11/09/2025
šØ HORSE OWNERS; SELLERāS AND OFF FARM LEASERS BEWARE!!
PLENTY of šļøš§¾ššš ās available for this situation and will provide details ONLY to those that ask out of attempt at finding their horse a new person/home.
I had (shockingly, I know) kept pretty quiet about this on my farm page butā¦now that he is safe hereā¦Iād like to put the warning out.
If youāre selling, rehoming, leasing, or free leasing a horse out and a woman by the name of Brittany in Troy Nh contacts youā¦PLEASE tread carefully or NOT AT ALL. Personallyā¦I would avoid this person like a plague. The screen shots of my original post about Baxter are below along w photos of him when we picked him up, W A POLICE ES**RT (who were absolutely WONDERFUL to deal w) , on October 28th after lack of communication (monthly updates were supposed to be given) from the leaser (Brittany) to Baxterās owner (Amanda), breaching one of the contracts stipulations. She had multiple other stipulations that were OBVIOUSLY breachedā¦like keeping the horse healthy and in good weight. Due diligence was done when Amanda found Brittany, references, etcā¦all the things. Andā¦things went well until they didnāt. There were some very personal, very emotional and difficult things that occurred in Amandaās life and by the time she realized she hadnāt gotten an update in a couple monthsā¦she tagged me in to help after many attempts to contact Brittany herself went unanswered. When we arrived at the Troy PD on October 28th to ask for a police es**rt to pick up Baxter due to lack of communicationā¦we were informed that not only had the Troy PD contacted the NHSPCA regarding how Baxter looked after a call about a loose horse but that Baxter had gotten loose on multiple occasions and there had been several inquires into his safety and well being. Baxter was alone after the other horse was put down due to colic in May (I believe)ā¦and alone when we arrived October 28th. Upon arrival, MANY knocks/calls to the owner of the property by the police went unanswered. When we approached the barnā¦we could hear him nickering, which was such a MASSIVE relief because we knew he was there, we just couldnāt see him. It was only THEN that Brittany came outside. He was literally locked inside a barn that was an absolute disaster, dark and filled w manure. Not in a stall because the stall was too dirtyā¦just there. The paddocks had been picked pretty much bare from whatever he could eat and there was chewed wood inside the barn. He pushed the door a few times w his nose as one of the officers approached to see if he could see him. Before loading him up the officers made sure to check for any other animals and THANKFULLYā¦there werenāt any.
Baxter is now on a refeeding program and doing really wellā¦two weeks on Tuesday and he already looks better. So while this ended as happily as it couldā¦PLEASE BE AWARE OF WHERE YOUR ANIMALāS GO!! Even after the long process of checking all the boxes, itās still a risk.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEEEAAAASEā¦if youāre struggling w your horse/s and cannot take care of them properlyā¦all the rescues you call are fullā¦even though youāll undoubtedly get responses that suck, because people suck, but post the horse and ask for help. Thereās many of us who WILL help. While I am not a fan of how this situation went downā¦it doesnāt matter if I like someoneā¦if your horse needs help, JUST ASK. Iām sure there are PLENTY of people like me. Do NOT wait until itās way too late!!
