Lady, One Week After The Move

Equestrianabbie- atleast you tried which is all you can do :(

Dont feel like a bad friend it isn't your fault

I haven't posted before on this thread but followed it and it seemed like she was starting to take advice which is great but obviously not
 
Im amazed at the amount oh HHoers who would lynch people for far less but noone seems to care about this poor girl.

jadine obviously doesnt care about her as much as she would have us believe if she is out riding her in this condition. its bloody nearly june fgs that horse should be looking better by now!

I just cant believe there is nothing that can be done. its heartbreaking.
 
The only thing to do, other than offering advice and help, is for someone that knows where this horse is to report the situation to one of the welfare charities. It's not something that can be done via a forum, it has to be someone that can see the situation first hand that does this. That is what makes this so frustrating!
 
but equestrian Abbie knows the girl. i PMed her to ask the girls details so i could report it but she refused. imho that makes her just as bad for letting it happen as does anyone else who is seeing it and ignoring it.

Its so upsetting. i would have this girl in a heartbeat and make her better just for her to live in a feild for the rest of her life and keep my young girl company.
 
ThePinkPony said:
but equestrian Abbie knows the girl. i PMed her to ask the girls details so i could report it but she refused. imho that makes her just as bad for letting it happen as does anyone else who is seeing it and ignoring it.

Its so upsetting. i would have this girl in a heartbeat and make her better just for her to live in a feild for the rest of her life and keep my young girl company.
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Well, if you don't know the girls details, then what can anyone do?

Yes, it's frustrating, and maybe now people can see why there were negative comments about this whole situation, because they could see it coming...

I hope EA WILL pass on details to SOMEONE, then if hopefully it can get into the hands of the authorities, and something can get done.
 
You have to understand my position here, I don't want to pass on her phone number/Facebook/location of the mare to people whom I don't know.

If someone wants to PM me and put me in the direction of someone who can help I will do something about it.
 
I have just seen pictures of lady.

She looks much better, i wouldnt say rideable though.

Its frustrating as this never needed to happen, and no inspector is going to think now that there is anything wrong... until next spring, when it happens again.

and she is being ridden and from the pics loose jumped in a school too.
 
ThePinkPony said:
but equestrian Abbie knows the girl. i PMed her to ask the girls details so i could report it but she refused. imho that makes her just as bad for letting it happen as does anyone else who is seeing it and ignoring it.

Its so upsetting. i would have this girl in a heartbeat and make her better just for her to live in a feild for the rest of her life and keep my young girl company.
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You are a total stranger from the internet. No offence but Abbie has done the right thing in refusing to give Jadines details.
 
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ThePinkPony said:
I have just seen pictures of lady.

She looks much better, i wouldnt say rideable though.

Its frustrating as this never needed to happen, and no inspector is going to think now that there is anything wrong... until next spring, when it happens again.

and she is being ridden and from the pics loose jumped in a school too.
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Exactly. From the new pics you can see she's put on some weight but still not enough. I'd love to hear what jadine has to say for herself.
 
She definitely looks better and happier. Ribs aren't as visible. Look forward to seeing her progress :) well done, she's a lucky girl to have found you.
 
I have just seen updated pictures of Lady and she does look much, much better. Coat is lovely and shiny, and definite improvement in her weight. Personally, I wouldn't be riding her yet, I don't know if OP is, I can't be bothered looking through posts/dates of riding photos.
 
indie999 said:
Dont know the story but her rump doesnt look as bony, or ribs (unless its the light)

What was her story? She looked emaciated in 1st pic def.
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certainly no expert and put this on at the beginning.Didnt know the story etc got a bit of criticism for saying emaciated etc, but I dont care its the horse that interests me not its owner.

The common theme here is the defence of the owners feelings v what is the best interest of the horse?

Animals need dependable humans around them to care for them properly.The horse seems to have been let down, not just once or twice. Too many excuses, part time worker, full time worker, cost, field is wrong,then not knowing what they have done wrong? or what others have done wrong? Blame everyone except yourself. The list of failed reasons is endless .

I think this young lady? seriously needs to man up and face reality. Its not a game or toy or cuddly. If you cant cope seek proper help from experienced people. Not enough to walk the horse for a couple of hours to graze elsewhere either? The folks who reported you are the good guys they were trying to save your horse from you.

Until you have good facilities and a good budget dont ever have another horse. Please do it properly in future or go to a riding school and spend your money riding someone elses horses that are cared for properly, go on a course etc. See how it should be done, you need educating. Dont ever let your self get into this predicament again. Get yourself out of it for the sake of the horse(Not you)! please!

Far too many excuses.
 
GinaB said:
I have just seen updated pictures of Lady and she does look much, much better. Coat is lovely and shiny, and definite improvement in her weight. Personally, I wouldn't be riding her yet, I don't know if OP is, I can't be bothered looking through posts/dates of riding photos.
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She is being ridden. According to facebook they hacked out a few days ago.
 
I also read on facebook that the mare was being ridden again and couldn't believe it. I don't know Jadine that well but it's completely shocked me the state her horse is in. I very much doubt the RSPCA would do anything though.
 
I only got to pg 12 but what I believe is this mare was rugged & no one was bothering to check her except when she was ridden. A horse can drop condition from stressing, but unlikely to be Lady's problem. It really does not matter if you have acres of grass in winter, all it does is fill them up, there is no nutritional value. I also think she is older then 20 & being sway backed will make her look worse. I will never understand how anyone would even dream of riding her when she looked as poor as she did. How unfair when it is clear she has no muscle tone & being long backed to boot. Flick was a right state when we got her & it took the May grass to really put the weight on. She did drop a bit of condition, but she was stabled at night & being monitored so nothing like the way she came out of the 2009 winter. One thing for sure it was some time before she was started with long reining & lunge work, let alone being ridden. I am glad the mare has started to recover but serious preparation is needed going into winter to ensure she does not go down hill yet again. If you are riding her then I would be feeding her either a condition feed or one suited for the aged horse, then come the winter ensure she has access to plenty of haylage. At her age she should be seeing the dentist at the very least every year if not 6mths. I also think you ought to be seeking advice from your vet.
 
Bojangles said:
I do use body condtion on mine as he is far from being poor!! Muscle takes time to build up so I won't expert it to happern over a short time.
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Come on she has had the horse for 2 winters!! This is a TB mare, 13 now

When I got her Feb 2010
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May 2010
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She came back into work Jan this year & after months of work on the ground then walk work under saddle Apr
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May
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And the excuse is?
 
I'll stick my neck out here and say that if the most recent pictures posted on facebook are the most recent taken then the mare appears to be picking up nicely and assuming she's going out for gentle strolls as her hacking then that would be ideal to help her build some appropriate muscle to help her look much better.

However I do think that working hard would be inappropriate and that Jade really needs to keep a careful eye on her condition. Way back up there I suggested taking a photo each week of her stood up the same way. Jade, if you're still reading, do seriously consider doing this, it really will help you to see how she`s changing for ther better and give you a warning if she starts to go the wrong way again.
 
jemima_too said:
I'll stick my neck out here and say that if the most recent pictures posted on facebook are the most recent taken then the mare appears to be picking up nicely and assuming she's going out for gentle strolls as her hacking then that would be ideal to help her build some appropriate muscle to help her look much better.

However I do think that working hard would be inappropriate and that Jade really needs to keep a careful eye on her condition.
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See there you go, I would disagree until the mare had built up some muscle in her back. I would have spent time doing that first especially with a sway backed horse. But as they say there is more then one way to skin a cat. For me it does not feel right to ask a horse to carry the weight of a rider before it has the strength to do so.
 
have haven't posted on this thread yet but feel i have too!! the pictures are awful and especially in the links sanolly gave of her being ridden. i'm not going to have a go as i'm no like that but this horse needs weight putting on ready for the winter. if she winter badly then you want her going into the winter looking fat so if she does loose any weight, next spring she wont be as bad. also she needs to have adlib hayledge or hay and on a good feed atleast twice a day if not three times. what is you current daily regime, what are you feeding her etc!!
 
I think the current photos of Lady put up in the past few days on FB are lovely and possibly the best she's looked since she's had her.

New yard, new routine, new start.
 
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