"Rescuing" horses from auctions

Also would like a nudge in th right direction on faceache for a nosey?

GFM are so controversial aren't they. I used to follow pony pals HQ on FB but lost all respect when they accepted a GFM to buy the daughter a pony after the initial pony purchased (unseen & assuming unvetted) was totally unsuitable and handed straight to a charity, I can't remember how much was raised but no pony other than a foal has appeared since and it's been several months...
 
A Google search for the trekking centre involved using the correct terms (there’s enough clues on here without naming it outright) will lead to a link to the business FB page which has all the posts about the two new heavy horses, how they ended up buying them at auction, and the subsequent GFM.
 
I hope the previous owner of those horses doesn't see the posts or comments, I imagine it could be quite upsetting considering they really aren't in terrible condition and they've no idea why they sold; it could've been ill health, death of owner, etc. Obviously it could've been someone who just wanted them sold asap without the hassle of doing it privately or putting work into them but the point is you/they don't know without making an effort to get in contact.
They're quite distinctive horses though which isn't great


Sorry not really making myself clear again but basically it can't feel nice to see a horse you've just sold being touted as a 'rescue' that will never know anger again etc. especially when they've said they 'want to give them the opportunity of a ridden career' (they're horses, they really don't care whether they are ridden/have a job or not) so will be making money out of them.
 
ihatework said:
God they love bigging themselves up don’t they! Those horses are perfectly normal green biggies that have been uprooted from home and been through an auction.

Nothing needing rescuing or psychologically traumatised. What muppets.
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Lol a sensible story doesn't bring the £££ in from the public though. Took me one search to find them.
 
They have a large piece in local paper about how they "rescued" the horses and the terrible condition they are in both mentally and physically and that they are fund raising for costs. Their plan is to "rehabilitate" them and use them in their school. Everything they have said they are dealing with, but so very dramatically, is what anyone would expect it they bought a horse through an auction.

Eta, pretty much everything they said in the piece irked me!
 
I'm not in their neck of the woods, but had heard of them because they recently bought a nice mare through a well known horse trainer, who was re-homing the mare on the owner's behalf. She was a nice stamp and wouldn't have been cheap.

It seems wrong for a business who can afford to buy horses at market value, to be begging for money when they can afford to fund the care of the horses themselves, and have bought them as business assets. There are several rescues in my area who are REALLY struggling to keep their doors open right now, they're turning animals in need away by the bucket load because their stables/kennels are full and they don't have enough money to take any more in.

Of course there are plenty of people who have happily donated, but the 'rescue' narrative is disingenuous and misleading. I'm seeing more and more that as soon as someone has a big platform with a lot of followers, they use it to shill money somehow.

My overall infuriation comes from knowing that the money people donated could have been directed towards actual rescues who badly need it 🙁
 
The comments are so naive.
They just look like horses that haven't had much handling. Not abused ones.... An abused horse would not just be standing there looking slightly unsure.
Also concur with tiddlypom that they really ought to have hats on at least :/ just because they're putting it on Facebook and should set a better example and handling big, young (the Clyde is only 5) in shorts and t shirt certainly isn't that
 
spacefaer said:
Currently at just over £11k.
Nuts.
No one should take on a horse if they can't afford to look after it.
And £10/horse/day in hard feed ?? Is their feed scattered with gold dust?
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Now I think we need to rethink this .
It’s a great way for people who don’t have horses to experience one of the most key parts of horse owner ship without having a horse .
That’s the experience of wondering where all your money is going .
 
www.nwauctions.co.uk

J36 General Sale of Horses, Ponies & Donkeys, Saturday 26th April 2025. | Sales Reports | Auctions | North West Auctions

J36 General Sale of Horses, Ponies & Donkeys, Saturday 26th April 2025. | Sales Reports | Auctions | North West Auctions
www.nwauctions.co.uk www.nwauctions.co.uk

A 5 year old Clydesdale gelding sold for 4000gns and a Belgian Draught horse sold for 3500gns both going to Cumbrian Heavy Horses.

Bet the auction house is loving the reports coming from CHH of the alleged state of their auction purchases 🙄.

CHH has been on my bucket list of a place to ride ever since I missed out on my first choice Adventure Clydesdales on Dartmoor which sadly closed down.

I shall not be troubling CHH with my presence, they are now edited out of my bucket list.
 
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Tiddlypom said:
www.nwauctions.co.uk

J36 General Sale of Horses, Ponies & Donkeys, Saturday 26th April 2025. | Sales Reports | Auctions | North West Auctions

J36 General Sale of Horses, Ponies & Donkeys, Saturday 26th April 2025. | Sales Reports | Auctions | North West Auctions
www.nwauctions.co.uk www.nwauctions.co.uk

A 5 year old Clydesdale gelding sold for 4000gns and a Belgian Draught horse sold for 3500gns both going to Cumbrian Heavy Horses.

Bet the auction house is loving the reports coming from CHH of the alleged state of their auction purchases 🙄.

CHH has been on my bucket list of a place to ride ever since I missed out on my first choice Adventure Clydesdales on Dartmoor which sadly closed down.

I shall not be troubling CHH with my presence, they are now edited out of my bucket list.
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Yup, me too
 
Trekking centre with feathers
Tiddlypom said:
www.nwauctions.co.uk

J36 General Sale of Horses, Ponies & Donkeys, Saturday 26th April 2025. | Sales Reports | Auctions | North West Auctions

J36 General Sale of Horses, Ponies & Donkeys, Saturday 26th April 2025. | Sales Reports | Auctions | North West Auctions
www.nwauctions.co.uk www.nwauctions.co.uk

A 5 year old Clydesdale gelding sold for 4000gns and a Belgian Draught horse sold for 3500gns both going to Cumbrian Heavy Horses.

Bet the auction house is loving the reports coming from CHH of the alleged state of their auction purchases 🙄.

CHH has been on my bucket list of a place to ride ever since I missed out on my first choice Adventure Clydesdales on Dartmoor which sadly closed down.

I shall not be troubling CHH with my presence, they are now edited out of my bucket list.
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Wanted to take my mum there but not now for sure

There's a job ad a bit down the page, 140 hrs a month for NLW. (12.21ph)
But these aren't the first horses they've bought this year, a Suffolk and another European heavy breed earlier as well so not that short of money really considering the price of those breeds ridden.
 
How big are the £50 straw bales (bearing in mind that four are needed initially in a stable....)?

Also, £10 per day for hard feed and £100 for a trim?

Vet's feeds/medication etc - OK, I know that we can be talking a considerable amount of money here. But the other figures given seem a bit exorbitant!

OH's cob has a veteran feed, linseed, senior balancer and chaff and it comes nowhere near £10 a day. My boy just has grass pellets and chaff, £10 keeps us going for quite a while.
If feet are in bad shape then the farrier/EP trims may need to be frequent for quite a while - but that wouldn't make each visit cost more - and £100 is on the expensive side for trimming.

I think this is the thing that's really irritated me; surely they know that horsey people will read the piece and be a bit shocked at the costs quoted?
 
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