my sister has 3 horses which she claims to love and never get rid of.

they all have been left inthe field to rot for past 2 years as she has had a baby and is now suffering with an illness so i get why they are not top of her priorities.
none of the horses have been ridden for nearly 2 years. she sent the foal off for breaking in jan this year then when the foal came home she left her in the field

problems with the horses are: -

they have rain rot
they are overwight (2 are prone to laminitus)
grazing is beyond poor and the field never gets poop scooped
feet are really over grown and out of shape so need the farrier
all have worm bellies so i doubt they have been wormed recently
one cob has flies laying eggs on the rainrot which im scared to death of him getting fly strike as i will go up when she aint there to sort him out and scoop the eggs out
yes i know what your all thinking why dont i do something.

last time i told her off for the state of the horses she didnt speak to me and wouldnt let me see my nephew for 6 months and the familly took her side as i was apparently getting involved where i shouldnt as they are her horses.

i have offered to take the horses on for her up my own yard but she wont move her horses from right outside her front house.

im really stuck as to what to do!!!!

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Anonymous tip off to the RSPCA who will get her to change her ways or find them a good home.

If you wanted them you could wait until she gets a visit and say then that you would be happy to take them if she wanted?

Please don't not do anything. They deserve better.

Laura

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My OH's family had to make the difficult decision with his sister's dogs, in the end they did it as it would have been on their consciences if they'd allowed it to continue. Its a hard thing to do but I personally wouldn't hesitate to involve the RSPCA if I felt I had to, even if they were a relative or friend. Be prepared for your sister to be angry, but I think you'd be doing these poor horses a favour by reporting her

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I would report her. Neglect is neglect no matter who it is doing the neglecting. The horses deserve better and now they aren't her top priority they deserve to go somewhere that they are.

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I agree - an anonymous tip off and then offer to help out. Your sister needs a shock to have her eyes opened to the state of her horses if she will not accept your help and advice. Good luck

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same as above ,neglect is neglect whoever it is!I know it will be hard if it is family but a horse can't speak for itself!

Perhaps offer her some help. Get behind her and tell her you are on her side and try and persuade her to let you help in some way.
Telling her she is a bad person and criticising her will only result in her being defensive and result in the same "not speaking" that happened the last time.

She is obviously struggling and so get something organised to treat the rain rot, worm her horses and give her some help either by yourself or arrange for some help from someone locally to her.

The RSPCA may jolt her into action, however if she is really at the end of her tether, it may make her even more lackadaisical and eventually the horses will get taken away. She will never speak to you again ever...

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That's perhaps a bit over dramatic

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“It is not what you say that matters but the manner in which you say it; there lies the secret of the ages.”
William Carlos Williams (American Poet, 1883-1963)

Without sounded nasty people like this dont desevre animals.

Its not the horses fault at all, they didnt decide to have an owner who in imcapable of looking afte them due to a baby and personal illnesses.

If i were you call the rspca.

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Perhaps, but if the RSPCA were to take any animal of yours, would you be happy with the person who called them, especially if it was your sister, no matter how justified it was?

Telling her off only resulted in a 6 month ban from seeing her nephew, what do you think would happen if the RSPCA confiscated her horses?
Hurt, embarrassment and pride would stop her being friendly again.

JMO

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