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Location: TEXAS | HarlanLivesOn - 2017-01-11 8:15 AM
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ccd112 - 2017-01-10 10:38 AM I found him, he's in Texas and for sale- being sold as a barrel horse!
Cool that you found him, so when are you bringing him home for that retirement?
They have him priced as a barrel horse... not in the "crippled and just going to hang around the pasture and get old" price range.
Gosh that sounds so familiar to a horse we helped get back to his original home a little over a year ago. What is wrong with people---the almighty dollar over having a heart. I pray I never get that way. . . .
The sad thing is, they know about his injury, but are still selling him as a competitive barrel horse.
Agree it's sad... I hope if anyone interested does a PPE before purchase |
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Location: Do I hear Banjos? | We see this over and over again. This is the reason why I have a 28 year old retired barrel horse in my pasture. Back when I retired him years ago...even though he had miles/years of easy rides left in him...I would never sell him. There's never any guarantee once they leave your place that they will not end up in a bad situation. |
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| TrailGirl - 2017-01-11 4:22 PM We see this over and over again. This is the reason why I have a 28 year old retired barrel horse in my pasture. Back when I retired him years ago...even though he had miles/years of easy rides left in him...I would never sell him. There's never any guarantee once they leave your place that they will not end up in a bad situation.
I have sold horses in the past but I am lucky to now have 100 acres and the money to keep my old guys but I realize not everyone can afford to do the same. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | rodeomom3 - 2017-01-11 5:10 PM TrailGirl - 2017-01-11 4:22 PM We see this over and over again. This is the reason why I have a 28 year old retired barrel horse in my pasture. Back when I retired him years ago...even though he had miles/years of easy rides left in him...I would never sell him. There's never any guarantee once they leave your place that they will not end up in a bad situation.
I have sold horses in the past but I am lucky to now have 100 acres and the money to keep my old guys but I realize not everyone can afford to do the same.
I'm one of the lucky ones too that can keep my horses, I have a back pasture were I keep my retired horses, but like Rodeomom3 said theres not many that has the room are money to keep them all, I havent sold a horse in the last 20 years. |
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Location: In The Snow, AZ | I have a good friend who is in that situation. She has a knockout little barrel mare. But after a funny little fall, came up lame. She can still go run and buck, but will come back limping. She is on about 2.5 acres. No pasture for turnout, of course, to just turn her out. So she has considered trying to find the little gal a companion/retirement home. Instead, she has had people ask if she could donate her to a testing facility.
Now she is looking into a therapy place for kids to possibly donate her to.
God forbid I am put in the same situation. I think I would have to put one down before trusting what someone else would do with him/her. |
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Location: Do I hear Banjos? | ~BINGO~ - 2017-01-12 9:42 AM
I have a good friend who is in that situation. She has a knockout little barrel mare. But after a funny little fall, came up lame. She can still go run and buck, but will come back limping. She is on about 2.5 acres. No pasture for turnout, of course, to just turn her out. So she has considered trying to find the little gal a companion/retirement home. Instead, she has had people ask if she could donate her to a testing facility.
Now she is looking into a therapy place for kids to possibly donate her to.
God forbid I am put in the same situation. I think I would have to put one down before trusting what someone else would do with him/her.
This is what I was getting at...It's so hard...but humane end is better for the horse than a life of chronic pain. Over and over we see that you can't know what will happen once they are out of your pasture. |
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| I used to own okey dokey buddy. I sold him unsound back in 2014. And guess what, they marketed him as a barrel horse ?? he wears my brand.. he holds a special place in my heart. Do you know where he is right now?? |
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Location: Claremore, OK | ccd112 - 2022-09-12 7:31 AM
I used to own okey dokey buddy. I sold him unsound back in 2014. And guess what, they marketed him as a barrel horse ??
he wears my brand.. he holds a special place in my heart. Do you know where he is right now??
The last place i see him going thru is the Clovis Livestock sale, May 2015. Larry Borrego consigned him. |
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| Has anyone seen him since 2015? |
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| ~BINGO~ - 2017-01-12 9:42 AM I have a good friend who is in that situation. She has a knockout little barrel mare. But after a funny little fall, came up lame. She can still go run and buck, but will come back limping. She is on about 2.5 acres. No pasture for turnout, of course, to just turn her out. So she has considered trying to find the little gal a companion/retirement home. Instead, she has had people ask if she could donate her to a testing facility. Now she is looking into a therapy place for kids to possibly donate her to. God forbid I am put in the same situation. I think I would have to put one down before trusting what someone else would do with him/her.
I, too, am at the point where if I don't have the pasture space or run into a long drought, I'll put my oldies and crippled down before I would sell one in anymore. I have watched good friends who are good people promise theor good friends they wouldn't sell a horse (given to them to trail ride) they would give it back only to watch them sell behind the real owner's back because they could no longer feed the horse or had to move. |
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| GLP - 2022-09-12 8:56 AM
~BINGO~ - 2017-01-12 9:42 AM I have a good friend who is in that situation. She has a knockout little barrel mare. But after a funny little fall, came up lame. She can still go run and buck, but will come back limping. She is on about 2.5 acres. No pasture for turnout, of course, to just turn her out. So she has considered trying to find the little gal a companion/retirement home. Instead, she has had people ask if she could donate her to a testing facility. Now she is looking into a therapy place for kids to possibly donate her to. God forbid I am put in the same situation. I think I would have to put one down before trusting what someone else would do with him/her.
I, too, am at the point where if I don't have the pasture space or run into a long drought, I'll put my oldies and crippled down before I would sell one in anymore. I have watched good friends who are good people promise theor good friends they wouldn't sell a horse (given to them to trail ride) they would give it back only to watch them sell behind the real owner's back because they could no longer feed the horse or had to move.
I bought the 1st one I ever bred and raised, back last year at 15. She is bred for a 2023 baby. They ran her until she was crippled and called and said we are done, do you want her back? She is home and safe. I know her days are numbered and when its time, I will make the decision. Same with my 21 year old. Both do nothing but I still love on them every day. Ive been asked why I dont let my old girl go on to teach others. Easy.... NOONE will take care of her like I do. Shes been with me 19 years. |
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