Do you feel the same way about Lesson horses/ponies?

Question

I feel so bad for lesson ponies who are just thrown out into their little muddy paddocks with mud up to their knees,no blankets in the winter & no decent shelter.When it's dinner time, their hay and grain is just thrown out to them, & the people who feed them are usually paid for it and dont know the first thing about colic or colic symptoms, so the horse is practiacally floundering on the ground before anyone notices somethings wrong.Also, they're just put in a pasture together without even thinking about if the horses are going to get along.But then you go to the same barn and see the big fancy $50,000 horses who get quadrouple blanketed, the best feed and care, & big cushy stalls with plenty of shavings.Now you can post your opinion about this as you please, but i will say right here and now,THOSE LESSON PONIES WORK THEIR BUTTS OFF & ARE WORTH MUCH MORE THAN THOSE FANCY SHOW HORSES! Something has to be done, any suggetions? Please keep in mind, not all lesson barns are like this.

Answer 1

i havent really seen that, but if they have no shelter and are undernourished, it is a matter for the spca, and should be reported if you think they are being mistreated. if you get into it before the spca, you could be in trouble. but if the spca does nothing, then you should say something.

Answer 2

The treatment those school ponies is abominable and cruel. I would get any animals that you own out of there, and find another barn at which to take lessons. It's not good to hang around a barn when the people running it don't know Jack about appropriate care, and the recognition of health problems, no matter how minor, let alone the serious stuff, like colic!
If it is more expensive at another barn, remember' you get what you pay for. A horse can be a sizable investment, and vet bills make it even worse! So, GET OUT AS SOON AS YOU CAN!. And, tell those idiots WHY you are leaving, and that you plan to spread the word!!

Answer 3

If you are going to a barn that does this, then confront the owner, saying you are worried. Or tell someone you trust. If it is really bad, then go to your local humane society or RSPCA. I think it is totally unfair to these poor horses/ponies, who, like you said, work so hard to get so little. If you are going to confront the owner, make sure you have a back up stable to go to if you get kicked out. The stable where I go riding is really good, they have 40 acres of fields for the horses/ponies, and 102 more for trails and extra pastures. If you live in Kingston or Westport Ontario, I would suggest Westwinds Ranch, that is where I go. You are definately right, these horses/ponies are worth alot more then those fancy show horses

Answer 4

that not how most of hte lesson ponies ive seen are treated I volenteer at a barn that gives lesson the horses have a ton or room to roam and shelter in the pasture and a big barn there stalls are cleaned every day and they get tons of cuddles

Answer 5

confident. My famous pony substitute into named Goldie. We have been given her from a rescue and that i did a brilliant style of educating together with her and, nicely she taught me lots. She substitute right into a large number and somewhat somewhat gruesome. She appeared like a mule, had a sway back and the hugest hooves ever. i presumed she substitute into alluring and the final ever. Her knees have been somewhat undesirable and she or he could cave in each now and then- it substitute into terrifying. It by no ability befell mutually as I rode her- i think of it substitute into because of the fact i substitute into doing each and all the balencing artwork! besides, they does not enable us to bounce greater advantageous than 18" and she or he in all probability would not have finished even that. God I enjoyed her. She substitute into the 1st horse that fluctuate into "mine" I labored off adequate to experience her daily one summer season. She substitute into given to a sprint woman who I labored with, who additionally enjoyed her. She could not experience nicely in any respect nonetheless and Goldie ran throughout her (she substitute into good and style of loopy yet unbalanced on the comparable time.) i've got not considered her in 3 years Now i'm at a various barn with my very own horse, who i like lots. he's taught me each thing and is astonishing. I have been given a textual content fabric monday. My alluring Goldie coliced on Sat and on Sunday, while the vet got here to place her down, strolling to the hollow, her heart failed. My toddler died. She substitute into in her 1920s. i'm not sure precisely on the grounds that she had no papers and alter into rescued. I choose I were there for her.

Answer 6

1 Life is = to any other life. Sorry to say not all people feel that way. It seems we humans have choices.. and we do.. but not all of us wind up rich and successful nor care to chase riches. So I think people should try and consider their animal's own well fare more often and try to figure out how much you can afford to take care of.