Hi Folks,
Just thought I would keep you updated on my rather brief loaning adventure !
I decided that to keep time and money more managable I would put 2 of my horses on loan, my throughbred for permanent loan (still available) and my friesian mare Sylvie.
I got interest in Sylvie straight away and a lovely lady from scotland came down for the weekend to meet her. She met Sylvie and, of course, fell in love. She rode her, her friend rode her and Sylvie (newly broken and very green) was good as gold so the lady decided to take her. We had talked and I had told her I had a NH approch and did everything very slowly and calmly with lots of emphasis on bonding and she said that, though not NH, that was how she worked. I was happy she would be a good home for 2 yrs until I had more time and money so Sylvie went 2 weeks ago.
All was very quiet with only the odd facebook posting and no pics but I didn't want to be seen to be the nosy, bossy Mum so I left it 2 weeks allowing them both to settle.
2 days ago I get a FB message saying they were sending Sylvie back as she was dangerous and unridable :frown:
Apparently the minute anyones bum hits the saddle she goes into serious rodeo mode and 'no-one can stay on' 'her friend has tried and lots of people at their yard have tried and no one can stay on' 'she has broken 2 riding hats from landing on her head' WTF !!!!!!!!!
What the hell have they done to my lovely, gentle, trusting baby ???????
In just 2 weeks!!
Why did she not call me the first time it happened ?
Why did she let 'lots of other people have a go' ?
She knew I kept Sylvie out 24/7 on just hay/haylage and she kept her in and gave her some hard feed.
She must have rushed to riding before Sylvie trusted her fully.
She must have scared the living daylights out of my poor girl to make her behave like that.
I feel awful that she has been put through that :cry:
Anyway, I kept it pleasant and said sorry it didn't work out and she can come home as soon as possible. The loaner said she would have to wait until she had the money for transport so I offered to pay £150 towards transport and Sylvie is coming home on Wednesday PHEW !
It coincides with me having a week off work so I can put her out in the field with her friends and cuddle her lots.
Before she went Sylvie was ridden a few times by a lovely riding instructor who has restarted my thoroughbred and works slowly and gently. She loved Sylvie and is now hopping at the chance to ride her again so I will give Sylvie a field break and the instructor will go back to the beginning with groundwork and long reining and is confident that she will get Sylvie right again pretty quickly.
I really hope so as 2 weeks is quite along time to be scared like that :unsure:
However, I am SOOOOOOOO glad to be getting my black beauty back again, it just wasn't right without her so I will just have to budget my time and money more efficiently and hope my thoroughbred finds a loaner soon.
Just thought I would keep you updated on my rather brief loaning adventure !
I decided that to keep time and money more managable I would put 2 of my horses on loan, my throughbred for permanent loan (still available) and my friesian mare Sylvie.
I got interest in Sylvie straight away and a lovely lady from scotland came down for the weekend to meet her. She met Sylvie and, of course, fell in love. She rode her, her friend rode her and Sylvie (newly broken and very green) was good as gold so the lady decided to take her. We had talked and I had told her I had a NH approch and did everything very slowly and calmly with lots of emphasis on bonding and she said that, though not NH, that was how she worked. I was happy she would be a good home for 2 yrs until I had more time and money so Sylvie went 2 weeks ago.
All was very quiet with only the odd facebook posting and no pics but I didn't want to be seen to be the nosy, bossy Mum so I left it 2 weeks allowing them both to settle.
2 days ago I get a FB message saying they were sending Sylvie back as she was dangerous and unridable :frown:
Apparently the minute anyones bum hits the saddle she goes into serious rodeo mode and 'no-one can stay on' 'her friend has tried and lots of people at their yard have tried and no one can stay on' 'she has broken 2 riding hats from landing on her head' WTF !!!!!!!!!
What the hell have they done to my lovely, gentle, trusting baby ???????
In just 2 weeks!!
Why did she not call me the first time it happened ?
Why did she let 'lots of other people have a go' ?
She knew I kept Sylvie out 24/7 on just hay/haylage and she kept her in and gave her some hard feed.
She must have rushed to riding before Sylvie trusted her fully.
She must have scared the living daylights out of my poor girl to make her behave like that.
I feel awful that she has been put through that :cry:
Anyway, I kept it pleasant and said sorry it didn't work out and she can come home as soon as possible. The loaner said she would have to wait until she had the money for transport so I offered to pay £150 towards transport and Sylvie is coming home on Wednesday PHEW !
It coincides with me having a week off work so I can put her out in the field with her friends and cuddle her lots.
Before she went Sylvie was ridden a few times by a lovely riding instructor who has restarted my thoroughbred and works slowly and gently. She loved Sylvie and is now hopping at the chance to ride her again so I will give Sylvie a field break and the instructor will go back to the beginning with groundwork and long reining and is confident that she will get Sylvie right again pretty quickly.
I really hope so as 2 weeks is quite along time to be scared like that :unsure:
However, I am SOOOOOOOO glad to be getting my black beauty back again, it just wasn't right without her so I will just have to budget my time and money more efficiently and hope my thoroughbred finds a loaner soon.
