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Hi guys,

I'm quite new to this so bear with me!

I'm currently looking for a companion home for my 17 yr old cob mare. Can anyone advise me where is best to look?

She is laminitic, altough now recovered and can live out, has to be kept on a quite bare field, she can be ridden lightly but can be foot sore over stones, (due to dropped soles), hence why I dont ride her so much anymore.

So really what I'm asking is if you think I will be able to find anything, its a really difficult situation as I would love to be able to get out there and enjoy my riding but I can't on my current mare and unfortunately cannot afford to keep 2.

If anyone has any other ideas that would be great.

Thanks!
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I think you need to be careful that you're not passing on a problem to someone else - not saying that that's your intention - but unless you find someone else with a lammi pony / horse who needs a pal it might be tricky to find someone who can give yours the dedicated management she needs.
 
I can understand what your saying and I would never just pass her on to wash my hands of her so to speak, she's been with me for 6 years so this is a massive decision for me.

She's not actually difficult to keep, she lives on fresh air so just needs a basic paddock for turn out and no hard feed, this is all I do and she has kept sound for the last 2 years. But yes, you are right, she would need to be a companion for a good doer like her.
 
Where are you based? We have a couple of smaller, independent charities up here and they do a good job of looking after where the horses are etc. Only downside is that you would have to sign her over to them. Is there anything like that where you are?
 
I know this is a tricky situation. Have you tried hoof pads to protect her soles? Or horse boots? Mine was unrideable due to thin soles until I got some serious hoof protection on him. The hoof pads are working really well, talk to your farrier. They can really help with dropped soles. I also recently found out about Epona shoes which look like a viable option for horses such as mine (and possibly yours).
 
Thanks for all your opinions, I will look into the hoof protection, as she could still do a fair bit of ridden work if it wasnt for her dropped soles.

I'm not sure if there is anything in the way of charities that take on retired horses, I thought they were just for rescue cases, could be wrong though!
 
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