I figured I should tell you the story... (VERY long)

I can understand exactly where you are coming from. I would want to rescue him too. Especially as you made a promise and you feel obliged to keep it! If you want to rescue him then do it, you wont be the first and you wont be the last, but understand you could be taking on huge problems. And you may need serious funds and support. Either he is younger than you were told in which case the undernourishment will effect him for life, or he is much older. If he is the age the dealer says then you have to think why has he got hold of him. If he didnt have problems and is as nice a mover as you say he would never have fallen into this persons hands.

As for vetting, any sensible vet will fail him!!

But if I was you I would do what previous people have suggested, Animal welfare, RSPCA, ILPH etc. and let them deal with it on your behalf. At least you have done something.A lot of people would have said or done nothing.
 
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I'm starting to realise that it's probably stupid to take him on. I only rode for ten minutes though. I felt perfectly safe on him, but it was in very controlled conditions... But what if ILPH don't remove him? What should I do then?

I think I'll leave it a week. Just to see what happens.

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cross that bridge when you come to it. In the mean time I would contact rescue centers and keep contacting and bugging the ILPH or any other animal welfare organisation in your area.
 
Firstly; I would be very interested to know what this breed is, LOL!!
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appaloosa knabstrup

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Anyway that is by the by. You need to ask yourself these questions and if the answers are not positive then I think you need to step away.

What do you know about rehabilitation?
Are you experienced enough to fully rehabilitate this horse if he needs it?
Do not take on a rehab project if you haven't a clue - sorry but this is a recipe for disaster....mainly for the horse!

Once this horse is fit, fed and muscled up are you going to be able to cope with him?

If he turns out to have some soundness issues can you afford whatever treatment may be necessary? And if it turns out that he may be unrideable because of soundness issues can you offer him a home for life?

My advice is walk away. Leave the horse to someone with a wealth of experience of horses like this. It's lovely that you want to "rescue" the horse, however will it be a case of out of the frying pan and into the fire if you can't deal with his issues?

Remember that if you buy this horse, it allows this person to do exactly the same thing again with yet another horse.
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Try to stop the chain - stick with leaving it in the capable hands of the ILPH - and go off and find yourself something safe and enjoyable.....because unless you are familiar with the work which may be needed then you could find yourself feeling incredibly unhappy not too far down the road.

Best wishes and I hope that the spotted horse (of dubious origin) finds an experienced and loving home.
 
The ILPH man was very nice about it. I offered to pay for travel, but they turned it down and said they had a field officer in devon, and seemed to take it seriously enough.

Any sensible head will say that a rescue is a stupid idea, and I'll lose and possibly waste a lot of money, but then you see that little chestnut pony that dengie or something sponsered... He looked even worse then the appy when he was rescued but then went on to win at very posh shows... And I can't help but think I could save this horse. He'd never be a jumper though. A happy hacker would suit fine, if he can ever be happy
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And yet, I know that I'll prefer his personality to any other horse I'll look at! It could go either way. It's just the descision as to whether I can make it work...
 
sorry but all you had to do was google stables name and that should of be enough to stayed away from the place
 
Jade; I know what a Knabstrup is - I lived in Denmark
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I know what an Appaloosa is too.

I just don't know what an "Appaloosa Knabstrup" is. LOL!!
 
"sorry but all you had to do was google stables name and that should of be enough to stayed away from the place"

He didn't tell us he was a stables. He SAID he was a farmer, he bought on a couple of youngsters a year, not that he was a full-time dealer with 20-odd horses!
 
Appaloosa can be a colour too, surely? Like my friend bred an arab stally and a NF-type mare and ended up with a (mental) spotty mare. So is it correct to refer to her colour as Spotted rather then Appaloosa?

And yeah, that's what the ad said.
 
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he's a very little horse, there's nothing to him, I could control him easily on the ground as well

Just because hes little doesnt mean he will be easy to control on the ground, he will still be a lot bigger and stronger than you.


I wouldnt touch him with a barge pole, you sound like you will be letting yourself in for a LOT of vetbills and a lot of heartbreak.
 
I really feel for you there, I'm one of those people that follow my heart more than my head and I know there's no way I'd be able to leave it behind, regardless of what the sensible thing to do is. It really is playing with fire tho, I bought an unbroken, bald, skeleton of an evil 12yr old mare for those reasons and it turned out to be one of the best things I ever did, but it could so easily have gone the other way
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Hopefully the ILPH will do their job and the horse will be rescued
 
Ive been bitting my tongue since the start of your but.... Why did you ride a horse who has girth galls? No offence meant. Mairi.
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Yes, my fear is that if I can't manage him, who'll want him? Covered in scars like he is...

We really didn't ask enough to be sure of anything. It was just those eyes... He seemed quite listless, which was probably because he didn't have enough to eat, so it's difficult to tell what his real personality is...

I just wish I had more money of my own... I also wish I was a little older so I could do volunteer work at a rescue stables...
 
"Why did you ride a horse who has girth galls?"

He was tacked up when we arrived. I didn't realise how bad he was until the lady said I could untack him myself if I wanted. You can immagine my feeling when I realised he'd galls under is girth..
 
Look Im sorry but you are a school child yes?

I remember being a teenager myself at 14, there was a horse near us that was not looked after at all, I always wanted to 'rescue' him but didnt of course because its too much for a child to take on.
It is a fairy tale as you say, but the cold harsh reality is this horse needs serious help, and for all you know may only be fit to PTS, let the ILPH do their job, if you buy this horse out of pity you are allowing the dealer to buy another!

Not only that but you could be seriously hurt yourself, and if the horse IS old, do you have unlimited funds to cover his veterinary treatment?

you rode him for 10 mins you say, you dont know this horse and once he is well, if it happens he could be a lunatic for all you know, but most of all why put money into someones hands who is just going to use it to but more horses and let them get this way?

You could possibly save one life and another horse wouldtake its place at the yard and end up the same.
 
Thats the thing, you tend to get that 'if I don't take him who will?' worry. I got my mare when I was about 13 and she really is 'quirky' and i don't think anyone else would touch her even now. Another worry is that if it is underfed it may well be easy to manage, however it is likely it may develop into a bit of a food obsession, and get rather diifficult to handle (this has happened to a friend of mine)
 
would this "yard" possibly either near frome, wiltshire...or possibly on the A38 past bristol airport???
 
I'm sorry is this for real??? Reeks of a good story to me, but on the assumption this is real and we're not all being taken for a ride, I think you did the right thing by informing the ILPH. I personally wouldn't have got on a horse if he was in the state you describe, so find it hard to understand why you and your mum would have ridden him. Finally if you can only just afford to pay for a 2* vetting, this must mean your parents are going to provide the finances to purchase/care for any horse which is brought. Thus at the end of the day it is surely their decision if this horse is brought or not.
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believe me, the ILPH can and will take these animals away...

be it for re-homing, or if totally unfit, to the abattoir
 
Err....my point has nothing whatsoever to do with what Deadpan is talking about...I am commenting on the fact that the dealer is obviously totally ignornant. An Appaloosa and a Knabstrupper are 2 completely different breeds.
 
"would this "yard" possibly either near frome, wiltshire...or possibly on the A38 past bristol airport??? "

Not sure, it's in devon.

"I'm sorry is this for real??? "

Not even going to reply to that.
 
"Err....my point has nothing whatsoever to do with what Deadpan is talking about...I am commenting on the fact that the dealer is obviously totally ignornant. An Appaloosa and a Knabstrupper are 2 completely different breeds. "

He didn't even look like a knabstrup. Just your normal appy.
 
aah, exeter.....i know where and who you mean..

get's the dregs from southall market and sells them on to folk who don't know better.

walk away now and totally forget this yard
 



It is well known to the ILPH and they have been involved with the guy in the past. He buys up the leftovers from the meat market at Southall. I know someones got to do it and he makes a living but its very sad that people still end up buying horses that really should be on their way to the knackers.
 
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