*Update*

[ernestinewalker]

Update to this post, in which we seem to have an Attack Yearling: http://equestrian.livejournal.com/6233623.html?view=76178455#t76178455Read more... )

Comments

[k7point5]

This sounds like a job for a cowboy. Are there any good horse trainers around you?

[k7point5]

having read the other responses, I will say I initially thought that she maybe deserved a chance but after reading that she has nothing physically wrong with her, I think that she doesn't belong at your rescue. So I'd support putting her down, or sending her to someone else, like a cowboy like I suggested.

I also saw Buck and agreed with the owner in that film when she decided to put her very dangerous, unsocialized colt down after he displayed incredibly dangerous and deadly behaviour. He intentionally tried to kill a man right in front of the camera and it was terrifying to even watch, and that man was a professional rider.

[greyskyridge]

No.

Then again, I am a hard ass who has too many nice and rewarding horses to deal with to spend too much time on the one asshole who wants to kick the bejeesus out of me.

If I can't ride the 6 digits worth of horses I have sitting in my pasture because some yearling double barrelled me in the chest, and I could have trained FIVE rescues in the meantime and actually enjoyed it and sent forth a reliable equine citizen into the world, .....

There are too many nice horses out there to allocate ten times as much time to the one asshole. Even if it's "not it's fault" or "people were mean to it before" or whatever. There are still five much nicer, more agreeable horses who would like a chance too.

Sorry again if that is callous.

[corellian_ninja]

This ^

[wolfden]

I agree.

I couldn't comment on the earlier post but it's a situation where putting her down is the best option.

[vom_marlowe]

Exactly this.

I would add that two people in the hospital makes this horse not just maybe dangerous, but proven dangerous. Twice. Legally, she is proven liability and all her life is going to be a much much much higher risk horse, no matter how many hours are put into her rehab.

Think of all the sweet, gentle, kind horses who are sound, but ugly boring brown who will die, who've never hurt anyone and never would, in order for this other filly to live.

[quietann]

I wouldn't necessarily change my mind about putting her down.

*If* she got to the point where her behavior issues were more or less dealt with, what would she be useful for?

[missingkay]

I didn't comment on your previous post, but I did read it. I would still put her down. She's too much of a risk. There are plenty of other nice horses out there. It's just not worth it.

[feather_armor]

In the documentary Buck about the cowboy trainer, the worst horse they show is a grown up orphan. It was the most aggressive equine behavior I have ever seen - the horse reared up and came down on a guy's head with his hooves and teeth and would charge anyone near the fence. Even someone who could save practically anything thought this horse was hopeless and the owner opted to put it down. A very sad situation, I'm sorry you have to make this kind of decision.

[fusaichipegasus]

Hrm, I want to see this movie. But I can't seem to find it. =(

[stacyinthecity]

It is an independent film with limited release. If you aren't in Idaho/Montana (where it was filmed and where the subject lives and is from) or live in a big city that gets all the independent releases, you will probably need to wait a while.

[sabowin]

Hi, Stacy--love seeing you here. :-)

I didn't realize Buck was a limited release--we have it here in my little town of 80,000, that granted, has its share of horses, but we're not totally horse crazy around here or anything. Weird, but awesome!