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Mossburn recieved several complaints about one horse, 15.2hh, 18 year old (apparently but may be older) Hackney cross who was being neglected. Last Sunday, YM went over to see it and we are getting her. It appears they have successfully ruined a perfectly good horse by taking no interest in her whatsoever adn leaving her alone in her field. Don't know how often they "cared" for her, but she was obviously jsut an extension of their property
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and as a result she is very very nervous and can only be caught by one man who is away on holiday.
Rather than being skinny as we expected she seems fat, YM suspects worms though. She will need a lot of work. She is rideable but will need reintroduced to being ridden.

how long does it take for worms to clear up? And how easy do you think it will be to get her used to being ridden again? We could really do with another horse that can come out hacking now that Connie is retired. This horse is also called Connie lol, how confusing this will be
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I am not sure to be honest on the worming question, I would suppose it depends on what types of worm she has got?? May be worth phoning your vet to find out how long it would take.

I think she could probably be ridden again, but you would have to start from the basics, maybe even re-breaking her. Lots of patience and TLC will go a long way with a nervous horse. Good Luck xx
 
i can try!
firstly, poor pony!
well woms go hrough the digestive system so as long as it takes all the worms to go though and out the other end i suppose. So a few weeks? as long as he is not around his own poo, his field would need to be poo picked every day!
well it obviously wont take as long as breaking a horse it, if it already knows how to be ridden,but my horse was in the same situation as yours and someone rescued it and sorted it out medically as it was ruined and i schooled it. I bought him january last year, have had LOADS of problems and we took him xc schooling the other day and were jumping 2'9 to 3'6 which was amazing. His dressage is almost there, having a few issues with show jumping but yer i have bought him on from a nervous wreck who would spook at a pole to an eventer, but hes got a great personality, really willing althoguh can be so cheeky! YEr if shes kind, she'll get over the past and move on, don't give up, i think its a great thing u are doing! good luck!
 
I'd get worm counts done so I knew what I was dealing with, your vet should be able to take them or you can buy kits from most tackshops (vet will need to take bloods for tapes though). If she comes back with very high counts then speak to your vet before worming her as you may need to do it gradually to avoid colic, otherwise worm as normal.

On the riding front I'd maybe give her a bit of time to settle in first then start as if you're backing her from scratch. Judge the pace by her reactions but don't be tempted to rush things, it'll be quicker to take some time & get each step right!

Good luck with her
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thanks everyone.
I'm only 16 , and a volunteer so i don't really have much say in what happens with her but i will have some involvement.
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We are an all animal rescue centre so we have limited resources so i'm not sure about being able to long rein her.

She'll definitely have time to settle in and she'll be seen by our vet when she gets here anyway, most new animals are.

t_s - yeah! obviously that would be easier for everyone but her tummy is bloated. We'll just have to wait and see what the vet says but we have to wait another week i think until the guy that can catch her comes back.

I'll take pics when she comes and let you know
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