I need advice!

**buttercup132** · 07-30-2006, 09:38 PM

Originally Posted by horse_lover

Would they take the horse away though? Cause I don't want that!

Probly but thats whats best.I know its hard but its whats right.

**horse_lover** · 07-30-2006, 09:39 PM

Yes but what about the baby?

**areias** · 07-30-2006, 09:58 PM

The baby is ready to be weaned. If anything, the baby is putting a huge toll on her mom. When they get over a certain age, they need to be weaned, especially if the mom isn't totally healthy. How much acreage are they on? Is there grass? If anything the horse should be getting grain, even if they don't get hay, especially if she has a baby. Baby should already be getting grain, too, to supplement itself. You need to call animal control, they will assess the situation and make their own judgements. There is a possibility they won't be taken away, but the girl does not sound very nice and it would be a great benefit to the horse if she was taken away. What do the girls parents say? Do they do anything?

**horse_lover** · 07-30-2006, 10:03 PM

The mom and the baby are in a little paddock where there is no grass and they can't run around at all. My cousin has seven horses and she thinks she knows everthing about horses when really she barely knows anything. She rarely grains them and when she does she feeds the cracked corn. Which is really dusty right? Here's another thing, my cousin is 24 and her parents don't know anything about horses. Her mom can only feed them hay.

**areias** · 07-30-2006, 10:13 PM

Please call animal control or the aspca. It is vital to these horses health. Where are you located? I can find the number for you.

How much hay are they getting? Do the other horses get grain, what kind of pasture do they have? Do their feet get done regularly?

**horse_lover** · 07-30-2006, 10:17 PM

I really don't think I could do that! Maybe if it doesn't get better soon then I'll call but I can't now! Yes their feet get done regularly and they get almost a bale of hay a day. I guess it's better than it was. She's started taking better care of them. But if I call animal control, and if they find out who called they would never talk to me again! She's just lost her father in-law and I would hate to have that hapen to her! Maybe I could call the vet and they could help the horses.

**areias** · 07-30-2006, 10:21 PM

Could you educate your parents, and have them talk to your cousin? Please try something...it will NOT get better, only worse.

**areias** · 07-31-2006, 02:22 PM

Well then that sounds fine. You had me thinking they were in the paddock 24/7. If you are concerned, still talk to the vet. To answer your question earlier, little pieces of hamburger every now and then isn't going to hurt them, but giving them whole hamburgers every day isn't all that good either. And it would be a lot more expensive to feed them on hamburgers.