Loan obligations

[splashgirl45]

i must have missed the fact that he had no turnout so agree wholeheartedly with your decision to put him on retirement livery..and no dont offer him to her!!

 

[MiJodsR2BlinkinTite]

Thank you so much for all of the replies. It’s good to hear that I wouldn’t be wrong to take him back and give him a retirement now. I think I did know that was the right thing to do, I just hate upsetting people. However in this case the welfare of the horse has to come first.
I will take him to my friend’s yard where he will have a bedded shelter and a pen for nighttime and then proper turnout with other horses during the day. Hopefully he can then have a year or two of enjoying himself just being a horse before any further ‘decisions’ have to be taken.

^^^ Fab!!

I wouldn't offer him to the Sharer again to buy for £1 or anything like that; agree with others on here who've said she wouldn't be a wise choice. Don't do it!! If she is able to cold-heartedly ride a horse who is on two bute a day she is also the sort who'd without a conscience send your boy off to the nearest market buted up to the eyeballs and sold to the meat-man.

Don't worry about "upsetting" her. Yes she'll sit and weep gallons and get every other harpy on the yard bringing her boxes of tissues, I think I can predict that! But please do stand firm!!

Good luck. I have a livery at the moment who's done what you're doing with her old lad and I wish you all the best. Enjoy what time is left together for you both.

 

[SatansLittleHelper]

Thank you so much for all of the replies. It’s good to hear that I wouldn’t be wrong to take him back and give him a retirement now. I think I did know that was the right thing to do, I just hate upsetting people. However in this case the welfare of the horse has to come first.
I will take him to my friend’s yard where he will have a bedded shelter and a pen for nighttime and then proper turnout with other horses during the day. Hopefully he can then have a year or two of enjoying himself just being a horse before any further ‘decisions’ have to be taken.

This is EXACTLY what should happen and I hope you can achieve it with minimal fuss. It sounds as though the loaner's judgement is clouded by her attachment to the Horse and I feel you definitely need to step in. I wouldn't be leaving him there just on the basis of no turnout, never mind the other issues..!!!
Good luck, stand firm.....I think your instincts are spot on xxx

 

[Goldenstar]

Thank you so much for all of the replies. It’s good to hear that I wouldn’t be wrong to take him back and give him a retirement now. I think I did know that was the right thing to do, I just hate upsetting people. However in this case the welfare of the horse has to come first.
I will take him to my friend’s yard where he will have a bedded shelter and a pen for nighttime and then proper turnout with other horses during the day. Hopefully he can then have a year or two of enjoying himself just being a horse before any further ‘decisions’ have to be taken.

Sounds a perfect solution .
Now you just need to deal with getting there .
Be kind be firm but don’t negotiate with the loaner her solution for him is not ethical in this situation .
Let us know how you get on .