loz9
Well-Known Member
i thought i would follow on with the trend :grin:
I was gifted a 17.2, 16yo, 3/4tb in may 08, by some family friends (altho my respect for them has deminished considering the state of the horse). I was basically given the ultimatum of take him within the week or the hounds would be getting a nice dinner. Being the softy that I am I took him on (I hadnt seen the horse for over a year, at which time he had been in brilliant health). I took him on knowing he had been out of work for 2yrs, but had previously BSJA, BE & was an absolute schoolmaster.
The day he arrived... words cannot express how shocked I was when his owner offloaded him from the trailer, he was in no way what I remembered & I thought I may have taken on more than I could handle. It had taken him just over 4hrs to get him to ours & this had had a major impact on him. Apparently he had slipped in the trailer which had resulted in damage to his... I would say pelvis muscles but considering the lack of them Im not really sure what he damaged! He was about 7-8/10lame on his hind. I decided to give him 2wks to see if there was any improvement in both his lameness & condition, if not he would be pts & at least I knew he would have had a nice end to his life. He also had mud fever, rain scald & over grown feet.
Pics of when he arrived:
just a week later his coat was showing improvement, & his lameness was also better:
hes the one on the left with the star
His diet consisted of adlib hay & grass with 2hard feeds of cheap conditioning cubes & alfa-a oil. Proving with him you didnt need the top end branded feeds to put on weight.
And this was him in may/june last year. He was never 100% sound due to arthritis in his hocks, but was in no pain with them:
He was with me for 8mths before I could/would even dream of riding him, but it was all worth it. It had been my intention to dressage him this year, but sadly he was pts on christmas eve.
A little tlc can go a long way, even with big, old tbs.
I was gifted a 17.2, 16yo, 3/4tb in may 08, by some family friends (altho my respect for them has deminished considering the state of the horse). I was basically given the ultimatum of take him within the week or the hounds would be getting a nice dinner. Being the softy that I am I took him on (I hadnt seen the horse for over a year, at which time he had been in brilliant health). I took him on knowing he had been out of work for 2yrs, but had previously BSJA, BE & was an absolute schoolmaster.
The day he arrived... words cannot express how shocked I was when his owner offloaded him from the trailer, he was in no way what I remembered & I thought I may have taken on more than I could handle. It had taken him just over 4hrs to get him to ours & this had had a major impact on him. Apparently he had slipped in the trailer which had resulted in damage to his... I would say pelvis muscles but considering the lack of them Im not really sure what he damaged! He was about 7-8/10lame on his hind. I decided to give him 2wks to see if there was any improvement in both his lameness & condition, if not he would be pts & at least I knew he would have had a nice end to his life. He also had mud fever, rain scald & over grown feet.
Pics of when he arrived:
just a week later his coat was showing improvement, & his lameness was also better:
hes the one on the left with the star
His diet consisted of adlib hay & grass with 2hard feeds of cheap conditioning cubes & alfa-a oil. Proving with him you didnt need the top end branded feeds to put on weight.
And this was him in may/june last year. He was never 100% sound due to arthritis in his hocks, but was in no pain with them:
He was with me for 8mths before I could/would even dream of riding him, but it was all worth it. It had been my intention to dressage him this year, but sadly he was pts on christmas eve.
A little tlc can go a long way, even with big, old tbs.
, at least he had a good 18 months with you.
