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Well, I have my own horses, but am currently riding at a stable and helping out there too. 
So, I owned an Appaloosa who eventually got too much work and I had to sell him to the school, who let me still keep him on loan. But, seeing as he was technically there, they could sell him at their own will, then they did. I have NO IDEA where my baby has gone and I tried asking but got no answer, now the woman who told me has left. ITS COMPLICATED.
And then, these two horses with no names appeared from apparantley the same place where my baby'd been sold too. One was extremely aggressive, a dark bay with a hogged mane and 14hh, he looked amazing I thought. Then there was the other, a 15hh piebald cob with a long mane and tail, completely untouched for what seemed like years. She had about 5 dreadlocks in her mane which we eventually cut out. Eventually, we named her Ruby and I was asked to ride her. She was a dream personallity wise but had obviously NO training what so ever. I don't know why, but her owners had asked the stables to try sell her. We found someone very interested in buying her, when at last minute they backed out, Ruby was then sold back to that place which I do not know the name of. Then, Scarlett showed up. I had bucked a jumping lesson and was told I would be trying out their new horse, a 13.3hh cob (I was HUGE on her). She was very slow and collected by herself, with only the occasional buck, she jumped slowly but surely and had a great personallity. Then, I rode her in a group lesson and EVERYTHING went wrong, she bucked all the time and snuck in the occasional rear.
I really want to know what's wrong with this place, all their horses seem to be cobs(cheapish to breed) and often piebald. I'm doing horse slaughter for an English project at school and my mum pointed out that fields full of piebald cobs which look untouched can often be for slaughter. I REALLY hope this isn't what's happened to my Appaloosa. But, how can I know for sure? When I find out, I will find him, but I cannot ask the owner of the stable, she will kick me out if I accuse her of that. PLEASE HELP.

see arr harr · Accepted Answer

Slaughter tends to be a dumping ground rather than a financial incentive to keep a horse - it would cost an awful lot to raise a horse specifically for meat and is rarely done.  There were lots of cases of it being done in the past (native ponies in particular in the 80s) but now it costs so much to keep a horse and there's EU regulations about medication/identification etc that it's not financially viable unless you just need rid of the animal.  Groups of coloured cobs are far far more likely to belong to gypsies than meat traders.  Gypsies buy and sell horses quite frequently and as far as I am aware they are treated more like commodities than the general horse population.

If your horse was legally passported (as he ought to have been!) you can try writing to the PIO with the passport number and asking them to forward a letter to the current registered keeper.  Otherwise there are magazines you can put ads in - Horse & Rider/Your Horse often have "seeking information" adverts in their classified section.

Coconut Cruncher · Answer

You can't really know for sure, im sorry about your horse, but that is the complications on selling a horse. This is the type of occasion where it was necassary to write up a contract stating you'd like to know where the horse would be sold to at all times. But since you didn't think of this, now the dirty has been done and you're left with gaps in the time line.

Also, if you are from NZ, i didn't know it was legal to Dog horses?

Driver · Answer

Well SOMEONE knows where this place is if horses keep coming and going there.  Be persistent and keep asking until you find out.

I doubt your horse was bought for slaughter.  They probably sold him for more money than they'd make by reselling him to slaughter.  People who buy horses in order to sell them on to slaughter will only buy them cheap.  The slaughterhouse pays by the weight of the horse, so the middle man has to buy the horse for less money than they'll get by reselling it, or else they've lost money on the deal.

Twisty Twist! · Answer

Ask ur vet to cheak her coggins pappers. Everytime a horse gets sold.. Thay get updated with the new owner.. Her name and her farms name.

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