Rehoming a military horse

I applied for this and have received details of the horses available. I must admit I have been surprised at the horses they are rehoming, the majority are lame and a few are ataxic . The ones that aren't field companions because of physical issues seem to have behavioural problems. Out of approx 15 horses one was sound but old so being retired & 2 were possible light hacks for experienced riders. Whether anyone does take them on I'm not sure, as you were still expected to pay for them.
 
I’m looking to rehome one as a companion. Obviously they are all 17 hands . How tall should my fencing be? Anyone with big horses?
 
bertie123 said:
I’m looking to rehome one as a companion. Obviously they are all 17 hands . How tall should my fencing be? Anyone with big horses?
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Depends whether they respect fencing or not, I had a big mare (around 17hh) and she was fine in any size fencing, 13h pony not so much :) he definitely felt that fencing was a state of mind :)
irishdraft said:
I applied for this and have received details of the horses available. I must admit I have been surprised at the horses they are rehoming, the majority are lame and a few are ataxic . The ones that aren't field companions because of physical issues seem to have behavioural problems. Out of approx 15 horses one was sound but old so being retired & 2 were possible light hacks for experienced riders. Whether anyone does take them on I'm not sure, as you were still expected to pay for them.
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I found the same when I joined. I still get the list but there's rarely anything on it suitable, even as a companion. There was one, a 19yo mare that I actually applied for, but I never heard back, not surprising as she was lovely! I imagine the "good" ones get snapped up by people with better connections to that world before they even end up on the list. I hope they get nice homes though, and it's good that they try to ensure that with the vetting processes in place.
 
If they were still sound and sane, they wouldn't be getting rid of them. Same with Police horses. They will always have an 'if' and 'but' as they are very valuable, once trained, if they remain sane and sound.

Sometimes the not sane part is job specific (lost confidence in a crowd or traffic for example, or simply too much of a 'competition brain' for different and less experienced riders), and the horse could be a hunter or competition animal with an experienced rider. The not sound part could still allow a light hack, but I wouldn't be looking for one to do a job long term.
 
bertie123 said:
I’m looking to rehome one as a companion. Obviously they are all 17 hands . How tall should my fencing be? Anyone with big horses?
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Normal fencing is fine with horses of that size the problem comes if they barge through electric fences or like to jump out. And you’ll only know that by asking. Plus expect a financial hit with vets fees. They’ll all had a hard life.
 
I also used to be on the list, and have the same thoughts as Ddraig. They also wanted a lot of money for some very broken horses, and the timescale to get them was a bit tricky for me being as far from them as I am. Shame, as I don't mind giving something that's had a tough life a soft landing for however long their time left is meant to be
 
This is sad. I don't know what I had assumed happened to them. If the above is all true though and they are just really getting rid of horses that it sounds like should be pts that's pretty harsh.

I do know a girl who had an ex police horse and he was great. I don't know what the circumstances if him being retired from the police were though but he was really smart and beautifully behaved/ sane and sound!
 
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