Patterdale
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Sorry I missed this post.
With respect, he hasn’t had time off. He’s been having surgeries and groundwork and box rest.
Time off doesn’t mean not having a rider on, it means being out 24/7 with friends and not even having a headcollar on bar a foot trim when needed.
Don’t, just turn away. He’ll do his own groundwork.
The reality of this though is that you have a lame horse. You can either turn him away, retire him or PTS. That is it. Even selling to a hacking home will be a massive risk. With his history now he’ll never be a sound straightforward saleable horse again, it’s harsh but that’s the truth.
It’s really crap and I really feel for you but that’s horses and we’ve all been there. Your best chance is to just turn away for a year minimum.
Regarding lengthy time off, he has had about 7 months off now in the field, bar the surgery box rests etc. I think if time off would help him, it would have by now?
With respect, he hasn’t had time off. He’s been having surgeries and groundwork and box rest.
Time off doesn’t mean not having a rider on, it means being out 24/7 with friends and not even having a headcollar on bar a foot trim when needed.
If I had the time and the money to spend months doing groundwork, I would
Don’t, just turn away. He’ll do his own groundwork.
I will not sell him as I would dread to think what hands he could fall into, but equally I cannot really afford to keep him long term retired for numerous reasons.
The reality of this though is that you have a lame horse. You can either turn him away, retire him or PTS. That is it. Even selling to a hacking home will be a massive risk. With his history now he’ll never be a sound straightforward saleable horse again, it’s harsh but that’s the truth.
It’s really crap and I really feel for you but that’s horses and we’ve all been there. Your best chance is to just turn away for a year minimum.