Horse fosterers wanted.

Well its a pity they were not as helpful when i contacted them after the loss of big lad. I offered winter grazing for a mare or gelding - as long as it was quiet in the field - hay rations, hard feed were of no consequence - what ever the horse needed it woudl get - shoes, farrier care what ever was required i.e. trimed/shod every 5 to 6 weeks as my little lad is, wormed, rugged and ground work, - you know i did not even get a response

I just needed a non complcated equine companion for little lad and 6 months over the winter would have saved me a whole load of heart ache.

I ended up buying.
 
I have recently taken on two native ponies for short term adoption/fostering that were rescued last winter in terrible condiditon as an 'empty nester' I missed seeing ponies around home.

The process of being approved by the charity did taken a few weeks but I was impressed by how they checked out my field/stables/knowledge and then looked for the right match. I also have access to advice at any time from the Field Officer or homing centre.

I can see that if a companion was needed urgently the process might be too slow, but I found it reassuring that time was taken to protect the ponies who have already been through so much.

Having ponies around home again who just want attention and looking after, without all the stress of keeping fit for competition etc is really enjoyable. The other factor for me is that they will go back when old enought to start their training to be children's ponies, but will never be sold and will all ways have the charity checking on them.
 
It is sad that some people have a bad experience when they want to help. I have cats, dogs and now ponies through rescue organisations and have only found help from the organisations I have gone to. I can not comment on RSPCA as I have never approached them to adopt, but I have reported animals to them in the past and they did take appropriate action and improve the life of the horses involved.

The vet has told me of some awful stories of people who 'rescue' from sales then can not look after them properly, so for me I still think the animals are better off when dedicated organisations take responsibility for them.
 
I applied in may I own my own yard and very experienced. Despite multiple pone calls and contacting my local RSPCA center they even tried to contact the equine fostering department themselves and got no joy ... What chance have we got if the RSPCA can't even contact there own department !! X
 
Adopter said:
The vet has told me of some awful stories of people who 'rescue' from sales then can not look after them properly, so for me I still think the animals are better off when dedicated organisations take responsibility for them.
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Its an awful situation but if people STOPPED mercy buying horses they simply cannot afford in order to "save it", the breeders of such stock would stop/reducing breeding numbers....
And the burden on already struggling charities would lighten somewhat.
Breeders of good top quality foals, are breeding for a reason....to produce a top quality animal to do a job.
The little scraps you see in the markets and sales are sadly bred simply because they can be. They have no job other than to feed the safari park carnivores...and thats IF they are lucky!
 
I applied at the end of July. At the time I had one horse on a 3 and a half acre paddock and was looking to foster for them as it would also provide nice company for my mare.
I didn't even hear back, so I will not be applying again!

However, the ILPH replied the very next day with a phone call! :D
 
My experience is with the Blue Cross, which I found out about through searching on web. Even though it was a weekend I had an immediate reply to an enquiry e-mail followed up by a phone call and visit arranged to re-homing centre, where I was really impressed by the way everything was managed and arranged.

The whole process of short term adopting has been a pleasure to be part of and I wish I had known about them in the past when we were struggling to find companions for our ageing family ponies!

I do agree with your comments about the breeding of ponies that have no market, it just causes unnecessary suffering, and gives the whole horse world a bad reputation, and is nothing to do with the breeders of quality stock and rare breeds who work so hard to improve their reputations.
 
joeanne said:
Its an awful situation but if people STOPPED mercy buying horses they simply cannot afford in order to "save it", the breeders of such stock would stop/reducing breeding numbers....
And the burden on already struggling charities would lighten somewhat.
Breeders of good top quality foals, are breeding for a reason....to produce a top quality animal to do a job.
The little scraps you see in the markets and sales are sadly bred simply because they can be. They have no job other than to feed the safari park carnivores...and thats IF they are lucky!
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I agree 100%.
 
Just looked at the horses up for fostering/rehoming... Heart melts, wish I had extra time and pennies for them.
 
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