Finding a companion home for Omid

[CaptSensible]

Hello everyone, I’m a newbie to posting on the H&H forum, although have been reading you posts for ages. I’m just starting to look to buy my own after years of sharing, and have found lots of your posts very helpful, so thank you!

I am posting on behalf of a friend, who is looking for a companion home for her horse Omid (or Womble to his friends). She is very aware how difficult it would be to find a non-ridden home for him, especially at the moment, but I thought it would be worth asking you guys if you knew of anywhere, or had any ideas of where to look for somewhere that’s right for him.

He is a 14 year old lovely grey Arab gelding who cannot be ridden (he is perfectly comfortable and pain-free now is has retired from work) and she looking for a good home where he will have more interaction with people. At the moment he is living in a field 24/7 with a retired racehorse and is checked daily but she feels that he’d be happier somewhere that he could be fussed over more. He is a lovely chap and is a terrific field mate (and I would know, he used to share a field with my horse and was the only one that didn’t try and steal his dinner!).

He’s great to handle and does tricks for treats (although we’re still working on the cartwheels…..), is a very good doer, and as such needs very little food. He doesn’t need shoes, just trimming. She’s not looking to sell him, but would love to find a long term loan home. He’ll come with rugs and she’s happy to reach an agreement about vets bills and other costs. He’s currently on the Hants/W.Sussex/Surrey border, but she’s happy for him to move further afield (approx 2hrs drive, but further if it’s the right home).

Any suggestions would be gratefully received!

x

 

[Pilib]

Hi,

Why can't your friend keep him?

Pilib.

 

[AmyMay]

Is your friend not in a position to keep him?

 

[CaptSensible]

Yes, she could keep him where he is, but there are 2 things that have prompted my post:

His field mate is leaving and there isn’t another horse to replace him that she can find, and Om can’t be left on his own (there are no horses in neighbouring fields so he would be completely on his tod).

More importantly for her she can’t spend as much time with him as she would like and has been able to in the past (her situation has changed at home and at work, not through her choosing). He’s checked daily so isn’t neglected at all, but she knows that he would be happier with more attention than she can give him (he is much more of a people-horse than a horse-horse if that makes sense!).

She loves him to bits but thinks he could be happier at a different kind of home. I know it's probably wishful thinking and that he's better off than a lot of 14 yr old horses that can't be ridden, but thought it would be worth asking on here.