i got an email asking for help but this lady is very far away here is the email is there anyone that can help this appy gelding From: Liza Timmers [mailto:timmersliza@hotmail] Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2014 3:06 PM Subject: my gelding Rio Dear I am writing on behalf of my appaloosa gelding Rio. He is 10 yrs old. Ive had him for 2.5 years. This summer he was diagnosed with ERU in his right eye. Since I have had him, it has always been one step forward, 2 steps back. I am afraid to ride him because when he gets scared he explodes. Ive been told by trainers that he needs months or even a full year of training to get him rideable. Ive spent so much time starting over with him, Im burnt out and now I dont even like being around him. I have nothing but contempt for this horse. He jumps at everything. Ive spent so much time trying to desensitize him. Nothing that I have tried works. I dont have money to spend months having him trained not knowing what Im going to get back and I will still never trust him and I know I will always be nervous riding him. Ive tried giving him away. I did find someone to take him only to have him come back. Nobody wants this horse. Not even me. The Mn Hooved Animal Humane Society said they MIGHT help me this spring, but Im not waiting anymore. No more maybes. I have a 24 yr old mare that I dont know how much longer she is going to be rideable. I cant have to unrideable horses. Ive had my mare since she was 5. She stays forever. Rio needs to go. I dont even care where at this point, but Im trying to do the right thing. Ive decided that if I cant find him a place to go, he will be put down. Ive cried enough over him. Im done. It sucks. I know it will cost me about $500 to have him put down and have the body removed. If I can get a rescue to take him, I will put that money towards his transportation. But no more than that. When I bought Rio, I was told he needed a refresher. I saddled him, got on him and that is what it seemed like to me also. The lady who sold him to me did not tell him of his explosive behavior which I found out the hard way. That is all I know of his background. I restarted him from the ground up and things were great. Until that first ride and he bucked bronco style for no reason that I could tell and things have been a struggle since. Ive sought out help from trainers, even sent him to a trainer but ended up bringing him home early because they guy wasnt doing what he was supposed to and Rio was ill from being there. Im sure his eye is part of the problem. I dont know how long his eye has been an issue. From the beginning? Or since last summer? And I dont have an issue with blind or vision impaired horses. I used to have one and I loved him. And I miss that horse a lot. But I have a problem with Rio. Hes not for me. NOBODY wants this horse so I feel the only way is a blind horse rescue or euthanasia. After him, I dont even want to get another horse. Rio is nice to be around. He is easy to handle and catch. He does not kick or bite. He is a little pushy with food but since I only have one mare it is not an issue here. He needs to be out of here by the end of January. Liza Clear Lake, MN
Posted on: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 21:33:56 +0000
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