Quite sad but happy ending..

[kit279]

I saw the guy I bought my chestnut TB from this weekend and he told me something that really made me very sad. Chestnut was a flat racehorse, raced 11 times, came last 11 times therefore not very fast or very competitive - guy told me that the trainer used to use him to teach the young jockeys how to whip the horse.

That really broke my heart because Pip is such a gentle good-natured horse and it upsets him when you give him a smack, not that he'd ever try and get you off, and I can't carry a schooling whip because it stresses him as he can see it in his peripheral vision the whole time. I really can't think of a horse that deserves to be whipped less - I really can't. He just is such a trier. Anyway, it's a happy ending because I ended up having him and that's a home for life, no matter what.

So, sad story, but happy ending.

 

[abracadabra]

no wonder a stick stresses him out poor bugger

 

[kimky]

that really disturbing

At least he has a great home now

 

[JRT]

Thank goodness you have got him now. Give him a big hug from me!!!

 

[Joss]

Oh, that is really not very nice & very unusual. Poor, poor boy. I used to work in racing & when I worked at a waht used to be a big yard (at Royston - that narrows it down!!) We werent allowed to carry a whip at home unless we were riding a very very naughty/nappy horse who actually needed a smack. This was just a general rule so that some of the young & too keen lads didnt smack a horse unnecessarily.

They have plastic/wooden horses for practising that kind of thing on.

 

[dawnpetenathshir]

Oh poor bloke

. Give him a big hug from me

 

[teddyt]

Thats quite sick really, when you think there are many other ways to teach someone to use a stick, without hitting a horse. Thank goodness you are so understanding and your boy has a permanent home.

 

[moocow]

Is that the TB in your sig? He has such a kind face. So happy to hear he has a good home for life and doesn't have to go through that kind of thing again!!!!