hairycob
Well-Known Member
Sure the guy needs help - help to realise he must get rid of & mustn't replace his horses. Never, for god's sake to keep them. I'm still not convinced that prosecution is the right thing simply because I don't think it will change him, just use up money that could be put to use gelding/moving on etc his & other horses. The money would be spent then a short while later he would have a pile of horses somewhere. Mentally ill or just messed up in his head - I don't know.
Like I said on the other thread, he reminds me of my uncle. If he had been charged with vagrancy it wouldn't have made one iota of difference for his decisions to sleep rough. But just because it was his choice it doesn't mean it's what made him happy. My uncle was a deeply unhappy man & that's what drove him to his choices. I know what was behind his deep unhappiness, but it's a private family matter I'm not prepared to discuss on a forum. I know the same situation has affected all those involved deeply & lastingly but in different ways. If he had had outside support as a child/young man maybe things would have been different. All I know is by the time he was offered outside support it was too late & he was too ingrained in his habits to want to change - in truth he was scared of change & scared of living a "normal" life.
Maybe that's what has happened to this guy, maybe not. But I can't see that helping him keep this vast herd will help him. Sadly I also don't know after all this time what will & suspect the best thing in the end would be for him to be allowed to live out his life in his squalour, possibly with some contact with horses or closely monitored ownership of 1 or 2 geldings.
Like I said on the other thread, he reminds me of my uncle. If he had been charged with vagrancy it wouldn't have made one iota of difference for his decisions to sleep rough. But just because it was his choice it doesn't mean it's what made him happy. My uncle was a deeply unhappy man & that's what drove him to his choices. I know what was behind his deep unhappiness, but it's a private family matter I'm not prepared to discuss on a forum. I know the same situation has affected all those involved deeply & lastingly but in different ways. If he had had outside support as a child/young man maybe things would have been different. All I know is by the time he was offered outside support it was too late & he was too ingrained in his habits to want to change - in truth he was scared of change & scared of living a "normal" life.
Maybe that's what has happened to this guy, maybe not. But I can't see that helping him keep this vast herd will help him. Sadly I also don't know after all this time what will & suspect the best thing in the end would be for him to be allowed to live out his life in his squalour, possibly with some contact with horses or closely monitored ownership of 1 or 2 geldings.