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For a 17hh 10 year old x breed,been out of work for approximately 2 years not done much before then. BUT, is in desperate need of weight, routine care,feet, teeth etc doing ?

im trying to be diplomatic about a situation on my yard, said person has 5 horses all in good condition except the above, she is a lovely mare very friendly. I'm a bit
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as to why she has been left to get in the state she is in. Although im guessing the lady in question is over horsed the other horses are 16hh.

Basically i will make an offer for her, possible one to loan if she won't sell and ultimately phone horse trust if she refuses the offers.
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her horses winter out and i doubt the mare could take it.
 
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500? Why has she not sold her then??

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she has had the mare for 4 years, i do not have a clue why she hasn't been sold on really, the other 4 horses are well kept, they come in and have feeds if they drop a bit of weight or are turned out in a field with more grass. but this mare is left in the same field day in day out.
 
Stop it- you are making me want to buy her and i already have 3. We have a person on our yard - has had a horse for 8 years - she is terrified of it and wont do more than a walk with it in the indoor school. They wont sell it because they do not want to see anyone else get on better with it than them.

And all i can say is poor poor horse
 
yes you see gingerwitch i think it that is it, i think she is scared of her.

i will try and convince her to sell/loan if not i will have to report her. i can't see a horse like that
 
Wont your yard owner step in? I know it is often difficult as they dont want to upset an owner with 5 horses but at our place if a horse was not being treated correcly the yard owner would have a word.
 
YO response is it's not her horse why should she interfere.
i have pointed out that if anyone one did come they may well have words with her to about letting a horse get that bad.

*** trundles off to bang head off wall some more***
 
I got a 16.2hh dutch warblood(leo) in January and he totally lost me my confidence as bronked me off trampled on me and i cracked my tail bone.

i put him away to be schooled and he was fine. But i rode him and felt so nervous.
I absolutely adored him loved him to bits but i knew that me and him did not have a future together and he was better than to be just left.
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so traded him for hari who i have now
 
There is nothing wrong with not getting on with a horse - it does not mean you are a bad rider it just means you did not get on. Face it we spend a lot more time with our horses than our "men" not being sexist here so substitute for partner. I have had several long term boyfriends and yes i loved all of them BUT we just did not get on.

So they left me or vice a versa - problem for us owners our horses cant sit us down over a cup of tea and say "well i wish you could sell me because you want this and i want that......."

So why do we assume that we will always "click" with whatever we buy ? it is un realistic.
 
It is such a shame for that poor mare. I hope you can help her. I am shocked at the yard owner!

I know our YO would throw a fit if a horse on her yard was treated badly. Being paranoid, because we live in Cumbria and the weather can be terrible, I over rugged Cappy one night. Next morning I got a terrible telling off, she said "I never want see that again!"
 
YO has a duty of care, I'd remind them of that and also ring the relevants if you feel the situation so warrants it.

I don't give a [****] if someone has a horse, doesn't ride it and doesn't bother with it, so long as its health and welfare isn't compromised.

Too many people throw a hissy fit about horses not being ridden or fussed with but the reality is they really don't care.
 
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