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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Videos: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by dinkidoo[/i] [br]Why do i seem to attract the nutters of the horse world[((][((] Our last lot of liveries left a week ago as they wanted to turn out their horses for a week whilst they went on holiday(although it would have been longer as apparently they are stuck abroad because of the volcano ash!) I agreed although wasn't v happy as the grass isn't through properly yet and we have to use the field 12months of the year and have my own 4 to think about. I said that we would put haylage out to them everynight and asked them to fill all the water tubs up so that we would only have to keep them topped up - hardly unreasonable considering im 7 months pregnant. Next day they just left, disappeared into thin air!! We were inconsiderate of their wishes as horse owners apparently as they didn't want to give them haylage at night as they felt the grass was sufficient (which it definately isn't, we hardly have any) Anyway was quite relieved to be honest, they spent more time in the brew room than with their horses and just texted me at all times of the day with their requests of whether horses were to be in/out, hayed etc.. even though we only offer diy livery! So readvertised for new people and had a young lady ring up who freely admitted she was a novice and this would be her first horse, she came and looked and said she loved it and could she secure her stable so that it was ready for when she found the right horse. Fine, sensible thing to do so happy with that. Later that night she rang to say she had bought a horse[:o] it was an ex racehorse, that it was in a mess and she felt so sorry for it she just had to save it. Fair enough i said its going to be a steep learning curve for you but we'll help with advice etc.. It arrived yesterday and oh my goodness ive only ever seen horses like this in photos of cruelty cases. I was really horrified and found it quite upsetting to be honest. It looks like its broken its leg and then been left to reset its soo bent at the knee with a huge lump on it. She is skin and bone, had urine burns and muck stuck all over her back legs and her feet are a mess. The young lady seems to think with a bit of tlc she will be fine, i personally think the vet will want to pts. I wormed it for her, washed it (the lady was terrified of her) lent her a rug and then spent the afternoon going through the type of food she should be introducing it to, vets visit, farrier, dentist and then general stable duties etc.. I spent hours there and when i left she was armed with a list of suitable feed/equipment that she would need. I recommended happy hoof, calm and condition, fibre nuts (her teeth are v bad and wanted to make sure she was getting enough down as she was struggling with her hay) sugar beet and pink powders. Didn't want anything high in protein/sugar as this horse could seriously go off its feet at a sniff of anything too rich as its been starved for so long. Said that if she wanted to wait for the vet and then speak to a nutritionalist first and use some of my stuff before paying out on lots of feed that would be fine. Came home and spent a sleepless night worrying about this poor horse, if i had seen it i would have reported it asap but as she has now removed it from where it has come from and didn't actually know where it was stabled as they met her with it in a trailer i don't think there is much they can do. Arranged to meet her at the yard at 7.30am this morn, did all mine turned out etc... and at 8.15am was still waiting for her. Had to get Isobel to nursery for 9am so couldn't wait around. Rang her to check there wasn't a problem and explained that she was now getting stressed as mine had all gone out and she had nothing to eat etc.. She said she would be along soon and that she would manage fine, i asked her if she had got any food and she said yes some mollichop and a mix, when i looked its just a cheapy mix and a completely mollasses coverered chop. Did this woman listen to nothing we had said???????? This horse is going to end up worse than it started. She then said she was going to turn her out today, i nearly exploded but contained myself and explained that she wasn't to go anywhere near the field to turn out with my horses unless i was there in case of any accidents, also that the horse needed urgent veterinary attention and a farrier at the very least. Plus i only wormed her last night so would like her stabled for 24hours first. Advised she could turn out in the playpen whilst she mucked out and then perhaps to take her for a walk for a graze in hand. Bear in mind it was by now 8.20am and this woman is due in work for 9am!!!!!! What the hell is going to happen to this poor horse???? I do not need stress like this but im damned if i get involved and damned (by my conscience) if i don't. The lady that owns the farm where my yard is said take the money and don't look, but i just can't. It broke my heart this morning just listening to her whicker whilst i was feeding mine, my children were trying to mix her a feed as they felt so sorry for her . Is this woman just going to make things worse and prolong this mares pain? My farrier is coming tomorrow, she has agreed that he can do the mare too but i really wanted the vet there today. I suppose that if she doesn't listen to me and is doing more harm than good i will have to get the relevant people involved, otherwise i will be having a nervous breakdown. She's on my yard and because of this i feel so responsible for her. What should i do?[bls][arg] [/quote]    -  HTML is OFF | Forum Code is ON    Insert a Flickr Image or Video Check here to include your profile signature.