Would you pay for a companion?

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My mum has a 10yr old Irish sports horse mare who's pink papered. She was retired from show jumping about 3yrs ago due to having kissing spine in two places under the saddle area.
My mums thinking of giving horses up, would you pay for a companion or a possible brood mare? We paid £500 for her and we wouldn't want to give her away otherwise we will get people just wanting her cos she's free!
 
Can they still be a brood mare with kissing spines? I don't know!
I wouldn't pay 500 pounds for a companion though. The most I've payed is a pound. Pink papered or not it makes no difference if purely a companion.
If she had good lines and I was looking for a brood mare then id pay a brood mare price but with some knocked off to compensate for the lack of riding.
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I was wondering about this exact same thing the other week with a KS pony the verdict was mixed and those who would pay wouldn't want to pay much - understandably :)
 
Wouldn't breed from a horse with KS. But yes I would pay for a companion (a nominal price). Doesn't mean the horse wouldnt be passed on though...
 
Is KS something that could be passed on though? I'd worry about breeding from a KS horse incase sometime down the line the foal ended up with it :(
 
I would pay a nominal sum but I wouldn't pay a lot. I have a small healthy pony on loan who I can buy for about 200 quid if I want to in future. She costs little, eats little and there are a lot of similar ponies available. The thing is, if someone buys your unrideable horse they are not going to be able to move it on elsewhere in future if they needed to. It may sound a bit harsh but I wouldn't want to take on ownership of a horse I could not commit to for the rest of its life, as your horse is only 10 that is a long time. I don't plan to sell either of my horses but you never know what can happen.

I think you would do better putting her out on loan really. I don't really know about KS but I guess if someone reputable ( that being the operative word) wanted to buy her as a broodmare that would be a bit different as she would be doing a job so would hopefully have a secure home for the future.
 
weebarney said:
If i was in that situation i think i would rather loan it out than sell so i could stop it from getting passed on again.
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I would agree and be more inclined to loan her out with an iron clad loan agreement AND regular checks/ contact with the loanee. Either that or i would have her pts to avoid her potentially being passed from one person to another and god knows what uncertainty in her life!

But as for paying .... Nope I wouldnt. Would go through Horses4Homes and do it that way.
 
I think loaning her out would be the best thing. My mum probably wouldn't have the heart to let her go anyway but I feel a bit sorry for her not having any job to do and just sitting in the field. I've already got two horses and I don't want a foal so I don't want to breed from her.
She hasn't got bad confirmation either, she was a very expensive horse for the previous owner, the vet thinks it was caused by her being over jumped way too young by her teenage son!
 
SNORKEY said:
She hasn't got bad confirmation either, she was a very expensive horse for the previous owner, the vet thinks it was caused by her being over jumped way too young by her teenage son!
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Really? As far as I'm aware, we don't actually know what causes kissing spines and how detrimental it is, we also don't know if it is hereditary...

PS. Is she Church of England or Roman Catholic? :p:D
 
KS is generally thought to be a genetic condition, rather than one caused by excessive work. However the type of work done can be a contributing factor to the worsening of the condition.
 
amymay said:
KS is generally thought to be a genetic condition, rather than one caused by excessive work. However the type of work done can be a contributing factor to the worsening of the condition.
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That was my point though, it's thought to be this and that and do this and that ;) Truth is, nobody quite knows, so isn't it better to err on the side of caution and not breed from a KS mare?
 
Lol, that was my phone changing my spelling!
I don't know much about ks tbh I'm just going on what a few different vets and a back specialist told me. She's a sweet mare, I'd just like to see her have a job to do instead of just eating and winding up my riggy gelding!
 
If she's a nice nature what about being a surrogate? Or does KS risk the health of the mare?
Or the blood bank.

I'm not very helpful to your question as I wouldn't pay for a companion (100's available free to good home, and from charities) BUT equally I wouldn't sell something for below meat value (£400/£500 ish) otherwise you are really just tempting fate!!!
 
Millie82 said:
Angry that you even thought of her being a brood mare... Seriously?!?
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there is an overpopulation of unwanted horses needing homes. Breeding a foal at this time is juast irresponsible. And definately not a good idea to breed from a mare with a problem anyway. IRRESPONSIBLE.
re how much to pay? well £1 as a token payment. Far too many good horses needing homes , no need to pay for a horse with a problem.
 
Loaning her out as what a companion, a ridden horse with KS, as a broodmare, why dont you buy her from your mom as a companion for a small amount and secure her future.
 
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