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That is positive, like someone else said...you have a plan now and the news could have been very different.

I really look forward to hearing on him...so glad he found you but also sorry you have had to go through hell.

good luck

ps...sure the vets will mention it...but if his back feet were rubbish it will be worth getting some treatment on his back later down the line, he may thank you for it...Sorry to mention yet more treament! just want to see you both having happier times.
 
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whilst he still has a way to go at least he is not a write off so that is positive news. with this new evidence i hope you manage to get some justice for Boris through the relevant channels regarding the vet who vetted him and the people who sold him:mad:
 
So pleased you have had some positive news and know more where you are with Boris. My chap had shockwave therapy and it cerainly seemed to help him. Keeping fingers and toes crossed for a really good outcome for you and Boris.
 
That's fair made my evening MrsB... Thanks for the update... :)

So pleased to hear there's some positive news for you both and you can work out a way forward - and that you have some more ammunition against the 'blankety blanks' who put you in this position...

:)
 
Ahh as has been said some hope and what a long experience you are having with all of this. I hope you get to the bottom of the vet and the seller too and that Boris might stop anyone else having to go through this, even if its just locally. As you say just be careful what is posted until it is proven(I do believe you totally as its a mine field). Probably explains why Boris has been a handful at times. Cant believe how some people treat their animals at end of day ££££££££££! End of!
 
Read through every post, and what an awful situation. I'm so glad there is light at the end of the tunnel for you both :)
What are your plans for him now? Get him right and keep him, or get him right and sell?
 
I have jsut read the lot too.

I am so glad you have a diagnosis and a plan, which will hopefully see him come sound. He looks like he could be a super chap. I feel hugely sorry for you as I think it is appalling that people have behaved in this way and taken advantage of your relative inexperience. Whilst I am sure if you buy again you might do it a bit differently, I really hope you have a happy outturn with this one and that everything comes right. I hope you continue to get lots of help and decent advice so that you are able to bring him on assuming a positive outcome to the vet treatment.
 
Hi Everyone,

Thanks for all your good will messages - Boris comes home tomorrow and I can't wait to groom my big ginger boy!

I have since spoken to BHS legal team who have been FAB! It really is worth paying the extra for the gold membership ;)

Will keep you all updated as to our progress and thanks again :D

PS - Well done to anyone who has read this from start to finish - it's epic!!!
 
MrsB said:
Hi Everyone,

Thanks for all your good will messages - Boris comes home tomorrow and I can't wait to groom my big ginger boy!

I have since spoken to BHS legal team who have been FAB! It really is worth paying the extra for the gold membership ;)

Will keep you all updated as to our progress and thanks again :D

PS - Well done to anyone who has read this from start to finish - it's epic!!!
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But not as epic as your journey,,,,glad you can see some light...
 
Firewell said:
Well done on sticking with this horse and finding out the real story. I have a sneaky suspicion that I know exactly who you brought him off and who vetted him as I was duped by the same set of people. It's very easy to be taken in by these parasites. They'll get what is coming to them eventually.
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Mrs B i have been following yours and Boris' story from the beginining, including your pulled thread. Like Firewall above, I'd had a feeling I knew who these people were who have done this to you and the photos you posted of Boris from an earlier life have confirmed my suspicions. As has been said, these people always present their horses like that.

Needless to say i was also one of their victims, bought my first horse from them too - a sad and thin but sweet natured boy who put me in A&E on day 4.The seller was female, the one you mentioned in your pulled thread, and when i first tried to return him, she told me to contact the male half of the equation as she said he always liked the horse and might buy him off me. When i spoke to the man he offered me a pittance because the horse "was worthless now because you have ruined his reputation". This was a few years ago, i can barely believe they are still at it and getting away with it. Same vet too, soon after he was investiaged by the RCVS. Cannot believe how green i was but pray god we only do this once - then grow up very fast. do PM me if you need any further details.

I've hoped for years that karma might sort them out, but it seems to be a very slow train coming with so many more victims along the way.

All the best luck in the world with your gorgeous ginger and everything crossed this has a happy ending for you. I couldn't keep my boy as I was unable to ride or care for him with my arm shattered in 4 places....
 
finnywinny said:
All the best luck in the world with your gorgeous ginger and everything crossed this has a happy ending for you. I couldn't keep my boy as I was unable to ride or care for him with my arm shattered in 4 places....
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Sickening and so sad - I hope your arm is much better now... they MUST be stopped, how long will it be before someone is killed as a result of their actions?!? :mad::mad::mad: I was extremely lucky to get bucked off in the school and have a soft landing. Had that of been out on the road - I'd of been in hospital or even dead with a broken neck.

Doesn't bear thinking about.

Anyhoo, the ginger git (as I affectionately call him ;) ) is home today, woop woop!!
 
MrsB I think you have done a stirling job and i hope you bring these people down!! Just appauling to think what has happened to you and Finnywinny just terrible. I am Boris is coming home today and I hope you get justice!!
 
I'm so glad you and Boris 'found' each other, would hate to think otherwise and what may have become of him..well done to you for sorting this terrible situation..

Good Luck to you both xxx
 
Just caught up again with the thread glad Boris's damage is contained to the fronts only and that there is light at the end of the tunnel in that respect. It's bloody awful tho that he's had it from pre purchase:( that poor boy :mad: and that the VET PASSED HIM - I hoped these sort of practises had died long ago (i'm not that niave but did hope) - complete rage :mad:

I hope justice can be done for you and boris and anyone else who has been duped.

I am glad that you have shared your experiences on here.
 
Wow...the power of the t'internet!
Look how many people have read this thread and a big well done to all who have contributed / commented!

The support when unknown 'cyber friends' get 'together' is amazing.
 
Just caught up with this . when my little boy was very ill someone told me special children are sent to special parents, to me Boris sounds like a special horse who has found a very special owner in Mrs B:) So pleased your boy is home Mrs B, I wish you all the luck in the world with him and karma to the toads who put you both and so many others in this position.
 
alwaysbroke said:
Just caught up with this . when my little boy was very ill someone told me special children are sent to special parents, to me Boris sounds like a special horse who has found a very special owner in Mrs B:) So pleased your boy is home Mrs B, I wish you all the luck in the world with him and karma to the toads who put you both and so many others in this position.
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Beautifully put, totally agree x
 
alwaysbroke said:
Just caught up with this . when my little boy was very ill someone told me special children are sent to special parents, to me Boris sounds like a special horse who has found a very special owner in Mrs B:) So pleased your boy is home Mrs B, I wish you all the luck in the world with him and karma to the toads who put you both and so many others in this position.
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omg - what a beautiful quote, I will always remember this! I also totally agree
 
MagicMelon said:
Did you actually ride him before you bought him? I can't tell from your post. Probably would have been a better idea to have had a 5 stage vetting than just a basic 2 stage...
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In MrsB's situation, the type of vetting was arguably of far less relevance than the vet who did it...
 
MagicMelon said:
Did you actually ride him before you bought him? I can't tell from your post. Probably would have been a better idea to have had a 5 stage vetting than just a basic 2 stage...
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Thanks for you post - it would help if you read the whole thing (boring I know) and then you probably would have said something completely different - and as Ladydragon said, it's more to do with the vet than the stage of it.... and yes I did ride him before I bought him and he was very very placid.

Boris was fine, walking in hand for 10 mins for 2 weeks - he's going to be doing his nut after that! We've got a programme for him from Rossdale's but he will need to be sedated before he goes for his paddock turnout, he will be uncontrollable otherwise... of this we are very sure given how he was when he was turned out normally!!!
 
What a terrible and stressful situation to be in. Only one thing I has sprung to mind after reading this thread. That is that it appears that the horse wasn't actually lame at the time if purchase. It is entirely feasible that boris wasn't le under the straightforward testing of a 2 stage vetting. The purpose if a 5 stage vetting is to show up lameness and performance issues that are more subtle and will become apparent after a period of strenuous exercise. I don't know the vet in question but sometimes suspensory issues are not visible on vettings - especially not in basic vettings. That does not mean it is the vet at fault. If the horse was actually lame during vetting that is a different matter. We're you present(as one us advised)?
As I said I don't know who the vet and dealer are so not commenting on their scruples.
 
Am so pleased there is a little bit of light at the end of the tunnel for you and Boris. You have done so well with him, and also well done for trying to get to the bottom of it all, not only with Boris, but also with the dealer and the vet - many, many people would have got shot of Boris and not bothered to try to see justice done.

Fingers crossed it sorts on both counts.
 
glenruby said:
What a terrible and stressful situation to be in. Only one thing I has sprung to mind after reading this thread. That is that it appears that the horse wasn't actually lame at the time if purchase. It is entirely feasible that boris wasn't le under the straightforward testing of a 2 stage vetting. The purpose if a 5 stage vetting is to show up lameness and performance issues that are more subtle and will become apparent after a period of strenuous exercise. I don't know the vet in question but sometimes suspensory issues are not visible on vettings - especially not in basic vettings. That does not mean it is the vet at fault. If the horse was actually lame during vetting that is a different matter. We're you present(as one us advised)?
As I said I don't know who the vet and dealer are so not commenting on their scruples.
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OK, all I will say on this is that at the time Boris did not appear to be lame when I tried him. The seller recommended a vet to me and being a bit green, said ok. I was not present at the vetting; the seller told me "he will definitely pass, don't worry". The vet has now been arrested pending a fraud investigation. I certainly do know the vet now and he has been previously struck off and heavily fined. So that's all I need to say on that.

Boris is going well, although he HATES being in his box and gets a little gung-ho if he sees a gap in his door, he escaped on to the yard on Saturday, but luckily it was fully enclosed! He's got 2 weeks of box rest with walking in hand for 10 mins, then upped to 15 mins, then small turnout, then back to Newmarket for another scan...

Phew...!
 
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OK, all I will say on this is that at the time Boris did not appear to be lame when I tried him. The seller recommended a vet to me and being a bit green, said ok. I was not present at the vetting; the seller told me "he will definitely pass, don't worry". The vet has now been arrested pending a fraud investigation. I certainly do know the vet now and he has been previously struck off and heavily fined. So that's all I need to say on that.

Boris is going well, although he HATES being in his box and gets a little gung-ho if he sees a gap in his door, he escaped on to the yard on Saturday, but luckily it was fully enclosed! He's got 2 weeks of box rest with walking in hand for 10 mins, then upped to 15 mins, then small turnout, then back to Newmarket for another scan...

Phew...!
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Ooooh... O.o :)

I guess he wouldn't be Boris if he didn't object and make a bid for freedom... :D
 
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