Free to good home, a warning.

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Evelyn said:
You've got the wrong end of the stick - we are discussing a person who takes on free to good home horses that may have health/soundness issues and then flogs them on to unsuspecting buyers. Eg Dopes the mental horse that turns into a human eating monster once the drugs have worn off, gives a horse massive doses of pain killers so that it appears sound. Basically unscrupulous with no conscience as to what may happen to the person or the horse.
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That is appalling.

As a 'newbie' here (read some bits here for a long time, but only reg'd up to post 4 weeks or so ago) I 'got' the idea that you were having a pop at a particular individual, but why not name & shame :confused: rather than a 'veiled' post on the subject - which is quite clearly having a pop at this individual for those in the know?

Just my ramblings, from one who isn't in any clique as such :)
 
I nearly had a panic attack (not really, though I do tend towards paranoia on forums) that this was about me :O Because I commented on a post a while back from a woman looking for a quiet home for her two boys and said they could come bump around with Mo and co, except it was a bit far away.

Is it sick that I felt a rush of relief when I read the named and shamed and it wasn't me!
 
The Xmas Furry said:
That is appalling.

As a 'newbie' here (read some bits here for a long time, but only reg'd up to post 4 weeks or so ago) I 'got' the idea that you were having a pop at a particular individual, but why not name & shame :confused: rather than a 'veiled' post on the subject - which is quite clearly having a pop at this individual for those in the know?

Just my ramblings, from one who isn't in any clique as such :)
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You may find if you read all the posts that 'said' person has had a little mention.....
 
Dizzy The Blonde Reindeer said:
find it slightly offensive that you assume everyone who takes on a free horse is after a quick buck. I got my lad free to good home 5 years ago, I could have flogged him for 4k within 6 months, but i didn't because 1) i promised his old owner he would have a home for life and 2) i love him. some times people can't afford the outlay of a horse but they can afford the upkeep. so to say everyone who takes on a free horse will either sell it on quick or flog it for the meat money is a bit harsh.
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As others have advised............this purely a warning that some people are not what they appear to be, even if you feel you may know them!!
 
The Xmas Furry said:
That is appalling.

As a 'newbie' here (read some bits here for a long time, but only reg'd up to post 4 weeks or so ago) I 'got' the idea that you were having a pop at a particular individual, but why not name & shame :confused: rather than a 'veiled' post on the subject - which is quite clearly having a pop at this individual for those in the know?

Just my ramblings, from one who isn't in any clique as such :)
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And neither am i in any clique.

The reason I have not named this person is to avoid this thread being removed. There is enough evidence to know who this person is, and I want the person involved to read this thread and know that she has been 'found' out'. Maybe when you are less of a 'newbie' you will understand why I am having a 'pop'. This has been going on for years, and quite frankly, she needs to be stopped.
 
Dizzy The Blonde Reindeer said:
find it slightly offensive that you assume everyone who takes on a free horse is after a quick buck. I got my lad free to good home 5 years ago, I could have flogged him for 4k within 6 months, but i didn't because 1) i promised his old owner he would have a home for life and 2) i love him. some times people can't afford the outlay of a horse but they can afford the upkeep. so to say everyone who takes on a free horse will either sell it on quick or flog it for the meat money is a bit harsh.
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I have not said at all that it is everyone, infact, if you read my opening post, you will see that I am quite clearly referring to an individual.
 
lhotse said:
And neither am i in any clique.

The reason I have not named this person is to avoid this thread being removed. There is enough evidence to know who this person is, and I want the person involved to read this thread and know that she has been 'found' out'. Maybe when you are less of a 'newbie' you will understand why I am having a 'pop'. This has been going on for years, and quite frankly, she needs to be stopped.
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Cheers, have done some digging & searching elsewhere too - am now up to speed :)
Just hope she isn't near my neck of the woods, I'm not impressed with folk who do this kind of thing :mad:
 
lhotse said:
And neither am i in any clique.

The reason I have not named this person is to avoid this thread being removed. There is enough evidence to know who this person is, and I want the person involved to read this thread and know that she has been 'found' out'. Maybe when you are less of a 'newbie' you will understand why I am having a 'pop'. This has been going on for years, and quite frankly, she needs to be stopped.
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....and I quite by accident realised it last night elsewhere! Doesn't take a genius to put 2 and 2 together, if it prevents it happening to at least 1 person, then it is worth it. It was an excellent idea to post this.

And to everyone else.....

Too many people here assume the worst of posters who appear 'cynical' 'bitchy' or 'nasty'...

I was one of those who used to think this was a terribly bitchy place, but it sooned dawned that no, not really, people like to say things as it is, and that sometimes that is the best way. Unfortunately though, people like to remain in the 'Fluffy Bunny Land' and if someone DARES to speak up then they are accused of being -

'....a nasty old witch in a coven, I'm glad I'm not on your yard, you are mean, evil, a bitch, got nothing better to do....'....and so on.

So don't assume as I wrongly did that this place is full of cliguey folk, no, it's not actually! Just ordinary folk who got burned and don't want to see it happen again...
 
my friend had her tb exracer put to sleep recently was really sad , hed had health issues had to be stables night s and rugged ,she hadnt rode him in a year his behaviour was really bad and dangerous she looked at rehoming him ,free as companion hack for very experianced person etc and in the end pts decision was made she was offered kindly by people to remove him and go to hunt, etcbut she waited had him pts at home and removed , in the chance he was sold on on route/etc as he was a awsome looking horse and someone would have made a few hundred from him ,i really take my hat off to her for going ahead and making sure this didnt happen it was really hard ,as it happened vet on route horse coliced really bad so this helped a bit i suppose.
 
Unless I could make sure my quite frankly vile (in the stable) horse had a 100% competant home I'd almost happilly have him PTS. This assures HIS future and I owe him that much, so that he never ever falls into bad hands. I think its the bravest and most selfless decision someone can make.

The british horse world needs to remove the stigma behind putting horses to sleep (putting anything to sleep). IMO.
 
Kitsmas_Pudding said:
Unless I could make sure my quite frankly vile (in the stable) horse had a 100% competant home I'd almost happilly have him PTS. This assures HIS future and I owe him that much, so that he never ever falls into bad hands. I think its the bravest and most selfless decision someone can make.

The british horse world needs to remove the stigma behind putting horses to sleep (putting anything to sleep). IMO.
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Totally agree
 
If i may also add......

If you are prepared for your horse to go "free" to a good home then why not put that animal on "loan" instead of giving it away. That way, with a decent agreement between the 2 parties, the original owner should always be kept informed of where the animal is and what it is doing and ultimately can make the best decisions for the animal at any given time, IMO "free to a good home" with no relationship with new owner is simply washing your hands of your pesky problem animal!
 
I had a close shave and went to view a free horse with a certain somebody (who I wish i'd never met!) - and she was lying to woman because I knew she was going to work on a sell on (she'd done it before regularly from what she'd said) I felt awful but believed she knew what she was doing (turns out the women recognised her but she was so busy saying how crap this woman was with horses etc there was probably nothing wrong with it and she had more money than sense etc) was so glad the women didn't let her have the horse. just feel bad that I went with her knowing what she was thinking. Like so many things with this someone I wish I knew then what I knew now and things would have been very different!
 
There are indeed a lot of unscrupulous people out there, only out to make a fast buck. There are however a lot of people willing to give a 'free' horse a good home, and so I don't necessarily believe that all horses should be PTS if they can have a useful life somewhere else.
The purpose of this thread was to make people on here aware that someone, on here, is making a mockery of trust, and not to discuss the pro's and con's of passing a horse to another home.
 
Kitsmas_Pudding said:
Unless I could make sure my quite frankly vile (in the stable) horse had a 100% competant home I'd almost happilly have him PTS. This assures HIS future and I owe him that much, so that he never ever falls into bad hands. I think its the bravest and most selfless decision someone can make.

The british horse world needs to remove the stigma behind putting horses to sleep (putting anything to sleep). IMO.
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This is the issue.................story starts 'once upon a time...................' the individual is a liar, until realising that this individual was the same person that I have been looking for basically amazes me..........I can't believe how someone can be so heartless then BRAG about it...........seriously NO horse lover just a CROOK!!!!!

Just to add there is a place for a horse1/10th lame in the right hands if being honest upfront, shame he landed in the wrong hands..............................all I can hope is that he is with some nice people now.
 
I know now who it was, and it was quite ashock, only because I recognised the name.

I was quite the innocent, my horse, that I lost last wek, was a 'free horse', I loved him, but then had to put him on loan, which I did in good faith, I then took him back ( for reasonas that some will know). I found out about a month ago that his loaners had tried to sell him on saying that he was ' rescued' !!!!!!

WTH, anyone who knows me knows that I worshiped the ground he walked on and only loaned him because I had a baby and could not give him as much time as I would have liked. So glad I got him back and hopefully got rid of his deamons before he died.

So my point is, that I am now soo suspicious of anyone now, and it appears daily that I am right to be so.

So sad that people are so heartless
 
I put up a post recently about being offered a horse free because the owner had a youngster and didn't have time for the other horse anymore and I was lambasted for being a "fluffy bunny" which is the very last thing that I am and I am sure that older members can qualify that.

There are so many posts on here about people asking what to do with unwanted horses that it doesn't surprise me in the least that someone has honed in on that and taken advantage. I guess that is on of the hard lessons in life that we have to learn, as much as you think that we are all one big family here on HHO - you are never safe and Google is a wonderful friend for the unscrupulous :(
 
Its always a massive risk, which is a sham as there are genuine people out there.
My friends horse was sold from his new home, the person who she gave him to was a good friend who she trusted and knew for years.

I'm sorry your boys been sold on its devestating.

My girl was free, I was actually looking for something ridden and competeing yet she was sitting in a field at the same yard not been touched for 8years and fell in love as you do.

We came up for a full loan at first to cover both our backs, then she was gifted to me.

I know you still ddo have alot to risk with loaning at times but even a full loan gives you more of a garantee of the heartless people out there.
 
I bought the horse off her and paid with a cheque, he wasnt given to me, I had vets out to him and he had severe thrush, he had a full lameness workup..nothing wrong with him, so I gave him away as he was dangerous to ride.
 
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