I had to go to the Hospital..time for a Gypsy Update

[ramanth]

I'm glad you weren't hurt worse. The hair will grow back. Sorry she has those issues but it sounds like you plan to stick it out, thick or thin.

She's a beautiful horse.

[Taz_Zoee]

Wow, I also got tears in my eyes reading about this. Thank God you are okay!!! I am sorry you and your parents had to go through that. I guess we learn our lessons the hard way.
But I do hope Gypsy can come around and be a great horse for you and your family.

[buttercup132]

that the horse had been ridden before at a stable and was fine

That might be true, I know there are alot of people who show and stuff and can hop on any horse and make them listen. Not saying your a bad rider or anything but I was the same way with Rowdy.

After thinking about it, I just started to realize that this farm is like a puppy mill, 80 some horses, that he doesn't know much about, he just sells them. The main ones he makes sure he knows about is the registered ones. And Gypsy wasn't registered.

That's sad. But doesn't he get them from other people? Maybe they were auction horses he saved.

I have seen on horse classified ads where people say like 30 days with professional trainer and they can w/t/c fine. So they must do good. I think if you get a few days and keep being consisitant then she will be good.
Also once you get more used to the way her body moves etc you will just be able to tell when she is going to do something like act up or spook and you'll be able to stop it.

I'm so glad your ok.

[Kalei]

Yeah he gets them from alot of auctions out west in Alberta and also gets alot of them from Quebec. Some he gets from local people and he keeps a stallion or two for breeding at his own place. But most all of them come from auctions.

I suppose at an auction you have to act fast and don't really always know what you're getting.

Now when I got to buy a horse again someday, I am going to buy one from someone locally and private that can tell me everything. Or even some personal friends I know who breed their horses.

[zippy-kat]

Didn't a friend buy one at the same time as you? Out of curiosity, how is his/her horse?

Glad to hear you're ok.

[Kalei]

Didn't a friend buy one at the same time as you? Out of curiosity, how is his/her horse?

Glad to hear you're ok.

Thanks, yeah my friend got her horse now. Its just as high strung and un trained as Gypsy...actually her horse hasn't even been saddlebroke and its 5 years old too. But my friend is an expert unlike me, so althought its going to be alot of work for her, she'll be able to do it in time. And that horse doesn't seem to have any health problems yet.

I get to stay home for two days, today I had to go to outpatients again to get my rib checked cause its been bothering me...and I have muscle damage there. But oh well, it means more time on pt