Rockchick_uk
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Well as the title says my lovely soft lad may be sold, the owner has been given a offer and has accepted all the buyer has to do now is talk to her husband.
I am soooooooooo Pleased!
Marley is my project horse, hes a 9year old 16hh-16.1hh Cleveland Bay x Gelding who is a really affectionate boy.
He was brought by a lady on my yard when her marriage broke up but after the initial 2 week novelty wore off he was abandonded in the field.
He was left in the field for 3 years without so much as his owner calling up to see how he was. I used to go down and spend some time with him and have a cuddle whenever i could because there is just something so special about this horse, hes got such a good soul its untrue.
Anyway last summer his owner turned up with her daughter (who has another 2 abandonded horses in the same field) tottally ignored her own 2 grabbed hold of Marley dragged him in tacked him up and stood around waiting for a prospective buyer to turn up - yes thats right they were expecting to sell him that day even though his feet were atrocious, he was dangerously overweight, was scared of his own shadow on the yard because he was now virtually wild.
Suffice to say the lady who came to have him decided against it! thank god!!
I eventually spoke to Marleys owner and asked if seeing as they were "Too busy" to do anything with him i could start to get him used to being handled and eventually bring him back in to work.
Since then i have got his trust, hes groomed daily along with my other 3 (Ingrid the Fordj is also their horse who i look after) his feet are nearly back to normal, he can be tacked up and ridden, still working on the hacking out but im not too bothered about that as i really need to wait until we can get shoes on him. But all in all hes a really lovely boy.
Anyway my moms friend who is a complete novice and has never owned a horse before came down and fell in love with him, she has put a offer in (very cheap bargain price with tack) and will use the rest of the money she has saved to put in to him ie: new tack, dentist, full check over by the vet and eventually have him reschooled professionally and will learn on him.
I however will continue to do the work with him until this has all been sorted, my moms friend did offer to pay me to reschool him but with work and bringing Indi on i just dont have the time plus i feel that it will do Marley good to actually be handled and ridden by other people.
Both me and my mom will be helping her friend and teaching her stable and horse managment and will always be on hand for when she needs advice or her questions asked.
I am just so pleased that this big loveable pony of mine will be going to a home who will love him the way he deserves to be and i also still get to play a part in his life.
Just fingers crossed now that the husband says yes!!
I am soooooooooo Pleased!
Marley is my project horse, hes a 9year old 16hh-16.1hh Cleveland Bay x Gelding who is a really affectionate boy.
He was brought by a lady on my yard when her marriage broke up but after the initial 2 week novelty wore off he was abandonded in the field.
He was left in the field for 3 years without so much as his owner calling up to see how he was. I used to go down and spend some time with him and have a cuddle whenever i could because there is just something so special about this horse, hes got such a good soul its untrue.
Anyway last summer his owner turned up with her daughter (who has another 2 abandonded horses in the same field) tottally ignored her own 2 grabbed hold of Marley dragged him in tacked him up and stood around waiting for a prospective buyer to turn up - yes thats right they were expecting to sell him that day even though his feet were atrocious, he was dangerously overweight, was scared of his own shadow on the yard because he was now virtually wild.
Suffice to say the lady who came to have him decided against it! thank god!!
I eventually spoke to Marleys owner and asked if seeing as they were "Too busy" to do anything with him i could start to get him used to being handled and eventually bring him back in to work.
Since then i have got his trust, hes groomed daily along with my other 3 (Ingrid the Fordj is also their horse who i look after) his feet are nearly back to normal, he can be tacked up and ridden, still working on the hacking out but im not too bothered about that as i really need to wait until we can get shoes on him. But all in all hes a really lovely boy.
Anyway my moms friend who is a complete novice and has never owned a horse before came down and fell in love with him, she has put a offer in (very cheap bargain price with tack) and will use the rest of the money she has saved to put in to him ie: new tack, dentist, full check over by the vet and eventually have him reschooled professionally and will learn on him.
I however will continue to do the work with him until this has all been sorted, my moms friend did offer to pay me to reschool him but with work and bringing Indi on i just dont have the time plus i feel that it will do Marley good to actually be handled and ridden by other people.
Both me and my mom will be helping her friend and teaching her stable and horse managment and will always be on hand for when she needs advice or her questions asked.
I am just so pleased that this big loveable pony of mine will be going to a home who will love him the way he deserves to be and i also still get to play a part in his life.
Just fingers crossed now that the husband says yes!!
