Gideon's story
is not much different than alot of others out there.
He was a wonderful, kind and cooperative horse who always
did the best that he could. Like many others tho, Gideon
was passed around from home to home to home. He was
not a very big, he was not spunky and fast, and he was
not all that interested in being “showy”
either.
He was just an all around basic and solid guy, safe
for whoever was put up on him, a good beginner pony.
Gideon did the circuit of teaching kids to ride. In
his 29 working years, he taught a couple of generations
of children how to groom and ride. But inevitably, Gideon
got old and he started the free lease ”routine.
Free leasing is a way to get someone to use and pay
for the care of your old horse when they are no longer
good for much except meat.
Gideon came to us from a free lease agreement
with a children's camp. He was of no use to them there
because of his age, bad teeth and arthritis. The
owner would not pay to take him away because she had
no where for him to go. She was advertising on CraigsList
for donations to cover vet costs or the cost of euthanizing
him, whichever would make him useful to someone or
end the obligation to him. |
