What do you do with an 1100lb lawn ornament?

If I had enough money, I would definitely take him (I'm in the MD area, too). He definitely sounds like a lawn ornament.

This website says there are options you can take to keep him usable, one of which is to get special shoes from the farrier to relieve the stress on the ligament and help it heal and relieve pain. http://www.horseshoes.com/anatomy/esad/articles/te...

I would also talk to your vet to see if there's a surgery that can be performed to reattach/strengthen the ligament.

Well, ours converts $$ to fertilizer like a pro.

Let's look at your question: he's a "nice" TB who narrowly escaped the killers once. You don't want to euthanize.

Rescues are filled with horses saved from irresponsible owners. Are you an ethical, responsible person or an unethical, irresponsible person? Do you think it's ok to burden them with this one? How much financial support are you willing to provide?

You'll try to find a good home. So how much effort are you willing to put into making sure the good home you find for him STAYS a good home?

If you aren't prepared to be diligent, why not euthanize him? He has already been in the pickle once, you can't just say "he went to a good home" and let that satisfy your conscience.

Out of sight, out of mind may help YOU sleep better, but how many horses in the kill pen at the sale were once placed in "good" homes.

The only thing that stands between a marginal horse OR a horse that is not "useful" and abuse/neglect is its responsible owner.

My mothers Horse cisco pulled a suspensory ligament. The vet came out and wrapped his leg and we changed the wrap i believe every other day to make it heal well after a month it had not healed but mind you this was due to his age he was 27, So we had h I'm put down Call your local vet, A horse at 12 should recover from a injury like that and with therapy should be ridable again. But please get a vets opinion it could not be as serious as a pulled ligament, Trainers like me know horse but were no substitute for a Vet.

i would like you to keep me up to date on him

My email is coorscowgirl101@yahoo.com

also were are you located and would you be willing to give him to a good home? I live in eastern Or. and my family has been taking in rescues and horses that are Hard to care for. we have a large ranch.

Hope everything works out well Sarah

Donate him to a therapy barn where light, small riders can walk around on him if he's suitable temperment wise.

Otherwise, you could give him to someone looking for a companion to a lonely horse, or perhaps even a companion for themselves.

But first, I would get my vet out to check him out for certain. Riding instructors are smart people, but they're not always right about diagnosing injuries. Get a vet to check him over well, it very well may be something that needs just some time off and rest to recover. If so, in the meantime, spend quality time grooming until you see your reflection in his coat, and polish up those ground manners if the need be. Good luck with him, he sounds elegant and handsome.

My horses that have served me well and wind up no longer usable wind up pasture art. Like my hubby's aged gelding....I never begrudged him a single scoop of feed that went into his bin. He'd served us well, took care of my hubby who was a little on the inexperienced side, so we took care of him. He was retired for a lot of years before he finally had to be euthanized. If you don't have an attatchment to him, I'd just try to find someone who needs a pasture companion. A little harder to do now than it used to be....but it can still be done. I have a few out on "free leases" as buddy horses. But as far as the most likely not fixable, if possible I'd schedule a vet that's good with soundness issues and have them give him a work up. Could be that there are things that could be done to make him servicable for light use.

Many unrideable horses are very useful as trail companions and field companions. It's not uncommon for people who own a horse they keep on its own to advertise for companion horses if they feel it will help their own horses' behaviour. If he has great ground manners he might also make a good riding-school theory horse. The barn I rode at years ago had an old mare who was used to demonstrate stable management, grooming and tacking techniques to novice pony clubbers.

If you want to take an active approach in rehoming him or leasing him out yourself, perhaps your riding instructor knows of some places to start looking, or good horsemanship journals where you can advertise.

Is the fetlock dropped? This is the worst of suspensory injury's. If this is not the case then there is a good to fair chance that it can be corrected. The horse will not be able to compete, but light riding could be done.

i also have a lawn ornament i paid 400 dollars fo a starved 25 year old mare that does not like other horses or people unless them have food. she drools most of the time and has a vet bill bigger than all 5 of my other horse put togather but she has been worked hard in her younger years and needs a home to live out her days in if you have to money keep him or take the time to find him a home you can post a add on equine.com for free

You need to have a vet tell you what is wrong and get the proper diagnosis to know what is going on with this horse. Buying a horse that isn't sound and may be in pain when you aren't going to get it treated and aren't willing to euthanize it may not be the best thing. You don't know if he can get better. If you stay off him and get proper help, like chiropractic, acupuncture, and

nutritional supplements, he may get to be fairly sound <not jumping>. Please don't ride him if he hurts and get some more information than just what your riding instructor says. She may be right or it may be something else.

Sorry but i have to say some thing, Have some of you got soo much mony that you do not know what to do with it, the poor lady may not so alot of these options my not be available to her, yes we look after our horses before we look after oursealves but sometime it is just too much money or not enofe recorces to do what we want to help our horses so some times to best ting is to do what you never want to do and you will know when that is, i have a cronic illness and always in pain, and i am going to get worse, so if i knew even my best horse was in the same boat i know what i would do for him, as we cant for humans but we can still be humane to animals