How NOT to ride a young horse forward.

Status
Not open for further replies.
I saw this earlier - so glad you have him back, do keep us updated on both his future and the justice in terms of these awful individuals. Hopefully he will bounce back from this, fingers crossed :)
 
kerilli said:
popsdosh, i am so very very glad that he is back with you, i can't tell you how relieved i am and i know i speak for hundreds (possibly lots more) who've seen the vid on Facebook and on here. thank you for the updates and for your actions.
absolutely not your fault nor the fault of former keepers who were hoodwinked. the important thing is that it only happened once and that as long as he is well treated from now on it'll soon be a distant memory. if he goes to who i think he's going to, that'll be a wonderful option for him and give him the best possible start. :) :) :)

galaxy, please please thank your friend who had the wit and knowledge to save that video, and the courage to repost it. please could you ask her how on earth she did it, it would be a useful skill to have, i suspect.

i hope these despicable people become notorious for this and that people will stay away and keep their horses away from them. as said above, why be involved with horses if you hate them and treat them so despicably?
i cannot begin to tell you how angry it makes me that people like this make money out of horses. sick. it's worse than puppy farming for exploitation, greed, and cruelty. i very sincerely hope the ONLY repercussions from this are bad ones on the perpetrators.
popsdosh, please let us know if you need any support in getting the RSPCA etc to take this seriously. a huge number of us were horrified by what we saw on that video and would gladly say so and explain why if necessary.
Click to expand...

Ditto for once FB came up trumps * did some much needed good
 
For downloading videos off youtube...you can do that if you have real player downloader or freecorder or similar programme on your computer. When you watch the video, it comes up with a little pop up box saying 'download with real player' or similar type thing for freecorder etc :)
 
1Lucie said:
That poor horse looks petrified! Like a rodeo bull!
Click to expand...

Just to be pedantic, since we're on the subject of animal cruelty, GOOD bucking bulls in GOOD rodeos (so the kind you see on tv) are not petrified or tortured. They are actually bred for the job, well looked after, and highly monitored, more so than many competition horses. They all live together in pens and are generally good with people and easy going outside of their work "seconds".

I know this is in no way pertinent to this thread but it does go to finding out what is REALLY going on, not just seeing a tiny bit of something and thinking it's okay or it's not on that front. I'm sure whoever put the horse in the hands of those people really did think it would be okay because that's what they wanted to think and were led to believe. Hopefully this is out there enough now that people in the future will have more accurate information.
 
What happened to the poor horse, think she calls him Tick-Tock, does anyone know? I hate that woman doing the filming almost as much as that whip-wielding thug on board. Do wish he'd planted him much, much harder.
 
Meant to add on my last post,thank you Admin for letting this thread stay. I think cruelty and abuse needs to be outed, otherwise we are just as bad as those inflicting it. So thank you for letting it run its course.
 
magic104 said:
Meant to add on my last post,thank you Admin for letting this thread stay. I think cruelty and abuse needs to be outed, otherwise we are just as bad as those inflicting it. So thank you for letting it run its course.
Click to expand...

Ditto, ditto, ditto!

And very happy and relieved that his owner acted SO quickly to get him back! He looked a very honest chap - only bucked when literally FORCED to by that a***! I'm sure with just a little time and patience he'll be a VERY nice young horse for a smaller lady rider!
 
Thanks TS I owned up on here having sold him to try and show it can happen to anybody ,we have tried to be as careful as possible but these people were recommended by the breeder.I do know the man behind the female front to the company and would never dream of selling to him ,however the trading name changes so often!
Also to be honest when selling a horse for what he ended up at I normally would be concerned more of the other end of the spectrum with abuse by lack of knowledge!
 
popsdosh said:
Thanks TS I owned up on here having sold him to try and show it can happen to anybody ,we have tried to be as careful as possible but these people were recommended by the breeder.I do know the man behind the female front to the company and would never dream of selling to him ,however the trading name changes so often!
Also to be honest when selling a horse for what he ended up at I normally would be concerned more of the other end of the spectrum with abuse by lack of knowledge!
Click to expand...

And I think it is really fantastic that you have done so - today could not have been a pleasant day for you! :(
 
Just caught up with this thread. Very relieved to hear he's safe and sound!

And I don't have the words for what I think about the two people in the video....
 
I just wish to thank everybody who has sent messages either via the open forum or via PM .Yesterday was not one of my better days .I am so grateful to the person who re posted the you tube video and very relieved to have been able to put right as best I can what he had to suffer.To my mind it says a lot about the people involved that the clip ever made it into the public domain but thankfully it did!
I will find it difficult to respond to all the messages I have received as we are very busy on the farm ,and lost a whole day yesterday!I am so grateful for every bodies support and this shows the time when these forums have a real value.Hopefully the weight of pressure from the internet has maybe shutdown a dodgy operation or at the very least given them a sharp kick in the teeth.
I will as best I can keep you updated with Tick tocks progress.He is quite a resilient little character and his ego usually gets the better of him so hopefully it will soon be forgotten. Thanks again!!!
 
Wow popsdosh I pleased you have managed to act, I like, many was someone who reposted the video yesterday morning to a lot of my friends ( all horsey on FB)having got it from a very horsey contact, great that the Internet can be used for good ! Interestingly their web page is now down!
Good luck with him and please let us know how you're all doing! I think he's got a few fans!
 
So glad he is safe and out of that situation. My YO has had a few babies sent to her that have been given a very bad start and they all turned round into really good horses. The worst 4 year old took a bit of time but he has suddenly clicked and she thinks he will really be going places next year eventing. Another little mare was sort of on her last chance as was a bucker etc. Back to basics, rebacked her and mare is now safe and secure enough that a 13 year old now rides her. So damage can be undone!
 
If anyone wants to report the video, the page to register to report it online with the RSPCA is here
https://www.rspca.org.uk/login?p_p_id=58*_58_redirect=/myrspca

I hope that the more people that report it, the more chance that something long-term will be done about these people. Tick Tock is safe from further VILE treatment, but other horses won't be so lucky. :( :( :(
 
We at 'Imperial Equines' based in West Sussex would like to officially state that we have NEVER had any involvement whatsoever with 'IMPERIAL HORSES LTD' and have had no association with them at any point. We feel a need to clarify our position as we unfortunately have a very similar name, in view of what has recently come to light. We hope this clears up any confusion that may have been caused by recent issues involving 'IMPERIAL HORSES LTD'.

Regards Sam Adams and Jodi Paris Streeter @ 'Imperial Equines'.
 
imperialequines said:
We at 'Imperial Equines' based in West Sussex would like to officially state that we have NEVER had any involvement whatsoever with 'IMPERIAL HORSES LTD' and have had no association with them at any point. We feel a need to clarify our position as we unfortunately have a very similar name, in view of what has recently come to light. We hope this clears up any confusion that may have been caused by recent issues involving 'IMPERIAL HORSES LTD'.

Regards Sam Adams and Jodi Paris Streeter @ 'Imperial Equines'.
Click to expand...

Hopefully you guys wont get too much fall out from all of this :o
 
amymay, one of the tabs on LHS once you've joined, I think it's Enquiries or something, then you go to Report Abuse I think. tbh prob easier to ring, someone's just done that and said it was very easy that way!

ImperialEquines, I had already copied and pasted your disclaimer from Facebook, earlier on this thread, along with The Billy Stud's.
I hope this does not affect your business at all.
 
Popsdosh - I cannot imagine how awful it was for you to find out it was your boy that this was happening too and I too would have been in tears at a video of mine treated like that. I have just looked at your videos in the other thread and he does not in the slightest look like he deserved that treatment from them. I cannot believe after stepping off a lorry they would even be contemplating riding him, let alone think he may not be affected by the move and not show any signs of it. This is the very reason why I would be loathed to sell my boy. You never know what is going to happen after they have moved on but its not something you could help. Thank you for coming on here and sharing your story and Im pleased to hear he is back safely with you.

Also Imperial Equines - I also hope that you do not receive any fall out from this.
 
Last edited:
I haven't read all of the replies so appologise if this has already been picked up but I think it's Kate Thurston who is involved with this Imperial horses or whatever they call themselves. Tbh it is disgusting but they come on here and they will probably laugh at this thread and think it's funny. They are the scum of the earth and they will never change, they couldn't give a toss about the horses or anyone for that matter.
 
Has this thread gotten shorter or is it just me? I have been watching it and Im sure it had more pages :o

I saw that video on FB and I have to say well done popdosh in getting that poor horse back home. I hope what ever action you are taking goes right to the courts and that the media get a hold of that video. Has anyone contacted the media?
 
kerilli said:
amymay, one of the tabs on LHS once you've joined, I think it's Enquiries or something, then you go to Report Abuse I think. tbh prob easier to ring, someone's just done that and said it was very easy that way!

ImperialEquines, I had already copied and pasted your disclaimer from Facebook, earlier on this thread, along with The Billy Stud's.
I hope this does not affect your business at all.
Click to expand...

Hi just done it via the login.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Top