Post by SandyG on May 19, 2017 8:08:01 GMT -5
This email hit our inbox recently and I've checked out the man and his horses. Truly, exceptionally cared for horses that are a tad fat and getting lazy. No shortage of pasture, the barn is clean, and his horses are a very young 26/27!
I'm posting this thinking maybe someone out there is looking for a 4H horse or a set of reliable, sound, experienced horses. We've chosen to keep them together as they have spent two decades together and the emotional turmoil of being seperated would be cruel, in our opinion.
Here's Curt's loving email:
Hi! My name is Curt, and I have 2 horses that need homes. I don't know if you would be interested in them or not.
I see from your website, that once a horse is with you, it never leaves. I see from some of your stories, that many of your horses have been saved from terrible lives. This does not describe our horses.
Our problem is that our horses are 26 or 27 years old, and not too many people want a horse that age regardless of how good they are. They are in good health, and have been kind of living in a perpetual vacation world here with us.
A bit about them. Star is a registered QH bay gelding. We got him when I believe he was 6 or 7 years old. He was trained for pole bending, and our son did do some eventing with him during the 4H years. Winston is a tri-colored grade paint gelding. We also got him when he was around 6 or 7 years old. He was our other sons 4H horse. Both fellas are still good trail horses, but since they are no longer ridden, they are both a bit buddy and barn sour but we think that will disappear with someone who wants to ride them and handle them regularly.
Last year, a friend of ours volunteered to take care of them while we were in Colorado. She and her friend, both ladies in their early 70's, rode them around their pasture, and said that they had a ball with them. Unfortunately, they are both rather petite ladies, and the horses are around 15.2HH. Given this, they did not want to adopt them permanently as they felt that they were too big for them.
They are easy keepers, and do fine on either pasture, or quality grass hay. Since both my wife and I have physical problems that make it very difficult to ride, our guys are pretty much just lawn ornaments. They are not getting the attention that they deserve.
Although we care for them, I am not able to take care of some of the basic maintenance that I used to. I know that they need their hooves trimmed, and I will be taking care of this, but it is just very hard to keep up with it the way that I used to. We will be giving them their shots and worming them, but other non-essential things just get neglected.
I don't really trust places like Craig's list, Wisconsin Horsemen's news, news paper adds, etc. as a safe place to find older horses a new home. I have even had it suggested to me that I just have them euthanized, since no one will want them! That's not going to happen!
I hope that you are able to help us, or possibly suggest someone that might be interested in them.
Thanks!
Curt
If anyone is interested, please contace Refuge Farms on this bulletin board, our email RefugeFarms@hotmail.com, or the cell at 715-505-5626. Remember, the cell is off when I am in the barns but leave a message and I will return your call.
Thank you to all of you - older horses, to us, are quality creatures. Experienced, non-responsive to the blowing leaves, and just stable already-been-there-done-that rides.
Thanks!!!
Sandy and The Herd
I'm posting this thinking maybe someone out there is looking for a 4H horse or a set of reliable, sound, experienced horses. We've chosen to keep them together as they have spent two decades together and the emotional turmoil of being seperated would be cruel, in our opinion.
Here's Curt's loving email:
Hi! My name is Curt, and I have 2 horses that need homes. I don't know if you would be interested in them or not.
I see from your website, that once a horse is with you, it never leaves. I see from some of your stories, that many of your horses have been saved from terrible lives. This does not describe our horses.
Our problem is that our horses are 26 or 27 years old, and not too many people want a horse that age regardless of how good they are. They are in good health, and have been kind of living in a perpetual vacation world here with us.
A bit about them. Star is a registered QH bay gelding. We got him when I believe he was 6 or 7 years old. He was trained for pole bending, and our son did do some eventing with him during the 4H years. Winston is a tri-colored grade paint gelding. We also got him when he was around 6 or 7 years old. He was our other sons 4H horse. Both fellas are still good trail horses, but since they are no longer ridden, they are both a bit buddy and barn sour but we think that will disappear with someone who wants to ride them and handle them regularly.
Last year, a friend of ours volunteered to take care of them while we were in Colorado. She and her friend, both ladies in their early 70's, rode them around their pasture, and said that they had a ball with them. Unfortunately, they are both rather petite ladies, and the horses are around 15.2HH. Given this, they did not want to adopt them permanently as they felt that they were too big for them.
They are easy keepers, and do fine on either pasture, or quality grass hay. Since both my wife and I have physical problems that make it very difficult to ride, our guys are pretty much just lawn ornaments. They are not getting the attention that they deserve.
Although we care for them, I am not able to take care of some of the basic maintenance that I used to. I know that they need their hooves trimmed, and I will be taking care of this, but it is just very hard to keep up with it the way that I used to. We will be giving them their shots and worming them, but other non-essential things just get neglected.
I don't really trust places like Craig's list, Wisconsin Horsemen's news, news paper adds, etc. as a safe place to find older horses a new home. I have even had it suggested to me that I just have them euthanized, since no one will want them! That's not going to happen!
I hope that you are able to help us, or possibly suggest someone that might be interested in them.
Thanks!
Curt
If anyone is interested, please contace Refuge Farms on this bulletin board, our email RefugeFarms@hotmail.com, or the cell at 715-505-5626. Remember, the cell is off when I am in the barns but leave a message and I will return your call.
Thank you to all of you - older horses, to us, are quality creatures. Experienced, non-responsive to the blowing leaves, and just stable already-been-there-done-that rides.
Thanks!!!
Sandy and The Herd