tashyisaudrey
Well-Known Member
Ok . I have noticed for some time that my neighbour hasn't been looking after her horse very well. First she stopped riding it all together. She asked me if I could ride him for her - I having time on my hands at the time happily agreed. So I rode him out, jumped and schooled him for her. He was a lovely willing little chappy. Anyway. I politely gave her notice to the fact that I now have 5 horses of my own to look after so finding time for him would be difficult. I was very polite and gave her written notice. She was very angry at this. Anyway, I assumed she would find someone else. This was a year ago. The horse hasn't been ridden at all. She took it out for a whole day hunting after having not ridden it and then asked me for advice about a tendon injury it got after the day. I said to call a vet. She didn't. She went to the effort of bandaging it but just left him in the field. Didn't change the bandage or attend his wounds or anything. I walked past the other day and saw him standing in the field looking really miserable, rotten bandage soaked with blood. Field had ragwort in it as she hadn't attended it. I went in the field and dug the ragwort up. Half of the fencing had come down as well. I rang her up and said her horse looked quite bad and she should see to him. She said she would. That was four days ago. He's still the same. I also noticed the water trough was stagnant and not working properly. I mean whats the point? He could be ina really bad way. I'm in half of a mind to say I'll look after him again because he is in such a bad way and it breaks my heart. He also seems to be suffering from terrible bites and sweet itch and looks like he hasn't seen the farrier in a while.