On a HUGE rant now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Okay, follow on from thread about pony coming back from trial. Wasnt pleased at all.

When he returned i gave his legs and feet a check over to check all was well then i gave him mon,tues,wed and thurs off to let him settle back into his routine. Just letting him relax and spending as much time out in fields as possibe before bringing him in to his stable. He loved it and was so pleased to be back. Plus ive been busy this week so haven't had much time at yard.

Today i thought id give him a good brush and have a little 20/25 min school on him to get back into the swing of things.
Tied him up, whipped rug off and...OH MY GOD! the beautifuly clipped and perfect coated pony has vanished! They have taken chunks out with the clippers!!!!! This was NOT in the contract for him to be clipped at all. My lines have had chunks out and he is all brown and black patched and looks awful :(


ANyway, got over the grief of this and after brushing tacked him up. Went into indoor and as soon as i sat on him i thought "he isnt right". Walked round and he felt really really stiff and choppy in back and back legs. Totally not him at all and certainly was not like this when he left. had a trot and was evern worse. I was getting him to work long and low when a friend i had rang to come and look at him came. She watched me walk and trot him and he wasn't tracking up at all and was very stiff. Got off, checked back and muscles etc....got him on the lunge and he is not tracking up at all (and he usually does).
So...after lots of rubbing, prodding and flexing on back and back legs (very knowledgable) friend tried stretching games with him, getting to bend round and down to get treats. he would not turn to the left and it very tense on the left in particular. We also think he had put his poll out and wouldnt stretch down.

So....going to ring back person mon (won't get in touch over weekend) and dentist coming out 30th april. Saddle was done about 5months ago so will give him a ring in 2 weeks when he is back off holiday :rolleyes:
mean time im gonna to some bareback schooling just walking getting him to work long and low and circles.

I have just bawled my eyes out as i feel awful for sending him away and now the sate he is in :( :mad:
 
wewillshowthem said:
Okay, follow on from thread about pony coming back from trial. Wasnt pleased at all.

When he returned i gave his legs and feet a check over to check all was well then i gave him mon,tues,wed and thurs off to let him settle back into his routine. Just letting him relax and spending as much time out in fields as possibe before bringing him in to his stable. He loved it and was so pleased to be back. Plus ive been busy this week so haven't had much time at yard.

Today i thought id give him a good brush and have a little 20/25 min school on him to get back into the swing of things.
Tied him up, whipped rug off and...OH MY GOD! the beautifuly clipped and perfect coated pony has vanished! They have taken chunks out with the clippers!!!!! This was NOT in the contract for him to be clipped at all. My lines have had chunks out and he is all brown and black patched and looks awful :(
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Can I ask how you only realised today that had been clipped?
You had him back Monday...
 
I can understand the rant, and sadly stories like this will put people off letting their horses go on trials to genuine buyers.

I would be calling the vet first, if your horse is that stiff and one sided then I would class him as unsound, and would want a check up to be sure. Any 'back person' whether qualified or not should not be attending to your horse without the approval of a vet. I wouldn't personally be riding either.

Am a bit :eek: that you haven't taken his rug off since he arrived though, but can imagine your shock when you saw the clip! Was it expressly stated on the contract that the loaner should not clip?

Fingers crossed it's nothing that can't be fixed quickly though. I didn't read your previous thread, sorry, but assume you did all the checks you could for the horse, in which case I can see why it has left such a bitter taste in your mouth :(
 
You left his rug on from when he came home until four days later?:confused: I understand that you were busy but it takes all of ten minutes to take a rug off and brush a pony over, then pop rug back on! Why did you not check him over thoroughly the day he came home?

I'm very sorry to hear that he is hurt/unwell, but really with a four day window since his being returned you will be hard pressed to get the loaners to take any responsibility for his stiffness.

All the best to him, poor little mite:(
 
I might have missed something and apologise in advance if I have, but your saying your horse came back off loan and you didn't take the rug off as soon as he came back? You also didn't take it off the next or the next or the next day? What if he came back full if lice or a huge rash etc?

TBH I think a dodgy clip is the last thing to worry about, it will grow back.
 
I was going to ask that! :confused:

But anyway, sorry to hear this. Hopefully the back lady will give you some answers (do you mean sports massage therapist?) Perhaps get the physio too?

Best of luck.
 
WoopsiiD said:
Can I ask how you only realised today that had been clipped?
You had him back Monday...
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It says she just gave him a brief check and then let him chill in the field for the week.
I learnt the hard way also when I loaned my pony out years ago. All mine stay put now.
 
china said:
It says she just gave him a brief check and then let him chill in the field for the week.
I learnt the hard way also when I loaned my pony out years ago. All mine stay put now.
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S he was travelled in a T/O and popped out into the field?
Sorry I stand by my first post.
If my pony had returned from a loan/trial a brief check would include taking off rugs.
It would be a full body check.
As it has been mentioned what if he had returned with lice? Had an injury under the rug? Saddle sores?
 
Really sorry to hear this OP.

However, after the story you were told about the pony - and the problems he had had in such a short time, I would have trotted him up when he came off the transport home - and gone over him with a fine toothcomb to check for issues physically, that may have caused the problems with the short term school holiday loaners.

Hope you get it sorted out, but a big smack on the wrist for not checking the pony over on arrival with you
 
wewillshowthem said:
I have had his rug off but only in my dark stable and didn't really notice as just gave a quick brush over, but when i saw it in the light i got a shock,

Ill give vet a ring too
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Well, lesson learned:)
Always check pony over thoroughly in daylight, outside, BEFORE letting the loaners out of their cage!
 
Ok, as others have said a lesson learned for next time.

A tip I found useful was always get the loaner to return the pony or be in the yard when you collect. Take a camera and perform an inspection with them present documenting anything you are not happy with.
 
Arizahn said:
Well, lesson learned:)
Always check pony over thoroughly in daylight, outside, BEFORE letting the loaners out of their cage!
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Absolutely. Fortunately your pony is (hopefully) ok, but next time arrange pony's return in daylight when you can check him thoroughly.
Four days is a bit long to leave looking at him properly.
 
horserider said:
Absolutely. Fortunately your pony is (hopefully) ok, but next time arrange pony's return in daylight when you can check him thoroughly.
Four days is a bit long to leave looking at him properly.
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NEXT TIME????????

I have always said I would NEVER allow a horse of mine to go away on trial. A prospective purchaser can come several times to our yard & try the horse but NEVER take him away. I'm not being wise after the event, I have always had this view. It only takes a very short time for someone to undo all the good work you've put into a horse & ruin him. As has been seen on this occasion the person trialing this pony has done something to injure this pony, maybe had a fall or something, doesn't matter though because the damage has been done & you are left to put the pony back together....hopefully. It's typical that the trialer has not said anything & just sent the pony back without a word as to any problem. :(

Keep your horses/ponies within your control until money has changed hands & then the new owner can do what they like.

Good Luck with pony, I hope all goes well.
 
Arizahn said:
Well, lesson learned:)
Always check pony over thoroughly in daylight, outside, BEFORE letting the loaners out of their cage!
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I picked my horse up from loan one day when they said they didn't want him anymore, and when I got there he had his huge stable rug on, they put it on him 'to travel in' but it was a warm day and I said I'd whip it off, I had his cooler...

I turned round to talk to them and the yard was suddenly empty...

He was a toast rack, that's why they had all buggered off!

I put him in, travelled down to road and pulled over, cried, called my husband and stopped at the feedstore to get a ton of 'build-up' feed for him....

No point in going off on a rant, it was done. Took us almost 6 months to build him up again, and this happened to him in a space of 2 months, which it the length of time I went to see him between each visit.
 
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Unfortunately this is the risk you have to take when letting your horse go out on a trial. I also let a horse years ago go out on a weeks trial, they returned the horse to me in a state. Would never ever do it again. I just tell people they're very welcome to come and try the horse as much as they like and see me riding the horse at events etc.
 
Thing is as it has been several days since he has been back and you haven't trotted him up previously or found a problem previously who is to say he hasn't injured himself in your care? He could have got cast in the field or been having a hooley and put something out. Why is it automatically the loaners fault?
 
Kat said:
Thing is as it has been several days since he has been back and you haven't trotted him up previously or found a problem previously who is to say he hasn't injured himself in your care? He could have got cast in the field or been having a hooley and put something out. Why is it automatically the loaners fault?
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And seeing as you didn't check or take rug off for 4 days I agree with the post above!!
 
I am sorry you hav experienced bad things, but I have to agree, even a quick check should have included removing the rug, when you would have seen the coat immdiately. It will grow back!
 
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