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Hi - I'm new to the forum and jumping in with a question! Hope a few of you will take time to reply to me with your thoughts. Sorry for it being a long post!
I have a young warmblood bred for dressage, who has damaged his hind suspensory a couple of years ago. Hardly shows any ill effects apart from maybe, sometimes, going a tiny tiny bit short when lazy. Apart from this he is a tough and healthy boy.
He is very stunning, over 17h, and while no longer recommended that he could do high level dressage he could play at prelim and maybe novice provided he is brought slowly up to full fitness and kept fit. He could happily be someone's very posh hack or even riding club horse. Obviously he wouldn't pass the vet.
However, I never hacked him as there is no hacking where we are and he is quite a spooky horse, not least because he has never really been anywhere or done anything.
Just wondering what on earth to do with him? It seems such a waste for him to spend the next 10 or 15 years as a field ornament. On the other hand, I have his best interests at heart throughout all this.
Does anyone think there may be someone out there who could be interested in him as a companion and bring him back into work: he could well turn out to be a super non competition riding horse, but would need a confident rider who could give him a lot of encouragement to be a brave boy! Obviously I only want a loving home for him.
I've thought about the bloodbank for him, but he loves people and a one on one relationship so much I think he would miss it too much.
I'd be so grateful of any advice here!
I have a young warmblood bred for dressage, who has damaged his hind suspensory a couple of years ago. Hardly shows any ill effects apart from maybe, sometimes, going a tiny tiny bit short when lazy. Apart from this he is a tough and healthy boy.
He is very stunning, over 17h, and while no longer recommended that he could do high level dressage he could play at prelim and maybe novice provided he is brought slowly up to full fitness and kept fit. He could happily be someone's very posh hack or even riding club horse. Obviously he wouldn't pass the vet.
However, I never hacked him as there is no hacking where we are and he is quite a spooky horse, not least because he has never really been anywhere or done anything.
Just wondering what on earth to do with him? It seems such a waste for him to spend the next 10 or 15 years as a field ornament. On the other hand, I have his best interests at heart throughout all this.
Does anyone think there may be someone out there who could be interested in him as a companion and bring him back into work: he could well turn out to be a super non competition riding horse, but would need a confident rider who could give him a lot of encouragement to be a brave boy! Obviously I only want a loving home for him.
I've thought about the bloodbank for him, but he loves people and a one on one relationship so much I think he would miss it too much.
I'd be so grateful of any advice here!
