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You know they care about their animals a lot when....

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#1 ·
....they don't have a name.

Yes, the title is sarcastic. =P
Apparently, Sasha's ex-ex-owner sold her to her ex-owner. The bill of sale went like this apparently: "Selling Horse to xxxx for $xyz."

Well, um. You spend a lot of time around your animals. =P To be fair, she was 3 years old, bred to race, possibly had "racehorse kindergarten?," possibly sold, started undersaddle lightly, then sold to ex-owner. Hmm. She didn't have papers either, she was just....Horse. Though they called her Rosemary in person, it was Horse on paper.

So, what are your stories [barring abuse] that show just 'how much people care for their animals?"
 
#3 ·
Oh lord, lol. Don't get me started...

You know they care about their animals when they can watch them starve in their nice warm houses while they eat more than they should be.

when they make excuses to not see a vet and the animal suffers for it.

when they don't bother to have a horse's hooves trimmed because it's a "luxury they can't afford".

when they think they are caring but get in over their heads and end up with a bunch of half starved pregnant horses.

People can be idiots, sigh!

I've never owned an animal, not even temporarily, that didn't have a name.
 
#5 ·
Why does the horse have to have a name if it's just gonna be sold? Chances are the people who buy it might change the name anyway. The horse isn't gonna look at the paper and say "Heeeyyy yall didn't give me a name! Not fair!" Maybe there's some reason why it's just horse. As long as they know how to feed and care for horses, I think it's fine.

Not saying I don't name my animals, though. All my animals have names.
 
#6 ·
My mare was referred to as "Dreame Khatcher's Filly" for the first 4 years of her life, and she came from (as I've found out) a pretty well known Arabian breeding and show barn in my area, and after 3 years (trainer left about a year or so before I showed up), the mare was still unnamed, but her half sister was named "Crazy Alice", and the 3 year old stud colt had a name, but she didn't. I wonder what she did to make them not name her. Did she get herself lost or something lol. It was marked on her stall and everything. Now when I bought her, the owner did write down the name that is on her registration papers I need to send in to get her registered, as she also wasn't registered, same with her half sister. I gotta love the "I love my cat, her name is (some random generic name)." 'Where is your cat?' "Oh somewhere around, haven't seen her in a few days." 'How do you know she's still around?' "I put food out at night, and every morning its gone so its gotta be her" Or more likely the nearest raccoon or possum who smelled the food and got a free meal.
 
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My mare was known as "the blue eyed mare" and some people called her blue (despite the fact she was the reddest sorrel your ever seen) at the farm she was bred and raised on and the trainer who sold her to me. Her reg name is Playgirls Got Blues and she had blue eyes so it seemed fair. It wasn't original or good but I never changed it or added to Blue and it doesn't mean I didn't love her. The people who raise her cared a lot about her too (enough to recognize her years later when she was all grown up) but many don't like naming and becoming attached to horses they only plan to sell.
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My mare was known as "the blue eyed mare" and some people called her blue (despite the fact she was the reddest sorrel your ever seen) at the farm she was bred and raised on and the trainer who sold her to me. Her reg name is Playgirls Got Blues and she had blue eyes so it seemed fair. It wasn't original or good but I never changed it or added to Blue and it doesn't mean I didn't love her. The people who raise her cared a lot about her too (enough to recognize her years later when she was all grown up) but many don't like naming and becoming attached to horses they only plan to sell.
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its an Aussie lol, typically in Australia if you have red hair you are dubbed the nickname Bluey :P
 
#11 ·
Heck, I have a horse that is 24 this year who is still called "Bay Colt". That is his name. He is registered something else, and years ago we thought about paying the fee to get his registered named changed. Some of the horses on the farm, I'd have to look at their papers to know what their registered names are. A lot of them we use their breeding as what we know them by("Santana Mare" etc"), or their color(the Bay Filly), descriptive habits such as "Bitey" or "Kicker Filly", or the "New Mare" may be there for years and might be bumped up to "Pretty Mare" or something else, or they are known as so-and-so's horse, sometimes they are known as a "Name" based off their registered name if their name suits them best, or they might develop a pet name. I call my horse ugly all the time, affectionately, of course, 'cause he is quite hideous for his breed, but I wouldn't trade him for anything in the world. I am as taken as one can be with the colt. I say it to his face and he hasn't developed a complex over it. Hah, when I say I am going to go clean my "Burrow", referring to my room, my dad will often make a joke asking if I need help getting my horse in (Burro). LOL Oh, my I love my boy.

Love every one of them, they are taken care of, registered, vetted, and loved on. Horses don't care much for names as long as they have what they need.
 
#15 ·
Oh boy.... one thing that always gets me...

Well my horse doesnt need wormed, they dont get wormed in the wild.
Or My horse doesnt need shots, they dont get them out in the wild. I want my horse to be as hardy as mustangs. So I keep it natural.

Well... in that case, maybe you should stop feeding them... see how THAT turns out.
STUPID, STUPID people.

Our domesticated horses need a little more up keep.
 
#18 ·
There was a chick at my old barn that never pet her horses. Like, ever. Even after she rode them for two or three hours. Didn't even tell them "good boy". Or give them treats. Just stuck them back in the paddock and drove off.

The same lady marched up to a new boarder and proclaimed that "horses are FARM ANIMALS, they're not pets. People here just go overboard." Yeah, you can tell she really loves horses.

*headdesk*
 
#19 ·
There was a chick at my old barn that never pet her horses. Like, ever. Even after she rode them for two or three hours. Didn't even tell them "good boy". Or give them treats. Just stuck them back in the paddock and drove off.

The same lady marched up to a new boarder and proclaimed that "horses are FARM ANIMALS, they're not pets. People here just go overboard." Yeah, you can tell she really loves horses.

*headdesk*
I agree with her to an extent. Horses ARE livestock, not lap dogs. But, my horses are also part of my family. They are expected to perform a job to earn their keep just like the rest of us.

But then again, I pet my cows so.... :lol:
 
#20 ·
Though Sasha makes sense. I was wading through some videos of trying her out, and I got the name of the person her old owner bought her from. Turns out to be a big local[ish] trainer that goese down to Florida for the winter circuit and has a ginormous barn and a million championships. Sasha was a sale horse, I bet you guys are right.

But have to love the "no shots, worming, trimming, grain" because it isn't natural. Sure, some horses don't need grain, but when you are doing several hours of work per day it could be a good idea... Although I agree on not going overboard with all that stuff, I sometimes want to tell those people "Then Fluffy can die nice and young like they do in the wild!" The average lifespan of a wild horse is late teens vs. late 20s. Hey, their horse, their choice.
 
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