catembi
Well-Known Member
Very random post, but please hear me out - all workable suggestions sincerely welcomed.
A family was looking for a pony/ponies to loan for the summer, so I lent them my Shetland and my Dartmoor, T. They don't want T any more as they say they can't catch her. I did tell them beforehand that I have never been able to catch her but that she will follow food into an enclosed space & is then fine to head collar, and from that point on is fine. (She had a very bad start as a foal & is timid rather than naughty re being caught.) I now need to go & get her, but it sounds as if they have thoroughly upset her. There is a small enclosed area in front of the field that's maybe 5 m by 6 m, but I won't even be able to catch her in that if she's upset.
So I would very, very much appreciate either 1) a competent person with experience of timid ponies to meet me there & help me catch her (she should load fine as I used to take her out n about most w'ends) or 2) a competent person/people to catch her, load her & then transport her to me to save me going down there. We are 112 miles north, 3 miles from Keysoe. Happy to pay whatever the going rate is.
(Yes, I know that I shouldn't have lent them the pony in the first place, but they sounded competent, seemed competent when I met them & I thought the ponies would have a lovely time being spoiled and fussed over all summer & that the 4 daughters would have a lovely time riding. I also put a lot of hours into schooling the Shetland to make sure she would be ready for them to ride etc etc. No good deed goes unpunished... What's done is done, I need to get my pony back and I won't be able to catch her alone. O/h would be more hindrance than help.)
Aaaarrrrgggghhhh, why is everything always such a hassle...?! Anyway, as I said, all ideas & suggestions welcome.
A family was looking for a pony/ponies to loan for the summer, so I lent them my Shetland and my Dartmoor, T. They don't want T any more as they say they can't catch her. I did tell them beforehand that I have never been able to catch her but that she will follow food into an enclosed space & is then fine to head collar, and from that point on is fine. (She had a very bad start as a foal & is timid rather than naughty re being caught.) I now need to go & get her, but it sounds as if they have thoroughly upset her. There is a small enclosed area in front of the field that's maybe 5 m by 6 m, but I won't even be able to catch her in that if she's upset.
So I would very, very much appreciate either 1) a competent person with experience of timid ponies to meet me there & help me catch her (she should load fine as I used to take her out n about most w'ends) or 2) a competent person/people to catch her, load her & then transport her to me to save me going down there. We are 112 miles north, 3 miles from Keysoe. Happy to pay whatever the going rate is.
(Yes, I know that I shouldn't have lent them the pony in the first place, but they sounded competent, seemed competent when I met them & I thought the ponies would have a lovely time being spoiled and fussed over all summer & that the 4 daughters would have a lovely time riding. I also put a lot of hours into schooling the Shetland to make sure she would be ready for them to ride etc etc. No good deed goes unpunished... What's done is done, I need to get my pony back and I won't be able to catch her alone. O/h would be more hindrance than help.)
Aaaarrrrgggghhhh, why is everything always such a hassle...?! Anyway, as I said, all ideas & suggestions welcome.
