NicNac123
New User
Hi, I’m just after a bit of advice really. I recently sold my horse as a ‘happy hacker’ due to him being fed up of me trying to force him into an outline and jumping etc. I had lots of interest but went with a lady who was local. She told me she was inexperienced but would be keeping him at her ‘dream yard’ and would have lots of help. My horse is a novice ride, my 9 year old can hack him out! He has a couple of quirks, one being he cannot be turned out with other horses as he can be a bully, which I was very clear about and on dropping him off was shown a field next to other horses where he would be ket on his own. She called me a week after she had him to say he wouldn’t let her ride him out which I thought was odd. I told her I would go the next day and get on and see what was wrong with him as that’s not like him. The following morning I got a text saying it would be better for me to just collect him. When I got there, he was absolutely petrified and not the same horse I had dropped off. He was covered in cuts and swellings where he had been kicked and bitten, he also had a nasty whip mark across his side. He had been turned out in a herd and obviously this had gone badly as I said it would. He had had no fly protection on and has a nasty eye infection as a result. Another of his quirks is that he head shakes, I have managed this with piriton as prescribed by the vet and he had virtually stopped. He had not been given this and his head shaking is worse than I’ve ever seen it. I loaded him immediately and told them I would have to re sell him to pay their money back as I have bought a new horse. Where do I stand on how much I have to pay back given the condition he is now in? I have had the vet to him and the physio who have had said he needs at least 2 weeks off, he’s really unsettled and I can’t even think about reselling due to the state of him, never mind the trauma it’s caused him and me. I am also now paying double livery as luckily my yard owner had space. I’m not saying for one minute I shouldn’t pay them back but I think it needs to reflect the problems it has caused him.