Help for a horse in need! Please...

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Do you know anyone that might be able to help my friends horse? Hes a 14.3hh appaloosax 15years old thats in need of a new home. Hes got cataracts so cant be sold really. At the minute, he can still be ridden, infact- hes great fun to ride! Willl happily hack anywhere and jumps XC etc. Only a few weeks ago he went out to Highclere fun ride and jumped everything. Hes a lovely boy-hence me saying id do this and put up a post on here....But one day his cataracts will make him blind. Hes got them in both eyes- one is worse that the other though. The vet says hes got years and years left...before it makes him blind. Hes got sarcoids too the poor soul.

My friend has a heart of gold and doesnt want to put him to sleep as he is still perfectly sound and happy and she does ride him out most days.

But she wants a horse she can do lots of things on and Puffin can only really be hacked and cant be jumped to the degree that she wants to and she cant afford to keep him as a companion.

her other option is a charity- i dont know if anyone knows of one that might be able to help? She doesnt want a penny for him- but she does want to know hes happy and hes not being passed around.

If anyone knows anyone or any charity please let me know.

Thanks!
 
why not loan him out, then your friend can retain ownership and ultimately control of what happens to him. There are lots of people looking to loan horses especially ones that can be moved from the owners yard, as long as she keeps regular contact and checks up, this could be an answer for her.
 
I'll keep my opinion of your friend's behaviour to myself.

As for finding this poor chap a new home, if he's a nice chap with a few years left then ask around local PC trainers, local PC and riding club and try to loan him so that she can make the kindest ultimate decision for him when he needs it.
 
Were in Reading in Berkshire. Shell trailer him over to the right person though im sure.

I think she would rather gift him away- as she cant afford him to be sent back. But would probably consider a loan :) Ill ask her!

Agreed about her behaviour. Having been there myself and making the decision to keep my horse its a decision i would make differently- however i can understand her reasoning.
 
jemima_too said:
I'll keep my opinion of your friend's behaviour to myself.

As for finding this poor chap a new home, if he's a nice chap with a few years left then ask around local PC trainers, local PC and riding club and try to loan him so that she can make the kindest ultimate decision for him when he needs it.
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Agree! It saddens me how disposable horses are to some people :( Hope for the horse's sake he finds a nice home and is not passed from pillar to post.

If your friend isn't willing to loan him out then the best bet may be to PTS if she wants to trade him in for a newer model as that way she can ensure he has a dignified end and is not passed from pillar to post etc.
 
I'm in Lancashire so I don't know if I'm too far for your friend?

I'm looking for a companion mainly but possibly a happy hacker for short distances but this isn't nesscessary. Mainly looking for a good tempered horse who can be pampered by me and my younger brother.

PM me if you like, but if not good luck finding him a super home, I'm sure someone will snatch him up :)
 
I'm sorry but on a whole I don't like this 'gifting' of horses, unless you happen to know the person that is. I think to loan out is alot more responsible, he's given her alot of love over the years am sure and deserves NOT to be passed around and messed about. A loan home should be easy enough to find, she can maintain control of where he goes and if by god he has to come back to her one day, then she may have to make a decision to pts then, but better this than he end up in some sales ring, because she didn't take responsibility for his future at the time. Sorry if I sound harsh there, but don't like this 'gifting' of problem horses!
 
devilwoman said:
She clearly isn't too fussed, BUT is worried that if she loans him he'll get sent back ! :confused:
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Shes happy to loan him out :) I think anyone that has loaned a horse or has one on loan can say though- that loaning a horse isnt always as easy as it seems. My financial circumstances changed and i had to send back my loan horse- and i know it caused an awful mess for his owner and she cant afford to keep him really.

So i can understand why she doesnt want to loan if theres someone that would like him to be theirs. Its a risk. But- if its the only option she is happy to do that.

I think its hard to pass judgement on people that you dont know. This girl paid £2500 for this horse a few years ago. She sent him to have surgery on the cataracts that was going to cost in excess of £7000 (his insurance wouldnt cover half of that). She really has tried everything she can and has realised he needs a quieter home with a quieter life.

So please kepp your opinions on my friend to yourselves. You have no idea of the heartache she has been through with this horse and how hard she has tried. Shes already got one horse out on loan and an old pony companion and is stretched to the limit.

She doesnt want to advertise on classifieds as any person could come and collect him but at least on here people have a history you can look through ans chances are they are a bit less of a risk than anyone of the street!!!
 
I don't mean to be rude about your friend but if she's not prepared to fund a horse with (potentially very expensive and uninsurable) medical problems why does she think anyone else will?

It's one thing to loan out a horse like this but to give him away? It's insane IMO. I can understand that she wants to progress but not at the expense of the horse she has now... and giving him away leaves him with no safety net. No offence to anyone who has offered him a home here but in the past, there was a scammer on here asking for free or cheap horses to sell on nor is unheard of in the wider equine world.

Time for your friend to wake up and smell the coffee I think - retirement/light hack/loving homes are hard to come by for any horse let alone one with serious problems so IMO she has two sensible choices, either PTS or grow a pair and make the best of what she has until she can afford a second horse. It's tough being a caring adult sometimes.
 
I'm hope she manages to find him a decent home but it really winds me up when people can't take responsibility for their horses when something goes wrong or they are no longer able to do the job they were bought for. Sorry, that is what happens with horses and that is what you NEED to factor in when you get one. What happens if the next horse your friend gets develops a problem and maybe they can no longer be ridden either? Will they try palm that one off too?

Sorry, i just don't agree with it at all. To me it's like having a dog and, when my dog develops arthritis and can no longer accompany me for runs etc I wouldn't then think about giving him/her away so i can get myself a younger model!!!
 
Samantha008 said:
Shes happy to loan him out :) I think anyone that has loaned a horse or has one on loan can say though- that loaning a horse isnt always as easy as it seems. My financial circumstances changed and i had to send back my loan horse- and i know it caused an awful mess for his owner and she cant afford to keep him really.

So i can understand why she doesnt want to loan if theres someone that would like him to be theirs. Its a risk. But- if its the only option she is happy to do that.

I think its hard to pass judgement on people that you dont know. This girl paid £2500 for this horse a few years ago. She sent him to have surgery on the cataracts that was going to cost in excess of £7000 (his insurance wouldnt cover half of that). She really has tried everything she can and has realised he needs a quieter home with a quieter life.

So please kepp your opinions on my friend to yourselves. You have no idea of the heartache she has been through with this horse and how hard she has tried. Shes already got one horse out on loan and an old pony companion and is stretched to the limit.

She doesnt want to advertise on classifieds as any person could come and collect him but at least on here people have a history you can look through ans chances are they are a bit less of a risk than anyone of the street!!!
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Like I said I didn't mean to be rude but you have to be realistic at the same time. I do know how hard it is - I have 2 retirees, one of whom I only had 2 years before he went lame and after a full year of treatment had to be retired.

Yes, it ***** but that's animals for you and I believe that once you bring them home they are your responsibility when they break...nobody elses.

Glad to hear he'll be loaned if need be but your post did say she didn't want to do that in case he came back and sorry but it is very unlikely a charity would have space in the current climate
 
ladyt25 said:
I'm hope she manages to find him a decent home but it really winds me up when people can't take responsibility for their horses when something goes wrong or they are no longer able to do the job they were bought for. Sorry, that is what happens with horses and that is what you NEED to factor in when you get one. What happens if the next horse your friend gets develops a problem and maybe they can no longer be ridden either? Will they try palm that one off too?

Sorry, i just don't agree with it at all. To me it's like having a dog and, when my dog develops arthritis and can no longer accompany me for runs etc I wouldn't then think about giving him/her away so i can get myself a younger model!!!
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this - plus please dont rely on charities - one example - google south wales amimal rescue the truth.
Im not sayng all "rescues"are bad but some are despicable -
but then i believe "dogs are for life not just for christmas" - i also believe the same applies to our equestrian friends - very sad post - how can she pass on a poorly horse who she once loved and presumably he still does her????
 
aged 13 my mare is going blind and im living on borrowed time. my daughter still rides her in school when bright day and people go WOW! she trusts emma and goes amazing will i pass her off - nope sorry she will be PTS prob before need to so her last days are happy in the place she loves just brought in from herd on a sunny days and sweet dreams . where will a half blind horse with sacroids end up - ok maybe best intentions hun but charities are bulging so maybe your friend needs to say ok little one time to say sweet dreams - but only my thoughts :) hugs to horsey xxx
 
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Seems like he has given her many happy times, shame she can't do the same for him now he's not quite up to the job she wants him to do, still each to their own, can only hope he gets a decent home that will give him a lifelong home.

P.S. the charities are full to busting point of abused/neglected horses, they really are not there for the likes of your friend who cast off unwanted/sick horses.
 
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