Furious!! Horse home from loan.

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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That little pony looks similar to Stig when we found him.
To have that amount of winter coat in July says he likely has no condition under that fur, and is trying to hang onto it to stay warm.
His liver is probably also struggling. The more muscle he loses, the harder it will be to get it back (Stig will never have a topline as such!)
He/she needs to be moved now!
Call the BHS, ask for the welfare dept, and give them the details of where the pony is and what has happened to your ponies. They are VERY good and act quickly given they are mostly volunteers!
 
I'd be fuming! Lots of vibes for your boy, i hope he makes a speedy recovery. Some people make me so cross, i don't understand how you can let that happen - i hope the little 'goat pony' gets saved too :(
 
oh good god.i cant bear to think of that little pony still there. i am so glad you have recovered your ponies and am sure they will recover.they are lucky to have you.

please persist in getting help for the little one and keep us informed..
 
I am glad you are a responsible owner and checked your horses regularly out on loan.
Hopefully some TLC (and a rob up that girls backside) your boy will gain weight.
Best wishes, keep us informed as to what the vet says :)
 
that is unexcusable neglect, :mad: so glad you have got your ponies back home where they can recover. if the rspca don't act i would seriously consider going to the local press and kicking up a fuss!
 
The vet has just been, he doesnt seem to think there are any underlying problems & it is just lack of food, he has taken bloods so if there are any problems they will show up, though he did say his blood was very thin which points to him being anemic, will have to wait to see what the results are on Monday.
 
I'm sure your vet has already mentioned it, but get a worm count done pronto as well. The little pony looks like a classic case of red and roundworm infestation, and redworm could account for the anemia shown by your horse, and also the condition. I truly hope the RSPCA act on this, as it is a shocking example of neglect. I wonder how long this woman has had the little pony?

Edited to add, that you should worm carefully to avoid shocking the system, so consult your vet before you do. We has a rescue pony in this condition once, and he was wormed firstly with Strongid, then when he was recovered from that, we tackled the redworm problem. If you launch in with too strong a wormer, you can make them very sick. I'm sure you are aware of this anyway!!!
 
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not read all the replies so don't know if it's been said but contact world horse welfare. rspca wont do squat all.

having said that, i went to look at a horse for sale in that condition with numerous other health issues and they (world horse welfare) deemed him fit to stay with the owner...:mad::mad:
 
Not much to add that's not already been said, but I am truly shocked and appalled at the state of your ponies!
Please keep us updated, I need to know someone is going to do something about the little "goat" pony that was left behind. The loaner needs shooting!
I wish them all a happy and healthy future. x
 
I think that sometimes horsey people have blinkers on about horses weight. I've known several women that have had a problem with their body image and they've done the same with feeding their dogs and horses, some are fat and many are very thin, also doesn't help when you read that you should be able to see outline of ribs on fit horse, some people take it as they read it and many don't know what a fit horse looks like.
 
OP, I hope that your horse perks up soon. Please persevere with the RSPCA etc. for the sake of that little pony that is still left there. :(

We had a horse on loan for 5 or 6 years from my godmother (not really interested in horses anymore so never visited but horse still belongs to her). With her agreement we passed the horse on to another lady in the village, someone who used to be a member on here and is always banging on about animal welfare. That was in 2009. Less than a month ago the horse and her companions were removed from the woman by WHW on welfare grounds. :( Although the horse didn't belong to me, I'm kicking myself for not visiting her sooner. The lady gave up all 3 horses and 2 legally weren't even hers! She told WHW they belonged to her. People astound me.
 
itsmylife said:
I would be very concerned that there is something very wrong for a pony to lose that amount of weight in two months.
The loaner should have contacted you of course, but for a welsh pony to be that thin there is something wrong, I would be getting some tests done asap.
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It easily happens...my dales was away for 3 months and looked exactly the same vet said no food and also he would have been fretting and anxious as he had never been away from myself and his yard for 8 years. This can easily lead to rappid weight loss, it took us 7 months to get him back to his old self weight wise but hes never been the same horse since.
 
Oh dear.

It would take long to bring your pony right. You mention she cribs so I would image that she's upped her cribbing antics if there's not been much to graze on, which will make them lose condition faster.

(I have a cribber, miracle collar is a god send)
 
oh hun I really feel for you. It is too awful for words

I'm wondering if the worst of the two is also a young horse? just a thought as they are far more prone to heavy worm burden
 
There are no words......why take a horse on loan if you don't know how to look after it? I hope you manage to get him on the road to recovery as fast as possible.
 
May I also add that I'd sooner a horse be too thin than too fat. He looks bright enough in himself and as long as no lasting damage has occurred, a gradual, little and often fibre diet will soon see him back to his old self. Tempting as it may be, throwing the feedroom at him or sticking him out on mad-grass pasture would be dangerous at worst and inadvisable at best.

Good luck with the reporting for cruelty and let us know about the goat-pony.
 
Can imagine how you must be feeling - I think we all feel the same on here. I gasped when I scrolled down and saw the photo. Words really fail me at the moment but have a big HUG, and a gentle one for your boy. Bet he was so pleased to see you when you showed up to take him away
 
Thank goodness you kept your eye on things and got them home. It can take a surprisingly short time for a horse to get like that, even a native type.
Just follow your vet's advice, he's seen your boy so he'll know what's best.
It might help you to know that I was involved in rescuing a horse from a bad loan some years back, she was in pretty much the same condition as yours. I put her in an enclosure with shelter up to her knees in hay. The vet came a couple of days later, checked and said it was just starvation, sad and simple. He recommended just Dr Green and suggested that she went on the winter paddock (this was about April time). That was it really, plenty of forage in the form of grass and she perked up really quickly. So, touch wood, I think your boy will be fine.
 
i feel your pain and know what your going through. my boy was away on loan to a so call close friend and to say he came back in a bad way is an understatement. he then took ill and it has been a long hall and cost over £12,000 to save his life. he has intestine damage due to worms and had grade 4 gastric ulcers. i would never ever put a horse on loan again.

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shysmum said:
Get a vet out immediately, as in today, and ask them to record the details as if there is going to be a prosecution. Also ring the RSPCA, and tell them you have an urgent complaint, and a vet hopefully supporting you (the magic words here are unnecessary suffering, which this undoubtedly is).

The RSPCA should then take over, and they can take this woman to court. The photos are excellent evidence, and you have done everything by the book. Maybe the woman will actually turn up if she has a summons.
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Absolutely do this. Dont let her get away with this. Horrid horrid woman. I cant believe that little pony is a Welsh Cob! Best of luck in putting the weight back on safely. Well done for getting there before its too late.
 
I brought Blue two weeks ago, when we visited the current owner he was skinny and hadn't been looked after, my heart went out to him and I knew I couldn't walk away and leave him there (I am a complete animal lover). The vet did his check's with me present (the owners were not around it was just my parents, the vet and me) and said that Blue might never be a riding horse, and that he was in a very bad condition, his hooves were overgrown, and his ribs were very prominent. The livery owner where he is at now even suggested he had been abused by the owners due to bruises and scabs all over his body :( although it has only been two weeks he has perked up a fair bit and I feel so happy knowing I have given him a good home, so it's not just loans that are bad. I am in the process of reporting them to the RSPCA as one thoroughbred they had was extremely skinny :(
 
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