Getting rid of horses
Discussion
Some suggestion needed please. My 71 yo father in law has a fair collection of nags, a few broken, most not, most 2-6 years old. They are getting a bit much now, think there are 16 of them, and by his own admission he needs to get rid of some. He has tried selling some a few times but even the broken ones havent been ridden for a few years, and he thinks them as pets & isn't trying to sell them too hard. I am on the lookout for someone who would take on the un roken ones, I may convince him to give them away to a good home, using the "if anything happens to you they are dog food" route. Realisticly will anyone want a 4 year old unbroken horse?
Superficial said:
Advertising animals as free to good home is irresponsible and attracts the wrong sort of people.
I would advise you start looking into rescues, horsey and general, as they are best placed to rehome them to the best homes.
Yep, that is why I asked here first. Will rescue places rehome a horse not with them? Sounds like a plan if they do, I didn't want to dump horses with a rescue centreI would advise you start looking into rescues, horsey and general, as they are best placed to rehome them to the best homes.
Catz said:
Could you approach a local riding school and see if they want any unbroken horses? Or broken in ones as well.
very unlikely, huge surplus of horses around, no reason why they should take on a nervous unbroken horse spend time and money sorting it out when they can very easily pick a schooled one up ready to go if you like for a small sum, sad truth is soo many go for meat as people cannot afford them.great with a full bodied red
Could try Hunting Yards, they are sometimes keen on taking on a 'free' horse and school it for them selves.
My missus's riding school were lungeing a somewhat unbroken horse the other week, kept bucking and rearing, didn't not like being told what to do, spooked my the horse my missus was riding at the other end of the arena (its a big indoor arena) a little bit too, as her horse could sense the other horse's distress and reacted accordingly and nearly threw her off.
My missus's riding school were lungeing a somewhat unbroken horse the other week, kept bucking and rearing, didn't not like being told what to do, spooked my the horse my missus was riding at the other end of the arena (its a big indoor arena) a little bit too, as her horse could sense the other horse's distress and reacted accordingly and nearly threw her off.
Its not a good time to find horses homes at present as lots of people are reducing horse numbers in the UK at present, feed cost, vet cost and just its very expensive at present to keep horses, If no luck try the major rescue centres, or at least talk to them for advice, For starters, Redwings or ILPH are two of the main ones who really care.
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