Chances of a good home ?

What's got to personal?!
People are offering advice, I've offered a home for the horse - you chose to ignore both!
You started a thread asking for advice, no? Trying to find an alternative to euthanasia. From your description of the horse it does not seem to me that euthanasia is necessary, so people (including me) have advised accordingly - but you just pick post to answer, avoiding questions like a plague...
Mind boggles:confused:
 
bonny said:
No, not really but like I said I give up, everything has got far too personal.
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Look in all seriousness this is a forum and sometimes if we feel mad or angry we simply allow that to reflect on how we write, as it doesn't quite seem like real life - but no one is meaning to get personal with you.
We are all dear horse lovers and simply hate the idea of a perfectly healthy horse being pts for no reason. From our point of view you have given tiny little nuggets of information, no real information on the matter and I think this has caused some tention on a hot subject (as we would all like this horse by page 20 to go and find a suitable home)


A lovely member on here (Martlin) has offered to take him. Literally offered to have him at her yard, have you pm'd her? As this would literally be the end of all of your problems?
How is this situation playing our for you?
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:confused: !!!

Well that was a jolly read....but I dont have a clue what its all about still!

OP - you should have sold him to martlin when she first offered, she gets on very well with the nutty ones so no worries there! ;)

and I dont think that anyone has made the thread particularly personal, they are just frustrated as I certainly cant see what you wanted to get out of posting this!
 
bonny said:
Think what you like .....you will anyway
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1. You came on here and asked for opinions - don't get shirty because you are receiving some you don't like.

2. We have to "think what we like" because you aren't telling us the whole story.

This isn't getting personal, people are actually being pretty restrained with you in the circumstances. You would make it a lot easier though if you engaged in conversation with the people trying to help. My list of questions has expanded, perhaps you would do us all the courtesy of answering them though???

1. What is wrong with this horse?

2. Why/how did you acquire him in the first place given your low opinion of his prospects?

3. Why not send him to the blood bank? You can always PTS when they have no further use for him and you would be doing a service to other horses.

4. Why not at least consider Martlin's very kind offer? I don't know her from adam, she may be completely unsuitable but isn't it worth looking into, it will cost you nothing and if it all goes wrong then you can still PTS.
 
heidirusso said:
A lovely member on here (Martlin) has offered to take him. Literally offered to have him at her yard, have you pm'd her? As this would literally be the end of all of your problems?
How is this situation playing our for you?
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Glad you think I'm Lovely:D:D:D
I haven't been contacted by bonny... so the situation is not playing out at all, I'm afraid:o

KitKat! Who do you call nutty?:eek: They're all lovely, just lovely!:p:D
 
Martlin - They are all absolutely lovely! I wouldnt suggest otherwise :eek: All in their own special ways too - plenty of variety you have :)
 
 
:eek: Oh for goodness sake - if this horse actually exists - then OP seems adament she wants to get rid, but will not even consider offers to take him??? :rolleyes:

Bored now.....

Oh, and ETA: well done HH!
 
im lost in one of the other posts that happy horse? linked us too says that the horse is able to do riding club sounds like the same horse as well in every post that has been liked to... and it says she's in edinburgh so near me.

Bonny what is actually wrong with the horse as my friend is looking for a horse, and she gets bored if they are too simple please tell and it may also help people to understand
 
FWIW I have also offered a home. I am going to uni but I have a lady who rides for me. Since Monty (my BIG OLD tb) died, she has been looking for a horse of her own. Looking for a quirky tb on the cheap.

No answer to my PM!
 
This is still going then is it??

Bonny, I see from the posts happy horse has put up that you are from the Edinburgh area. Did the horse come from a local trainer? if so, which one and who was it that you worked for.
The reason i ask is that I am from the same sort of area. Our club helps to re- home ex racers and i am sure that we can do something to help. We have a lot of people with huge experience with these horses. What is his racing name, we have work riders within the club that might know him and maybe someone can help to figure him out and help you to decide what course of action might be best for him.

I see that Martlins offer still stands too, so you have a few options to consider now. I hope one of them appeals to you.
 
I have borrowed these questions from Katt (hope you don't mind) and have expanded a bit. Can't find any answers. I think these are questions needed to decide if he has a good future.

1. What is wrong with this horse? Be precise, exactly WHAT does he do (apart from being difficult to mount, which is very common in ex racers - I had one like this) Does he buck? rear? bolt? If so, in what circumstances.

2. Why/how did you acquire him in the first place given your low opinion of his prospects?


3. Why not at least consider Martlin's very kind offer? I don't know her from adam, she may be completely unsuitable but isn't it worth looking into, it will cost you nothing.

I agree that there is a wider issue with the number of ex racers. But from my point of view, they make good horses for a low investment in money but high investment in time and care.
 
Katt said:
1. You came on here and asked for opinions - don't get shirty because you are receiving some you don't like.

2. We have to "think what we like" because you aren't telling us the whole story.

This isn't getting personal, people are actually being pretty restrained with you in the circumstances. You would make it a lot easier though if you engaged in conversation with the people trying to help. My list of questions has expanded, perhaps you would do us all the courtesy of answering them though???

1. What is wrong with this horse?

2. Why/how did you acquire him in the first place given your low opinion of his prospects?

3. Why not send him to the blood bank? You can always PTS when they have no further use for him and you would be doing a service to other horses.

4. Why not at least consider Martlin's very kind offer? I don't know her from adam, she may be completely unsuitable but isn't it worth looking into, it will cost you nothing and if it all goes wrong then you can still PTS.
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We're all beginning to think this is one big wind up!
 
martlin said:
Glad you think I'm Lovely:D:D:D
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I thought you were lovely too offering to re-home this horse. But I didn't like to say in case it went to your head.

I'm telling ya, its an insurance job :D

The horse has far to many problems to be re-homed, (remembering it can't go to as a companion cause it doesn't like other horses) she's doing the socially responsible thing and not passing it on to anybody else despite not actually clearly stating what the problems, everybody on horse and hound agrees with her (or so she probably thought when posting) and the kindest thing is to have it shot. Ching ching :)

And if its not insured - not tut tut. If this horse is as difficult as its claimed then its an accident waiting to happen.
 
Another poster has said what I think and that is the only ways to totally secure a horses future is to either keep it forever or have it shot. I understand why the op would not give the horse away to someone they do not know on a forum. If the horse cant or wont be rehomed then having it shot sounds like what the op wants to do. It is the fate of many failed racehorses and for many it is a blessing.
 
I've just read the links to older posts, I am really confused, she seems to have struggled with finding homes for other horses (all ex racers but different ages) over the last 3 years.

Will an insurance company really pay out if you had a horse pts that had nothing physical wrong with it?
 
jaypeebee said:
Another poster has said what I think and that is the only ways to totally secure a horses future is to either keep it forever or have it shot. I understand why the op would not give the horse away to someone they do not know on a forum. If the horse cant or wont be rehomed then having it shot sounds like what the op wants to do. It is the fate of many failed racehorses and for many it is a blessing.
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In all seriously JPB I don't think many people would argue - although assuming to get a horse in the first place presumably you have to buy it from somewhere and the seller has sold it (therefore not kept it for life).

I'd imagine most people who sell their horses probably don't have any more knowledge of the prospective buyer than the OP would have of a forum member. And I think it was Katt who suggested that ways of vetting the forum member etc which made sense. And definitely for some horses it is a blessing and again I don't think many would argue otherwise. But there are ways if you care enough about the horse to go checking these out thoroughly - the OP has actually said she doesn't care which is why I feel 'poor horse'.

But the OP has been offered some great suggestions / options etc which is entirely her right to either accept or ignore.
 
skint1 said:
Will an insurance company really pay out if you had a horse pts that had nothing physical wrong with it?
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Sorry Skint. That was me just being a bit of a Minx. I honestly don't know but I'd have thought if there were behavioural issues which could make him dangerous I reckon someone might be able to talk their vet into having him put to sleep in the interests of the horse. But I honestly don't know if that would be covered.

However ........... ;)
 
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