My new horse saved from slaughter from nasty hunts man.

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Sorry can't post pics I'm on my mobile and don't know how. :(
I had a phone call from a mate saying about a horse which the hunts master she works for is going to send him for meat. Was booked in the following Sunday.
The horse in question was a stunning dark grey 16.2hh not quite 17hh but could be now she thinks he's grown.5 yr old tb gelding ex racer.
He had brought him stright from racing and turned him away for a year and wanted to bring him in for hunting, didn't quite go to plan and the horse was classed as a nutter!!!!
I went and saw the horse and he was running round the field and everytime you got near him he would bite you before you could touch him.
He turned up at my yard on the Sunday and the hunts man put him in my stable BEAT him several times round the head with the headcollar and said " you need to be firm with this one" better than where he was off to I suppose.
I paid £500 and he left.
Since iv had the lad who iv re named by the way ( new biginning new name) he's stopped biteing needed tlc NOT a firm hand and hunted him. Yes he has a few problems due to being beaten but we have a great bond and nobody is going to take that away from us. I love him and we were ment to have met up.
A horse can get such a bad name and I had daily warnings from people about my lad, he's dangerous, he's a mad man, bloody watch riding him, didn't get him cheap for nothing you know and so so but I took him as I found him and gave him the chance to prove himself to me and we proved everybody wrong.
First day on the hunt field watching peoples faces is one I will never forget and he done me pride. :)
 
That's a really nice story - well done for turning him around.

A good friend of mine had a horse some years ago under similar circumstances. He'd gone through the sales ring as a 2 yr old (not a TB) and sold for a huge amount of money. He changed hands a few times over the years, with his value hitting rock bottom and reputation to match (no one would sit on him). Most of his history was discovered after my friend had bought him. So didn't know she was buying a 'nutter'.

Anyway, I truly believe that this horse 'found' her. He never put a foot wrong with her, and enabled her to begin an eventing career that she'd only ever dreamt of previously.

His name was Donald - and he truly was a gentleman.
 
Well done you for persavering. Lucy was on her way for meat when i got her and everyone told me to have her shot. So far she has given me the best 12 years of my life.
Hope you and your boy have many many happy years proving them all wrong like Lucy and i have. :D :D :D :D :D :D
But we need pics as soon as you can please. :)
 
Monsters said:
He turned up at my yard on the Sunday and the hunts man put him in my stable BEAT him several times round the head with the headcollar and said " you need to be firm with this one" better than where he was off to I suppose.
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Unbelievable ! I can just imagine that scene.

Well done to you for giving this boy a chance - so glad it's working out well.
 
What a wonderful outcome - yes you guys were meant to be together and he knows it - I am sure you will have many happy years together and he will look after you too!
 
it's very sad but very common for horses to become nasty because they're generally misunderstood! you only get out of a horse what you put in. 9 times out of 10 they're just nervous.
 
I have an ex-racer who my mum's friend rescued from Reading meat market as she was a nervous wreck and totally unrideable having spent the past 2 years being passed from dealers yard to dealers yard. Alot of patience later she was given to me to try and see if she was rideable or not and has since gone on to do pony club open eventing teams and bsja to newcomers level.
So many just need a chance, too many horses are given up on too early.
 
Well done you, the horse has been very lucky. What makes me sad about your post though is the thought of how many horses in similar circumstances aren't so lucky and do end up going to slaughter through no fault of their own. They are perfectly healthy but just misunderstood. :-(
 
You have NO idea how happy it made me to read that! I think its great that there are people who dont beat up horses who misbehave, a lot of horses that misbehave is because of the harsh treatment. Im so glad you saved him from that and plus in a few years time when you have progressed you will be so proud of you both! :)
 
Thank goodness you were there when your horse needed saving. It astounds me how good horses can be labelled and their future cut short because of sodding useless humans. I'd be fascinated to know which hunt / area the horse came from... I've had a run in with one dodgy guy myself and you wouldn't have ever believed it if I'd told you.
 
I own a once ropey looking, and terrified BSJA sportshorse mare who had been shunted from dealer to dealer. I was told over and over again to get rid of her as she was unpredictable and dangerous, and that one day she would kill somebody!!!

A year later and I have a wonderful friend who makes me beam with pride. She'll do anything for me, she looks stunning and she is the envy of many.

Ain't it great to prove folk wrong and end up with your horse of a lifetime?:D:D

Well done you!!
 
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