Is it just me or is this wrong

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flirtygerty

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I keep seeing an advert from the classifieds, a "Family Cob".
Been in the same home for 18yrs, now for sale at 20yr old, poor beggar will have to adjust to a new routine, new people and not guarenteed to get the best of homes, just to make a few hundred quid.
If they need to reduce numbers, sell the younger ones, they owe this boy some loyalty surely.
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Exactly, let him go among people he knows, we have bought 2 18 yr olds in the last few years, both had been in the same home for years, both were so confused initially getting used to us and our routine, fine now and much loved, but why put an old horse through it.
 
Could be any number of reasons they want to sell him. Maybe they can't/dont ride any more or want to concentrate on their young stock. Maybe they think he needs someone who can spend more time with him. Maybe they were never that attached. Without the full story, you just don't know. I wouldn't judge, everyone's circumstances are different.
 
ridefast said:
No, if they want to reduce numbers, shoot him
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Harsh but true
I hate seeing old horses for sale there were several on the noticeboard at the feed merchants yesterday and I said they should bite the bullet and PTS so maybe not as blunt as shoot them but much the same sentiment
 
loyalty.... now that is an old fashioned word - will soon be deleted from the oxford dictionary... no one knows what it means anymore - sadly !
This and I bring on a few horses to sell, I find it more and more depressing how disposable all animals are becoming, and how hard and uncaring people are.
We have just got a little dog for my mum we are it's 4th home and it is not yet three pedigree papillon, the toddler was body slamming it and the dog dared to growl, she did apparently rescue it from a dog hoarder he is a bit grumbly and has splayed feet from not being walked and the toe nails eeurgh , but I have to say is a fab little man.

Do you think we have had one call or enquiry to see how he is doing no, it is so sad that people have this attitude but does not surprise me, we have a place full of cast offs dogs , chickens, sheep, horses and have had everything in between over the years even a seal in the kitchen.
We are all becoming to sanitised with homes animals are not allowed to make muddy, and always want the new or younger and do not want any responsibility for anything that does not meet our needs, thank god there does seem to be an increasing number of like minded people who are willing to pick up the pieces.
 
flirtygerty said:
Exactly, let him go among people he knows, we have bought 2 18 yr olds in the last few years, both had been in the same home for years, both were so confused initially getting used to us and our routine, fine now and much loved, but why put an old horse through it.
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That's a shame that yours were so confused about their new people and routine :( I've taken in lots of old horses (some really old) and never had a problem with them settling in at all. So I guess it comes down to the individual horse and the setup the new owner has. I don't view 20 years old as an 'old' horse though, many this age, and older, have loads more years left in them if they are still healthy and sound.
 
Like the title, it could just be me, but if I have an animal for more than a year, it's with me for life.
After a lifetime of animal involvement, it just doesn't sit well with me to let any animal that has served me well go. I could tell many horror stories of rescue dogs being dumped because of old age/aggressive behaviour, just because people can't or won't make the decision to pts.
A 13yr old GSD, tied to a tree, blinded in one eye with a screwdriver, they missed the brain they were aiming for.
Sorry, but to my mind a horse like that, it's mental cruelty, a horse that has a few homes in it's life would cope better.
sorry for another rant, but to me it's wrong
 
Spring Feather said:
That's a shame that yours were so confused about their new people and routine :( I've taken in lots of old horses (some really old) and never had a problem with them settling in at all. So I guess it comes down to the individual horse and the setup the new owner has. I don't view 20 years old as an 'old' horse though, many this age, and older, have loads more years left in them if they are still healthy and sound.
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I fully agree older horses do have a life to live, the first oldie we bought, was very confused when he first came, being an only horse having to get used to a field mate and being the underhorse, he grew to love hacking around the moors and visiting the beach and wasn't with us nearly long enough (he died in a colic attack) our old mare (old boy's replacement) is an ex broodmare and is loving getting out and about as a happy hacker, can't wait to show her the beach, but she arrived depressed
 
I dont think its wrong necessarily, yes its a lack of loyalty in but the horse looks well and fit as well as seeming very genuine and able to be useful to someone else

I think it would be more wrong to PTS

Yes the ideal outcome would be a home for life but they arent advertising him for pennies, havent sent him to a sale or dealer and have paid out for an ad in a reputable magazine so its not all bad!

He isnt far from me and if I was thin enough to ride I'd snap him up
 
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