hackneylass2
Well-Known Member
Tern, I agree with you, most times a little goodwill goes a long long way. especially in business.
Why is the YO being blamed because the horse was mismanaged and vet's advice was ignored? It is absolutely the owner's responsibility to see to it that vet's instructions are followed and that the horse is managed properly, nobody else's. If YO was so terrible that they caused the lami/pedal bone rotation, the horse should've been moved ages ago.
To be honest really can't see the difference to a horse being moved to another livery yard or to a vet hospital if its ill.
Hear hear Tern, however there would also need to be a time limit or moreso a reduced livery rate otherwise it could go on for months.
So moving the horse would appear to have been the best course of action then.........
But as YO wasn't prepared to do that, if it were my horse I'd be relieved that it had been moved.
What a really odd thread.
If the owner could have taken over full care I'll bet they would have. However, as Gingerwitch says they work away, so that wasn't an option.
Then any responsible owner would arrange for someone else to look after the horse - someone other than the YO if they are as bad as OP has made out.
Full livery yards will not allow DIY
In that case the YO who is not taking care of the horse responsibly should be reported - I am quite sure they would allow some measure to be put in place then.
What I read was, the owner was away whilst the horse came down with lami, the owner returned and found horse in this state as YO had missed it, Vet called, Care information give, YO knows best so did not follow, causing the poor horse to suffer more, My guess is the owner had words with the YO, YO didn't like it, told them to get lost,
Id be glad the horse was out, a short travel in a lorry/trailer in pain, is worth it, rather than the animal being left somewhere where it will not receive the care it needs, and possibly get worse.
Action needs to be taken against to YO to stop it happening again!
Hope the horse can recover from this.
Animals that are seriously neglected even are often left in situ if they are too ill too travel, and the courts issue orders so that another body can take full care of the animal whilst there, before removing it. Therefore, if the horse was essentially being neglected by the YO, and the horse was unfit to travel, measures could have been put in place to force the YO to hand over care of the horse in situ until it could be moved, saving the horse the pain of travelling.
How long does that take to sort out? All the while the horse is suffering, looks like measures were taken to ensure the vet was made aware, and assuming all concerned were aware.
Im not too sure what I make of it all, as already pointed out, there is a pattern, but nevertheless if this really happened, then it needs to be taken further, to stop it happening again, and another horse enduring that amount of pain and suffering, and then to top it off, being moved!
Then any responsible owner would arrange for someone else to look after the horse - someone other than the YO if they are as bad as OP has made out.
Which they seem to have done - by moving the horse.