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Post by rainydayride on Nov 9, 2005 16:36:10 GMT -5
RAINBOW - 20 year old, 14.2h, grey/roan appaloosa mare w/blanket. Rainbow is a lovely little mare who is sturdy, sound, and in fairly good condition. She is a lovely mover, although she was a bit difficult to bridle, and does not appear to have been ridden in a bit, possibly a hackmore. She has proven to be a bit difficult to catch when turned out with other horses in the stressful environment of the feedlot. With consistent handling, she will make someone a fine riding horse. Rainbow has a negative Coggins and has been vaccinated. Sponsored by COTH fund 8/8/2005. Currently in foster care in Elma WA $600 Contact SAFE for more information: adopt@safehorses.org
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Post by schwung on Nov 9, 2005 18:28:33 GMT -5
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Post by schwung on Dec 10, 2005 3:08:01 GMT -5
Rainbow didn't want to be caught today so she did not get her feet done. However, earlier she had come right up to Clayton for some grain, which she apparantly has never done. So, Clayton is ecstatic that he is finally getting her to warm up to him.
Apparantly she is very bad about having her feet handled (she will pick them up, but does not want any hoof picks or instruments used on them). Clayton's farrier refuses to work on them until she is better, and also will not consider working on her under sedation. She is now very very overdue as she has not had her feet done since coming off the feedlot. Therefore Clayton is going to pursue finding another farrier that will do her feet under sedation so that we can just get the job done. Poor girl.
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Post by horsekrazi on Dec 27, 2005 20:38:41 GMT -5
How has rainbow been coming along?? Any news??
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Post by rainydayride on Jan 21, 2006 19:00:52 GMT -5
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Post by horsekrazi on Jan 21, 2006 19:07:09 GMT -5
Wow, she is gorgeous! How is her riding coming along? She looks awesome, thanks for the updates!
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Post by gypsygirl on Jan 21, 2006 20:23:28 GMT -5
Rainbow, is she too cute or what. I think she would be one of those horses that would be just fine with hanging out with her human partner all day long. She was the first one to come to the fence this day to see what all the fuss was about, while the other goobs where filling their bellies grazing. My friend Melissa, who adopted Annie the choc. palamino from the feedlot, said for the first month or so Annie was not happy about her back feet being done, but Melissa said she just kept it up every day, every day, and Annie warmed up and finally now lets her pick all her feet up and just loves Melissa. She can do all kinds of normal tasks with her now. I think Rainbow would be the same way, she just needs a new home with some one on one consistantly for a while so she can settle in. She is in a herd atmosphere now and would flourish with some one on one. I watch her when I am out there and reminds me of the wise owl that stands back and says what are all you dorks doing??? Just relax! I dig Rainbow.
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Post by schwung on Jan 21, 2006 20:54:04 GMT -5
Wow, what great photos of her. Even more heartening is to hear that she is coming up to people and seeking attention. This is a change for her. You can see it though by the way she is standing by the fence. I think our girl is warming up! Now she just needs to find her forever home.
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Post by jaybird on Jan 21, 2006 22:59:25 GMT -5
she is adorable! oh my.
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Post by cardicorgi on Jan 23, 2006 13:12:22 GMT -5
We didn't get to Rainbow yesterday, but she stayed by the fence nearly the whole time we were there grooming the others, and would walk alongside you if you walked along the fence. She is definitely interested in humans; they also said she is easy to catch now.
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Post by critterseverywhere on Feb 4, 2006 3:35:12 GMT -5
Well, there was a slight change of plans. (okay, maybe not so slight ) When we got to Clayton's, we first approached Basset & she seemed easy to catch, so we opted to try to catch Delaney first and leave Basset loose so she wouldn't have to stand tied forever if it took us a long time to catch Delaney. She's very friendly, but a little jumpy (though not bad at all really!) but more importantly so low on the totem pole that it was difficult to spend even a minute with her to gain her trust without another horse driving her off. Catching Delaney turned out to be fairly simple. Since she's low on the totem pole, we put out enough small piles of hay that everyone except Delaney had access to hay, then opened to door to the empty stall with a flake of hay inside. She walked right in & we shut the door behind her. Within about 5 minutes, Cassie (trainer) could easily take the halter on & off and rub her head & neck. So while Cassie continued to work with Delaney (we figured she would need all the trust she could get for the trailer loading), I headed out for what we thought was going to be the easy task of catching Basset. Erm, not so easy! lol So I started moving her around, doing some ground yields, etc. And I just want to say WOW! Basset is absolutely awesome! She is incredibly smart and has the longest, loveliest trot stride. She is cautious of humans (understandably) but it was amazing how much we could do with her just at liberty (keeping in mind she's loose in a 5 acre pasture with a bunch of other horses). She was very nervous about the halter & rope actually going on her, but really stayed with us. (I'm saying us because Cassie came out & took over...her timing & skill is way above me!) Cassie was at the point where she could rub the lead all over her & Basset would hang with her. I, meanwhile, had gone over to visit Rainbow who was standing by herself in a corner instead of eating lunch with everyone else. I happened to glance at her bag and did a OMG! Yelled for Cassie to stop messing around with Basset because Rainbow was coming home instead! Not only does Rainbow have a full bag, she has the muscle facidity mares on certain muscles on the hind end that mares often develop right before foaling, AND the loose vulva with the 'teardrop' that they get right before foaling. Eek! So I led Rainbow over to the the trailer (a 4-horse step-up slant) where she just about ran me over to get in. (actually I kept having to back her out because she would hop in every time I turned my back on her to open up a divider!) Delaney loaded right up behind Rainbow and they both hauled like a dream. We had to do some stall rearranging when we got back to Cassie's, so they hung out in the trailer for about 15-20 minutes quiet as mice. They were very excited to go into their new stalls and seemed very content there. I'll be out at the barn most of Sat and will try to get some pictures. We're going to see if we can get the vet out Sat to look at them since Rainbow seems urgent, but if not, then she'll for sure be out early next week. (cross-posted on Basset, Rainbow, & Delaney)
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Post by pdevlieg on Feb 4, 2006 11:14:52 GMT -5
Rainbow, you sly little lady! What a surprise! She sure doesn't look pregnant. I am so happy that CE spotted the soon to be and brought her home to foal! Now I can't blame her for sometimes being a bit grumpy - I know I always was with my pregnancies!
So Jaime - do you want to start a baby pool again?
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Post by rainydayride on Feb 4, 2006 11:45:18 GMT -5
oh my! One of the few mares in the group who hasn't been suspected of being pregnant! What a sneaky girl....
Glad she and Delaney are settling in.
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Post by jonquiltn on Feb 4, 2006 13:33:51 GMT -5
A baby Rainbow! Talk about a sneaky one! Lets hope for a healthy baby and maybe some SPOTS -Amy
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Post by rainydayride on Feb 4, 2006 13:49:52 GMT -5
And thank you! CE for your eagle eye - and all the help you and Cassie are giving!
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