20yr old horse for sale???

I think £150 will attract the wrong kind of people but if they need to re-home him and cant keep him any more then i dont see why he shouldnt be sold - i think id be shocked if he was 30 years old but 20 isnt the end of the road by any means.
 
I agree.....
I had a 20 yr PSG Dressage horse on loan for a while and he was great fun..... but it was a loan, and the owner would never have sold him.
I know not everyone is fortunate enought to be able to keep their horses forever, just hope he doesn't get in the wrong hands.
I would rather loan out an animal than sell it on at that age so I had the ultimate responsibility for it. Just my personal view :-)
 
I personally wouldn't sell on a 20 year old but it is true, he could have several more years on the clock yet. If someone gives him a good feed and a bit of TLC I think he could be quite a nice horse...
 
I think the wording of the ad makes the seller seem quite sensible, and they appear to only want the right home for him. I was asked yesterday if I would sell a 22 yo horse of mine - no I wouldn't, but he clearly has an appeal to the person who asked and he is currently out on loan and in active work and will keep going a few years more I hope. No reason to suppose the horse in the ad won't too
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Unfortunately there are people around who do it
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my mare was sold as a 17yo quiet hack to a complete novice...she was in fact a 25yo+ who likes to think she is still a 3yo TB...the seller must have known how old the mare was...saw novice woman coming took money and ran...I got her because the woman who bought her was going to put her through the sales with no reserve (think meat man here). She is a delightful little mare, just elderly and not a novice ride. I hope that horse finds a nice home, I would ask OH if we could buy him but the only spare stable I have is a pony one suitable for 13hh max
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I must say I'm not seeing a horse in appalling condition - perhaps a little light, but essentially I think he looks rather well.
 
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Agree.....get the winter woollies off, get some grass and and good feed down him....

I'd take him on if I didnt have 3 already...one of whom is in his 20's and still very fit and active....
 
I would have him, but would have to find money for transporting him down here, something that I don't really have. Its also quite a long way for an elderly gentlman. (if he is 20 then don't you times it by 5 to get 'human age' = 100?)
Maybe if HHoers could donate £1 each for his travel costs, then I would have him!! - Good idea??? I know a lovely horse that needs a friend!!
 
Don't mean to be rude but if you don't have the money for transporting him, how would you find the money for feeding him up and any vets fees? He could be an expensive project to take on.
 
Think your right, in reality I couldn't, although the idea is lovely and it would be a good home, expenses can come at any time and it would be a struggle. Poor old horse. Someone out there surely has some 'finacial back up' and a good home for him.
It is a long journey too!
 
He looks like such a lovely chap, I really hope he finds a good home but at that price he is bound to be picked up by either the meat man or someone who doesn't know what they are doing. It breaks my heart to see oldies being passed on like this.
 
Ring, ring! Am just trying to talk my hubby into a rescue mission - if he says yes I'll be on that phone straight away!
 
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ooh EXCITING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I've got a 20 year old TB mare you can have for free!!
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She looks and acts like a 3 year old and is sometimes more bother than the other two I have.

In all fairness, no I wouldnt sell her ever as she would end up in the wrong place but nowadays 20 year old horses are still very active and in work.

Like you say, lets hope somebody will come along and give him a nice home.
 
Not getting my hopes up yet - he's a big softie but he's also very practical so will think about the implications of taking on another horse, especially one at 20 yrs old but with that in mind I have also asked the same question of my Sister!
We have a livery on same yard as us that will be leaving soon and then there will be a spare box - we could pay for his keep between us and we're always a horse short when my Niece is home from Uni. She'd want something with a bit more ooomph but we can all have a bit of a swap about & take it in turns riding the younger ones!
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If I remember its 2 x human years then 3 after a certain age or tbh could be other way round ,have a really bad memory
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3x then 2 x after certain age
IMO looks a bit thin but condition of his coat(from what can see in a photo)doesn't look bad.
 
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I must be missing something but I don't really understand why it's a rescue mission? The horse doesn't appear to live in Amersham-type conditions and isn't apparently being mistreated
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I'm not sure that I personally could sell on a horse of that age but plenty of horses are still going strong by the age of 20 (I certainly hope mine still will be!). My first ever loan horse, who was 26 or 27 when I had him, must be in his 30s now and doing ok for a TBx. I think he's ridden v lightly v occasionally. The seller does state in the ad that he needs a quieter home, not to be ragged around and competed. He looks a little lighter than I'd personally like but not bad at all for a TB type really.

Why is everyone so worked up? Seller states she's looking for a home for life for him, and he doesn't look like he's on his last legs or ready to be PTS yet...
 
Chillax!
Am talking about getting him so he has a home with someone that knows what they're doing rather than someone seeing a horse for sale for just £150 and thinking 'great I'll learn to ride'!
I am serious about talking to Hubby etc but I think you're talking my comments a bit too literal - perhaps I should have worded it better but everyone else seems to realise what I meant.
 
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