Is this a lost cause

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I own two fab horses but as you will all know they take up a lot of time and i cant help but feel im starting to struggle to give my old boy the attention he deserves he was on loan to a girl a few months ago and to be fair she didnt seem to want to look after him and eventually her parents said they could no longer look after him as she wasnt keeping up with her school work ect
So iv been trying to loan him to someone who is intrested in horses
but theres a few "issues" with him or that people have with him...
  • he has one eye ( no problem to me but other have some sort of issue :( )
  • hes 26 ( does not look it )
  • he cant be ridden ( nothing medical hes just dangerous to a point where if he hasnt got you off by tearing round at break neck speed or fly bucking ect he will just go over backwards on you)
  • hes not had a brilliant 20 something years before me hes a trotting pony coverd in scars
These seem to be issues people have or bring up with him :(
they ignore the good points
like he is the sweetest pony would do anything for you
so gentle after a horrible life im suprised he is so trusting in people
he has a amazing personality once you get to know him at first hes shy and seems unintrested but when you get to know him its completely diffrent
but the only people intrested want him to live in a field as a companion ( hes not moving off the yard as hes takes a while to settle)
people who want a challenge they dont understand he cannot be ridden its unsafe for both horse and rider hes been checked for any medical reason that would cause it but no its just him.
is this a lost cause im not asking for money just someone to groom and take my boy for a little wander round (hes like a large dog) and just spend the time i dont have by the time both are mucked out groomed and one ridden its hitting 7:30pm
this is not a advert just want to know am is this a lost cause?
 
Why will you not loan him out as a field companion?

Tbh honest (sorry!) I don't see that many people wanting to "loan" him out at your yard when all they can do with him is groom him and cuddle him and paying for the privelage of taking care of your horse :cool:

People usually either want a companion or a ridden horse to loan :cool:
 
I don't think it's a completely lost cause, but probably close to being so. As my username implies I have 3 oldies (24 - 35 age range) and only one is rideable. I've often thought that I could do with some help around the yard and with walking out in-hand the two that can't be ridden; and so I've tried in the past to find interested people to help out. There are always plenty of interested parties, until they find out that there is no riding. I'm not being mean and keeping the one rideable one to myself, it's just that he's not the easiest to deal with and would take a complete novice to bits, I wouldn't even let them 'do' him tbh as he can be a bit bolshie - and it's usually novices who answer the ads. Experienced people never even bother to answer as they have their own horsey lives to lead.
 
i dont want him as a field companion as im worried if anything happens like selling him on or just being left out :/
not asking for any money for him
He will live out his final years with me but i just thought he retirment would be even better if he had someone who could spend all the time with him i try my best but weekends are really the only time due to work and my other horse
maby i was living in a bit of a dream world haha :D
 
Bex_X said:
i just thought he retirment would be even better if he had someone who could spend all the time with him
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You don't need to spend all the time with a horse for them to be happy.

Attend to their basic needs, a bit of love and fuss every few days, and they're as happy as larry.
 
i did offer a young girl the chance to ride my other boy as she wanted to do the jobs to prove to her parents she could do it sadly it turned out she thought she was more experianced that it showed and im sure its happend to us all but we decided my ridden boy was too much for her and she decided to find something else
i suppose unpaid groom is the word :( but i would like them to treat him as there own i looked after lots of horses when i was younger mainly to just be with them and learn about them some you could ride some you couldnt
please dont think i love my horse because i do more than the world i just thought i dont spend enough time with him maby its just me :/
 
I suppose you right i do sometimes try to be as equall between them both inc same amount of carrots ( incase they realise one has more ;) ) haha will carry on as i am i think if someone right finds us then brillant haha
 
If you don't feel you are giving him the time he needs I would suggest loaning him out as a companion, don't be put off by all the horror stories you hear there are good loaners out there! Just keep visiting every couple of weeks to make sure he's ok.
 
I definitely don't think this is a lost cause, but you may need a bit of patience whilst you find the right person.

I've only just come back to horses after a few years out as I wanted to focus on my career. Finally I am in a place to have a horse again but I wanted to build my confidence back up before I took the plunge and so I've been helping look after a few of the retired horses at the livery yard I'm moving my new horse to at the end of summer.

It works really well as I get to groom and fuss the old boys a couple of times a week and the owner loves them having some extra TLC. Admittedly I felt like I'd regressed back to my days as a pony mad child when I asked if she wanted some help with them but I'm so glad I did as it's meant I've got to know all the people at my new yard before I move and also feel good that I'm giving some fuss to some amazing oldies :)
 
if you think it would be a priviledge for someone to come and look after your horse in return for no riding then maybe you could do that and loan out the other horse who presumably doesnt have these issues and can be ridden?
 
I dont think its a privlege to look after my horse infact for a year it was just me and jack so i did look after him with no riding and loved it iv offered the chance to ride my other horse but however people are put off because he is not a novice ride i didnt say they would have to be there everyday.Anyway im going to carry on as we are just see if i can move some time consuming jobs to another time
 
Would just like to say, I would be more than happy to be an "unpaid groom".

Admittedly I am paid for working with a couple of ex polo ponies, but I've only ridden them twice due to ground/confidence/various other things, and honestly, I'd gladly do the work for nothing! But then again, I'm a student and I live with my parents that are kind enough to not charge me for rent :p
 
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