Rescued horse - happy story!

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Just thought i would share a heart warming story. Earlier this year i helped find a new home for a young thoroughbred mare that was going to be put down. She was basically in an unsuitable home on totally unsuitable management and she kept getting colic, spent most of her time crib biting and was incredibly thin. In fact she was fading away. Apart from that there was nothing wrong with her! Unless a home was found she was going to be put down, which to be honest was a better future than staying in the state she was. But because she was young and i felt it was the way she was being looked after that was causing the problems i looked for a home for her. So i found her a home who took a risk taking her on but who agreed with me that the poor horse was in a state because of how it was being kept.

I went to see the horse today and what a transformation! She has put on 115kg and hardly cribs at all now. She looks fantastic, so much so that her new owner is going to start riding her now, 6 months ahead of schedule! She has a home for life with a wonderful lady who looks after her incredibly well and loves her to bits.

So you dont need to go to france and pay out hundreds of pounds to find a horse to rescue. This horse in need of rescue (with straight legs!) was a few miles down the road and now thanks to a kind and patient lady the young horse has a long and happy life ahead of her.
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How lovely!
I don't know why people think horses in france are more deserving of being rescued than british/irish horses?! No healthy horse deserves to die, but surely we should look after our own, which could be heading to france anyway.

What's more, you can go and see the horse in person and make an informed decision about its temperament and whether you can manage it.

I hate the way so many tb's are misunderstood. Ours is much more quiet and reliable than our irish sport horses! Always cheers me up when I hear happy endings like that though!xo
 
I cant do photos. Well, i probably could if i tried but i dont do technology! Think along the lines of spindles farm and you'll get the picture!
 
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Responsibly rehomed!

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I like to think so. The new owner was well aware of the risks (financially, emotionally, etc) but was also prepared to just have her as a companion if she couldnt be ridden. She was also prepared to do the right thing if the horses quality of life deteriorated. The horse is now happy and healthy thanks to the care she has received. She was in a state because of human ignorance (and blindness!), which is so sad but with nothing more fancy than good horsemanship she is now a picture of health.
 
Lovely story!
What a pity more people can't see that there are plenty of British horse in need of rehoming, before they are sent abroad.
Best wishes to your friend and her horse (incidentally have the previous owners seen the transformation?)
 
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(incidentally have the previous owners seen the transformation?)

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Not yet but im sure they will at some point. I just hope they stop and think for a minute when they do. Although the horse is almost unrecogniseable now!
 
Wonderful to hear such a heartwarming story. Glad there are good people who do the right thing, you along with the kind lady are angels.
 
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