callmelucky
Well-Known Member
Hi Guys,
Just got a call from a rather upset friend :-( . She had a horse which was out on loan to a so called friend, but it was moved to his friends for some rehab due to a tendon injury. Out of the blue she got a phone call saying the horse had been put down. However! The woman (where the horse was staying) did not phone her until the NEXT DAY to tell he had been put down. She has no idea why the horse horse was put down or what happened, all she was told was he couldnt get up in the stable. The people still will not tell her what happened (this happened a few weeks ago) or which vet treated the horse! To make matters worse, by the time she was told the horse had died, he had been taken away already so she couldnt even see him!!! She has no idea where he went ie cremated/incinerated or fed to hounds. They will not tell her a thing!! They just keep saying how upset they are....eh hello, its not even their horse! my friend is devastated. she had a contract stating that in the event of the horse needing put down she was to be contacted and able to have a say in what happened. Whilst she appreciates that it may have been the case that he needed pts asap, she had no missed calls or messages from the person to show they had even tried to get in touch, they just took it upon themselves to do whatever! She also does not have his passport or any of his belonging back and the woman wont reply to her messages/calls. There is a part of her that thinks the horse may have been sold on and they are just saying he died!! shes at the end of her tether, she just wants to know what happened and would have liked to see him to get some closure,. she isnt even bothered about getting his tack or rugs back!
does anyone know who she can get advice from to help her out? the people are obviously not going to tell her the full story so shed like to take things further.
Thanks
Just got a call from a rather upset friend :-( . She had a horse which was out on loan to a so called friend, but it was moved to his friends for some rehab due to a tendon injury. Out of the blue she got a phone call saying the horse had been put down. However! The woman (where the horse was staying) did not phone her until the NEXT DAY to tell he had been put down. She has no idea why the horse horse was put down or what happened, all she was told was he couldnt get up in the stable. The people still will not tell her what happened (this happened a few weeks ago) or which vet treated the horse! To make matters worse, by the time she was told the horse had died, he had been taken away already so she couldnt even see him!!! She has no idea where he went ie cremated/incinerated or fed to hounds. They will not tell her a thing!! They just keep saying how upset they are....eh hello, its not even their horse! my friend is devastated. she had a contract stating that in the event of the horse needing put down she was to be contacted and able to have a say in what happened. Whilst she appreciates that it may have been the case that he needed pts asap, she had no missed calls or messages from the person to show they had even tried to get in touch, they just took it upon themselves to do whatever! She also does not have his passport or any of his belonging back and the woman wont reply to her messages/calls. There is a part of her that thinks the horse may have been sold on and they are just saying he died!! shes at the end of her tether, she just wants to know what happened and would have liked to see him to get some closure,. she isnt even bothered about getting his tack or rugs back!
does anyone know who she can get advice from to help her out? the people are obviously not going to tell her the full story so shed like to take things further.
Thanks