Here is a conversation starter:
Four years ago, I leased my broodmare out. As it hasn’t been resolved I am not naming names on this board. I could not get the mare back, she was moved several times, literally hidden and not maintained. When I finally did get her back she was in decrepit shape weighing in at about 700 lbs(16.1 1/2h, large framed mare, easily 1200lbs in riding form). The lessee always claimed that it was her, not him and the vet I contacted(who the lessee had slipped with a name, perhaps forwarding the blame) would not talk to me at all, only saying she had breathing problems. I got her back dec 1, 98 and she died July 22, 99. I have been searching for the foal ever since. Legally, without a lot of money, I had no recourse and the filly was “gone”, so any claims to her were futile.
Every once in a while, I would put out help adds on boards or key in the stallions name(or who I thought he had bred her to) on a search. One day I got a hit. I contacted the stallion owners, who seemed very guarded. I emailed them my story and the return email was devestating. This man was known for doing this kind of thing in his area. All his horses are in terrible shape. The filly, I found out, was kept on scrub and started very early and sold on very cheaply.
I am trying to get my hands on her to make sure that the rest of her life is a good one. With the help of the stallions owners, we have tracked her down to her new owner. If she has a seemingly good home, I will provide them with information about this filly’s exceptional breeding and offer her a home if they ever need one for her. If she is not in my idea of an ideal situation, I am going to try to get her.
It is a situation of guilt and trying to undo the wrong my beautiful mare suffered at the hands of this awful man.
Once that is done, I am going to go after the lessee through the local SPCA.
Canters going to help me, cause she doesn’t have anything else to do and as stimpy said to Ren, she’s my “feriend”.
Has anyone else had an experience like this. Was legal action taken and successful? To me it is cut and dry. He starved my horse which ultimately led to her death, hid her from me, did not return phone calls, moved her, did not provide her with adequate medical care, used her as a lesson horse when the lease was explicit about her not being anything but a broodmare, removed(sold on) the filly when he had no right to do so and was basically in breech of every aspect of our signed agreement.
Unfortunately, cdn law sees it differently.
[This message was edited by LCR Scott on Mar. 07, 2001 at 01:51 PM.]
