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glenatronAt the moment Joe is at risk of being left alone in his field when winter comes because the horse he is sharing with is going to start being put in a stable for the colder nights and Joe stays out the whole time - stabling a horse overnight is a very anthropomorphic thing for humans to want to do. Being herd animals it does not suit horses to be left alone for any length of time so we're currently in search of a fieldmate for him.
We thought we had found someone who might fit the bill quite nicely, a rescued Fresian gelding from a sanctuary who had been very unlucky in finding a set of first owners who were unable to look after him, beat him and didn't bother calling the vet when one of his eyes became so infected that he lost most of the sight in it. Fortunately he was rescued a couple of years ago and the sanctuary in question have done a lot of work to help him regain some trust in humans to the point he was in a position to start a proper riding career. We were thinking we might go and visit them at the weekend and see whether this horse might be someone we could help and who would possibly enable us to go out riding together in the long run. Those hopes were dashed today when Lou spoke to the sanctuary and they had just had the vet in because he couldn't pick up one of his feet well for the farrier. It transpires that one of his hind legs is severely arthritic, quite possibly because of the beatings inflicted on him in the past, and he will never be rideable. He is six years old.
I cannot understand the cruelty of people.
We thought we had found someone who might fit the bill quite nicely, a rescued Fresian gelding from a sanctuary who had been very unlucky in finding a set of first owners who were unable to look after him, beat him and didn't bother calling the vet when one of his eyes became so infected that he lost most of the sight in it. Fortunately he was rescued a couple of years ago and the sanctuary in question have done a lot of work to help him regain some trust in humans to the point he was in a position to start a proper riding career. We were thinking we might go and visit them at the weekend and see whether this horse might be someone we could help and who would possibly enable us to go out riding together in the long run. Those hopes were dashed today when Lou spoke to the sanctuary and they had just had the vet in because he couldn't pick up one of his feet well for the farrier. It transpires that one of his hind legs is severely arthritic, quite possibly because of the beatings inflicted on him in the past, and he will never be rideable. He is six years old.
I cannot understand the cruelty of people.
