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ok so the horse im looking after is for sale. owner says she cannont afford to keep him any longer due to all his expensive problems and is trying to find him a nice home quickly. which isnt happening espically as every time some has come to see him hes lame.

so she has said shes giving him till the end of the month then is selling him to a dealer.
i would rather have him put down then go to a dealer espically with his problems hes going to be feed bute till the cows come home and sold on and on, god knows how much he will need to be sound i have him on 4 butes a day and hes still lame.

im considering buying him and trying to get him rehomed in a santuary or something like that so i know he will be looked after properly.

i cant bare another horse being sold without any say so on where its goes when iv put so much effort in to it.

what would u lot do? and i just being stupidplease any help or just your thoughts would be great.

thanks, Serena
 
What are the problems?


Don't let your heart rule your head I'm afraid.

Is the owner not willing to look at the sanctuary idea herself
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I wouldn't sell a horse on knowing it had terminal lameness anymore, not with all you hear over bad experiences.
 
well when i said i knew someone would be interested if she dropped the price from £1500 to £800... im pretty sure i could get her lower
 
I know you love him Serena, but I can't figure why you'd pay good money to buy a horse that's guaranteed to cost you hefty vet fees and that you plan to give away, should you be able to find a place at a sanctuary. Alot of sanctuaries wouldn't be able to afford his on going care either so that may not be as viable an option as you feel it is.

It would break my heart, but I think I'd have to walk away. I've bought one too many horses that ended up costing me far too much money and never came right. I wouldn't do it again. I remember you having a similarly unhappy tale when you had Jack. Don't put yourself through it again.

Big hugs to you.
 
IMHO it sounds like this owner of the poor horse is playing on the fact that you like the poor horse. The sensible thing to do would be to steer well clear, this horse will burn a hole in your pocket, with nothing to give you in return, only a hole in your pocket.

Yes, it probably upsets you that the horses life will be mapped out for it in a not to nice way, and yes, I agree in that situation it would be kinder to have it PTS or shot.

I would not buy this horse, you will get ripped off and the owner will be laughing.

Poor horse though, why is it lame????
 
he has collapsed heals, 3 feet are espically bad so hes usually lame on all 4 feet. its possible he will be lame for the rest of his life as the are so bad.
 
My friend's horse has collapsed heels and he's come right with shoeing. He has "rail" shoes put on and his toes cut quite short. Worked for him and he was once so bad they thought they were going to have to have him PTS.

I would have loved to get back what I paid on Bailey....but that was never going to happen. He cost me £2500 plus more in vet fees. He went as a companion for just £400. I decided to cut my losses.

If I owned him I'd give him to you if you were prepared to pay for his treatment and farriery on his feet.
 
I would be tempted to sit her down and honestly tell her that the best thing she could do for the horses welfare is too a) if his standard of life in retirement wouldn't be good to consider euthanasia or b) Try and re home him in a sanctuary, retirement home

It wouldn't be in his best interest to sell him to the highest bidder.
 
Just read this thread and I feel so sorry for you.

The owner needs to realise that she will never get back what she paid for him.
If it was my horse, I would give it to you.

Big hugs xxx
 
4 bute a day could be doing alot more damage than good. It is very hard on their stomachs and could give him ulcers.
TBH if the owner can't be bothered to treat him, good shoeing should correct collasped heels, it may be kinder to pts. Not many people would buy a horse with untreated collasped heels.
 
It is very hard. I think you need to walk away.

I would be very surprised if a dealer got involved with an obviously lame horse?

I think she may well learn the hard way if she isn't prepared to put more time and money in.
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This may sound cruel, but if she really wants her money back the best thing she can do is put it on a lorry and take it to Potters, she won't get £800 but she will get something back and the horse is out of pain. Buying a horse that will never come right is madness unless you have unlimited land and can give a companion a home (but even then he is going to cost money to keep)
 
s i think she's using emotional blackmail... no dealer who's been around for more than 2 minutes, even the less scrupulous ones, will give her his value in meat money or more because they know they won't make it back off him. I'd just bide your time, I don't think she'll be able to shift him that easily, then she may decide either to give him to you or to send him for meat, which you shouldn't think of too badly as it is just the same as being put down, only what happens afterwards that differs. Don't get sucked into him any further, you would have to throw money at him all his life, for not much in the way of rewards even if his feet did improve. You've given him undoubtedly the best year of his life so don't beat yourself up about it.
 
the only reason i said i was considering buying him was either to find him a retirement home or have him pts, i could afford to keep him but at least id have peace of mind i knew he wouldnt be miss treated.

his heals are being treated, but every time hes shod hes crippled for about 2 weeks, then comes sound untill hes shod again.

hes usually on a bute a day and it was down to one every other day its just these last few days iv put it up as he is so lame.

it is a sort of loan, i dont pay anything though.

thanks V thats really nice of you to say that i just wish i could do more for him.
 
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