market for a young boisterous companion?

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can't really believe I am having to ask this, and it may not come to it, but i'd just like to know what my options are! so...... just wondering what the market for companion horses is like?
Would anyone be interested in taking on a 5 year old KWPN as a companion? He's rather playful/boisterous in the field with new horses, but settles down after a while. Would anyone want him as a mate for another youngster perhaps so it doens't get annoyed with his constant desire to play?
where would you advertise for this sort of thing?
Also, is this a silly idea because I couldn't guarantee he wouldn't be buted/tildren'd up and sold on....? "unfortunately" he has a good jumping record, and looks sound on soft surfaces so probably would be possible to sell him on deceitfully.

As i said, hopefully he is fixable and will come sound... but if not then I'd just like to know my options.
 
amycamycamyc said:
Also, is this a silly idea because I couldn't guarantee he wouldn't be buted/tildren'd up and sold on....? "unfortunately" he has a good jumping record, and looks sound on soft surfaces so probably would be possible to sell him on deceitfully.

As i said, hopefully he is fixable and will come sound... but if not then I'd just like to know my options.
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I think it is a recipe for disaster for the horse to sell him on deceitfully and given how wary people are buying horses I doubt he would pass a 5* vetting.
Sold as a companion unless you are very careful there is always a chance he will be sold on rideable.
I feel very sorry for you and hope he will come sound for you .
If I couldn't keep on of my horses as they had become unsound and couldn't guarentee a genuine home for light hacking or companion then I would pts
Sounds harsh but better a quick end than a life being passed around only to end up pts in the end
Fingers crossed it turns out well.
 
oooh I didn't mean to imply that I would sell him on deceitfully!!! i meant I was worried that whoever took him on as a companion might do.
I do agree with you I think though, sad as it is, pts might be best option...
 
I would be interested in a boisterous young geldling to live my my equally boisterous 3yr old who's annoying the hell out the older horses. BUT I wouldn't be interested in something that will remain lame. What's wrong with him and will he even become right?
 
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What's wrong with him and will he even become right?
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Not entirely sure, all I know is that he bilaterally lame at the moment,been nerve blocked to feet, box rest not helped, and have recently discovered that vet certificate I bought him with is forged so i suspect something more sinister and long term is going on. Insurance will now be invalid so I am tempted to cut my losses and not pursue the MRI/further investigative work which will be £££. He is out in the field perfectly happy though, adrenalin kicks in and he zooms around winding up the oldies all day.
hmmmmmm is very tricky and horrid and stressful and heart breaking! he's such a lovely lovely lovely pony
 
So so SO sorry that this is happened. How awful and upsetting :( Have you got any comeback against the people you purchased him from, with the vet certificate being forged??

If you could get back some or all of the purchase price, it may help with the cost of vet's fees??

Realistically I reckon he is not the type of horse most people would want as a companion as there are so many little good-doer ponies available. What about retirement livery??

Then you could just whip the shoes off and chuck him out for a year or so and financially it wouldn't be as draining as having him on part-livery??

Poor Amy and Ferdi :( :( :(
 
I'd def try to follow up with the fake vet cert and see if you can at least get some money back.

I'd be tempted to do as montyandzoom suggested - find some very very cheap grass livery and chuck him out for the year. A stud farm would be perfect, if they'll take him - he could live with the colts and just go feral for a year. I'd have him up here if it weren't so far away!

Then he'll have had a nice year of being a horse and if he's still not sound then it's just postponed the enevitable. And if he does come sound, great.

I certainly wouldn't be 'selling' him on as a companion, or even on full loan as then you loose control of him - if you're still paying livery (albeit cheap livery) then you have a say.
 
Then you could just whip the shoes off and chuck him out for a year or so and financially it wouldn't be as draining as having him on part-livery??

Agree completely, but then he's not mine and I'm not having to pay the bills or carry the heartache am I?

I hope it goes well for him and you.
 
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