I'm never ever having horses again

For those of you who don't know him. This is Fred, he says thank you and would you like to share his hay?!
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and a slightly more flattering pic!
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Eak is potters the "going to heaven place":confused: and seriously as I have said, I may not beable to ride him competition stylee;) but I can feed him and keep him in grub and happy "bouncy" hack him:rolleyes: and keep him alive and get arron to put a roof on the brick out building to make a nice cosy stable for him till you back on ya feet. Obs you want to keep him close to home and have him worked properly, but atleast it could be the "last option".
Huge thanks for all the help you have given V.:)
 
He is lovely V and I wish I could have a third. He's much nicer looking than the big brown knobber horse and I bet he isn't such a pig head either. Oh well, fortunately for BH I love him and he's staying (no one else would put up with him) but it's a shame.

If he's sorted by June I'm more than happy for my very small contribution to go to WHW or whoever you want.
 
ive just given £50, but i didnt put for vizzy, i did it through my visa card as i do not have a paypal account.
hope it helps.
 
Oh my thank you so much! :o
Please no more donations people, I'm absolutely totally overwhelmed with peoples generosity and so unbelieveably greatful to you all. xxxx
 
Stop your protesting - were not doing this for you - its for that wonderful horse of yours Freddie ! - okay maybe you will sleep a little better tonight knowing that you have some time, but I and many others cannot and will not let you have your Freddie boy pts - you were so brave last year with your others -and no-one deserves to loose a third this way.

Look if all else fails - I will have him up here on grass livery or move him to alli g's place and i will pledge a hundred a month to give you some more time - you aint putting freddie to-sleep if i have anything to do with - you dont deserve to loose him too!

Chin up pet

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he looks nice and you should be able to find him a good home in time. at least at this time of year you can turn him out 24/7 and he will be fine. as he is ready to compete/affiliate i would persue the PC website route, there are many good homes with capable jockeys, with DC references, tho he might go further afield than you want him to, BUT do allow him to reach his potential. it would be a sin to PTS. even in hard times.
 
this has been my thinking ofcourseyoucan but when the homes just dont come through and your out of money what can you do? Thanks to the lovely HHO'ers I do have funds to continue searching for the right home now and I am very greatful. I have no problem with references etc in him going further afield, the right home takes priority for me over location....there just isnt a home yet! It's also quite hard because hes a stunner and on his ad he looks amazing, this means he is getting A LOT of interest, really tonnes, because horses like him dont come up for loan everyday, but that has also meant he has had an awful lot of completely unsuitable viewers :( The right one will come I'm sure and I now I'm not so desperate because hes got to be gone yesterday, I can be a little more brutal with viewers so he doesnt get so upset if they aren't right I can politely ask them to get off and tell them they arent right!
 
What a lovely thread this has turned into. I feel for you vizslak I would hate to be in your situation, I'm bad enough with who looks after my perfectly normal horses so can imagine why you would consider pts. I think it's very sensible in this climate, but I really really hope you can find a loaner for him, fingers crossed, good luck and don't give up! I'll keep an ear open if anyone's looking for a comp horse, I'm other side of yeovil so not too far
 
Vizslak said:
this has been my thinking ofcourseyoucan but when the homes just dont come through and your out of money what can you do? Thanks to the lovely HHO'ers I do have funds to continue searching for the right home now and I am very greatful. I have no problem with references etc in him going further afield, the right home takes priority for me over location....there just isnt a home yet! It's also quite hard because hes a stunner and on his ad he looks amazing, this means he is getting A LOT of interest, really tonnes, because horses like him dont come up for loan everyday, but that has also meant he has had an awful lot of completely unsuitable viewers :( The right one will come I'm sure and I now I'm not so desperate because hes got to be gone yesterday, I can be a little more brutal with viewers so he doesnt get so upset if they aren't right I can politely ask them to get off and tell them they arent right!
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Exactly right...in an ideal world you should feel like you can do this anyway. When my friend was selling last year she had some real horror stories about the kind of rider that turned up...the right home will come...but it has the be the RIGHT home xx
 
Yes you are right, and I was more choosey with who I even allowed to come view initially but as time got tighter and funds got less I was giving everybody that enquired a chance and thats been fairly detrimental to him. He was fine today though after a day off yesterday and just me on him today, back to his old self nearly, just a tad tense and worried at times when we started the session. Hopefully he will give the next viewers a chance and not do what he has been doing the last few viewings when they got on!
 
Is there another horse on the yard that you could get viewers to ride first, so you can assess them? One that is a bit less sensitive than Fred?
 
Hi Vizslak,

hope you got the pm last night just thought i would share it and the suggestions with others to see if they had any dealings or feedback with the mentioned places and maybe can suggest others...


A few places to contact ...

http://www.rspca.org.uk/allaboutanimals/horses

www.bluecross.org.uk

rollestonequine@bluecross.org.uk (email address for one of there two equine centres)

http://www.bransbyhorses.co.uk

http://equinerescueandrehoming.webs.com (although search for them on facebook and contact them on there as its much quicker that way they have two groups on facebook one where you add them as a friend and one where you just join.)

http://www.shylowen.com/

http://www.horsetrust.org.uk

http://www.canterburyhorserescue.org/

http://www.horseworld.org.uk/

http://www.happa.org.uk/

http://www.worldhorsewelfare.org/

http://www.equinextra.com/

e.hannelly@bhs.org.uk

http://www.swhp.co.uk/

http://www.puritonhorserescue.org.uk/ this place says on its website that they have spaces

There is also http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=...38323919551558 on facebook,
if this links not working search "2nd chance horse and pony rescue and rehabilitation" and post on there asking for an admin to contact you asap or the link to one of the admins profile is http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=...Babe.B?sk=wall so you can message her.


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Vizslak said:
Yes you are right, and I was more choosey with who I even allowed to come view initially but as time got tighter and funds got less I was giving everybody that enquired a chance and thats been fairly detrimental to him. He was fine today though after a day off yesterday and just me on him today, back to his old self nearly, just a tad tense and worried at times when we started the session. Hopefully he will give the next viewers a chance and not do what he has been doing the last few viewings when they got on!
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I hope you find him a home, but like others i don't mind giving a bit of money each month. In the meantime, i demand more pictures of the gorgeous boy :D
 
He sounds a proper sensative little sole - why do folks always think that these huge animals are as tough as old boots? - my big lad is the most sensative horse I have ever known, and when he throws a thrombie boy does he throw a thrombie - sometimes it seams that he is pushing you to see when you will snap with him. It has taken me 3 years to get him to trust me, and boy when you have "that" feeling that you can do anything and go anywhere all the heartache dissapears.... but unfortunatly the talented ones are so oft the difficult ones.

I so so hope that you can find him somewhere suitable and I look forward to your updates

:)
 
what a gorgeously handsome chap he is . lovely head wish I could help but i have 4 1/2 of my own to feed and hay .def try of the links peeps have given if a home doesnt come up straight away round here in bucks grass livery varies from 18 pounds a week upwards.


There is a trainer called chris haywood who is amazing he just been given a horse which cost 50 thousand to a 100 thousand euros as it kept bolting anywhere even in school he jut got it to working in school now. he bought it for a pound they are amazing trainers my boy goes there he is very well know as his wife is pippa haywood . they can turn any horse into a super star they have horses going to them all the time http://www.deepmill.com/index.asp



No-one could ride the horse so they got told if anyone going to sort out and train him its the Haywoods .And now he is even talking of going to Patchetts in herts to try a dressage test


ABOUT CHRIS HAYWOOD: SPECIALISM JUMPING
Former Officer in the Household Cavalry with 27 years service including the coveted appointment of Riding Master, Chris trained the famous Cavalry Blacks for ceremonial duty and played a major part in major parades and ceremonies.



ABOUT PIPPA HAYWOOD: SPECIALISM FLATWORK
A rider of over 40 years experience Pippa concentrates on practical flatwork for all riding disciplines. With a successful competitive career spanning almost 20 years she is doing well with her young Oldenburgh “Pippin” as he starts his competitive life.
 
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First post (but I'm not a troll - honest!)
Good luck finding Freddie a lovely home - he's certainly a stunner and I'm sure the right person for him is out there somewhere. I've donated in the hope that it will buy you time to find him that special person - and if you find them sooner rather than later, I'd be very happy for the donation money to be passed on to WHW.
Oh - and RDO: you're a total knob!
 
I wish i could donate, but i am really straped at the moment :(

But if i can offer any practical help i will, if anybody needs me to help ferry stuff up to vizlak pm me!!
 
Bogmonster said:
First post (but I'm not a troll - honest!)
Good luck finding Freddie a lovely home - he's certainly a stunner and I'm sure the right person for him is out there somewhere. I've donated in the hope that it will buy you time to find him that special person - and if you find them sooner rather than later, I'd be very happy for the donation money to be passed on to WHW.
Oh - and RDO: you're a total knob!
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Hello and welcome - and what a fab name :D :D :D
 
I really hope things work out well. I've just loaned out a - not quirky - but needing 'special management' horse. I specified in my advert no novices and only listed the bad points, but it worked and the girl fell in love with him as soon as she met him. He's going to a five star home and I couldn't have wished for a better outcome.
The generosity of people here has been great to see, and I think now you have some more time to look, you will find a good home for him. He's a stunner and you should be proud on the knowledge that you've put your horse before your own needs and kept it all together for this long. I wish you all the best for the future x
 
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