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

Hi Comet!. Sent you a reply (or at least I think I have).

It is indeed him. :) It's not as straightforward as it could be (just my luck) so trying to figure out what to do next.

Thank you for remembering him.
 
No update, I'm afraid. Unless I could get him for a lower price, I just can't afford the money they're asking. Even at his best, many years ago, I believe he was only bought for about 1.5k and that was before his behavior gradually got worse.

Such a shame. Hoping that he's kept safe and finds someone to love him.
 
Just found out he's been sold. We've been trying but only had half the money they wanted. :(

So so gutted!! :'(

A year and a half searching for it to come to this.
 
****ADVERTISED OCT 2013 for £2650 in Warwickshire.

Slightly changing tactics here... I am not looking to take him away from someone who loves him, nor am I some crazy ex-owner. I am just concerned about his wellbeing and having searched for a year and a half, I just want to know he is safe and yes, I would love to know he's doing well and keep in touch with new owners.

If his behaviour does revert back to how it was when I knew him or circumstances change, substantial cash offer and home for life awaits, no questions asked, should you ever want to sell on.
 
I spoke to "C" yesterday and heard you had found him, such a shame they put such a mad price on him after all his issues etc, fingers crossed he ends up in the right home.
 
I just hope the poor lad doesn't end up going through dealer after dealer again. We've tried our best to get him to safety. Just hope he doesn't hurt himself or anyone else and that the new owners are normal enough to keep in touch, rather than us being fed story after story like we have been in the past.
 
I perfectly sympathise with this, I am still in shock after rescuing my boy and even after that we had a terrible time for two months due to the "dangerous" reputation which he was given by the abuser, in the end one person offered a home for life, poor boy was traumatised, and so was I. He was due to be shot in four days because no one would take him in: "Horse lovers" .
No one bothered to tell me what the "problem" was. They just said, and I quote "its your problem". It's all your fault, oh and don't leave a scrubbing brush by the water tap! and don't go near him and don't bring people we don't know to take him away.
 
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MrsD; I can't understand why people aren't honest, surely when there's a chance it'll come back on the seller and bite them in the bum. He may have changed and come on but from some of the information I've gathered (the story just doesn't add up with how long he's been owned/how long he's been off work/habits he has) my guess is he still has issues!
He's always been lovely in the school but he can be terrible to hack and he'd become downright dangerous on the ground. Poor, poor chap.
 
What's this we have here, then...? ;)
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Excuse dirty floor- coming down with flu or something so had to leave before cleaning it out this morning.

Knew I kept his old buckets and sign in the depths of my cupboard for a reason.

Been a very up and down hectic few days! Hope I haven't jinxed it now.

Big update later on this evening, provided all goes well! *Keep your fingers and toes crossed for safe delivery*
 
That's fantastic news 😊. I was only thinking about him earlier and whether you'd had any luck tracking him down after he'd been sold recently.
 
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Wish I'd seen all of this a month ago. It was me selling Dusty/Ritchie for a friend she bought him from a dealer in Peterbrough as a novice riders horse! He is a really sweet horse just misunderstood, I just worked up slowly with him and had him going really sweetly but he was by no means a novice horse. I hope he comes back to you safely and that finally he will be owned by someone who can treat him in the sympathetic way that he needs. I took him on a fun ride and he hadn't been out for ages and he was awesome.

Please contact me if you want to talk.
PS he needs to loose some weight!!!
 
Please do share if its a happy ending. I've seen this tread many times and not posted.
I was tricked into selling a tricky horse to a dealer. He quickly passed through many different hands, somehow acquiring better breeding and a drastically inflated price along the way. Less than 2 years later I got him back, unfortunately I had to pay three times the price I sold him to get him back. I don't regret it for a second, and 14 years later he is still in my field happily retired, munching the grass, where he will stay with me until the end of his days.

Good luck!
 
He is now home and safe, back with his old friends. :) Meant to update sooner but came down with a viral infection about a day after he arrived and only just feeling better.

He's been with me just over a week and seems happy and settled. I will post pics when I can. :)
 
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He is now home and safe, back with his old friends. :) Meant to update sooner but came down with a viral infection about a day after he arrived and only just feeling better.

He's been with me just over a week and seems happy and settled. I will post pics when I can. :)
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That is wonderful news. Look forward to pictures and updates of his progress when you feel better and have time.
 
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