True Innocents Equine Rescue

Samson

3/1/2003 - 12 yr. old Gray Arabian pony. 13.1 hands. This pony is quite talented! He has been camping, is great on trail and has done gymkhana with a 7 yr. old young lady who is an advanced/intermediate rider!! The pony bowed a front tendon in November 2002 while doing gymkhana with his young rider. He was placed on 2 months stall rest. After a little over two months he was ridden and still favored the injured leg. He was again on stall rest for a couple months. When he was ridden once more it was noted that he was still sore. The vet who saw him indicated that this pony needs 9 months to a year stall rest. It is thought that since he is very herd bound to the owner's other horses, that when they take the other horses out to ride, the pony strains the bowed tendon while he runs and calls for his friends. The owners of the pony cannot keep him contained for the 9 months for a year rest required and contacted TIER before they sent him to auction.

Sponsor Samson

Updates

1/7/2012

Sammy loves to "strut his stuff" for the Volunteers (and anyone who pays attention to him!) Thanks to Janet L., Sammy has been getting a joint supplement (Advanced Cetyl-M) which has definitely contributed to his athletic flash!

Sammy USED to be one of those Gray horses that always shined. Now, he find great delight in rolling in the dirt and getting as messy as he can. Yay Sammy!

1/7/2012

Sammy USED to be one of those Gray horses that always shined. Now, he find great delight in rolling in the dirt and getting as messy as he can. Yay Sammy!

1/1/2012 - The Tooth Fairy Came!

Sammy figured he would like to bring in the New Year with a glowing smile. So, Phillip R. (Equine Dental) came out on New Year's day to smooth the sharp points on Sammy's teeth.

It wasn't long before Sammy was second guessing his decision!

Phillip "guesstimated" Sammy's age to be around 20 yrs. old which is what we thought.

Phillip took his time and did a thorough job of smoothing out the sharp edges. Sammy had one tooth on the upper jaw/left hand side that had very sharp edge which was beginning to bother the inside of his cheek when he chewed. Although Sammy was a bit put off by all the mouth action, he will be able to chew his hay and pellets comfortably now.

11/20/2011 - Sammy finds ANOTHER Fan!

Yesterday 11/19/2011 was a VolunTIER day and Sammy was a star (as usual). One of the little girls that came out (Audri) fell in love with him and he was such a gentleman. He's such a good boy.

In one aspect it is sad that he cannot be ridden due to the damage done to his front tendons. Had he been taken care of properly he would have made some young girl a wonderful mount and companion. Unfortunately, there are not many people that would want to adopt a horse that cannot be ridden. But, we are blessed to have Sammy with us!

Audri also liked Newman and we did get a picture of that! Check out Newman's page: http://www.tierrescue.org/Newman.htm

10/10/2011 - Sammy has some new Duds!

Sammy would like to express his thanks to his sponsor JL for providing him with a wonderful joint supplement (Cetyl-M) and an AWESOME navy blue halter that is very own!

Truthfully, I think he just wanted to strut his stuff in his stunning halter! Isn't he just beautiful? We think he is and so does he! HA!

We are grateful for JL's sponsorship of Sammy/Samson.

9/25/2011 - VolunTIERs give a hand

Cleaning pens, scrubbing water buckets, grooming, etc. weren't the only activities VolunTIERs engaged in. They also gave Sammy a hand.....

"Scritches" are also freely given and much appreciated:

Some folks even commented that he was pretty enough to be a Unicorn! Sammy was surprised that these VolunTIERs figured out his secret identity! (Picture courtesy of Bonnie S.)

3/18/2010

Sammy had his feet done today and as usual, he was the ultimate gentleman. He is just the sweetest Arabian pony! He is stabled next to Sugar Bear and they talk together quite a bit. He is such a clown. When he is turned out with Paco or Pepper, Sammy thinks it&rsquos all fun a games. He will stand in the middle of the arena, rear up several times and then start chasing them. Paco loves it! He does that donkey running which looks so different from horses and then he will begin to holler. At first, I thought he was frightened (not Paco!) but I think he is hollering from the sheer joy of playing with Sammy. You&rsquod never even know that Sammy is close to being in his 20&rsquos! That&rsquos an Arab for ya! He is just the most loving pony and comes when you call his name. He is great around kids or novices and is just soooooooo cute!

4/7/2006

Sammy continues to be a favorite with VolunTIERS and visitors! He is the only horse/pony on the property that will actually come when you call his name. He is the sweetest guy. Visitors Bill & Gary from Peppermint Ridge (a loving group home for developmentally disabled adults) really enjoy Sammy. As you can see from the picture with Gary, Sammy does have &ldquoWhite Pony Syndrome&rdquo. White Pony Syndrome is simply that white ponies love to get dirty! HA!

9/10/2003

Sam's owners were unable to find another home for him, so instead of going to auction, he came to TIER. He is quite headshy, but with time and patience that has decreased. Sammy is very personable. But, his first few months here he displayed gas colic symptoms and was treated with Renitidine for three weeks.

The vet's original assessment is that the bows are quite severe and he has re-injured himself. Vet recommends a year layup and then see how sound he is. Although Sammy&rsquos soundness has improved greatly, whenever he is turned out for an extended period of time he tends to play hard and begins to limp. Sadly, Sammy is not sound for riding.

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