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Skye is an 8-year-old thoroughbred mare, she will be available for loan/LWVTB - if we find a home that really suits her and has her best interests at heart. A contract will be in place and references will be required. I would like her to be within a 50-mile radium and would like to still visit her.

Skye is a very sensitive horse and needs an owner who understands this and is patient with her, she is very honest and is a very sweet mare. However, Skye can be very quirky and unpredictable. On the ground she is well behaved and enjoys being groomed and fussed over, sometimes she can be hard to catch however she never takes longer than 10 minutes. Furthermore, due to the previous issues that she has dealt with she hasn’t been ridden much with me as our priority was to ensure she was happy and comfortable. I have gone 4 months without riding her and have got on and she has been very well behaved.

HOWEVER, recently we have been rehabbing her for hind PSD (no tears just mild fibre disruption) and have only been able to take her on the roads. We have done this for around 4/5 months and started with just walking in hand, she is normally well behaved but as mentioned previously she can be quirky and unpredictable. Sometimes we have taken her out and she’s been perfect and hasn’t battered an eyelid at anything, but other times she has been naughty with head shaking and kicking out.

We have recently introduced taking her on the roads ridden and she has mostly been well behaved we have taken her up to 20 minutes on country lanes and she has seen multiple vehicles and hasn’t been bothered by then. HOWEVER, recently we have taken her onto a bridlepath, and this is when she becomes hard to handle. She has been jogging, napping and bucking. We believe this may be due to lack of work and therefore feel she will require a home that can exercise her regularly.

Skye has an intensive PMH, and new owners must understand this and take this into consideration when taking her on. She has had previous gastric ulcers which have now resolved, and we have had no flare ups since and had required no supplements or long-term medication.

Skye has mild kissing spine, but this does not affect her, and she has not required surgery or injections, I have XRAYS of this and am happy to disclose. I also have XRAYS of her hocks which show bony changes which may require injections in the future, but she hasn’t needed them currently.

As previously mentioned, she is currently being rehabbed for hind PSD, which is just fibre disruption with no tears, she is not lame and is moving well however would require remedial shoeing to help support them during her rehabilitation. She has had a course of laser and shock wave therapy for this condition.

She has had regular physiotherapy and has made significant improvements; I have all vet reports and physiotherapy assessments and treatment reports available to view.

Skye will need an experienced and long-term home, I would prefer someone who has had previous experience of owning ex racehorses as she is not easy but with the right owner and home could be an amazing horse. She is currently to just be a happy hacker, however she has potential in the future to be able to be a low-level all rounder if someone is willing to put the work in for her rehabilitation. If I had the time I would 1000% keep this horse and I am heartbroken to be making this decision, but this is the best for this horse’s future.