Horse Talk

[PeepersMama]

@res , you have beautiful horses! Khenny seemed pretty amazing too!

A few years ago I rode a pretty amazing horse named Teddy. (This was at one of my old barns by the way.) He was a Quarter Horse and was pretty amazing. I think he was 28 years old, but I was pretty young so I can't be for sure. Unfortunately he had (I believe, like I said I was pretty young) Cushing's Disease. He helped me a lot with some trust issues after being thrown off a pony three times. He taught me how to lope and ride Western correctly. And he became a really good friend too. One week he just went downhill really fast. No matter how hard he tried he couldn't get up.

Unfortunatley my riding instructors decided the best thing would be to euthanize him. I remember my mom picked me up from school and said that Teddy was really sick and was probably going to die. We went and visited him and then he was out to sleep about 3 days later.

I don't have a picture of him, but he was black with a white blaze and a white coronet on his right front leg.

Aw, that's so sad!

He sounds like one beautiful horse

 

[abigalerose]

Your dapple is/was beautiful! What happened to him? :/

I sold him in 2015 because I had zero confidence and he was 9 years old with no training, and I wanted him to have an owner who could train him properly and use him, because I couldn't find any trainers near me that were willing to take on a 9 year old mustang, at least not trainers who did things the way I liked.
And the girl who bought him promised to keep me updated on him but then turned around and sold him without telling me, then ignored me when I asked her how he was, and then blew up on me.
But after this post yesterday, I went through and renewed all my ads looking for him and I got a message from the girl I sold him to's ex boyfriend, and he said he put 30 days riding on him before she changed her mind and sold him and he told me what town the lady lives in and that she raises border collies and yorkies. He's going to try and find her number for me as well, and in the meantime I'm hoping maybe the info I got will help me find her if he can't find her number. At the very least I'd just like to know how he's doing, and that he's alive. The not knowing if he was sent to slaughter or is sitting in a pasture is killing me.
And if I could get him back, that'd be amazing. I would stop at nothing to get him trained and would never let him leave my property again if I got him back.

Old horses are always the best! An old friend of my grandpa's had a horse who was 36 and could still he ridden hard, I've heard it was a fiesty horse even through its old age.
I think my aunt has a horse how is 33ish he used to be a jumper if i am correct.
When our older mare is ready to go i will do the right thing. The best thing for a horse in its last few years is to let it go out to pasture. I felt so guilty when i had to ride her at our branding. I know she enjoyed chasing cows, but shes not physically able to do that anymore, and now she hates me for it.

@res, you have beautiful horses! Khenny seemed pretty amazing too!

A few years ago I rode a pretty amazing horse named Teddy. (This was at one of my old barns by the way.) He was a Quarter Horse and was pretty amazing. I think he was 28 years old, but I was pretty young so I can't be for sure. Unfortunately he had (I believe, like I said I was pretty young) Cushing's Disease. He helped me a lot with some trust issues after being thrown off a pony three times. He taught me how to lope and ride Western correctly. And he became a really good friend too. One week he just went downhill really fast. No matter how hard he tried he couldn't get up. Unfortunatley my riding instructors decided the best thing would be to euthanize him. I remember my mom picked me up from school and said that Teddy was really sick and was probably going to die. We went and visited him and then he was out to sleep about 3 days later. I don't have a picture of him, but he was black with a white blaze and a white coronet on his right front leg.

Okay these two posts made me think of the episodes in Heartland where paint had to be turned out to pasture even though he loved working cows, and then when he had to be put down. Which made me blubber like a baby by the way, both episodes. And it got me thinking about the day that June is too old to ride

I'll turn her out to pasture when she starts getting old and weak, and I'll probably go out and sit with her every day and read to her or something. I'm just hoping she lives to a ripe old age and then dies peacefully in her sleep, and doesn't get so sick, or so lame, or so skinny that I have to put her down.
And ugh, I hate thinking about the fact that one day I'll ride her and it'll be our last ride.
She'll probably be a brat for it haha, she wouldn't have it any other way

 

[moomoodiddy]

I sold him in 2015 because I had zero confidence and he was 9 years old with no training, and I wanted him to have an owner who could train him properly and use him, because I couldn't find any trainers near me that were willing to take on a 9 year old mustang, at least not trainers who did things the way I liked.
And the girl who bought him promised to keep me updated on him but then turned around and sold him without telling me, then ignored me when I asked her how he was, and then blew up on me.
But after this post yesterday, I went through and renewed all my ads looking for him and I got a message from the girl I sold him to's ex boyfriend, and he said he put 30 days riding on him before she changed her mind and sold him and he told me what town the lady lives in and that she raises border collies and yorkies. He's going to try and find her number for me as well, and in the meantime I'm hoping maybe the info I got will help me find her if he can't find her number. At the very least I'd just like to know how he's doing, and that he's alive. The not knowing if he was sent to slaughter or is sitting in a pasture is killing me.
And if I could get him back, that'd be amazing. I would stop at nothing to get him trained and would never let him leave my property again if I got him back.

Okay these two posts made me think of the episodes in Heartland where paint had to be turned out to pasture even though he loved working cows, and then when he had to be put down. Which made me blubber like a baby by the way, both episodes. And it got me thinking about the day that June is too old to ride

I'll turn her out to pasture when she starts getting old and weak, and I'll probably go out and sit with her every day and read to her or something. I'm just hoping she lives to a ripe old age and then dies peacefully in her sleep, and doesn't get so sick, or so lame, or so skinny that I have to put her down.
And ugh, I hate thinking about the fact that one day I'll ride her and it'll be our last ride.
She'll probably be a brat for it haha, she wouldn't have it any other way

It is awesome that you were able to get that information on a horse you sold two years ago and oh my lawd Heartland is awesome I read the books as a child and just watched the series on Netflix a few months ago.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I sold him in 2015 because I had zero confidence and he was 9 years old with no training, and I wanted him to have an owner who could train him properly and use him, because I couldn't find any trainers near me that were willing to take on a 9 year old mustang, at least not trainers who did things the way I liked.
And the girl who bought him promised to keep me updated on him but then turned around and sold him without telling me, then ignored me when I asked her how he was, and then blew up on me.
But after this post yesterday, I went through and renewed all my ads looking for him and I got a message from the girl I sold him to's ex boyfriend, and he said he put 30 days riding on him before she changed her mind and sold him and he told me what town the lady lives in and that she raises border collies and yorkies. He's going to try and find her number for me as well, and in the meantime I'm hoping maybe the info I got will help me find her if he can't find her number. At the very least I'd just like to know how he's doing, and that he's alive. The not knowing if he was sent to slaughter or is sitting in a pasture is killing me.
And if I could get him back, that'd be amazing. I would stop at nothing to get him trained and would never let him leave my property again if I got him back.

Okay these two posts made me think of the episodes in Heartland where paint had to be turned out to pasture even though he loved working cows, and then when he had to be put down. Which made me blubber like a baby by the way, both episodes. And it got me thinking about the day that June is too old to ride

I'll turn her out to pasture when she starts getting old and weak, and I'll probably go out and sit with her every day and read to her or something. I'm just hoping she lives to a ripe old age and then dies peacefully in her sleep, and doesn't get so sick, or so lame, or so skinny that I have to put her down.
And ugh, I hate thinking about the fact that one day I'll ride her and it'll be our last ride.
She'll probably be a brat for it haha, she wouldn't have it any other way

Sorry you sold him and the girl was so mean and crazy but wow, at least the boyfriend is not crazy and was actually nice and willing to help you! I can see why they're EX now haha probably realized she was crazy or mean

I hope you can find the lady and your horse

 

[abigalerose]

Thank you, I hope so too! Nothing would make me happier

 

[I Love Layers]

I accidently went on Facebook today and this mare popped up!

She will be a year in May and is already almost 16 hands!



No surprise that she's the spitting image of our old mare which is a Clydesdale cross also.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Thank you, I hope so too! Nothing would make me happier

Did you find her yet?

I accidently went on Facebook today and this mare popped up!

She will be a year in May and is already almost 16 hands!



No surprise that she's the spitting image of our old mare which is a Clydesdale cross also.

Accidentally, huh?

Wow she's gorgeous! And cheap! You should get her. But I am confused if it is a boy or girl?

 

[I Love Layers]

Did you find her yet?
Accidentally, huh?

Wow she's gorgeous! And cheap! You should get her. But I am confused if it is a boy or girl?

Mare. The person commented later that they meant mare

 

[ShrekDawg]

Did you find her yet?
Accidentally, huh?

Wow she's gorgeous! And cheap! You should get her. But I am confused if it is a boy or girl?

Mare. The person commented later that they meant mare

Ohhh okay

 

[I Love Layers]

I was confused at first also