World Horse Welfare request

Burnerbee

Burnerbee

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Sadly not for a total freeloader! Something that could be a companion and gentle hack for a little girl would be good, but they only seem to have ponies that are crocked in some way, mentally or physically (I did check their website - there's nothing suitable). I don't know anyone who could afford to take one of those on. I know that sounds awful but with costs as high as they are, if I was looking for another I'd buy or rehome a nice foal.
 
Why can't so many of them be ridden? As Marmalade said, they still need the same amount of maintenance as one you could at least go for a mooch on

Also theres a couple who could be backed, e.g Fig why haven't they done some basics with them to make them more attractive to people?

Some of the companions are quite young too, thats a lot of years to have something that has issues, which it must if it cant at least plod around the lanes

E.g. Mischief looks a nice little mare, but cant be ridden, why not? It says she has no health concerns, so why cant she be ridden, if only light work/hacking?

Id also want it to be able to stable, couldn't be doing with something that didnt fit into the routine I like (in at night out in the day)
 
exracehorse said:
When I was looking. As a companion type. So many were ā€˜nervous, unpredictable, hard to catch, difficult with picking the feet outā€™. I couldnā€™t be bothered with all of that. Iā€™m not spending hours in the dark trying to bring in a feral pony in the winter.
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If I was to consider a 3rd I would want a sensible herd leader, especially if I couldnā€™t ride. Iā€™m afraid a tiny feral pony would drive me nuts!

@Crazy_cat_lady i read a few adverts from the taller ones in Aberdeen and it said they tried to ride them but they wouldnā€™t stay sound.
 
I considered a rescue for when the time comes with my old lad. I will need a companion for my ridden one. After a fair bit of thought I'm going for a youngster that could be broken to drive. I would've a ' rescue' but the type and price I would pay I will probably be rescuing one anyway!
 
I was once offered a super experienced driving pony via WHW. A really desirable type. But that was direct from a home WHW had placed him in years ago, to me situation and for various reasons I never did it. And I was anaecdotally told that the "good" ones never make it to the website as they have people waiting for them. But no idea if thats true.
 
I once applied for a youngster. I was turned down as I was too heavy. The youngster was years off being rideable, never mind what my potential future weight may have been. They will rather keep their horses than let them go to homes that could set them up for the future.
 
I'm Dun said:
I was once offered a super experienced driving pony via WHW. A really desirable type. But that was direct from a home WHW had placed him in years ago, to me situation and for various reasons I never did it. And I was anaecdotally told that the "good" ones never make it to the website as they have people waiting for them. But no idea if thats true.
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Yes Iā€™ve heard the same. Even 10 years ago I heard this, and was on a yard that definitely ā€œgot the good onesā€. The type of yard where Ā£Ā£ made your face fit.
 
Got too many of my own freeloaders given the market has dried up (understandably)!

So I am overwintering a lead rein pony (and leading her off mine for exercise), a kind, older happy hacker (at least my son enjoys hacking her alone) and two 2 year olds who I donā€™t think will be big enough to do more than back and find a new home for next spring.

Feel Iā€™m doing my part already šŸ¤£!
 
maya2008 said:
Got too many of my own freeloaders given the market has dried up (understandably)!

So I am overwintering a lead rein pony (and leading her off mine for exercise), a kind, older happy hacker (at least my son enjoys hacking her alone) and two 2 year olds who I donā€™t think will be big enough to do more than back and find a new home for next spring.

Feel Iā€™m doing my part already šŸ¤£!
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To be fair to the first two, they sound useful. A kind safe solo hack is worth a lot! But I know what you mean - they're limited in what they can do, even if they do that one thing very well.
 
I have no connection to WHW but from the sanctuary I did work at, the number of horses who have been rehomed rideable and who eventually come back broken is... disappointing. Or they get sold out from under loan contract and end up god knows where as now they're worth money.

A lot of people are absolute garbage. It probably speaks to the ethics of people here that nobody has even considered the above tbh but it happens! I did get a rescue who is rideable (some of the time lol) but I'd been there for 3 years at that point. There is definitely an element of the "good ones" going to people who are known to the organisation but that is about trust (in my opinion) rather than just favouritism.
 
smolmaus said:
I have no connection to WHW but from the sanctuary I did work at, the number of horses who have been rehomed rideable and who eventually come back broken is... disappointing. Or they get sold out from under loan contract and end up god knows where as now they're worth money.

A lot of people are absolute garbage. It probably speaks to the ethics of people here that nobody has even considered the above tbh but it happens! I did get a rescue who is rideable (some of the time lol) but I'd been there for 3 years at that point. There is definitely an element of the "good ones" going to people who are known to the organisation but that is about trust (in my opinion) rather than just favouritism.
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This is exactly why I took the so hard decision not to try and find my OCD/incurable neck arthritis 4 yo NF a companion home - he was so beautiful and well bred that some scumbag would have buted him up and sold on, no matter how closely I vetted potential homes. šŸ˜¢
 
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