tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post1526038074226934038..comments2024-03-26T05:15:39.663-07:00Comments on Equestrian Ink: Watch What You Name a HorseJami Davenporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259390150273030284noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-8968142774221318682009-07-26T11:24:36.542-07:002009-07-26T11:24:36.542-07:00Horse Training Tips and spanish horses for sale ti...Horse Training Tips and <a href="http://www.horseclicks.com/" rel="nofollow">spanish horses for sale</a> tips brought to you on a daily basis.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920350811592905410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-3434727237665014462009-07-20T11:20:54.984-07:002009-07-20T11:20:54.984-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920350811592905410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-38565282810083853822009-06-28T15:06:10.107-07:002009-06-28T15:06:10.107-07:00Truthfully, if I had it to do over again, I probab...Truthfully, if I had it to do over again, I probably would have put the horse down. I don't think he was salvagable. He wasn't exactly safe on the ground either. Though he loaded like a dream, his one bright spot.<br /><br />I found out later from a previous owner that the problem had been there for a long time. They had sold the horse to my "friend" and thought that he just needed a stronger rider. They were quite ignorant about horses.<br /><br />I couldn't, in all conscience, sell him to anyone else in a private sale. I felt that if you buy a horse at an auction, you should be aware that there may very well be an issue with the horse. I knew the note on his stall would bring me less money, but I didn't really care.<br /><br />It was unfortunate, and I suspect his issues were all due to very bad training, but they were ingrained and dangerous. Once a horse figures out that there are ways to get a person off its back, you're in deep do-do.Jami Davenporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259390150273030284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-69049138175434927252009-06-28T13:23:12.395-07:002009-06-28T13:23:12.395-07:00Jami, that's a tough one. I might have hauled ...Jami, that's a tough one. I might have hauled that horse to the sale, just as you did. The difference between you and Broker and me and Ready (in my previous post) was that I trained Ready. I did the best I could with him, but he remained the resistant horse he was genetically programed to be. He did become a reasonably safe riding horse. I hoped he'd found a good home as a trail horse. I didn't want to keep him. However, I was also, in many ways, attached to him. I couldn't forget the handsome colt I fell in love with. That's why I agonized over him so much. If I had purchased a horse that turned out to be as dangerous as Broker, I would either put it down, or try to sell it to someone who was tough enough to handle it, with very clear descriptions of what the horse was. I don't think I would agonize over it too much. So I don't think you did the wrong thing. You put the warning out there for the buyer to see. People who buy horses at the sale, know (or should know) that the horse might have a bad vice. Its the nature of the sale.Laura Crumhttp://www.lauracrum.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-18926540807573916542009-06-28T13:06:57.645-07:002009-06-28T13:06:57.645-07:00I think deciding to put the horse down depends on ...I think deciding to put the horse down depends on the level of competence the rider has who gets it. In Jami's case I think she was an able enough rider to put the horse down without guilt.<br />On the flip side, she did put a serious warning on the horse, so she was much more responsible than the woman who passed him on to her.<br />Exactly how much do we owe a horse we're stuck with?<br />Excellent question.mugwumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319060800328355056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-55658823491462253992009-06-28T12:47:00.985-07:002009-06-28T12:47:00.985-07:00Mmmm. Afterthought. With this one, what you do I...Mmmm. Afterthought. With this one, what you do I guess depends on where you fall on the ethical line - do you believe it's better to give the horse a chance and sell on with warnings, put the horse down yourself to prevent any possible future trauma to rider / horse, or suck up the fact that you have a horse you can't use and as a result may not be able to afford one you can use. <br />I know there are hardliners who find slaughter unacceptable, but I personally think sometimes it's the most ethical thing to do. Albeit deeply unpleasant. And very hard to define where exactly the point is that you feel that it's not right to keep trying.FDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01485030894416936129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-1038417298586069972009-06-28T12:39:17.661-07:002009-06-28T12:39:17.661-07:00Ye gods. This kind of thing gives us all a bad na...Ye gods. This kind of thing gives us all a bad name. Don't really see what else you could have done - bar sue the 'friend' who sold him to you. Although over here, if it's a private sale and not one through a dealer or horse professional, caveat emptor applies. Unless the horse was advertised, or otherwise provably described as being of different temperament than she actually turned out to be.<br />Sucks all round really.FDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01485030894416936129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-34356189363238921752009-06-28T12:33:43.902-07:002009-06-28T12:33:43.902-07:00I had a horse once that I sold because he reared w...I had a horse once that I sold because he reared when pushed to do something he did not want to do, and I was not able to correct this problem. He got very adept at this move, and my trainer was not able to get him past it. I did tell the buyer about the horse's problem. I have often wondered If I did the right thing. I bought and sold him for less than a thousand dollars. If I had it to do again, I would have had him put down. Are we doing the right thing when we let a horse with dangerous habits go? Does it matter what we paid? Or who gets him next? With so many "good" horses available, must we keep giving "bad" ones more chances?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06291364397450121066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-86991568369394509992009-06-28T06:38:01.465-07:002009-06-28T06:38:01.465-07:00That's what "friends" are for! No re...That's what "friends" are for! No really, that was a terrible thing for that person to do. Why not be up front about it? Someone is usally up for the challenge of taming the wild beast.<br /><br />I think you did what you had to do. What a shame you had to get hurt.Fantastyk Voyagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15065772565014490544noreply@blogger.com