I've turned them down for one reason or another; usually due to financial constraints.
One of the horses, Lady, went to my mother and is doing very well.
Lady and my mom
The crazy thing is that every single horse that's been offered has been under the age of 10, either registered or of a good quality and all but one are broke to saddle and well behaved. These are horses that have a market, albeit a small one. They are all but one, stock horses. One was a beautiful Morgan mare whose registration and heritage were lost. Getting that information would be next to impossible.
Most recently offered, just this week actually, are two registered Quarter Horse mares. One is 5, one 12. The 12 year old is saddle broke and according to her owner, a very nice horse. The other, is green broke but very sweet. Both are over 15hh and registered. They are being given away because their owner has lost his job and is about to lose his house through short sale. My mom and I are going out to look at them on Sunday; I will be sure to take lots of pictures and find out more about them. Sheesh! My entire life I've waited for someone to just give me a horse, ANY horse, and now that I can't really have one...they're literally falling into my lap every time I turn around.
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I know..this year I've been offered to 'take' 3 horses... obviously no way could I but I placed them w/ my friend's haven. But as a kid, omg...I would have taken them all and hidden them in my garage. ;)
So....are you thinking of taking one!? :)
Is your mom possibly going to take one or both of them? They sound like really nice horses.
I recently had 6 Arabians offered to me for free as well. I guess the owner has brain cancer and needs to get rid of them. It was the same old story, though... if they don't have a home by next weekend, they're going to be put down. I guess that's better than being sent to slaughter, but it would be nice if he took some time and tried to find them homes like the owner of the horses you're going to look at. The horse market is crazy these days.
I can't wait to see pictures! :)
This bad economy is so sad for humans, horses, and even cats and dogs.
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