Hi all
My name's Fran, I used to keep my horse Paddy at Rollestone on retirement livery, which is how I know about the website. Each year at this time I keep an eye on the website as the babies are SO gorgeous, but this year I have become totally addicted! Kachina cam has occupied my thoughts more than very much else for the past two weeks!

A quick update for anyone who remembers my gorgeous boy, I rehomed him due to financial reasons which is why he left Rollestone. He went to a lady as a companion, but then I found it that she had sold him to someone who wanted to jump him! I was very angry and upset, but was honest with his new owner that he had been retired because he was, basically, a loon!! She decided to send him to a friend to be "re-broken" (at 22) and he died while he was at their yard. Very, very sad but she tells me he went instantly so I have to believe her and take some comfort from that.

Anyhow, that's me! Looking forward to chatting to you all soon.
Fran x

Hi Fran, I am also in Hampshire (Farnborough) when not at uni in Exeter! I don't know if I remember Paddy - was he bay? Sorry to hear what happened to him - I don't know what to say - it shocks me what some people do.

Hi Fran

Welcome to the forum.. I remember Paddy well, he was a lovely boy and am very sorry to hear what happened to him. Do you know what he died of?

I remember when you used to come and visit him and you used to bring him down biscuits, was it ginger ones he liked??

Kate X

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Horses are like chocolates.. you can never just have one!!

LoL Kate well remembered! Fran used to bring ginger biscuits down when she came to visit him!! Paddy loved them!

Sorry to hear about your old boy Fran - that is so sad - what a blatant betrayal of your trust from the person you rehomed him to.

Very sad

Lauren, I'm in Farnborugh too - small world!!

He reared in his stable when they tried to put a bridle on him, hit his head and broke his neck...I try not to think about it if I can help it! I was gutted, poor boy

Kate, yep ginger biccies it was, he was mad for them!!

OMG Thats awful.. So sorry!!!

Good job someone liked the ginger biscuits cos i cant stand them!!

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Horses are like chocolates.. you can never just have one!!

Blimey thats very sad. A similar thing happened to me a few years ago but luckily the outcome was a bit better than yours. My old 13.2hh loved orange juice and would drink out of a cup! funny how horses like some things....lol

how horrible i m so sorry ..........some people .....sending him to be rebroken aged 22 years old they make me sick!

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life without horses & chocolate just wouldn t be worth living!
sarah x

Thats really sad, so sorry for you and Paddy - rebroken at 22 did they not know much about horses!

Welcome to the forum

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Hi & welcome
Sorry to hear about your boy