23/03/2020
I dont usually broadcast days like today but sadly humanity continues to disappoint. I don't understand why people have become so selfish and money grabbing rather than thinking of doing best for the animal they have purchased and chosen to take care of.
Tally arrived to me 2 weeks ago after being purchased at auction by a lovely lady who wanted a nice gentle hacking horse to keep for the rest of his life. She kept an eye on him through the day at auction as he was continually prodded, poked and examined by passers by in a corner pen trying to be bitten by other horses with not a care in the world. He was lovely, quiet and gentle with everybody. Hence why she loved him due to his lovely, calm, kind nature.
His description said he had been professionally schooled but due to lack of time turned away and being sold from the field.
On delivery the transporter warned her to be careful. He got a bad vibe and this horse had been through auction at least twice in the last 8 months (unknowingly to purchaser.)
Concerned, the lady rang me asking for help to bring him back into work as the transporters comment had unnerved her and she wasnt confident about getting on him for the first time.
Taking all precautions I got professional help in to assess him. He wasn't lame but moved oddly and struggled with backing up. He did everything asked with his willing, trusting attitude that he had. He accepted tack fine, but as soon as the dummy was put on he exploded so violently he fell down, getting back up and going again, bucking and bronking frantically with fear.
Had a person tried to get on him it doesn't even bear thinking about.
This horse clearly had issues. Pain related and fear of pain too.
This is obviously why he's been through auction so many times. Why can't people do the right thing and seek help. Or if they don't have the time and money just grow a pair and put the poor thing out of his misery. Which has sadly been done today. We did everything we could to help him but he had ruptured his check ligament and flexor tendon aswell as other issues that left his prognosis not good. He was owned by the kindest lady for the last couple of weeks of his life and was given the best love and care he could have wished for by her and myself. Even though not owned for long or with me for long it doesn't make it any easier especially when he was the sweetest, kindest horse who did not deserve any of what he went through.
PLEASE if your going to own a horse you need to put them first. Not yourselves or your pockets. Even though it's my job and I am more than happy helping my lovely clients I am sick of having to watch them lose so much, have broken hearts and have to deal with peoples dirty work because they can't man up and do the right thing.
