Sad Leased Out Mare :(

[OldDog/NewTricks]

In the 60's We Leased out a Fancy, High Dollar, Top Track Record, TB Brood Mare to what I THOUGH was a Friend a Fellow Stockman, Deputy SC County Sheriff - "Bernie Dillard" - on a Hand Shake.

This is what we got back



And then we had to find her and go get her back when we found her.

We Vetted her, Deloused her and tired to bring her back "slowly"! A year later we had her out to pasure - she look (Not Right) but pretty good but it had an effect on her mind - as I was leading her in one day she through her self over backward and boke her shoulder - We cried then and when we found her - the only time I felt like killing someone

[kolanuraven]

I rescued a horse that looked pretty much like this from a neighbor back in the late 80's. When I saw her I told him that I'd either pay him whatever he asked for her or I'd steal her....take his pick! He owed a $600 phone bill ( ) and I'd paid that for him and took her home.

After about a year I ended up having to put her down due to complications caused by her starvation by this fool. She was the sweetest ol' gal. But her heart was broke...you could see it her eyes, she was tired of life.

Come to find out much later...I found the original owner by a quirky chance of fate and she had been a G. Champ at the Denver Nat'l back in the 70's.... she was a reg Arab mare. I knew she was mostly Arab but had no idea of her pedigree. This orig owner had boxes and boxes of ribbons, etc she had won in' her day'. The reason he sold her was that she had become the grand kids horse and the kids had grown up . He 'thought' she was going to a good home, he didn't investigate who was buying her or where she was headed.


When I told the original owner what had happened to her BEFORE I got her....he was in such a rage that he went over and tried to track down the guy. Good thing he didn't find him as a whupping would have ensued for sure.

But she lived her last year or so out peaceful and happy and as comfortable as I could make her. The DA still needs an a$$ whuppin to this day!

[Mrs.Greg]

Oh man those are sad stories..how could anybody do that to a horse,somthing I just DON'T understand!!!!

[Judith]

Wow, that is soo sad. I have brought alot of them home from auction in that condition and fixed em up. Never with that kind of coat though. Looks almost like cushings or something. I have a mare at the moment that weighs about 700 pounds looks like a walking skeleton. She is a three year old filly. The fellow couldnt even pay to have her hauled to auction so I just went up to the house and asked if I could take her. Very well bred. Quite pretty and soo sweet. He just said if you can load her she is yours. Well I walked in, she walked in and she laid down for the trip home. Is there any questions as to why I am a divorcee? I'm always bring home some bird with a broken wing......

[PPRM]

I have never undersood, if you can't afford to feed them, sell them......In your case, it woulda been bring them back and settle up. I see this over and over again,

PPRM

[IL Rancher]

Oh my god. Why

[Angus Cattle Shower]

Its idiots liek these that are giving others a bad name-and PETA more ammo. At the showcase the stock was good, but if you looked around the barn you saw a lot of these kinda animals. The one that I am going to mention in particular really po'ed me off. This guy was my age, and eh had a big blonde steer. It had freshly cut horns, missing patches of hair missing, walked without a bit of spring in it's step, and had a low hung head. Yuo could see it's ribs through the unclipped haior. The regs here are that the kids have to do the work-there was no work done here, and when he weighed this big framed steer he weighed 1290. no fat or meat on him. if the steer wasnt keeping up. hed cuss at it, or if the kid slowed down a little then hed crack the end of the leather halter over his nose. When this guy was in the ring, the steer took off, and he lost the round. He was hitting, cussing, and basically abusing the steer. When sale time came you could tell he hasnt been watered in a while, so i brought a bucket of water that was supposed to be for Val and the brothers steer, gave it to him, and left-the owner was none the wiser. The minimum bid was a buck a pound and thats all this guy got-and if we had room in the trailer i would have taken him hom,e, fed him up, gave him a godo home ad al, but the trailer was full. Turns out that an old couple got the steer, took him home, and they dont live far from us, so we were happy that the steer was in a better home. You can tell the difference now-he is eating, looks better, has a spring in his ste agfain and always has water-people told me to work harder with my steer, but if he stopped growing in like march, what do tyou do? This gu diddnt do anything with the steer, and somewhere down the road, i hope it catches up with him-and i dont often do that. Just shows how mad I am with this kid-and his brothers steer was beautiful roan, and had a lot fo beef-the kid diddnt do anything so hes trying to get others to do his wirk-people like this outta have a good a@@ Whoopin.

[TXTibbs]

[TXTibbs]

Oh....ok...um I'm assuming that picture wasn't taken yesterday huh???

[sw]

Tibbs, I think you should have used this emoticon
Hey how is Conchos little belly anyway, kinda fat?

[TXTibbs]

yeah I tend to talk before I think sometimes...

Concho is starting to pudge up good, but still has about 3 weeks to go!!!!!

[ranchwife]