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This is good:
Morgan, practicing lunging on a lead rope.
This is good:
Gorgeous Rocky Mountain mare.
This is good:
I watched some young deer frolicking last night and realized they get up on their hind legs just like goats when they play!
This is not good:
Yesterday, Patriot bucked the trainer, threw him right to the ground, which is not easy for a horse to do to an expert rider.
Patriot’s month of training is nearly over. The assessment is that Patriot is unpredictable, greenbroke at most, questionable as to whether he will ever be safe, and possibly not sound due to an old injury to one of his back legs. It would take more investigation to know more, but in any case, whatever the answers are to questions still in the air, he requires experienced handling, and even in the hands of experience, he may put a rider on the ground.
Not good at all…..
Posted by Suzanne McMinn on August 13, 2012
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This is a sad event. But not hopeless!
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Am I going to have a fun farm where all children and animals are safe??? Or am I going to run a rescue station….
We had a similar horse to deal with..It turned into a biter and reached across his manger and bit a man on the elbo.. It wasn’t a pretty site. My advise is recycle him and remove the stress.
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Legitimate animal rescue organizations will ALWAYS take back an animal if the adopter no longer wants the animal. if fact, many require anyone adopting one of their animals to sign a contract that requires the animal be returned to the organization in those circumstances.
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I know a horse doesn’t like to be alone. Zip needs a girl friend’
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Since the trainer has a good idea as to what to expect, I would ask him to guide you in what to do with Patriot. More training versus a return to the rescue organization.
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I will say though, they need to look into hot spots on his back. The saddle could very well be painful for him. He still may be able to be adopted out as a pasture pet. Ocassionally, one horse dies and the suviving horse doesn’t do well and needs a companion to thrive. He may still fill that description!
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S~
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I know that a horse is much larger and more expensive than a cat will ever be…but never, ever, feel that it is now your responsibility to provide a forever home for an animal you adopted. Patriot was adopted with the understanding that he was a riding horse for Morgan and/or you. Obviously the rescue did not work with Patriot like Mike Trader did and so did not know that Patriot was barely greenbroke and totally unpredicable. You have put money into an experienced horse trainer and this is HIS evaluation after a month of one-on-one training.
Whatever your decision, you have added to his training and evaluation. Once again, do not feel bad if Patriot needs to return to the rescue. Remember that you have raised funds for their rescue and and about to foster another horse for them. They now know a lot more about Patriot and his needs.
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(Note: Just to clarify, I’m not referring to “market animals” here, i.e- cows, pigs, sheep, etc. I have no idea if there are people requiring these animals to be returned or rescues for them doing the same. In general, their anticipated shorter life expectancy, due to their “usual” purpose, would render such a requirement unnecessary.)
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I agree, with what lgoforth said. A lot of people try to make you feel horrible for rehoming and animal. A few years ago I had to give up 5 of my seven cats or face eviction, we couldn’t find anywhere else affordable that would let us even have one animal and didn’t even have a lot of time to look. We gave them up because we know we wouldn’t be able to look after them if we didn’t have enough money to feed ourselves or even somewhere to live. I’m in the process of rehoming my rabbits and it breaks my heart. I can’t spend the time with them that they need or provide the hay because of developing allergies to them and the hay. It breaks my heart to rehome animals, And I always feel guilty but I know that someone else will be able to provide for their needs better than what I could. Sometimes rehoming hurts the owner so much, but it works out better for the animal involved. There will always be people around who bash you for it though and make the situation even harder :(
After reading this and all the comments I think that’s the case with Patriot. Although he will miss Zip he will be better off in a home where he doesn’t need to undergo the stress riding obviously causes him and can just be a companion and live out his life happily.
(Sorry this comment turned into a wall of text)