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Post by anotherdeal1 on Apr 21, 2008 20:26:19 GMT
so what do ou do when somene tells you a friend of theirs is goin to have a yearling colt shot next week beause she hasn got a clue?! well im sure you can all guess what i didand it was delivered on saturday it was boughtfrom the dartmoor sales in october and she reckoned it was evil and kept trying to kill her, she told me i would never get a headcollar on him, what does she expect i ask myself ifyou buy ten wild foals and turn them out in a ten acre field, dd she expect them to walk over and ask for the headcollar?! well it took me ten mins to get a headcollar on and another ten to get him walking round the yard now within two days he is able to be tied up and is wearing a rug, he is lovely, ill get some pics for you all tommorow but dont expect much as he is very thin in my eyes. Lets just hopehe carries on behaving himself!
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Post by winglewangle on Apr 21, 2008 21:12:24 GMT
well done you, we would all have done the same Im sure...good luck with him
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Post by mrogers on Apr 21, 2008 21:27:49 GMT
A friend of mine - a member of this forum - did exactly the same with some sec A's. I could not beleive the sight that met me when we went to get them. these were top class yearlings, from very good breeding. About 30 of them in a small barn up to their knees in their own muck. She took 2 colts & It took her ages to re-habilitate them.
One has already gone to a lovely home and the other (the more nervous of the 2) is now coming round to looking forward to human company.
The only reason this breeder was not reported to the RSPCA (although I have my doubts about that particular organisation - but thats another story) was because he said he was packing in breeding and was selling up.
This year he still has just as many. Some people never, NEVER learn
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Post by allyscallywag1 on Apr 24, 2008 8:05:19 GMT
In which case, if they are in a like state as last year, I suggest you report him now, before things get even worse.
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Post by droppy on Apr 24, 2008 19:02:19 GMT
Well done, is it something that happens to dartmoors? We brought one changed owners and the breeder had not even registered him, it was from a registered sale, her reply bring it back have another and I'll get the hunt kennels in......ER ER ER thought they were a protected breed? So there are some crazy people out there, dont worry we got another and kept the original......
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Post by denwyn on Apr 27, 2008 15:43:18 GMT
Well Done It truely annoys me when people have more horses then they can handle or the lack of knowledge to handle them, I know we all have to start somewhere and we learn by our mistakes... but it's these poor horses that suffer.. Shame On them me thinks, you know it's wrong so why have the horses / ponies in the first place. I equally have never had faith in the RSPCA but there are other charities out there, to be honest I would have done the same as you and you should be proud of the effort you have made! Perhaps if more people made the effort instead of turning a blind eye there would be less cruelty in england!
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Post by equinim on Apr 30, 2008 14:42:50 GMT
we have rescued for years and it never fails to amaze me what people buy and they hav'nt a clue about anything equine. it isnt kind to rescue ponies if the person has'nt a clue how to handle them as they end up in a rescue situation. good intentions need experienced rescuers. well done on working with them they will usually come in the end with time and kindness
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Post by karen on Apr 30, 2008 15:08:20 GMT
well done u
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Post by anotherdeal1 on Apr 30, 2008 18:59:52 GMT
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Post by mrogers on Apr 30, 2008 20:04:29 GMT
Well done you!!! Even got a rug on him. But just look at that face. How could anyone say he was evil. What a sweetheart - mo
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Post by suemoore on May 1, 2008 6:47:38 GMT
That face says it all, well done ;D ;D
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Post by karen on May 1, 2008 8:47:42 GMT
aw bless him ,,, why do people let there ponies get soooooooooooooo poor? ? tragic!!!! he looks well pleased with him self now
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Post by kitty on May 1, 2008 10:42:16 GMT
Please let us know how you get on with him, bless him, he does look poor but I'm sure he'll be looking a lot better in a few weeks with all your TLC
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Post by scottie1 on May 1, 2008 20:56:58 GMT
poor thing .people shouldnt have ponies they cant look after.dont buy it if you cant feed it.youngstock should have agood start to life .feed is one of them.just like babies.cant wait to c jacks pictures in few months time.got a good home now
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Post by anotherdeal1 on May 2, 2008 21:27:33 GMT
thanks everyone for your support i keep looking at him with his gangly legs and his had that seems too big for his body and wondering what ive done but i really do think we have a case of the ugly duckling here - and you know what happened to him!!! I dont know how big he is going to be though he is about 12hh now and he is 11 mths old how big roughly does everyone think he might get?
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