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Post by critterseverywhere on Feb 2, 2006 14:11:59 GMT -5
Just wanted to let everyone know that CertifiedGirl will be picking Basset up from her foster home on Sat Feb 4th to bring her down to my trainer's barn where my trainer & I will be giving her a little refresher course and a thorough evaluation.
I will keep everyone posted with updates ('cause you all know how much love inflicting my long, overly-detailed write-ups on you all ;D) as they come.
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Post by critterseverywhere on Feb 4, 2006 3:28:37 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. For anyone who is considering Basset, she is just fabulous! If you have the time to give her some good one-on-one attention and a good trainer to put 30 days on her, you could have a real champ in this horse...if I didn't already have 5 horses, I'd adopt this mare in a heart-beat. Her pictures absolutely do not do her justice!
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Post by pdevlieg on Feb 4, 2006 11:20:30 GMT -5
Excellent news! Should we consider trying to get a training fund for Basset going? She has so much potential, I would really love to see her gain people's trust again and become someone's perfect friend.
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Post by jonquiltn on Feb 4, 2006 13:31:12 GMT -5
WOW- Basset sounds LOVELY! I am so glad to hear she is very receptive to the idea of training and Cassie (and you too Critters) were able to really work with her a bit. She sounds like she will be an awesome horse with potential in many areas once she gets a little trust and training.
GREAT JOB!
-Amy
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Post by Brittney Judy on Feb 8, 2006 13:29:27 GMT -5
I would love to adopt a horse but have failed to find one of my liking in Washington. I would love to know more about Basset, so anyone who knows a little or a lot about her, please e-mail me @ sportsterbmj@yahoo.com. Thanx a million! Brittney
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Post by critterseverywhere on Feb 8, 2006 20:03:07 GMT -5
Thanks for the offer Horsekrazi. Right now, we're thinking that we will probably swap out Rainbow and Basset within the next week or two. Rainbow will be doing a private training session with Bruce Hall tomorrow (Thurs) then have an evaluation by the vet on Friday. We'll then have a better idea of where Rainbow needs to go (ie, companion home, foaling facility, etc) which was the point of bringing her down originall instead of Basset. (Thankfully, Rain's bag has gone down every day since she's been here so I'm hopeful it was just an old-broodmare-spring-fever thing!)
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Post by schwung on Feb 12, 2006 17:04:50 GMT -5
UPDATE: Bassett was assessed by a vet yesterday. He estimated her to be 9-10 years of age. She is in good weight, good health overall except she has an enlarged thyroid which the vet said was unusual for a horse of her age. We took blood for a thyroid test. Her teeth were in great shape and did not need to be done. She received all her shots including West Nile, and was wormed. She was a little difficult to handle and would require a very experienced handler looking for a project horse at this time. As discussed above, SAFE will be sending this horse into training although at we had to change plans at the last moment and until we find a suitable situation for Rainbow the training plans are on hold. She is a fancy mover and very sound. Updated photo of Bassett:
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Post by horsekrazi on Feb 19, 2006 23:14:20 GMT -5
How is Basset doing? Is she going to a trainer soon?
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Post by horsekrazi on Mar 11, 2006 15:22:11 GMT -5
Any news on this mare? Is there a training fund for her? Is she in a new foster home now? Anything new would be greatly appriciated!
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Post by schwung on Mar 11, 2006 17:21:18 GMT -5
She's still in Elma HK. No news yet.
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Post by horsekrazi on Mar 11, 2006 21:30:33 GMT -5
Ok thanks. I cant wait until she goes to a trainer!
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Post by horsekrazi on Mar 27, 2006 20:23:51 GMT -5
Basset seems like she will have some talent. I would love to see her go to a trainer sometime soon, are they going to start a training fund for her? I would love to pitch in with whatever I can
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Post by horsekrazi on Mar 28, 2006 19:37:21 GMT -5
Oh Im not adopting her... Just wanted to get a training fund started
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Post by horsekrazi on Mar 28, 2006 19:40:18 GMT -5
Oh thanks for reminding me, that was a while back. Ill go delete those posts right now, so no one is confused
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Post by cardicorgi on Mar 31, 2006 15:22:14 GMT -5
Basset is going into at least 30 days training, as of this Sunday, at Second Chance Ranch! Some of us will also work with Basset when we are able to be there, with the trainers helping us. We think this mare will blossom, and are really looking forward to it. For any potential adopters: the training she is undergoing also includes working with Basset with the trainers, to help get acquainted with her, and with their methods. The one codicil is that it needs to happen while she is there - so now is the time!
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