Ranyhyn
Well-Known Member
Bear with me, this could be long..I think I'm well overdue a nice long moan
Had Clover just coming up to a year now and nothing has ever really gone right for us in one way or another. First of all after all the start-up shenanigans (saddle fitting-buying-fitting) getting to know each other etc, she got kicked. Then she got the unknown mouth virus thing which we were never quite sure what it was after either...Then we moved her home from livery, then sorted out companions for her, then she went to livery. Then she came in hopping lame. Then we found we needed a new farrier. Then we found she had sidebones aside from whatever caused her lameness.
Now, we'e experimenting with no shoes and seeing where we go. I don't care if she wears shoes or not, I am now at the stage that I want the horse sound and happy, how that is achieved I don't really care (shoes/no shoes) but I'm getting to the point where I spent a lot of money buying her, buying the best tack, trailer, towing vehicle, vets bills etc ..... that I think I could do with a break!
Between myself and a friend she's getting ridden or lunged twice/three times a week slowly. When I say lunged I mean, 10 mins MAX. 15 in walk and a quick trot on each rein to see where we are with her. Friend potters about on her, just to get her used to not being shod and to see where we are with it.
Today she is not right. Whatever that means. I don't know if it's lame, footy and because we're at home I have no-one to trust and say "yey or nay". (maybe I'm not ready to go BF?) I'm finally incredibly disheartened with it all.
I'm at the point now where I'm seriously considering consigning her to the "too much trouble" pile and getting another riding horse so at least I get some enjoyment out of my money and hard work because after a year of nothing going right I just don't know how much more I can take
Had Clover just coming up to a year now and nothing has ever really gone right for us in one way or another. First of all after all the start-up shenanigans (saddle fitting-buying-fitting) getting to know each other etc, she got kicked. Then she got the unknown mouth virus thing which we were never quite sure what it was after either...Then we moved her home from livery, then sorted out companions for her, then she went to livery. Then she came in hopping lame. Then we found we needed a new farrier. Then we found she had sidebones aside from whatever caused her lameness.
Now, we'e experimenting with no shoes and seeing where we go. I don't care if she wears shoes or not, I am now at the stage that I want the horse sound and happy, how that is achieved I don't really care (shoes/no shoes) but I'm getting to the point where I spent a lot of money buying her, buying the best tack, trailer, towing vehicle, vets bills etc ..... that I think I could do with a break!
Between myself and a friend she's getting ridden or lunged twice/three times a week slowly. When I say lunged I mean, 10 mins MAX. 15 in walk and a quick trot on each rein to see where we are with her. Friend potters about on her, just to get her used to not being shod and to see where we are with it.
Today she is not right. Whatever that means. I don't know if it's lame, footy and because we're at home I have no-one to trust and say "yey or nay". (maybe I'm not ready to go BF?) I'm finally incredibly disheartened with it all.
I'm at the point now where I'm seriously considering consigning her to the "too much trouble" pile and getting another riding horse so at least I get some enjoyment out of my money and hard work because after a year of nothing going right I just don't know how much more I can take