10/29/2025
Its not really bragging rights to have back burner horses.
But when you have an 8 yr old with less 6 months riding in his whole life and he's a good boy when it's been months since his last ride. That's bragging rights.
I listed this horse and a local barrel racer and her husband came and saw him, he rode him, the bought him. Picked him up the next day, 2 hrs later, brought him home soaking wet and beat to s**t. No phone call, just rolled into my driveway.
I told them he needed grace, he needed time to adjust he hadn't left here since he was a baby. And how green he was, they didn't leave the roundpen with him. Walk trot, lope, ass dropping hard stop. The basics are there. I lope circles on him in the arena, darn near every ride. I always lunge him when he's sat months, don't hawk the cinch in him, and treat him like he's 3, because he mentally is.
They supposedly took him home, saddled him, tied him hard, ran cattle up the alley and he blew back and broke 3 halters on a chest high tie rack, hes 16.2 and 1350 lbs, he should have been to a pole or a blocker tie at least if they were going to expose him to something new, within hrs of bringing him home.
The husband came back with him, not the wife, who I thought was somewhere between an associate and no quite friend. But what a disappointment.
No phone call, no matter the offer to pay the vet bills or not, WTAF ? I gave him the whole amount back, was civil but not polite, and washed my hands of them. I had him for sale because we needed the cash for important things, not because I wanted to part with the horse. They brought me bacn a horse that needed mended and now has less curb appeal.
What a joke, the horse paid the price.
I put 7 stitches in his jaw myself, he has a permanent knot above his knee and back cannon bone now. He's 💯 sound, but still absolutely avoidable.
He came right back next ride like it never happened mentally, that's my foundation i laid. It does not excuse their lack of grace, or horsemanship.
Needless to say, green, strong horses who require horsemanship sure separate the wanna be warriors from the horseman of this business.
I have sat on this for a few months now, and said nothing. But I am so disgusted with people lately.
Just be careful who you entrust with your horse, not all people are what they appear
And before you come at me with who. I will not publicly bash them. But I am happy to share PM.
