Christmas Crumpet
Well-Known Member
I asked a family member to find me a new horse because mine was pts before Christmas. He found me one and said it was ideal for me. I asked him to have it vetted but he assured me it didn't need vetting. He has trained horses for over 40 years and is fairly knowledgeable and seeing as the horse was only £2k I relucantantly agreed (very stupidly I know). He kept it for a month and rode it every day and said he was great. However, because he lives at the other end of the country I didn't get a chance to see the horse before it was delivered...!!
Horse turned up fine, put it in the stable and it weaves constantly which is ok now because he's out 24 7. However, I didn't like the way he trotted up hills because having had horses with bad backs before I recognised that there was something wrong. He also hung hugely to the left when cantering. Got the vet out who said he'd probably never had his teeth done so we got them done. The vet said he'd never seen such awful teeth and said god knows how the horse has been eating. Then he started doing this peculiar thing when we trotted with his head so was obviously in pain so I got the back person out. She said he was tight all across his right side and probably in a lot of pain. The teeth probably hurt the most then they got sorted and then he showed symptoms of a bad back. I told family member this who tried to say the horse wasn't used to trotting up hills which is why he did the funny thing with his head. I am furious that someone who is supposedly incredibly knowledgeable didn't check the 2 first things that you check and that he also didn't "notice" that he wasn't going like a horse should.
It just goes to show that some people despite having had horses for years and years are totally clueless about the most simple of things when it comes to horses and their performance. I'm not cross that I've spent the money getting him right because I'm glad he finally won't be in pain but am absolutely livid that this poor horse has been suffering all this time and noone has noticed. He was in training but they gave up with him because he didn't want to race. I'm sure if they'd done the rudimentary checks and spent a bit of money on him he would have loved racing and done much better. As it is they are lucky he even got round the bl**dy racetrack. Just goes to show how genuine and willing to please he is. He is a lovely horse and I am terribly fond of him. However, when you buy a new horse you don't want a broken one.
Sorry for huge rant but am so cross. I am never going to listen to this person again. When my old horse broke down again he tried to tell me it was his sesamoid bones crumbling. The horse had broken down quite obviously.
I guess in future I should do things on my own!! I have learnt a serious lesson.
Horse turned up fine, put it in the stable and it weaves constantly which is ok now because he's out 24 7. However, I didn't like the way he trotted up hills because having had horses with bad backs before I recognised that there was something wrong. He also hung hugely to the left when cantering. Got the vet out who said he'd probably never had his teeth done so we got them done. The vet said he'd never seen such awful teeth and said god knows how the horse has been eating. Then he started doing this peculiar thing when we trotted with his head so was obviously in pain so I got the back person out. She said he was tight all across his right side and probably in a lot of pain. The teeth probably hurt the most then they got sorted and then he showed symptoms of a bad back. I told family member this who tried to say the horse wasn't used to trotting up hills which is why he did the funny thing with his head. I am furious that someone who is supposedly incredibly knowledgeable didn't check the 2 first things that you check and that he also didn't "notice" that he wasn't going like a horse should.
It just goes to show that some people despite having had horses for years and years are totally clueless about the most simple of things when it comes to horses and their performance. I'm not cross that I've spent the money getting him right because I'm glad he finally won't be in pain but am absolutely livid that this poor horse has been suffering all this time and noone has noticed. He was in training but they gave up with him because he didn't want to race. I'm sure if they'd done the rudimentary checks and spent a bit of money on him he would have loved racing and done much better. As it is they are lucky he even got round the bl**dy racetrack. Just goes to show how genuine and willing to please he is. He is a lovely horse and I am terribly fond of him. However, when you buy a new horse you don't want a broken one.
Sorry for huge rant but am so cross. I am never going to listen to this person again. When my old horse broke down again he tried to tell me it was his sesamoid bones crumbling. The horse had broken down quite obviously.
I guess in future I should do things on my own!! I have learnt a serious lesson.
