Post by squirrels on Jun 12, 2008 1:55:46 GMT -5
So I'm not sure if she counts as an official rescue, but she's definitely being upgraded from someone who DID rescue her (then this someone *suddenly* can't afford to feed her : Pony is currently living in a makeshift stall in an old chicken coop with garbage everywhere.
Katie and I went to go look at the pony tonight, we will be picking her up tomorrow night (yes, I will bring my camera for many pictures). She's adorable! She's white with some red roan around her eyes, in her tail and a little in her flank (not really noticeable) and she had BROWN EARS!!!! Sooo cute! I just want to kiss them! Nevermind that she's severely ear-shy....
Apparently the guy who bred her was some old-fashioned cowboy type. Whenever he needed to do something with her, she was ear-twitched (hence the ear-shyness), otherwise he just left her in her pen, underweight, covered in mud with severe rain rot, etc etc.
This girl goes to pick her up, asked Old Cowboy what her name was, and Old Cowboy shrugs and says, "I've just been calling her 'Horse.'"
Girl brings her home, cleans her up, the pony is looking better, but the girl can't figure out why she isn't gaining much weight, so she had started her on beet pulp. When I looked in her stall, I noticed that her hay was more like straw, and figured that the pony was probably skinny because the hay was pretty much worthless as far as actual nutrition goes. Apparently she was plumping right up with the beet pulp, though, so no worries there...
Also, Girl trims the pony's feet herself, and they're hideous. Please please please please, if you are not properly trained on how to trim hooves, please don't attempt it. Pony has platters for front feet and they all are starting to get cracks. None of them look even level to me, and I'm thinking it will take multiple visits from my (much loved) farrier to get them looking like normal feet.
Girl apparently was riding her, but stopped when she noticed the cracks in the pony's hooves (thank God for the small things).
Other than her feet and the fact she needs another 100 lbs or so, the pony looks to be doing pretty well. A few minor behavior issues (running over/into Girl) that I'm sure we can work with (or cure pretty freaking quick).
But like I said, she's absolutely adorable and I am already trying to figure out ways to get her to the SAFE show.
Oh, Katie and I already named her "Drama" because we don't have any drama in our barn, and it just doesn't seem like a barn without drama!! ;D (It's also the reason why we left the last one, and so really, we wouldn't have been able to take the pony if it wasn't for drama ).
Standby for pictures!
Katie and I went to go look at the pony tonight, we will be picking her up tomorrow night (yes, I will bring my camera for many pictures). She's adorable! She's white with some red roan around her eyes, in her tail and a little in her flank (not really noticeable) and she had BROWN EARS!!!! Sooo cute! I just want to kiss them! Nevermind that she's severely ear-shy....
Apparently the guy who bred her was some old-fashioned cowboy type. Whenever he needed to do something with her, she was ear-twitched (hence the ear-shyness), otherwise he just left her in her pen, underweight, covered in mud with severe rain rot, etc etc.
This girl goes to pick her up, asked Old Cowboy what her name was, and Old Cowboy shrugs and says, "I've just been calling her 'Horse.'"
Girl brings her home, cleans her up, the pony is looking better, but the girl can't figure out why she isn't gaining much weight, so she had started her on beet pulp. When I looked in her stall, I noticed that her hay was more like straw, and figured that the pony was probably skinny because the hay was pretty much worthless as far as actual nutrition goes. Apparently she was plumping right up with the beet pulp, though, so no worries there...
Also, Girl trims the pony's feet herself, and they're hideous. Please please please please, if you are not properly trained on how to trim hooves, please don't attempt it. Pony has platters for front feet and they all are starting to get cracks. None of them look even level to me, and I'm thinking it will take multiple visits from my (much loved) farrier to get them looking like normal feet.
Girl apparently was riding her, but stopped when she noticed the cracks in the pony's hooves (thank God for the small things).
Other than her feet and the fact she needs another 100 lbs or so, the pony looks to be doing pretty well. A few minor behavior issues (running over/into Girl) that I'm sure we can work with (or cure pretty freaking quick).
But like I said, she's absolutely adorable and I am already trying to figure out ways to get her to the SAFE show.
Oh, Katie and I already named her "Drama" because we don't have any drama in our barn, and it just doesn't seem like a barn without drama!! ;D (It's also the reason why we left the last one, and so really, we wouldn't have been able to take the pony if it wasn't for drama ).
Standby for pictures!