Celticprospect
Active Member
We have a registered section A mare that was part of a friends stud. Last year she developed sweet-itch, however it was only after she had been covered and had a foal at foot. The sweetitch developed from where the stallion had bit her so we weren't sure if it was reaction or true sweet itch and waited until this year to see. The friend gave us the mare as he didn't have the time to look after her himself.
Unfortunately this year the sweet itch came back and she's currently rugged up to the max and fly sprayed daily. She recently had a beautiful colt foal.
She's such a sweet mare to handle- she takes a while to get to know you, but once she does she gallops up to you in the field and is a real sweety and full of character.
She's 6yrs old, but since she's only been a broodmare she's not been broken, although I can't see it would be a problem and I'd think she'd make a fab project and would turn out as a fantastic show pony as she's well bred, moves well and has got the looks.
I'm moving away from the area for work and my mum works away from home alot so we just don't have the time to keep her and manage her sweetitch. Her owner thinks it would be fairer to put her down if we can't find somebody to take her as it's not fair not to manage her sweet itch. I have to say I probably agree but it's horrible to think such a nice pony would go to waste.
Unfortunately we live in the heart of welsh pony land and although we've asked around and put some ad's up nobody seems to want to loan her. We don't really want to sell her as you don't know where she'd go and whether they'd manager her OK and don't think it's wise to continue breeding from a horse with sweet itch as it passes on. (although alot of people do breed them!grr!)
All we want is a loving permanant home for her with people that are willing to take the time to manage her condition - do you think we'll find anybody?
..you'd think in the credit crunch somebody would love a free pony!
Unfortunately this year the sweet itch came back and she's currently rugged up to the max and fly sprayed daily. She recently had a beautiful colt foal.
She's such a sweet mare to handle- she takes a while to get to know you, but once she does she gallops up to you in the field and is a real sweety and full of character.
She's 6yrs old, but since she's only been a broodmare she's not been broken, although I can't see it would be a problem and I'd think she'd make a fab project and would turn out as a fantastic show pony as she's well bred, moves well and has got the looks.
I'm moving away from the area for work and my mum works away from home alot so we just don't have the time to keep her and manage her sweetitch. Her owner thinks it would be fairer to put her down if we can't find somebody to take her as it's not fair not to manage her sweet itch. I have to say I probably agree but it's horrible to think such a nice pony would go to waste.
Unfortunately we live in the heart of welsh pony land and although we've asked around and put some ad's up nobody seems to want to loan her. We don't really want to sell her as you don't know where she'd go and whether they'd manager her OK and don't think it's wise to continue breeding from a horse with sweet itch as it passes on. (although alot of people do breed them!grr!)
All we want is a loving permanant home for her with people that are willing to take the time to manage her condition - do you think we'll find anybody?
..you'd think in the credit crunch somebody would love a free pony!