Disgusted at Horse For Sale Advert

Might be financial circumstances and the seller might have tried and failed to loan him out. £500 is a reasonable enough amount to ensure that a buyer will be serious. I wish people wouldn't write off older horses. Yes, I would hate to be in the position of having to sell one that age, but the horse's useful life certainly isn't over if he is sound. My friend bought a 19 year old ex JA pony and is still hacking him out every day at the age of 26. She has had years of fun from him, got a good experienced pony cheaply and since she is in her fifties herself, it made sense.
 
What's wrong with selling an older horse????!!!!

and why do people think loaning it will be better?!

i am of the opinion that if the horse is keen to do the job wat ever it may be... and healthy enough to do so then why not let it?!!

i myself have benefited from an older pony (28) being my first pony movin to my yard for a year where he had fun enjoyed his time hackin and havin lessons every week until he was outgrown! he then went to live with another family to give their kids an "education" like he did me!!! he was on loan to both me and then to them but i think that while all my horses on loan have had a good home not all loan homes are good!!! the people in that ad say they want a good home!!! whats wrong with that if they cannot give him that home anymore... also £500 will not get them any gain financially we all know how much horses cost to keep let alone buy!!!

there is probably a very genuine reason for sale!!!

*waits to be shot down in flames*

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I took charles on permanant loan last year. He is 18 this year. If you saw him, and how elastic his paces are, and how sound and clean his legs are, you would never guess his age. He is with me till the end, when his owners then want to pts and know he never got passed from pillar to post. He is perfect for me, and i always used to have youngsters.

He is certainly not showing any signs of slowing up, he also has no health issues either.

I would say he is certainly saleable, however i think that what his owners are doing are very comendable.

Some horses age more than others, and to some 18 is old while to others its not.
Some people are in it for the money and come across as the type that would sell there granny if they could.
I have met people over the years that wanted to sell there horse once it got to a certain age becasue they where worried it would not sell if they kept it once into its twilight years. Nothing wrong with the horse either and out winning competitions. people do pass the buck.

There are never any certainties with anything in life. Most of the horses with health issues/ lameness on my yard are actually youngsters. the oldies are actually sounder!

I see nothing wrong with finding a new home for a sound, healthy horse. I have seen more adverts for horses for sale who are younger with lameness and health problems.
 
Maybe it's a heartbreaking sale because their circumstances have changed? I don't like the idea of selling an older horse on but if they can't afford to keep him and he's in good health I'm not sure I could PTS either. Difficult one
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Lets hope he finds a good home.
 
My son's first Pony was 22 when we bought him. Plan was for him to have a home with us for life. Then on Friday OH was made redundany - totally out of the blue. So I spent all weekend trying to work out how I could find a loan home for him, putting out feelers to try & find someone by word of mouth at the same time trying to work out how long I could keep him & my 21 yo mare before I had to make a final decision - for me it was always going to be PTS not sale for both. It was a pretty crap weekend in all.
This morning YO has offered me a deal to help me through & I have to confess I burst into tears I was so relieved.
The point is a week ago I would have condemned the seller, today I'm not so sure. I haven't looked at the ad so I haven't seen what type or condition he is or what he can be used for - certainly Bob was winning rosettes SJ at 24 & still takes a young girl for littles hacks each week. I thionk you have to look at each case on it's merits. A kids pony may still have a good few years in it at 22.
 
I find the "22 is SOOO old" crowd the most disturbing!
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At 22 the horse could have 10 or more years of the right sort of riding left in him, hell he could have 2 or three years of "hard work" competing a reasonable level and giving someone the confidenc they need to go on to a younger less experienced horse!

In my opinion, better a horse go to a home where it will be used loved and kept supple by exercise, than waste away,ageing and arthritic and uncared for...the more common ending for those considered "too old".

(btw you "too old" folks realise horses that age have competed at olympic level do you not? Actually no need to answer, it's easy to see that you have written them off long before that age...
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on the flip side of the coin, i had a lovley woman pull up in the car just before christmas while i was returning from taking my 3yo son for a ride on Hami & asked if i would sell my obviosly very child freindly pony to her (as i had a second, she could see him!) i said he wasnt for sale as he is 28 & can be a real A£$e.

her reply "oh age doesnt matter, trust & saftey does" she was offering well over £2000 for him.
he will never be sold but that is because he has a resperotory condition & the vets were adimant he would be dead before he got to 8yo (think they forgot to tell him!) so there is always quite a big a risk he will drop dead tomorrow.

Age is just a state of mind.
 
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