Furious!! Horse home from loan.

Agree with all the others, I am furious on your behalf. The thing is that 2 months ago we were just coming out of a bad winter and I wouldn't have thought twice at one of mine looking a little lean. I doubt there is anything underlying and think it will turn out to be neglect that has caused this weight loss, I so hope your vet confirms this and that there is no lasting damage done. Lice can also cause weight loss so having treated for them is a good thing. Poor boy, I really hope you push for a prosecution over this, she deserves to feel the full force of the law and is obviously not fit to keep any animal. I am certain that with some tlc and lots of quality forage he will be back to his normal self but what a terrible state for him to be in.
 
navaho said:
Thanks Shysmum, im going to speak to the vets later & take it from there. This is the other little pony im worried about...i actually thought it was a goat what i first saw it.

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I'm sure you've contacted the RSPCA by now - but if not please do so quickly.

The pony in this picture needs some action taken on its behalf - and I wonder how many others there are not being cared for properly.

Who owns the property??
 
Words simple fail me. I would never, ever loan a horse out after hearing all the horror stories on here. It's such a shame though as there are so many nice people loaning.
 
laura7981 said:
It's hard to tell from your pics but it looks like the underweight horse still has a belly although she's underweight.... Is there any chance she could be in foal? Jyst asking because my friends horse dropped a shed load of weight in a small space of time but still had a belly, despite being fed .... She had a surprise foal in her field one morning. Either way, this horses condition is terrible and the loaner should be prosecuted. I hope the horse makes a full recovery.
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Unless HE's had a sex change its highly unlikely hes in foal, but thankyou for thinking of that.

I really do hope there isnt an underlying problem, but i wont rule it out, as ive already said my old boy came home from a month away looking a mess....its amazing what a lack of food & being ridden can do to a horse in such a short space of time. This was my old boy who had only been away a whole month.

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& this is him under normal circumstances, hes a good doer usually.

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OMFG - seriously, get the RSPCA called today, and tell them about that pony as well as yours. I thought it was a goat too at first. That is a cruelty case if ever I saw one, I would have removed it having had a vet to it, and any other horses in her care !!!

The RSPCA responded within an hour to my last call about an Appleby pony, they were excellent. In this case, I am sure they will respond straight away.
 
I had a horse starved on loan. Apparently it wasn't my loaner who was doing the starving, but her neighbour and friend who kept a horse on the same yard who used to help out.

Think she was stealing food :(

Anyway, a fat cob lost 1/3 of her body weight in 2-3 months. So it's not impossible.

Stupid cow then had an argument with our vet about her lies but fluffed it as the "lameness" she had "discovered" but which magically dissapeared every time the vet turned up started changing legs...

Vet was as pissed off as we were and had some choice words for the theif and our loaner!

My other loan ended with Dorey's feet falling apart. I mean, Dorey, who has feet of such hardness has farriers cursing her but praising her at the same time. Dorey, who has never lost a shoe in her life. Her feet were so rotten her "new" shoes lasted 2-4 days (all four came off in the field!!).
Amazingly only 1 trim later and you couldn't even see the holes from the shoes. I think she was being shod by a monkey. Shocking what people think is acceptable for someone elses horse!

Interestingly, my loaner is still on her yard and ASFAIK still with her neighbour, but after buying a horse (that her neighbour recommended) she hasn't had trouble keeping weigh on it!!! :(
 
Oh my lord.

What on earth has she done to this poor animal, has this person got any sort of explanation for this? how heart breaking for you to discover your pony like this.

She’s obviously not in the right state of mind to have any horses or other animals for that matter in her care, she needs reporting pronto or needs to realise she’s not caring for these animals properly and give them up, if she’s having grazing issues or even financial issues, she should of released this well before the pony got into this state and done something about it.

Very sad indeed.
 
Oh goodness (((((())))) looks like you recovered your horses just in time. I hope they make a full recovery.

I agree so much with what everyone else has already said please talk to LIPH or RSPCA today. The loaner should not be allowed to keep any animal if she thinks any of the three areok. I like you thought the little pony was a goat. Shame you could not have taken that home too.

Good luck hope they make a full recovery.
 
OMG !!!
This post actually upset me, ( i know im soft, but that is terrible,)
That poor little pony thats still there ... Suppose she reckons the 'imaginary' vet saw that one as well?!!
Well done for trusting your gut instinct and going and checking on your horses.
I hope your boy makes a speedy recovery.
I hope the loaner gets prosecuted as well.
Kx
 
Don't be too negative about the RSPCA, I have a cob that was starved and the owner was prosecuted and sent to prison.

If good wishes from HHO were hay,
Your boy would be as fat as butter by the end of today.
 
:mad: I am furious for you, your poor boy :(
Ditto what others have said about RSPCA and getting a prosecution case going for this, I think very little of the RSPCA but its worth a go.
 
Dear god, that is horrendus. I'm furious on your behalf. Please do name and shame her locally to ensure no one else sends a horse to her. And yes, report her if she still has other horses under her care.

I think it would be worth doing a liver function test on your horse. There was a case on HHO a few years back whereby one member had loaned a horse to another member, over a fairly short period of time the horse lost weight and looked pretty awful. I'm sure I remember ragwort poisioning being the cause, although I'm sure people who remember will correct me on that.

Horses can loose weight really rapidly. I loaned out my early teens, fit gelding who was slightly unlevel with navicular as a v. light hack/companion. This is a horse who evented on pony nuts and chaff and who was a constant battle to keep weight off. Within 3 weeks he had lost body condition, muscle tone, coat quality and looked like some down trodden nag. Needless to say I removed him pronto but I dread to think what he would have looked like if I had left him there for 6 months (this is Oxford ringroad btw just incase anyone is approached by this lady!)
 
Well ive just come off the phone from the RSPCA & im now waiting for the inspector to call me back, will let you all know how it goes :)

Dont worry Laura...i think he looks like a girl as well!
 
Threads like these really make me worry - I might have to put my pony on loan and its already filling me with dread :(

N - Glad you got your boy back, I'm sure now he's home and getting proper care he'll be back to normal soon :)
 
That is appauling, I do hope you manage to get them both sorted, I had a simular thing happen years ago it put me off loaning.
Good luck and contact the RSPCA this person must be reported - if they havnt been already.
Teresa
 
Cop-Pop said:
Threads like these really make me worry - I might have to put my pony on loan and its already filling me with dread :(

N - Glad you got your boy back, I'm sure now he's home and getting proper care he'll be back to normal soon :)
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We're not all bad. I'm a first time loaner and had a catch up with my mare's owner yesterday. I was chuffed to bits when she said she was in great condition and obviously in a good home.
 
This is the reason so many people dont want to loan out there horses to people. Even though there are so many good people out there looking.
People do need punishing but glad you got him back, i echo what others said about getting him checked out.
I have my pony out on loan to people i trust explicitly but his previous loaner did not look after his sweetitch he was red raw and they were friends of my best friend. Needless to say i was very wary of the next loan but she is a vet nurse and treats him like a king, i do regular visits even if no one is around just to check him.
 
Cannot really add anything other than to say I wish your poor horse all the very best and a speedy recovery back to how a welshie should look. Take care, I am sure you will anyway, but get some advice from your vet on what and how much to feed to gradually put some weight back on. Good luck, let us know how things go.
 
Navaho: were both of your horses kept in the fame field? i only ask as lack of water will make a horse look like that very very quickly.

that would be my first thought, rather than lack of food, i'd be thinking lack of water (or possibly lack of clean wholesome water)

so sorry to see these pics- they made me gasp. all the best with getting him back to full health, and banging the loaner to rights. ;)

xx
 
I own my own horse and because I didnt want him to be on his own I have a pony here that ive loaned from same woman I bought my horse from.Pony is on loan untill payed for,she is a field ornament and spoilt rotten.Infact both are spoilt.lol
Its very sad that some people dont give a hoot about the animals they take on loan.

Hope your boy is ok.
 
This is just dreadful, thank god you followed up on your suspicions. I brought my loaned out pony home in april, and she was very thin and teeming with lice, i have never seen a pony with lice like this. She is back to normal now, though ended up with a £300 vets bill. The loaners had got another pony and just stopped takign care of mine.

Fingers crossed some nice food and tlc will see your boy back to his usual self.

Thanks god also that you were able to just bring them home like you did - not an option for some people.
 
whisp&willow said:
Navaho: were both of your horses kept in the fame field? i only ask as lack of water will make a horse look like that very very quickly.

that would be my first thought, rather than lack of food, i'd be thinking lack of water (or possibly lack of clean wholesome water)

so sorry to see these pics- they made me gasp. all the best with getting him back to full health, and banging the loaner to rights. ;)

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Strange you should mention the water, he didnt stop drinking yesterday but he seemed almost scared of the water, ive no idea if they were kept in the same field though, she usually bought them in when we visited & they were left on her track yesterday when we collected them.
 
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