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Some weeks ago I agreed to take a little wild mare who's not had the best of times to say the least.

Anyway, someone I thought of as a friend has said they would like her. Twice they have tried to collect her and it's gone wrong with the pony just being left scared to death - they tell me that they can do it and don't want my help.

The second time they tried to collect a friend of mine suggested they get a vet out to sedate the poor girl, but they said no as they don't have the money! Also found out they are letting her out into a field - she really is wild and scared............and maybe in foal.

This has really alarmed me and I no longer want them to take her. They asked me to sign a bit of paper which says I signed the pony over to them. They also put down on the paper that they are a charity.............not at all.

Where do I stand please? This is complicated as I know their yard etc and know them so it's not as if I hadn't checked them out, but now all this!
 
i think you have to do what's best for the mare if you possibly can, poor thing. do you have the space to keep her?
if you have signed the paper, i'm not sure where/how you stand. can you ask whoever asked you to take the mare in the first place, to put in writing that you are not to sell her, and then show them that, and say that there was a big misunderstanding, and you apologise, but she mustn't leave your place.
 
It is illegal to say you are a charity unless you are registered as such. Signing a change ofownership document is not unusual because you would need one (or a receipt if paid for)for proof of ownership. The charity thing is odd though and makes me suspicious straight away.
The pony answers the question for me, she was left scared following their handling her. They also havnt got the money to keep her properly if they cant pay for a vet, what if she has problems foaling and need a vet?
You need to tell them you have changed your mind and are going to keep her after all. Apologise for messing them around and hopefully they will understand. Its either that or tell them the truth, which i suspect will make things turn nasty. However you tell them you must keep the poor mare and not let them have her, for the ponys sake.
 
Kerilli that is a great idea!

Yes, I have the space as I've just sold two of my spotties.

I'm in touch with the lady I helped out and am sure she would help me out with writing something out for me.

This is not really something I take lightly, but this mare won't stand a chance - what if she needs vet treatment for the foal? How will they get near her to de louse? She really is too much for them and I don;t say that in a big headed way, this little mare really is wild and has had rough handling. Letting her out into a five acre field never to be got by again is not the answer.
 
Did any money exchange hands? If not, then say you decided to keep her and sorry you have wasted their time. If money has been exchanged, give it back to them again, saying you have decided to cancel the sell. Until they have possession of her there is not much they can do, and I am sure they would not wish to take the legal route to have her.

Assume you have the passport for her. Again if not, as you know you must not sell her until you have one - another very good excuse for you not to sell.

A bit of paper siging her over is worth nothing unless it is correctly drawn up legal agreement, and then signed and witnessed by two independant witnesses.

I would not let them have her as it honestly sounds as (a) they have no idea of how to handle her - I have seen various idiots put out an unhandled horse into a huge field and it has been me who then spends hours getting them to come to a bucket of feed and (b) if they cannot afford sedation then they cannot afford a horse.
 
I agree with TheresaF - I suspect that piece of paper isn't worth the paper it is written on and if no money has changed hands I would imagine they have very little in the way of recourse - just a broken verbal agreement. I would be concerned at them pretending to be a charity - something does not ring true about it. Why say you are a charity when you clearly have no idea about horses? apart from all the things you have mentioned I would not be turning any horse but especially a pony onto a 5 acre field just as the spring grass is about to come through. They are a walking welfare hazard. Maybe the poor little pony is trying to tell you something about them in her own way!
 
Thank you all for this advice. I guess sometimes you just need some moral support.

I've been in touch and been very honest telling them that this poor little pony needs very specialised care and that I feel she has been stressed up far to much.

The people concerend are still trying to sweet talk me out of it and I've since learnt that that intend to turn her out with a young colt! I know that they feel they are trying to help, but they cannot seem to understand that by doing this they are just making things worse.
 
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