Elliep25
Well-Known Member
Have they got back in touch with you yet? Fingers and toes crossed he ends up somewhere nice
20yr old horse for sale???
- Thread starter millimoo
- Start date
duggan
Well-Known Member
No response from the number.
It's not a rescue mission, well not from my book anyway.
I could really do with a steady horse to ride as since the op i've been unable to work the strong young ones. So he fits the bill, looks nice and needs a new home. Not every sale/purchase is a rescue!!!
It's not a rescue mission, well not from my book anyway.
I could really do with a steady horse to ride as since the op i've been unable to work the strong young ones. So he fits the bill, looks nice and needs a new home. Not every sale/purchase is a rescue!!!
Angelbones
Well-Known Member
Too thin, and no rug in that snow? Poor chap. It says aged, so god only knows how old he really is. Somebody give him a safe home for life please?!
SirenaXVI
Well-Known Member
[ QUOTE ]
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.
[/ QUOTE ]
£150 is less than meat money
Keeping everything crossed that you are able to take him.
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.
[/ QUOTE ]
£150 is less than meat money
Keeping everything crossed that you are able to take him.
Moggy in Manolos
Well-Known Member
I understand what your saying, I find it sad that a 20yr old is sold on. I suppose there are so many variables involved, I just hope he finds a nice home
Achinghips
Well-Known Member
Hmm, goodness knows what his background is - might be highly arthritic or the legs may be shot to pot, for £150 my guess is probably both. Even for a TB and a 20 yo, THAT is megathin -I can count every rib and if I saw that in a field I'd be on the phone to a welfare organisation, and quickly.
ester
Not slacking multitasking
not that much less than meat money though sirena given recent posts and stick a bit of travellling on so tbh prob all he is worth.
I dont think his condition looks too bad, though i think that depends a bit on what is under the coat.
I do however dislike people wanting a home for life for their horses when they are selling them, obviously they have good intentions but they are selling the horse, if they cannot provide a home for life why do they insist others should
We picked up loads of oldies, granted mostly oldies at the RS, they had plenty to teach everyone and were only ever worked within their means so I dont per se have anything against someone selling a 20yo.
I dont think his condition looks too bad, though i think that depends a bit on what is under the coat.
I do however dislike people wanting a home for life for their horses when they are selling them, obviously they have good intentions but they are selling the horse, if they cannot provide a home for life why do they insist others should
We picked up loads of oldies, granted mostly oldies at the RS, they had plenty to teach everyone and were only ever worked within their means so I dont per se have anything against someone selling a 20yo.
devilwoman
Well-Known Member
Hope someone nice gets him - its sad to for an old gent to have to be passed around at him time in life.
amandaco2
Well-Known Member
poor thing
i definately would sell my 20 year old girl, goodness knows where she would end up........ would rather loan or as last resort pts than sell....
i definately would sell my 20 year old girl, goodness knows where she would end up........ would rather loan or as last resort pts than sell....
MiJodsR2BlinkinTite
Well-Known Member
I could no more have sold my old boy when he was that age than I could have sold my granny.
Poor old horse, what a shame. I get very distressed when I see old horses advertised in places like H&H for a pittance like this coz you know very well where they can end up.
It would be much kinder to make the decision and if the horse is, for whatever reason, either unusable or someone just can't be bothered, to have it PTS.
This is an emotive issue but horse-owning does come with certain responsibilities when that horse gets old and I don't think you can discharge your responsibility for a few pounds in the hand, to someone else, who then might well sell that horse on and so on and so forth into the downward spiral of dealers, markets, and eventually meat market.
Poor old horse, what a shame. I get very distressed when I see old horses advertised in places like H&H for a pittance like this coz you know very well where they can end up.
It would be much kinder to make the decision and if the horse is, for whatever reason, either unusable or someone just can't be bothered, to have it PTS.
This is an emotive issue but horse-owning does come with certain responsibilities when that horse gets old and I don't think you can discharge your responsibility for a few pounds in the hand, to someone else, who then might well sell that horse on and so on and so forth into the downward spiral of dealers, markets, and eventually meat market.