Would you be upset at this?

I wouldn't say I'd be upset; more sad. I know where all of my past youngsters and horses are and all of my owners keep in contact with me, some on a regular basis and others I hear from once a year at Christmas. One of my previous horses lives not far from me and the owner does not keep in touch except on her terms if she needs anything. I know the horse is fine and I know they look after her but any communication she has with me (which has been very rare since I sold the mare 3 years ago) is purely asking me for information and she never gives any feedback other than to say she has worked our great for them. It's amazing what silly little stories or a couple of photos can do to brighten someones day up. I don't get that from her and that makes me sad.
 
I'm with GW on this one over 30 years we have bought 10 horses, 3 were PTS, 6 were sold on and I have 1 still with me having been very badly burnt by an absolutely 100% mentalist ex owner who wished me dead when I had a serious illness that meant I needed to sell "her baby" I wouldn't entertain an ex owner ever again. And as the ex owner of 6 horses I just don't ever look up my old horses I sold them they are nothing to do with me anymore, just because we share a common interest doesn't mean we are going to like each other.
 
I do actually agree that you give up the right to know anything when you sell, but at the same time I would respond to any request to know they are ok, I.e. yes horse is still alive and well and enclose a picture, its just a nice thing to do but I do understand why someone else wouldn't. I'm friends with my horse's old owner and she is a lovely lady who causes me no bother at all!

It actually makes me annoyed when people clutter facebook pages with 'have you seen this horse' as though it were stolen or missing and it turns out they sold it ten years ago, I do understand their desire to know but still find it irritating the way some people do it.

Anyway hope this horse's new owner is compelled to give a little information!
 
I wouldnt have a problem keeping in touch with old owners but I have today recieved yet another request of a visit from my shires previous owner, she badly neglected the poor thing and knew nothing bout him or his health issues and leeft him without feed and extremely bad feet so she could buy herself new shoes (shes a former friend) which is the only reason I bought him and hes currently very happy in his new loan home! Shes a nightmare I dont understand why shes now suddenley interested in a horse she previously wanted nothing to do with so im affraid to say I have ignored her latest fb email and friend request!
 
I'm with GW to a certain extent. I have actually always offered to keep in touch with the person who sold me the horse, unless they were dealers and a couple have taken up the offer - one person actually came to visit about a year after the sale. But I wouldn't dream of keeping in touch with owners before the last, except the breeder, who might well want to know how their foal has grown up.
In fact I have refused to contact an old owner who had tried to buy back a horse I bought, for considerably less than they had sold her for and who seemed as though they were just going to be a perfect nuisance.
Once the horse is sold, it is no longer anything to do with you. If you want to keep tabs on it, don't sell - loan.
 
Well, yes - even me as a somewhat worldweary old bloke would be royally p.o. by no contact - really what's the odds? Dear old owner, your horse is fine, here's a photo of him blah, blah - I love him dearly; however; I'm quite a private person and don't wish to do more than this reply, thanks for your interest - over and out.

My daughter's second pony had been owned by EVERYBODY! Which may very well be another reason why folk don't want pokey noses - fraudulent discoveries! Hahaha, our pony must have been broken the day after he was born to fit in all the young girls he schooled up and still be the age we bought him as but hey, ho, he was very good for us and lived the life of Raleigh until he turned his toes up of his own accord.

I'm pretty sure that my mare had a foal and would love to know one way or the other and possibly find it or relatives and even went as far as placing an advert in these illustrious pages - no answers but I did have rather too many old lady liveries ringing up for her indoors's liking!
 
When I sold my horse, I waited over 6 months to get him the right home. Apart from a few positive texts early on, I've heard nothing more. It's a difficult one, because much as I'd love to hear he's happy and settled etc, I don't want to hear that he's misbehaving and /or they need to rehome him. I am not in a position to be able to take him back. I did my very best to get him the right home and ultimately I sold him - he's their horse!
 
Obviously its easy for me to sit here and say I'm not some ex-owner stalker but I'm really not :)

I have the mares baby (who is now 5) and so I guess a part of me always remembers her because of that, I just thought it might be nice to see some photos and see how she's doing.. Ie. is she now a xc machine etc.

It obviously wasn't meant to be, no response to date and now she's had the passport authorisation I will just have to suck it up and hope she's in a loving home (which I'm sure she is).
We have no Intention of selling any others, in hindsight I should have loaned her out but in reality she was being totally wasted with me.

Ho hum :)
 
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