Do you reconise my boy (grey gelding) or did u own me ??

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**hope i can post here have posted in lost stolen and tracing** but havent got anywhere yet and am desprate...

brought my boy good few months back in a bad state cut scars and so under weight :( i know nothing about him not even his name, so i called him capser, i was told few bits about him but they dont seem to be true and the 1st 4/5 pages of his passport are missing like ripped out, hes with me for life now no matter what his past or future with me, i would just lovwe to trace any old owners or loans or even someones friend who had this horse just to give me a little info on him... hes so well behaved and well mannerd on the ground and ridden alltho has a lil buck when he gets excited :') hes loving and affectionate and i love him with all my heart so not looking for info so i can sell him on, i want to know my babies past xx thanks for reading...
ANY INFO WOULD BE GREAT U CAN EMAIL ME AT ryansamandscott@hotmail.com

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MARKING ON HIS RIGHT SIDE
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MARKING ON HIS LEFT SIDE
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Did someone just carve those markings out with a penknife or something?? I have honestly never ever seen anything like it before!!!

ETA: What a sweetie xx
 
i could do, the rest of the passport if compleatly empty pages with nothing on them at all...

i was told he was an 11-13 year old belgium warmblood, been there and done it all thats it lol not even a name the dealer told me he was free to good home in the horse and hound mag as he was going to die if no 1 took him as the ppl couldnt pay or have time for him no more... this was when i 1st got him

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He is a lucky horse to have found you and he looks a kind, appreciative chap. I wish you a long and happy life together and hope someone can help you with his history.

Best wishes x
 
I'm afraid that I don't know him - but well done to you because he looks SO much better than your early photos! I think that he will look really good! What you could do is clip a strip of hair off where he has the most markings and they might become a bit clearer. You could then try Farmkey etc. Good luck!
 
I remember looking at this on the other forum, at first look it looks like a loss of use brand but then if you look closely it has marks coming from it so could be some type of breed branding but not one I could identify. I would suggest the passport you were given with him doesn't belong to him or has details of previous owners who do not want to be contacted about him. I really wish you luck with this, and hope you get further than we did with one we bought with a 'dummy' passport. It may help to clip over the brand marks so that they can be seen more clearly (what can be seen is easy to read but is there more that can't yet be seen), you could try farmkey, although we found them unhelpful and very obstructive and may also be worth contact Defra direct, the bit that is responsible for passporting, we found them very helpful and got more info from them that farmkey just refused to give us, they also ordered farmkey to issue a correct passport for our horse.
 
clairefeekerry1 said:
sorry dont know him but what are those marks on his side? are they scars? looks like some kind of home attempt at a freezemark
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yeah alot of people have said this as when i got him the scars were scabbing over (so could have been new) and where he loved his straw bed he was rolling all the time and opening them up slightly?? x
 
Roody2 said:
The first marking looks like an L. Did you get a medical history on him? And do you know how old he is?
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i havent a clue about him not nothing, my vet checked his legs and said they looked lovely and scanned him and he isnt microchipped but thats it and it didnt cross my mind to ask about his branding or marks on his back x

Archiesmummy said:
He is a lucky horse to have found you and he looks a kind, appreciative chap. I wish you a long and happy life together and hope someone can help you with his history.

Best wishes x
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thank you :') means alot xx
 
if you clip the brands off and get hold of a brand book you might be able to trace him that way. or photo the brands and post them up someone might recognise them. i would say they are foreign brands by the shape of the 7 and the funny one at the beginning. could also be hungarian .. horse looks that type. good luck
 
hch4971 said:
I remember looking at this on the other forum, at first look it looks like a loss of use brand but then if you look closely it has marks coming from it so could be some type of breed branding but not one I could identify. I would suggest the passport you were given with him doesn't belong to him or has details of previous owners who do not want to be contacted about him. I really wish you luck with this, and hope you get further than we did with one we bought with a 'dummy' passport. It may help to clip over the brand marks so that they can be seen more clearly (what can be seen is easy to read but is there more that can't yet be seen), you could try farmkey, although we found them unhelpful and very obstructive and may also be worth contact Defra direct, the bit that is responsible for passporting, we found them very helpful and got more info from them that farmkey just refused to give us, they also ordered farmkey to issue a correct passport for our horse.
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yer i have been told it isnt loss of use as its not the correct way it would be, im going to call farmkey and defra and british horse socitey to see what help i can find, also a lady who had read and commented on my last post has been helping by calling few places and has a number for me... im not going to judge anyone who owned him before due to the bad state he was in as i have said before they did the right thing in the end by letting him go i just want info and would even keep contat with previous owners by mail and visits if they wanted to i just love him so much and would love to know more about him xx
 
Looking at the state of him when you first got him, and what you put in your last post, I would suspect the pages have been removed from the passport to prevent anyone identifying the owners, perhaps the marks were put on him to 'throw off the scent' anyone trying to find out about him, he hardly looks like he was loved and cared for does he! You have done really well with him, it is so maddening when you can't find out any history!
 
ofcourseyoucan said:
if you clip the brands off and get hold of a brand book you might be able to trace him that way. or photo the brands and post them up someone might recognise them. i would say they are foreign brands by the shape of the 7 and the funny one at the beginning. could also be hungarian .. horse looks that type. good luck
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hi ya i have tried googling every possiable word to find brandings but havent got anything yet lol im gonna google a hungarian grey now see what i can find :) thanks for that xx
 
hch4971 said:
Looking at the state of him when you first got him, and what you put in your last post, I would suspect the pages have been removed from the passport to prevent anyone identifying the owners, perhaps the marks were put on him to 'throw off the scent' anyone trying to find out about him, he hardly looks like he was loved and cared for does he! You have done really well with him, it is so maddening when you can't find out any history!
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yer i have thought this, i just cant see what they did this to him he is so prefect in every possiable way manner ridden with the kids my son is 6 and walks him across his massive field and he hasnt tried a single thing he loves to suck ur nose lol and give u kisses lets me hang of his head to cuddle him, i dont see what he has ever done to deserve that and its gut renching to know hes been so ill treated, the pics of when i 1st got him dont show the full extreme to it, when i went to view him and he took the rug of it caught my breath and cried sounds silly as i didnt even know him but i could see in is eye he was lovely xx
 
ohhh i'll go have a look thanks :)

thought i'd post this to show u all how he moves when ridden, excuse my s**t position i have been used to crazy horses kick them on and hold on for dear life lol casper is very well ridden and collected :)

 
STill no luck sam? You have done great with him chick i remeber seeing the pics of when you first got him, Ill be honest and say i was shocked but he has turned into a stunning boy and looks such a gent xx
 
I must just say I admire you for taking on this horse. He was in very poor condition, and I have no doubts in thinking had someone as kind as you not taken him on, he wouldn't have lasted for much longer. Although I'm afraid I don't recognise him. By the state he was in, you'd be better off not getting in touch with his previous owner, they clearly do not know how to care for a horse. Well done to you x
 
Lila said:
STill no luck sam? You have done great with him chick i remeber seeing the pics of when you first got him, Ill be honest and say i was shocked but he has turned into a stunning boy and looks such a gent xx
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no :( nothing yet and thank you again it means alot thanks xx

Jayde87 said:
I must just say I admire you for taking on this horse. He was in very poor condition, and I have no doubts in thinking had someone as kind as you not taken him on, he wouldn't have lasted for much longer. Although I'm afraid I don't recognise him. By the state he was in, you'd be better off not getting in touch with his previous owner, they clearly do not know how to care for a horse. Well done to you x
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thank you and i understand what ur saying they dont deserve to even look at him let alone be anywhere near him but i just would despratly love to know info on him xx
 
Sorry, can't help you but just wanted to say a massive well done for taking him on and making him look so much healthier and happier!
Cannot believe someone could treat a horse in that way that he was, though sadly it happens so often. :mad:
 
Just want to add that your boy is adorable..he looks really kind and sweet. Their loss is definately your gain. You have turned him around.

I was shocked when I saw the before pics..thank goodness that you both found each other!
 
If you have the passport with pages ripped out and its his original passports could you contact they passporting agency and ask them some details about him ??

Who is the passporting agency ?
 
I understand why you want to find out about his past.
You have done wonders restoring him to health...and perhaps it's better if you just enjoy him for what he is; you may find out things that would trouble you more?
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Sorry i dont know him, but i also wanted to say how well youve done with him. We need more people like you in the world to stop horses getting into this state :) And im sure he couldnt care less how you ride, he's probably just appreciative that hes found you! Well done :)
 
Wont the dealer give you a number for the person he got the horse from? Or if you can narrow down the sort off time he was in horse hound, surely somebody on here keeps all their copies and could try and find the ad. Might be a starting point
 
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