I See Clover
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Between us, my mum and I have 2 horses, one of them being a 2 year old cob x irish sport horse which we keep on a small yard with 2 other liveries. The YO is or was a dressage judge whom we get along well with.
However from the get go, she has never liked our youngster. She thinks he is not right for my mum as he is not forward going enough and all he would ever really be is a plod. YO has told my mum she should sell him. He doesn't really have much respect for your space and he seems to be fairly insensitive (if I give him a smack for being naughty he doesn't blind an eye lid). When putting him out in the field in the morning he likes to have a good look about and wouldn't really concentrate on where he was going. He would sometimes pull you to get to the grass sometimes, but he would never try and take off or never put up much of a struggle. Anyway, I personally think he has improved as he doesn't do this anymore and goes out/comes in no problem.
We had the farrier come on Friday to trim his feet (YO uses the same farrier). When the farrier attempted to pick up his back feet he kicked the farrier. I wasn't there but my mum said the farrier went flying into the wall of the stable so must have been pretty bad.
When we first moved to the yard a friend recommended a farrier to use who trimmed our youngster's feet for the first time. He trimmed them far too short (the same with our mare who ended up lame) and so I'm thinking he has that etched in his mind and that is why he kicked.
Anyway, YO found out what happened. She said that our youngster was far too dangerous and would end up doing some serious harm if we kept him. She said she was starting to dread turning him out in the morning before the groom started working and said she is getting to the point that she doesn't really want him on the yard anymore. She said he was really slow (both physically and mentally) and if he were human he would be autistic
YO has told my mum a good few times to sell him, but my mum wanted to persevere with him. However, now she is deciding to sell him to a dealer who is YO's friend for a complete pittance.
I'm annoyed with YO as I feel like she has really given my mum no other choice but to sell him. There aren't many yards near home and there is always waiting lists. My mum said she isn't selling due to what the YO has said, but I really don't think this is the case as she was so persistent on persevering.
What bothers me the most is that he isn't even dangerous! Yes he kicked the farrier which is definitely not on, but that's the worst thing he has ever done. He is very quiet in the stable, he really doesn't cause any bother. I just don't understand how he is dangerous and how she wants him off the yard I feel like it's more because he doesn't come up to her own standards and fit in with the rest of the horses so he can't be there.
I feel unbelievably frustrated because there is nothing I can do
Sorry for the rant.
However from the get go, she has never liked our youngster. She thinks he is not right for my mum as he is not forward going enough and all he would ever really be is a plod. YO has told my mum she should sell him. He doesn't really have much respect for your space and he seems to be fairly insensitive (if I give him a smack for being naughty he doesn't blind an eye lid). When putting him out in the field in the morning he likes to have a good look about and wouldn't really concentrate on where he was going. He would sometimes pull you to get to the grass sometimes, but he would never try and take off or never put up much of a struggle. Anyway, I personally think he has improved as he doesn't do this anymore and goes out/comes in no problem.
We had the farrier come on Friday to trim his feet (YO uses the same farrier). When the farrier attempted to pick up his back feet he kicked the farrier. I wasn't there but my mum said the farrier went flying into the wall of the stable so must have been pretty bad.
When we first moved to the yard a friend recommended a farrier to use who trimmed our youngster's feet for the first time. He trimmed them far too short (the same with our mare who ended up lame) and so I'm thinking he has that etched in his mind and that is why he kicked.
Anyway, YO found out what happened. She said that our youngster was far too dangerous and would end up doing some serious harm if we kept him. She said she was starting to dread turning him out in the morning before the groom started working and said she is getting to the point that she doesn't really want him on the yard anymore. She said he was really slow (both physically and mentally) and if he were human he would be autistic
YO has told my mum a good few times to sell him, but my mum wanted to persevere with him. However, now she is deciding to sell him to a dealer who is YO's friend for a complete pittance.
I'm annoyed with YO as I feel like she has really given my mum no other choice but to sell him. There aren't many yards near home and there is always waiting lists. My mum said she isn't selling due to what the YO has said, but I really don't think this is the case as she was so persistent on persevering.
What bothers me the most is that he isn't even dangerous! Yes he kicked the farrier which is definitely not on, but that's the worst thing he has ever done. He is very quiet in the stable, he really doesn't cause any bother. I just don't understand how he is dangerous and how she wants him off the yard I feel like it's more because he doesn't come up to her own standards and fit in with the rest of the horses so he can't be there.
I feel unbelievably frustrated because there is nothing I can do
Sorry for the rant.