid would've been difficult to pull out of nowhere when my friend was desperate to sell and the dealer had the money on her hand. There was nothing could be done.
 
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SatsumaGirl. You seem to have no luck with your horses! You sell them them then ages afterwards you try to trace them again. :confused::confused::confused:
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Just looking back over this thread. Believe me, it has not been 'ages afterwards'. I have tried on numerous occasions to contact the owners of the spotted and believe me, all is definitely not what it seems!! They have been trying to sell him since 2011 and seem to refuse to acknowledge I exist despite offering them a lot of money. I was pushed into finding out where he was even more so after seeing numerous adverts of his, advertising him for sale. Having heard nothing from the owner, I set about trying to find out if anyone else had bought him- having had zero luck with people I sold him to! Which is strange considering I never had any issues with them and all was done on good terms.

As for Ritchie... yes, I waited and waited before first putting up this tracing post. This was following the advice of numerous professionals and people 'in the loop'. We wanted to know he was safe and had truly passed through the hands of the dealer. If you actually knew anything about the disgustingly dodgy dealer he went through, you'd know that she lies through her back teeth and is extremely good at 'making horses disappear'. I have even been told she has cut her losses and sold to the meat man at sales in extreme cases. We did not want to put him at risk or have any leads disappear. We wanted to know that he was no longer with her. Considering she lied and told us he was sold in mid-July, when we knew for a fact he was still with her at the end of August, we couldn't trust a thing she said, hence waiting before putting the post up.

I am not looking to argue. This whole thing is absolutely exhausting, emotionally draining and somewhat heartbreaking- especially in regards to what has been happening with the spotty since he was advertised again back in October- more so over the last few days.

I'd kindly ask you to keep your unhelpful opinions to yourself.
 
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Thanks for letting me know, but yep, unfortunately not him. Quite a few people have been in touch with me re the new 'Dusty'. The cynic in me wonders if the previous dealer (horse above was with the same dealer as Ritchie, around a week or so ago, before being sold to Lucror) purposely named the new one Dusty (due to the similarities) to throw people off/so they would mistake the two- which seems to have worked on numerous occasions.

Having heard nothing off her [the dealer] since this all happened a year ago, she recently texted me within the last couple of weeks (I'm assuming she got my number from various ads I have put up) telling me I'm stupid for continually trying to trace him as she knows exactly where he is and that both herself and the new owner are becoming increasingly annoyed seeing these adverts as she [the new owner] is perfectly happy with him.

So, I'm going to have to believe the dealer when she says he's in a loving home. It's a shame things weren't done on better terms but ho hum. Just wanted to know he was safe and well and perhaps pass on some photos/history to a new owner. None of us ever wanted to take him away from a loving home. I really can't understand why the new owner has been so against getting in touch- but to be honest, their attitudes seem to stink! If I had a horse with unknown history, I'd love it if a previous owner/loaner got in touch with pictures/to fill in the blanks.

The mind boggles!
 
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