Re-Homing a Horse

[Bayard]

I have a cute little Quarter Horse mare, that showed up with a gelding, at my barn when I was still out in CA. They were starving, wormy, with sores, and nylon halters embedded in their noses. I only meant to get them rehabbed, and then find other homes for them.

That was several years ago. I ended up moving them with my other horses from CA back to KY. I placed the gelding (35 years old, and hardly any teeth left) with a friend as a companion to her old gelding. He's still in great shape, and doing very well. I still need to re-home the mare. I have ridden her previously, but she was trained Western. I ride dressage. Have not had time or energy to re-train her for a discipline for which she's not really suited. I want her to go to a home that only wants her as a pet or companion, or is willing to put her back into professional training for a tune-up. She's not a kid horse without that. We think she's about 20 years old. She's about 14 hands, healthy, with good feet, all vacc's and worming current. Bright chestnut with white markings.

I am in southwestern Kentucky. Please email me privately for more info and photos. Sorry, Photobucket can't seem to rotate this photo.

[littlemissmartypants]

1. She's beautiful.

So is the cat.

♡lmsp

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

2. Oh, dear.

This is vastly more complicated than re-homing a cat or a dog.

I wish I could be of actual assistance, but I cannot. I do hope this all comes to a good end.

[Duppers]

3. Wishing you luck.

She is very pretty!! And plays well with cats it seems.

[Doreen]

4. She is pretty. She looks like she is in good shape for what

you said happened to her. You can't tell she ever had an embedded halter. I also noted that you ride dressage. Back when I had balance I rode dressage also. I was trying to sell my horse to get one that was not to heavy in the front to learn jumping when I got in a life altering accident. I really do miss riding.

[Bayard]

8. Her scars weren't as deep

The old gelding has permanent scars on his nose. He went to an excellent home.

I haven't been able to ride much the past several years either. My other two horses are both retired. My 32 year old mare (I've had her since she was 5) developed arthritis. My wonderful gelding had a career-ending injury. I miss riding desperately. Maybe in a few years I can look for another horse. We finally have our barn finished, after building it ourselves over the past 3 years.

[Doreen]

9. Well, I think there is some kind of saying about building the barn and

the horses will come. I will never be able to ride the way I like because of my balance and western bores me. Once you have done dressage it seems like there is not enough challenge with western. I would ride horses if someone invited me but owning one just would not work on several levels. I live in an extremely red county in Washington state and it is really hard ( not as hard as when I was a kid ) to find people who ride dressage.

[Rhiannon12866]

5. She really is a beautiful horse!

Looks like a red chestnut. I also rode - dressage and jumping - in my youth and I was on a drill team at summer camp. The horse I rode was also a red chestnut with a white snip, one of my favorite horses ever. I do have a friend who keeps horses - also rides - and I'll mention your beauty to her, though we're in rural NE New York. You really have taken excellent care of her...

[CountAllVotes]

6. Wow! Great story!

Glad to read this great successful story! I love horses too!

Congratulations!!! Your efforts has paid off!

[sinkingfeeling]

7. You are a wonderful person. Wish I had a place for your little

horse, but, alas, I live in town.

[csziggy]

10. Wish I could help, but I'm feeding five of my own

All but one was born and raised on my farm - 20 year old grulla mare, dam to a 12 year old copper dun mare, 18 year old dun mare, 12 year old buckskin mare, and the five year old gelded son of the 18 year old and grandson of the 20 year old.

The five year old is the only riding horse - the rest were my broodmares when I was breeding. He's started hunter but could do dressage or three day eventing.

If I could afford to, I'd take in more but I'd have to pay someone to do all the work to care for them. I'm already doing that now.

Good luck - I hope you can find her a good home.

[Judi Lynn]

11. The world is a terrifying place for domestic animals without guardians

and also for wild animals, unfortunately.

Thank goodness for people like you.

Best wishes in finding someone to step forward and give this beautiful creature a safe, kind place to live.

[littlemissmartypants]

12. ♡ eom

[Bayard]

13. When I was still in CA

People were just turning horses loose because they couldn't afford to feed them anymore. I knew people who would just go out and find extra horses in their pastures--those were the good situations. I once saw two horses that had been left dead in a ditch on the side of the mountain. Cops were going in and finding dead horses from starvation or lack of water all over the place. I actually called animal control about these two, but they said, lady--we have no more room for any.

I really couldn't afford them either, but what else can you do?