Gutted! Missed my chance...

[Nudibranch]

OK long story so to cut it short, I'm currently looking for a new project since my tb mare was retired with severe narcolepsy. Anyway turns out a friend in work has a son who was handed ownership of two ex polo ponies, one only being 6 years old. He couldn't cope with their care and last week the two horses were claimed by the RSPCA. The older one was PTS but the younger is now in Durham.

I've just found out that my colleague hadn't seen me before xmas but had passed a message on to my car-share colleague, asking if I'd take a look at them and if I wanted, I could have both for nothing more than a decent home! Unfortunately my car-share pal forgot to pass on the message. AAgggghhhhh! So have just been told the whole story by the original colleague. Gutted.

Don't know a lot about the horses, and maybe the gelding wouldn't have turned out the be the right horse for me, but I wouldn't half have loved the chance to see!

 

[FestiveFuzz]

awww thats awful! Don't you just hate when that happens?! I had a similar (though clearly not the same) situation when I bought my laptop, a few days later one of my pals said "oh I wish you'd told me I could have got you 30% off" I was not impressed, not only had it been a very expensive laptop but I'd also been going on about it for the last month or so.

All I can say on your situation was that it obviously wasn't meant to be.......not much of a consolation I realise but I do happen to think that everything happens for a reason, even if we can't see it sometimes

 

[Tangaroo]

Sorry to hear you missed out, bad luck for you and the horses.
Going slightly off subject, why did you have to retire your other horse? My horse has narcolepsy and i still compete him in affiliated dress and eventing. So long as i am aware of protecting his legs if he falls over and making sure he has a very deep bed, the vet said it shouldnt be a problem. He said he wouldnt fall over when i was riding him as the adrenalin would prevent that.
Its always good to hear of other people who have similar problems to you and i just wondered in what way your horse had become bad enough to retire

Hope you dont mind me being nosey.

 

[Nudibranch]

Yeah no probs! To be honest, it wasn't only the narcolepsy, she was starting to show arthritic changes in the knees so that combined with the narcolepsy was enough to pull the plug.
Actually I'm still not convinced it really was narcolepsy; it only happens under saddle, and seemed a lot more violent than just dropping off to sleep - the last time she did it, it was almost like a fit and she went over backwards with me on board. Pretty lucky neither of us was seriously hurt. She was by then only a hack anyway, so it seemed pretty daft to risk ourselves out on the roads any more. I could have had her up to Edinburgh for testing but given the arthritis, it seemed a waste of time. Good luck with yours though, I believe true narcoleptics are usually ok to ride so hopefully you will have many happy years together.

Princess Gem, yes totally agree about things being meant to happen, he obviously wasn't the right one. Bloomin' annoying all the same tho!

 

[Tangaroo]

Thanks for that info.
My boy is 11 this year and he seems fine. He never sleeps lieing down so when he is standing he drops off,(literally!)
My vet didnt seem worried and said it may get worse or it may stay the same.