omg, some people!

[B_2_B]

Ok, this will be long lol.
We had a call a while ago from a young lady who has 3 horses. She is pregnant and by her own admition cannot afford or look after her horses properly anymore.
When YO went to visit them, they were and still are in a part of a field sectioned off with electric fencing, high up on a hill in a very exposed area, with no shelter, not even a tree. And the mare is a 14.2 arab x connemara with no rug and she should not be in these conditions. That morning they had not been fed (this was 11.30am) and YO asked if there was any hay to give them. the reply was "oh, well i only have 1 bale left" "well i suggest you give them some and get some more" "oh, ok"

Anyway, we were supposed to get the 14.2hh mare and the little pony on thursday and she was keeping the gelding, but they never turned up.
So it was rearranged to today.
Now we have a home for the pony but it is hard for the people to get here but the lady could manage today, but she had to pick her kids up at 5pm. We thought no problem as they said they'd be here during the day.
1pm today and we had heard nothing despite the girl saying she'd ring us when they left. So YO rang them but no answer.
Finally got in touch at about 3pm. They were on their way but she had decided they were not leaving the mare, just giving us the pony!!

They finally turned up at 4.50pm and we unloaded a very unhappy and worried pony, and put him into the barn with the cows and put sililia in there with him. (plan had been to introduce the mare to the rest in the field but obviously couldn't be done now) The two were screaming to each other all the time

it was horrible.
So they have brought this mare about an hour and a half to take her lifelong friend away from her and take her back on her own. And left this poor little pony on his own. He'll get introduced to the rest tomorrow and can see and sniff them from where he is but he can't really reach bless him. And the other family have no pony and we don't know when they'll be able to collect him.

I know they say you can't save them all but she was right there in the trailer

 

[Colleen_Miss_Tom]

Was the ponies underweight ??

 

[B_2_B]

Brandy isn't too bad, couldn't see arran coz it was dark. It's only recently she's had problems but they aren't in great condition and we were pleased we'd be getting them before they got bad!
It's getting to me though to think of her as things are only going to get worse.

 

[Boodle]

Sounds like a complicated situation.

Would say though - i'd expect an arab x Connie should be ok out like that. My friend has an arab, a tb and a tb x arab out 24/7 unrugged on high and exposed ground and they actually thrive living the natural life.
I wouldn't worry too much.

 

[B_2_B]

it's not just that though.
they've admitted themselves they can't look after them. She is the only one who looks after them and what happens when she has the baby?
It was the poor mares face and the horrible noises they were both making

and they messed us around a lot today.

 

[Colleen_Miss_Tom]

Im confused , is the lady thats pregnant selling the horses ?

Its not impossible to look after horses and still have a baby

I have done it and Im still doing it .

The pony out in the field will be fine , I think you are worrying too much and getting yourself into a state .

 

[B_2_B]

she's not selling them. i don't know if she tried to sell them or if we were the first place she asked to take them.
i know it's not lol, it's the money side of things she was mainly worried about and having one bale of hay between 3 horses and not trying to get more worries me.
I know i worry too much and get too involved. it's just the look in her eyes and how they two were so panicked. Made me want to cry.

thankyou though and i seriously hope you are right.