Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Laptop 9 Things Are Not What They Seem

After my lesson with Carrie I was thinking this horse was not what he was reported to be. So, I started to do some searching. Blueheron also started to search. Well, he was a Hunter. Had been ridden by kids. Okay, not exactly the froot loop, dangerous type, right? So, why I was wondering all the dire warning about this horse. He's nervous, he's unpredictable, he spooks, he bucks, he bolts etc... Things just weren't making sense for me.

Blueheron watched the YouTube video again. Decided she would register, and try and contact the person that had posted the video. The response from the previous owner was almost immediate. She had been worried about him. She had repeatedly tried to get a hold of the girl I got him from. Never got a response. Odd, don't you think? If someone had given me a horse I would answer any questions they had. Ask them to come out and see him anytime.

Blueheron forwarded me the girls response.


>>I am so happy to finally hear from someone about Laptop. I gave him to Robin awhile back and have not been able to get ahold of her since, her phone is always off. I have been worried about him as he is a sensitive guy but am so glad to hear he is doing well. Thank you so much! I was given him by Rudy Leone, a very high level hunter/jumper trainer in Sacramento. I was given Laptop because I was the only one who could get him to jump. It was thought that he had a traumatic experience with a young girl who had bought him and then sent him back to Rudy. He refused to jump and was a completely different horse when he returned to Rudy's. He trusted me but was unsellable as a jumper because of his inconsistant jumping. Laptop was also owned and shown by John French, another very high level rider, before Rudy owned him. I trail rode Laptop a lot and he was amazing at it, far outdid any Arab. The least spooky he has ever been so I hope he has a chance to be out of the arena sometimes, but probably not. I had him at a stable in the bay area for awhile with a trainer who was trying to sell him for me but apparently he bucked a woman off. He has never bucked me once in the entire time I rode and owned him. Robin mentioned that they could have been holding his head in too tightly and he couldn't breathe or something else because it is so not like him to be a jerk. Insecure maybe but not a jerk. Anything else you can tell me about how he is doing I would really appreciate it. I wish Robin would have let me contact her just to know he is alright.<<

So this does not sound like a derelict owner. Or someone that just was dumping a horse. I had Blueheron give the girl my email address. She contacted me right away.

HMMM...the plot thickens. What's real? Right.

16 comments:

GoLightly said...

Great sleuthing, HP & BH!

Poor guy, what happened to him. Such a nice horse.
Gah, what did they do to him?

I'm out of s'mores.
I'll be back..

nccatnip said...

Wow, what a stroke of luck. I am wondering if the last owner was too prideful to admit she was not the best fit for this guy? He is sensative, but with the right rider, that is not a problem, right?

horspoor said...

It seems like that is the case. But they are doing some pretty, to me, unscrupulous deals with horses right now.

Dena said...

HP go look at me pony. Big pony...
I want your opinion.
K?

You to BH.

I already know what Go is going to say.

horspoor said...

Okay, that sounded wrong when I went back and read my comment.

They are doing, in my opinion, some unscrupulous horse deals.

Selling horses with issues (rearing) to children.

secondwindacres said...

I agree about the unscrupulous horse dealings going on right now. I think it's more prevalent because years ago keeping a horse that may not get ridden much or had some problems a person was going to get around to fixing wasn't such a huge deal because the costs were moderate and the economy wasn't tanking. Now, there are so many people who honestly can't feed their horses and they are desperate to get them into new homes. Costs are rising at the same time folks are worried about losing their jobs and so the extras or training projects lounging around in the pasture who have to have trims and floats and shots and dewormers and FOOD :) are not justifiable keepers. It seems to be bringing out the worst in people.

secondwindacres said...

I'm glad you're unraveling the mystery of Top. :)

horspoor said...

Pretty close to having it all unraveled. Spoke to the previous owner on the phone this morning.

Just too tired to write it out for you all.

I'm pretty irritated.

Dena said...

HP
AofG declared it trading day. I will trade you one slightly used special horse with airs above the ground for your slightly used Top.
S'ok?
When you bringing the trailer?

horspoor said...

HAH! And monkeys will fly out of my butt. lmao.

horspoor said...

And on that note.

Goodnight. Have a good evening, and tomorrow.

nccatnip said...

Are you up yet? I cannot wait to hear the rest.

blueheron said...

Good point, SWA. Hadn't thought about it, but you're right. Much harder to keep an extra horse or two around.

NCC, when do you think she'll get up? It's sooooo hard to be patient.

blueheron said...

(stopping by to check if there's a new chapter...Nope...)

Dena said...

HP
Sounds...ummm...painful...

secondwindacres said...

What's the skinny? Who actually watched Top get into that condition?