This does not, anywhere, specifically forbid selling or rehoming the horse. A clause prohibiting selling or rehoming would say, in very clear format “the horse cannot be sold or rehomed and must be returned to the rescue.” Nowhere does it say that.
It’s possible that the rescue is aware (and it seems they are) about Tony’s situation and wants to see him rehomed. Many rescues allow that.
The rescue is posting on their web site that Callmetony is living on a farm with his new forever family Jean and her girls,
So, no, they do not seem aware that someone plans to usurp his ownership and make a ‘jumper’ out of him.
For the record, retire doesn’t mean the same thing to race trackers as it does to non race horse owners. Retire just means not going to race anymore. It doesn’t mean sit in a field for the next decade or two doing nothing. When race trackers retire a horse they generally have plenty of useable life left, they just aren’t suitable to race anymore. When a non race tracker retires a horse that horse is done. Big difference
For the record no one is saying race horses can not have second careers, or 17 yr old horses can’t be ridden.
The owner of this particular horse, Callmetony, sent him to a facility that advertises that it is a place where people can retire race horses to live out their days.
They do have many thoroughbred horses that can be adopted.
The facility advertised this horse, Callmetony, as one of their residents not as one of the horses up for adoption.
I agree that retiring from racing does not always mean retiring from work.
But for this horse all the available published information indicates that at the time of his retirement his fate was supposed to be full retirement.
The rescue now advertises that Callmetony has been re-homed with someone named Jean, and her girls. In the pictures it looks like a nice soft landing and he looks perfectly happy to be doted on.
It does not look anything like the appropriate home/people for a fire breathing, retirement-failed, wannabe jumper, OTTB.
And the folks running the rescue don’t seem ignorant enough to make that glaring an error in placing a horse with an adopter.
But now a poster is claiming Callmetony will be coming to live with him/her and will be a jumper, sans being returned to the rescue. That is a violation of the rescues adoption policy.
And I think that stinks if it really is this particular horse’s fate.
My 109 start warhorse jumped and competed into his 20s. (Ironically, Tony looks eerily like my old boy in those new pics… uncanny)
I don’t know what the heck is going on with this situation. I don’t know Callmetony, I don’t know the rescue. I can’t say if it’s the former “little kid” scenario or the latter “meal ticket” scenario and I’m sure as heck not going to assume.
But there is nothing inherently wrong with rehoming a horse, if done properly. It’s not even wrong in a “rescue” situation. The bucolic pasture retirement lifestyle is not always ideal for thin-skinned, high energy breeds of horses who spent the first years of their life as highly stimulated hot house flowers. For example, Old Friends, who is probably one of the most public rescues (therefore under the most scrutiny), contracts their horses out to other farms depending on space and the horse’s needs.
Of course, if this was a nefarious attempt to flip a horse and make a buck, I agree they should be admonished. However, I’ll save that judgement for if/when it is necessary.
Bold added to the quote is mine.
csaper58 perhaps you could contact the rescue directly. It might ease your mind. You sound pretty stressed about this.
Not stressed just have an opinion.
Well with all the ‘bolding text’ it seems as tho that opinion is a stressful one. I emailed the rescue this morning and I hope they can clear up this issue.
Bold is just eye catching and for emphasis, ALL CAPS is yelling.
I hope the rescue joins the forum and answers these questions.
Since you were congratulating @Myhorsedosentapprove on aquiring Callmetony in post #25 I’m not sure I would trust any message you relay.
Saved For Posterity. post #25
:rolleyes:
Saved For Posterity
SFP
I hope you get the help you need. Very sad. :no:
Same back at you G, but that’s off topic. :rolleyes:
SFP
It would seem someone likes to dish it out but can’t take it when it comes back around. 
Same back at you csaper but, that’s off topic.
I’ll quit now tho, becausr I can see you are having a very difficult time and I think this discussion isn’t healthy for you. I’m sorry.
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