Stormy123456
Well-Known Member
This is the third time I've typed this!
Right, in 2008, we took Bunny a 12.1hh, now 9y/o Brish Riding Pony off a family who had bought him as just broken 4y/o from his breeder for their 4 year old daughter. They got bored and gave up on him, and obviously were not "horsy" and couldn't cope. The children were a bit rough with him, and he turned a little wild.
Well, my sister schooled him all 2008, with the plan of selling him once he'd been sorted out. He had a incredible jump, and really beautifull floaty paces. But in 2009 he was diagnosed with a cyst in his hoof. The cyst is the size of the average cyst in a 17hh horse's hoof. Too large to remove or operate on. He's had a year off, and became a field and travelling companion to the others.
He has got bad points and lots of them:
- Terrified of ropes - once ropes on his head collar is fine, and anything like tack is fine.
- Extremely head shy - we used to have to take the bridle apart to put it on.
- Excruciatingly painful to catch (head shy and all that)
- Not great to be clipped.
- Bonkers to worm (won't eat the tablets)
- Prone to laminitus
- Obviously his hoof.
- very nervous with the farrier (but managable - deffo no shoes though)
- bit nervy of men.
Basically we can't afford to keep him any longer, haven't got any space for him, and he really needs to go. Home is top priority, don't want any money, but don't want him to end up at Melton Market as wild or uncontrollable. It's a real shame, they must have really messed with his head, because he is a really sweety, a never hurt a fly type. He just won't trut anyone. We've spent so much time and effort, he has got alot better than when he came, but the above still apply.
After not being ridden for a year, we plonked a freinds four year old daughter on him and he just wandered happily around the fields whilst I lead them.
Pictutres:
Please excuse sister's mounted games style riding.
Vet said he can probably do light schooling and hacking and maybe showing as he is gourgeous. But if he became lame again, that would probably be the end of his ridden life, if the cyst grows bigger and touches the bone, he would amost definately would have to be put down, though in a year it has not grown.....
Really don't know what to do, love him to bits, but unfortunately, bless him, he won't be able to stay long term here.
Any suggestions?
Right, in 2008, we took Bunny a 12.1hh, now 9y/o Brish Riding Pony off a family who had bought him as just broken 4y/o from his breeder for their 4 year old daughter. They got bored and gave up on him, and obviously were not "horsy" and couldn't cope. The children were a bit rough with him, and he turned a little wild.
Well, my sister schooled him all 2008, with the plan of selling him once he'd been sorted out. He had a incredible jump, and really beautifull floaty paces. But in 2009 he was diagnosed with a cyst in his hoof. The cyst is the size of the average cyst in a 17hh horse's hoof. Too large to remove or operate on. He's had a year off, and became a field and travelling companion to the others.
He has got bad points and lots of them:
- Terrified of ropes - once ropes on his head collar is fine, and anything like tack is fine.
- Extremely head shy - we used to have to take the bridle apart to put it on.
- Excruciatingly painful to catch (head shy and all that)
- Not great to be clipped.
- Bonkers to worm (won't eat the tablets)
- Prone to laminitus
- Obviously his hoof.
- very nervous with the farrier (but managable - deffo no shoes though)
- bit nervy of men.
Basically we can't afford to keep him any longer, haven't got any space for him, and he really needs to go. Home is top priority, don't want any money, but don't want him to end up at Melton Market as wild or uncontrollable. It's a real shame, they must have really messed with his head, because he is a really sweety, a never hurt a fly type. He just won't trut anyone. We've spent so much time and effort, he has got alot better than when he came, but the above still apply.
After not being ridden for a year, we plonked a freinds four year old daughter on him and he just wandered happily around the fields whilst I lead them.
Pictutres:
Please excuse sister's mounted games style riding.
Vet said he can probably do light schooling and hacking and maybe showing as he is gourgeous. But if he became lame again, that would probably be the end of his ridden life, if the cyst grows bigger and touches the bone, he would amost definately would have to be put down, though in a year it has not grown.....
Really don't know what to do, love him to bits, but unfortunately, bless him, he won't be able to stay long term here.
Any suggestions?
