I think I've been had :-(

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I have just read all your thread (should be doing house work lol)

your post both angers me on your behalf and scares the life out of me as I am horse hunting at the moment and after having missed almost 7 years riding with 2 horses lameness and my own repeated surgeries I am desperate to get it right this time

my current horse has had surgery for hind suspensory but is now lame on front. vet coming on Thursday. we suspect he has it on the front right now :( after having a very long talk with my vet we have decided if it is it would be best to PTS :(
He was my horse of a lifetime but due to 4 lots of surgery on me I have not been able to fulfil him before he went lame:(

Please take a look at this http://www.facebook.com/groups/255267791160904/

It is a group for suspensory ligament in horses, I think most have it on the hinds, but some on fronts, they are VERY VERY knowledgeable and friendly:D

I wish you all the luck in the world !!!
 
I am so sorry for you MrsB and poor Boris - sellers like the ones you bought him off sicken me.
I don't know what your course of action is going to be but if it looks like it could be heading down the legal route then pull this thread asap.
 
Boris is going to the blood bank, I decided ages ago that the next place he goes to will be the last time he moves anywhere. I wanted him to go to the Police, but he would have to have a month's trial and I didn't want him coming back if he wasn't suitable and causing him more unrest. So I've managed to secure him a place at the blood bank in Buckinghamshire where he will live out his days in a herd with other horses, in the most natural environment a horse can have. He will be very well looked after as they are strictly regulated and I can be assured that he will be happy there. He'll go around the end of May.

There'll be a tear in my eye as I won't be able to visit him due to strict regulations regarding infections etc. but at least he's going to a wonderful life with loads of mates, in a field in the summer, barn in the winter, plenty of food and company - what more could I ask for such a wonderful boy?

And a special thanks to eveyone who had seen this through, it's been an epic journey, has tought me a hell of a lot and am very grateful for all the support and kind words that have been shown to me and Boris over the last few months - you're all Stars... Epona Stars ;)
 
I've just read this, I love Boris.

I have never heard of the blood bank before but I get the gist and I REALLY admire you for not making him someone else's problem. He's very lucky to have found you.
 
Just read all of this post.

I think it is brilliant what you have done for Boris. It is good news that he is going to the blood bank (funnily enough I had information about the blood bank this morning in a newsletter from my vets). I know you will be very sad to see him go but what you have done for him over the past few weeks has been remarkable.
I wish you all the best with your new horse.
 
soulfull said:
I have just read all your thread (should be doing house work lol)

your post both angers me on your behalf and scares the life out of me as I am horse hunting at the moment and after having missed almost 7 years riding with 2 horses lameness and my own repeated surgeries I am desperate to get it right this time

my current horse has had surgery for hind suspensory but is now lame on front. vet coming on Thursday. we suspect he has it on the front right now :( after having a very long talk with my vet we have decided if it is it would be best to PTS :(
He was my horse of a lifetime but due to 4 lots of surgery on me I have not been able to fulfil him before he went lame:(

Please take a look at this http://www.facebook.com/groups/255267791160904/

It is a group for suspensory ligament in horses, I think most have it on the hinds, but some on fronts, they are VERY VERY knowledgeable and friendly:D

I wish you all the luck in the world !!!
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I am so sorry to read this Soulfull, my heart goes out to you, not had the luckiest couple of years myself but nothing compared to PTS. Wish you well in your search, it is a minefield, and ((((hugs)))) for when the sad time comes, be thinking of you x
 
Adeer said:
Just read all of this post.

I think it is brilliant what you have done for Boris. It is good news that he is going to the blood bank (funnily enough I had information about the blood bank this morning in a newsletter from my vets). I know you will be very sad to see him go but what you have done for him over the past few weeks has been remarkable.
I wish you all the best with your new horse.
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good on you mrsb not just palming your horse off as a companion for someone else to deal with.

you know exactly where hes going and he will have a nice life



good luck boris.x
 
I have been following this thread. I am so so sorry for you and for Boris, sadly you were not the first and won't be the last to experience bad vets and dishonest sellers:( I smiled when you said he was going to the blood bank. Someone else I knew did this for their horse and he did well. They care for them and you will know that when the time comes he will have a secure and kind end - which is all we can hope for for any horse. I hope you have better luck next time - you deserve it.
 
As I've said before, what a lucky Boris to have found you. You've changed his life in a way that many others would not have done x
 
Have followed this thread with interest. I'm so sorry you didn't get your boy back - I've never heard of the blood bank, what an amazing thing to do! I hope they can keep you updated on how he settles in x
 
I’m so sad to hear this. What you have done for Boris is amazing, but the effort you have put into trying to prevent this happening to other horses and buyers in the future is truly admirable. You are Epona – protector of equines!

Good luck to Boris in his new home and good luck to you finding a suitable horse. xx
 
MrsB said:
Boris is going to the blood bank, I decided ages ago that the next place he goes to will be the last time he moves anywhere. I wanted him to go to the Police, but he would have to have a month's trial and I didn't want him coming back if he wasn't suitable and causing him more unrest. So I've managed to secure him a place at the blood bank in Buckinghamshire where he will live out his days in a herd with other horses, in the most natural environment a horse can have. He will be very well looked after as they are strictly regulated and I can be assured that he will be happy there.
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Whilst acknowledging this will be a difficult parting of the ways after you've invested so much energy in Boris, this is wonderful news MrsB... As a good, lifetime home goes, this is a great option... And he gets to help other horses too... I hope you'll get occasional updates on how he's doing... :)
 
Well done you for making what must of been a hard decision, if only more owners would put their horses needs above everything else there would be a lot less horses like Boris being sold on to unsuspecting buyers.
For the benefit of us thickos would someone in the know like to explain what a blood bank is/does? Thankyou :o
 
Am so pleased that Boris is going to have a secure life now thanks to you, and hope that you do find the right one - you really deserve to.

Well done.
 
I just read this thread backwards because I couldn't face going through all the pages the right way around. It's like walking down the mountain rather than walking up it:D Glad things got sorted. I knew a couple of horses which had been used for snake antidote - but that may just have been a story:confused:, anyroadup. Glad things worked out well in the end.
 
Spiritedly said:
For the benefit of us thickos would someone in the know like to explain what a blood bank is/does? Thankyou :o
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They keep a herd of large horses to take blood from, like human donors, to sell for transfusions and I think scientific purposes. My LOU mare went to the place in Buckinghamshire. I was going to have her pts but heard about the blood bank on here and thought, "well she lives out and is easy to manage, she'd be dong something that would help other horses, why not see if they'll take her", and they did. Now she's saving numerous lives instead of endangering mine when I tried to ride her ;) I think Boris is also lucky getting a place there. Good on you Mrs B for seeing all this through.
 
I live quite near to the blood bank & have a good friend that works there, i'll ask her to keep an eye out for Boris.

When will he go there? I know that they have just turned the horses out onto the summer grazing yesterday & they like the new horses to go out at this time of year so that they have the summer to settle down as a herd.

Good luck with finding a new horse.
 
So pleased to hear the outcome, I have been following from the beginning (commented on the pulled thread)

Great outcome for Boris, and brilliant to hear that the seller and vet are facing action. I'd love an invite to your page so I can keep up with what is happening.
 
Boris will go there around the end of May. The chap said that he'll be kept in quarantine for a week or 2, then he'll be turned out with a couple from the herd and slowly introduced so he's got some buddies.

It's the best life that I could give and want for him :D
 
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