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so bobby (the remaining horse) needs a companion. its been a rough few weeks for him as they've been together 18 or more years.
but we cant magic up another horse overnight.
we are picking up a loan horse on wednesday. the owner is getting divorced, its out on loan already and the owner is NOT happy with the situation he is in. which is not surprising, as he hasn't any muscle, never gets ridden, has been abandoned pretty much in a field and hasn't had new shoes for 3 MONTHS!
on top of that he was ridden for the first time in a long time yesterday, by the son of the loaner, who galloped him round, on 3 month old shoes with no muscle mass. can you imagine having had to run a marathon after you've sat on the sofa for the past year? in badly fitting shoes? yeah, hes lame today.....
anyway, hopefully bobby likes him...
but we cant magic up another horse overnight.
we are picking up a loan horse on wednesday. the owner is getting divorced, its out on loan already and the owner is NOT happy with the situation he is in. which is not surprising, as he hasn't any muscle, never gets ridden, has been abandoned pretty much in a field and hasn't had new shoes for 3 MONTHS!
on top of that he was ridden for the first time in a long time yesterday, by the son of the loaner, who galloped him round, on 3 month old shoes with no muscle mass. can you imagine having had to run a marathon after you've sat on the sofa for the past year? in badly fitting shoes? yeah, hes lame today.....
anyway, hopefully bobby likes him...
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@qwakers - I so sorry mate....
We lost kids ponies here over the years - and it is very sad.
This year we lost my eldest girls "jumper" - Laura daughter 40+ now - her ex race horse was a good age.
I think I took it worse - while I never ridden the horse - I used to feed it - care for it daily - whistle it to come like a dog - sort its daily needs out... Be honest I never used a collar with it - I used to walk it down the lane with my dogs (me/free range dogs and a big horse).
Horse seemed to like a walk out like the dogs do - never wondered far off - would always come back if you called it... "answered to a whistle"...
We lost kids ponies here over the years - and it is very sad.
This year we lost my eldest girls "jumper" - Laura daughter 40+ now - her ex race horse was a good age.
I think I took it worse - while I never ridden the horse - I used to feed it - care for it daily - whistle it to come like a dog - sort its daily needs out... Be honest I never used a collar with it - I used to walk it down the lane with my dogs (me/free range dogs and a big horse).
Horse seemed to like a walk out like the dogs do - never wondered far off - would always come back if you called it... "answered to a whistle"...
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A couple of owners on our stables have Shetlands as companions for their horses, all I can say is unless you have POW camp level of security don't get one, they are better than Houdini when it comes to escaping
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he's here 
just look at this poor bugger. so underweight, tucked up due to malnutrition and no condition at all..... we've given him two small feeds, adlib hay and plenty of grass, he will be getting 3 small feeds everyday and has already been wormed.
on the upside, he came from a very isolated situation and his vaccines are up to date, so as bobby seemed to be getting on with him well, they got turned out together straight away.
5 mins after first meeting, still a bit squeely
friends now, already mutual grooming...
and playtime
just look at this poor bugger. so underweight, tucked up due to malnutrition and no condition at all..... we've given him two small feeds, adlib hay and plenty of grass, he will be getting 3 small feeds everyday and has already been wormed.
on the upside, he came from a very isolated situation and his vaccines are up to date, so as bobby seemed to be getting on with him well, they got turned out together straight away.
5 mins after first meeting, still a bit squeely
friends now, already mutual grooming...
and playtime
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he's here
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just look at this poor bugger. so underweight, tucked up due to malnutrition and no condition at all..... we've given him two small feeds, adlib hay and plenty of grass, he will be getting 3 small feeds everyday and has already been wormed.
on the upside, he came from a very isolated situation and his vaccines are up to date, so as bobby seemed to be getting on with him well, they got turned out together straight away.
5 mins after first meeting, still a bit squeely
friends now, already mutual grooming...
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and playtime
I really enjoyed the "field play video"... I like to see horses - un ridden - not in harness or saddle - doing what horses do...
Yeah the horse is light in weight - underfed. Feed up slowly - not too much green grass. Check pooh for worms.
Little and often - just give it more than what it was getting...
Never met a horse or stray cat or dog yet - that if you being nice to them - feeding them well - that was not nice back.... (you just gotta up hold your end of the deal)
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sad news indeed , geussing his stable mate will be missing him just as much if not more , hope you find something to company the other soon.
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its all been a success so far.
with good food, grooming and a emergency farrier visit to sort his feet out, (which meant he immediately went from 3/10 lame to 10/10 sound) his coat is shining, his energy levels have sky rocketed, and they both seem happy. there's a bit of 'im boss do as i say' crap going on, but that's normal and nothing to worry about.
of course nothing but time is going to put weight on him, but notwithstanding still being a bit of a hatrack, he is sooo much better
he was ridden for the first time friday, just a light hack, walking, nothing strenuous, and apparently he was very full of beans, so a typical thoroughbred then
its going to take a lot of schooling to make him good enough for a relative novice to ride, but in a few months you're not going to know him
with good food, grooming and a emergency farrier visit to sort his feet out, (which meant he immediately went from 3/10 lame to 10/10 sound) his coat is shining, his energy levels have sky rocketed, and they both seem happy. there's a bit of 'im boss do as i say' crap going on, but that's normal and nothing to worry about.
of course nothing but time is going to put weight on him, but notwithstanding still being a bit of a hatrack, he is sooo much better
he was ridden for the first time friday, just a light hack, walking, nothing strenuous, and apparently he was very full of beans, so a typical thoroughbred then
its going to take a lot of schooling to make him good enough for a relative novice to ride, but in a few months you're not going to know him
That’s great news, he really landed on his hooves when he ended up with youits all been a success so far.
with good food, grooming and a emergency farrier visit to sort his feet out, (which meant he immediately went from 3/10 lame to 10/10 sound) his coat is shining, his energy levels have sky rocketed, and they both seem happy. there's a bit of 'im boss do as i say' crap going on, but that's normal and nothing to worry about.
of course nothing but time is going to put weight on him, but notwithstanding still being a bit of a hatrack, he is sooo much better
he was ridden for the first time friday, just a light hack, walking, nothing strenuous, and apparently he was very full of beans, so a typical thoroughbred then
its going to take a lot of schooling to make him good enough for a relative novice to ride, but in a few months you're not going to know him
