So orange one has a new home

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Perfect_Pirouette

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.....Well, he is on a 2 week trial, so long as all is okay he will have!

Thought I would do an update for everyone that took the time to reply to my previous threads re him when he was ill.

He was diagnosed with mild arthritis in both coffin joints and also in a fetlock joint last month. He was treated with steroid injections and vets hoped he would come sound and come back into work.

The lameness/arthritis wasn't really the issue though. The issue was his extreme girthiness that got worse and worse until at the end he would bronc on the spot repeatedly and rear when girth was done up. His way of going deteriorated and he became increasingly spooky when ridden too.

Vet's couldn't find anything to explain it so said it was behaivoural and to re-introduce the tacking up/girthing process slowly- almost like re-backing him.

SO, over the past 6 weeks that is what I have done and I am pleased to annouce he is now back to his 'normal' self :)

Vets said that although he is fine to be schooled etc, really he shouldn't be drilled in the school a lot anymore and would be nice if he had a quieter life so I set about trying to find him a home where he could have just that as I don't want to give up dressage/competing and cannot afford two!

I *think* (hope) I have found an absolutely perfect home for him with miles and miles and miles of off road riding (perfect for him as he is not good with large vehicles on narrow country roads) around forest with peaty/sandy tracks. It is just beautiful. Dropped him off last night and immediately tacked him up and took him for a hack with 3 other horses (at their request, think it was a test but a test I knew he'd pass as my boy is an angel) and he LOVED it, it is the nicest hacking I have ever come accross and perfect for him.

I cried buckets saying goodbye and all the way home and all last night. I miss him so much already but I want to do what is best for him, he owes me nothing and deserves a wonderful life having some fun now.

Here are some pictures of the kindest, most loving and quite simply gorgeous horse I have ever known. Sorry for pic overload!





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Watch this space for some exciting (well for me anyway) news :D
 
It sounds like you have found him the perfect home. I hope that the trial goes perfectly and I look forward to reading your exciting news soon. :)
 
Massive congrats on both finding a (fingers crossed!) suitable home and, importantly, making the right decision for him and you.
 
Ella19 said:
He is beautiful! Have you sold him then or loaned him? Sounds like a fantastic home :)
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He will be sold if the trial works out but only for a v nominal sum. It wasn't at all about the money for me, just desperately wanted a good, loving home for him with people I can trust and hopefully I have found that :)
 
Good news. Hope he finds a long term home, he deserves it. Presume they know about his issues and aren't going to try and do more with him down the line?
 
Honey08 said:
Good news. Hope he finds a long term home, he deserves it. Presume they know about his issues and aren't going to try and do more with him down the line?
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Yup, they know absolutely everything, have given them a copy of his vet report so couldn't hide anything even if I wanted to lol! They just want him for hacking out around the forest nannying little kids on little ponies. She said she may occasionally do the odd schooling session with him but schooling isn't really her thing. He is fine to school and even jump (on a surface, not that he's a jumper by any means!) just not regularly to either, which is absolutely fine by her.

It is always a risk when you sell a horse I know that, but these people are well known where I'm from and everyone knows that they are very kind, genuine, knowledgeable people. Can't ask much more than that really.
 
Thanks for the updat PP

I didn't comment on your threads previously (i read them but tend to lurk more tham comment :o) and am glad it all looks to be working out for ginger one

We do the best we can for them
 
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