#horses - #What would you do if you bought a horse and it turned out to be unrideable?

What would you do if you bought a horse and it turned out to be unrideable?

In August of last year, my aunt purchased her first ever horse for her daughter. She didn't get papers or a checkup, and it turns out that the address and info they gave was false. So it seems to have been a scam.

My mom rode the horse when they first saw her and it was fine. It was only after the horse was delivered that the horse was limping.

Two vets came and looked at the horse and did x-rays. There is no visible injury. The horse has been on $100 medication + supplements since then, plus $350/month boarding. My aunt has spent $6000 on her treatment and my cousin has not rode her a single time.

The horse has no improvement. They're going to try a chiropractor and something else, and then that's it.

My aunt wants to send the horse "out to pasture", which means she'll spend $200/month for 20+ years on a horse we've had for 5 months. She isn't wealthy. There are many other things this money could go to, but she thinks she has to do this. She's only met the horse a couple times, so she isn't attached. Another family member is doing the care.

I want to know what horse lovers in this position would do. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.

Submitted February 18, 2019 at 01:41AM by PositiveEnergy4You
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