I'm never ever having horses again

Wagtail said:
It costs around £800 to PTS including cremation doesn't it?
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if that's the method you choose yes., Local hunt about £100. Potters, Turners etc pay you & do the job quickly, cleanly & humanely.

RDO you are a total knob.

Susie T - V is NOT claiming that she is the ONLY one who can deal with this horse. What she is saying is that of the many people who have come to look none of them have thought they were either.

G.Witch. Great offer - how kind you are to want to help, whilst appreciating that the OP only has the best interests of the horse in kind.

Vizlak. You are perhaps one of the bravest, most compassionate people I have ever come across in my life. Once this is sorted if you'd like one on loan let me know. If I've anything available I'd have no hesitation in letting you have it.
 
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Good plan G.Witch, i am happy to send £50 (not much but all i have this month) if others do the same it can only help.
you can pm me your address and i will sent it first class monday.
 
GW that is such a lovely offer :)
I would really like to have him, although funds are a bit limited for me at the moment as I've just started a business supplying yard products, hence why I couldn't really commit to taking him on 100% myself - and I am also a long way away (In Norfolk) but there is almost certainly room for him to live in & out at my livery yard and I really enjoy training horses (I have trained with Andrew McLean of http://www.aebc.com.au/ and experienced a lot of 'problem' horses over recent years)
V, what is his name?
Emma
 
RDO said:
Damn right you should never have horses again. How could you bring yourself to buy another after running out of money this time and killing 3?!
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And where the hell did you just make that bit of bull **** up from? you know nothing of her situation other than what you have fantazised up in your tiny mind? she had horses and her circumstances changed way beyond comprehension, she made a sensible decision to pts her older 2 horses to stop then ending up on a meat wagon and used every bit of spare cash she had (going hungry herself) in order to hang on to this horse to try with everything she had to prevent his pts at such a young age.
You said you had no knowledge, (thats plain to see) so unless you have something constructive to add other than glorifying the fact you have some excitable over grown shetland pony then shut half your gob until you actually have some facts next time.
You want to be on the other end of the phone and listen to this girl sob and rarely for herself always the horse and the stress and worry she is going through with him at the moment.
As for the "Lol" comment, well really you are a full on waste of space and a muppet (what a sick comment to make):mad: it's almost making me think you are a troll/stalker because I find the remark rather odd!
This horse could potentially end up with "you" this is the reason she is so bloody cautious!
 
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Wigglypigs said:
Vizslak I remember your posts from 10 months ago when things changed and you had some heartbreaking decisions to make.I remember how utterly gut wrenching your posts were explaining your circumstances. Please ignore the likes of RDO, they clearly have no idea about anything tbh.
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I think RDO has been drinking!!! If you cant say anything positive in a situation like this RDO then dont say anything at all!!!
 
clait said:
Good plan G.Witch, i am happy to send £50 (not much but all i have this month) if others do the same it can only help.
you can pm me your address and i will sent it first class monday.
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Oh how kind you are Clait, if only others were as thoughful as you are. None of us know what's round the corner for us so we should never judge other people who are in a difficult situation.
 
Hey Vislak, have you had any luck finding him a home yet? He sounds like my kind of horse but unfortunately i can only afford and have time for my one horse. I was struggling a bit to pay for the huge cost of part livery so i put an ad in my local paper and i have now managed to find free livery with 10 acres of grazing and an old stable if i need it in winter, this is in exchange for help with owners 2 donkeys and 2 other horses just to take them in for her in an evening, you just never know who could be looking? Best of luck anyhow i hope you get things sorted soon..x
 
Well - I will happily travel to somerset and deliver to norfolk next weekend - foc but would want a cup of tea at each end ! I will also happily offer to send £100 per month for the next couple of months if that will help secure him sometime, even if that goes towards his shoeing, and insurances if someone else can take on his grass livery costs?

Come on HHO's we can all make a differance to these pair's lives - even if you can only spare a quid a month - its 1/10th of a bag of dengie !
 
Gingerwitch said:
Well - I will happily travel to somerset and deliver to norfolk next weekend - foc but would want a cup of tea at each end ! I will also happily offer to send £100 per month for the next couple of months if that will help secure him sometime, even if that goes towards his shoeing, and insurances if someone else can take on his grass livery costs?

Come on HHO's we can all make a differance to these pair's lives - even if you can only spare a quid a month - its 1/10th of a bag of dengie !
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Count me in. :)
 
Can someone give Vizslack a call and see how she is? her silence is bothering me. Can they also find out how she feels about a little support off some of her cyber friends - I dont want to cause any offence to the girl at all - and yes it is charity but come on I gave a fiver to a tramp last night and i am sure as hell he wasnt going to rush off to the nearest supermarket for food...! If she will accept our help can I get her address, and be given permission to pass it on to others that ask and if she is too proud - can someone that is accountable and well known on here co-ordinate the collecting of funds for her?

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I contacted her 10 mins ago, after coming off night shift and getting rather pissed off at the stupid comments made knowing the state she is in to check she was ok, she is busy trying to sell her wagon and is gonna contact me when she gets in.
I will also chip in, very nice of you guys. If only I was hossy and not doggy, but still I have an idea and will have a chat about it if she has not sorted anything.:)
 
Gingerwitch said:
Can someone give Vizslack a call and see how she is? her silence is bothering me. Can they also find out how she feels about a little support off some of her cyber friends - I dont want to cause any offence to the girl at all - and yes it is charity but come on I gave a fiver to a tramp last night and i am sure as hell he wasnt going to rush off to the nearest supermarket for food...! If she will accept our help can I get her address, and be given permission to pass it on to others that ask and if she is too proud - can someone that is accountable and well known on here co-ordinate the collecting of funds for her?

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If easier and it helps you could all use the (my) adopt -a- dog (our dog rescue) paypal thingy and I could sent it to vizzys paypal direct unless easier to send cheques or cash, just an idea.
 
does anyone know where abouts she is - if she is close to me (weston super mare) I could offer a few bales of hay if that helps at all !

Agree that it is a little worrying there is no response - hopefully she is meeting a potential new owner as we speak !!

Did also wonder if horse was that nice if it was worth approaching local well known trainers Jane Vosper/Karen Whiston etc to see if they would take him on for free if they get money from sale when/if issues sorted out (with any potentials owners to be vetted by V of course).
 
And me - I remember reading V's posts about how her circumstances changed and the hard (and correct) decisions she had to make about her other 2. How anyone can judge anyone elses situation and make the frankly appauling comments that have been made by some postersI don't know - I hope you are never in the same situation as V as somehow I don't think you will find anyone wanting to help you out.

I was in a horrid situation earlier this year when I had to make the decision to sell my boy and lorry after being out of work over 4 months - fortunately he was very saleable (and worth a decent amount) and typically I got a job the day after I sold him :( I have made the decision not to have another horse for at least 12 months, partly because my other boy is out on loan and you never know how that situation could change, and partly because I really need to spend some time (and money!) on doing up my house and gardens which I have badly neglected over the last few years so funds are allocated in other directions at the moment, I can and will however help out however I can to ensure the time needed to find him the right loan home can given.
 
meesha said:
does anyone know where abouts she is - if she is close to me (weston super mare) I could offer a few bales of hay if that helps at all !

Agree that it is a little worrying there is no response - hopefully she is meeting a potential new owner as we speak !!

Did also wonder if horse was that nice if it was worth approaching local well known trainers Jane Vosper/Karen Whiston etc to see if they would take him on for free if they get money from sale when/if issues sorted out (with any potentials owners to be vetted by V of course).
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See my replies above:) ^^^^^
 
RDO said:
Someone who doesn't keep 3 horses for whatever reason then kill them for the lols when they run out of money! Seriously though, although i do feel bad for her "changing circumstances", whatever those may be, what the hell is the op doing considering pts a, in her words; "good looking, excellent jumper, excellent show horse, now reformed on the ground horse". Sounds like a bloody brilliant prospect and I think it's pure vanity on the op's part that no one else could take care of her quirky horse!

Having recently acquired a quirky horse which turned out to be a total star, in spite of the fact someone with limited knowledge (i.e. Me) bought him, I think most of this kind of talk is crap.
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I have only got this far in this post but I am shocked at how vitriolic you are RDO. I do not know the OP but have followed her posts. She obviously cares deeply. How dare you question her circumstances "whatever those may be". Bad things can and do happen to good people. If my circumstances changed then I would definitely consider PTS for my old mare rather than pass her on. Having owned a quirky talented horse (sadly pts last year for lameness) I and my daughter would have been very very warey of him going to anyone else as he had issues with his feet, was expensive to keep and could be difficult at times. It is not vanity but fear that makes the OP believe she is the best person for her horse. She is not "killing" anything. She is trying to find the best solution for a very difficult situation. As others say PTS is not always the worst option. Are you offering to keep and pay for this horse?

Frankly I think you are showing your "limited knowledge" by your comments.
 
I do not belive in any healthy horse being PTS, no mater what the reasons are or how justified someone feels, that is MO, and no offence is aimed at anyone or in particular the OP



HOWEVER I will help, especially if this helps prevent, and to help someone in need, and will chip in and buy a bag of feed, just show me where, how and what, then I will :)

So finaly I challenge all of those who feel like I do that it is wrong for this horse to be PTS, then put up or shut up!


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Cayla - where is your adopt a dog thing ?

I was only worried about Viz as in - had she switched off from the forum after some of the hurtfull things that had been posted and i have known some folks send out some pretty horrific pm's to people.
 
I think it is hard for any of us to say whether pts is the right option as this is not our horse ! I always thought I would never consider pts but after seeing and reporting to rspca unhappy starved horses this winter I would weight my options carefully. Only the owner knows the true situation - hopefully in this case enough of us can help to avoid the worst option. charties such as horseworld are bursting at the seams and after speaking to horseworld they are now only taking in prosecution cases ! if the right owner cannot be found and V cannot afford to keep the horse herself her options are very limited !
 
Gingerwitch said:
Cayla - where is your adopt a dog thing ?

I was only worried about Viz as in - had she switched off from the forum after some of the hurtfull things that had been posted and i have known some folks send out some pretty horrific pm's to people.
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I have txt her to tell her what we where discussing GW and if you want to start if off then that would be fab, if anyone who donates would be so kind as to put VIZZY bedise the donation that would be a fab help (you can write in the txt part) when donating.

She is literally waitin for the lorry folk to roll up (fingers crossed) she said if it goes it will help her with a few weeks.

www.adoptadognortheast.co.uk there is a PAYPAL button.
 
Viz - I've 'lurked' on this board for a while, and just want to wish you all the best and hope something turns up for you and your horse.

The other reason I wanted to post is I too, like others have said on this thread, do sometimes find my back being got up by the 'nobody else could look after it as well as me' attitude, and the fear of horses being passed from pillar to post that don't sound on paper like they ever would be! (Not that I think for a minute this is the case in this situation!) HOWEVER, this is until I've at work just acquired a lovely, uncomplicated, sweet natured, reasonably tidily put together, sound youngster - who is now in his 3rd home in 3 weeks. He was sold by a long term owner who's circumstances changed to what they thought was another long term home, who actually after breaking (and IMHO having sat on him, not much further schooling!) sold him on to somebody who although lovely, wasn't suitable, who fell straight off him and put him on the market as seller wouldn't take him back. Luckily he's landed firmly on his feet with what will hopefully be a home for years - but he's a type who with 6 months more schooling people will chew your arm off for, and with no problems at all. And yet he was probably only one buyer away from potentially starting a downward spiral. It genuinely can happen to anything, let alone something with a bit more 'history'.
 
I wouldn't be able to help re rehoming the horse as I have financial difficulties myself, but as already stated, if someone has a paypal account to donate to, then I can spare a couple of quid. I wish V all the luck in the world in finding a new owner/loaner for her horse. It's nice to see how much you are all willing to help her in the current situation she finds herself in.
 
I have donated. Its not much but I hope it helps.
The generosity and humanity on this forum is once again, touching.
Thank you to Gingerwitch and Cayla for helping organise the donations x
 
If you can put Vizzy in as the 2nd address line on your donation it will help the wonderful Cayla sort things out.

To all that donate - thank you - there for the grace of god go all off us

Vizzy - good luck - keep going you are very brave

donations to www.adoptadognortheast.co.uk and bless you all

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Gingerwitch said:
If you can put Vizzy in as the 2nd address line on your donation it will help the wonderful Cayla sort things out.

To all that donate - thank you - there for the grace of god go all off us

Vizzy - good luck - keep going you are very brave

donations to www.adoptadognortheast.co.uk and bless you all

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Huge thank again GW, you really are a star, and if she is to shocked she can take it up with me:rolleyes::D
I hope Fred appreciates this and is a good boy for any future loaners:)
 
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