Duchess
#266 Gray
TB Mare. Appx. 17 - 19 yrs. Appx. 16.1 hands. This is a really
awesome mare. A bit on the thin side, but she is trained and listens
well. She is a little hot. I have only seen her ridden Western
and was very impressed! She would require a focused intermediate
rider.
6/13/01 -
this mare has been vetted sound on 6/13/01 and the vet said she
did very well on her flexion tests.
Update
7/5/01 - This is Michelle and I am pacing the floor as I what
for my new kids to come home. My daughter has come up with a name
for #266. It will be Cassie, in honor of her favorite dragon from
Dragon Tails (a kids cartoon show which is her fav...). We did
decide that Kate will keep her name but C foolish has to go too.
We are going to get to know her and then Mackie said it would
be ok if I name her. Typical 6yr old. I found a farm today that
may just work out great for my girl with lots and I mean lots
of pasture. I will keep you all posted. Love from all at the farm.
Do
you remember Star
from the TIER Success Stories?
Well,
it looks like she is going to have some company!
#266
- Cassie
#269 - Kate's Binge, and;
#272 - C Foolish Formula (Michelle will give her an appropriate
call name later.)
Yes!
Michelle, Star's mom, saw these girls and wanted to help them.
(She also wanted to help the bay filly with the fractured pelvis).
These lovely girls will be headed to their new home next week!
Here is what they can expect when they do rrive.......after a
suitable adjustment period.
I
have an eight stall wood construction stable with eight foot concrete
breeze way and hot/cold water washrack. I have 7 paddocks, 1 huge
(over 100 x 100) 2 half that size and 2 30 X 70 and 2 25 X 25
for limited turn out. All have 3 sided wood sheds. They all have
grass. During wonderful weather they are left in their paddocks
24 hours and during bad weather they come in at night and be blanketed
and turned out during the day.
I
primarily will just them for pleasure riding, and maybe for taking
some dressage lessons on
Update
7/13/01 - The girls have been home since very late Tuesday
night and I have had a ball. On Wednesday morning after my daughters
swim lessons we went down to the barn at home to start the chores
and get to know the new girls. Well, you wouldn't have known that
they had just gotten there because they were are settled in and
acting as if they had always been there. I was so pleased to see
what terrific horses these are.
We started
off with some hay and dove into bathing. C Foolish Formula who
now goes by the name of Cassie (yes, that was supposed to be the
name of the other grey but my daughter said no, it was this mare
she wanted to be Cassie), who was the first to get bathed. She
was wonderful. She is a bit high strung but being that she is
a thoroughbred that's par for the course. She was so beaten up
from being in the paddock with the other horses that it will take
time for her to heal all the scrapes and scratched. Katie (kate's
Binge) was next. I was really expecting some problems but none.
She handled great, and listens so well. She has definitely had
a lot of training at some point and will be starting back to getting
in shape here very soon. Duchess has stolen my heart though. She
reminds me of my most favorite horse of all time. I lost my best
friend last year at the age of 38 or 39. I had rescued him 20
years ago in CA when he weighted only 600 lbs at 16.1 hands. He
had been ridden for 3 years by a very famous jockey then got injured
in a barn fire and broke a leg. From there on it was down hill
for him till I got him and be became fast friends. Well, Duchess
is just like him. She has the kindest eyes and the gentlest mouth.
She gives kisses and loves to snuggle. I know she knows where
she was headed and is grateful she wasn't on that trailer. Duchess
has some serious problems. He teeth are absolutely horrid. The
have cut up the inside of her mouth so bad there are ulcers. Her
weight is weigh down and probably due to her teeth and maybe worms,
but the worst thing s that being a grey she has the melanomas
that greys get. The under part of her tail is just a gnarly board
of them. She also has a huge one that covers her rectum. The vet
came out yesterday and said it is the worst he has ever seen.
We are going to try some things that are available to see if we
can shrink it at all. It doesn't seem to be bothering her disposal
of road apples to badly but since I just got her I don't have
a history to base this on. Wish us luck. She did have a bad leg
injury to her hind cannon. I believe she must have slipped in
the pasture in the night. She possibly was spooked by something.
I cleaned it up and medicated and wrapped it after her bath.
They all are
getting a small quantity of grain to start off with and some much
need vitamins and treats and of course lots of hay and pasture
grass. And most of all they are getting all the pets and hugs
they will tolerate. They are making friends with Star and her
buddy Beauty. I have a house full of wonderful Ladies. Duchess,
Cassie and Katie have told me it is very important to get the
little filly with the damaged pelvis out of there and bring her
home so I will be sending the truck for her next week. She is
missed but my girls and they want her here.
Well, it is
time to do night rounds and give the girls their night treats,so
we will be in touch again soon.
Update
11/5/2001 - This is Cassie. I thought that I would drop a
line and let you know what Mom and have been up to since I moved
up to Washington. I spent the first couple months at home gaining
a bit a weight and my new brother came down with a bad infection
so we all just hung out and took care of River. Well, in the first
part of September I moved to a riding facility and started working
out a few days a week with moms trainer. I was really good but
did not know a thing. Now I walk, trot and canter without a problems
and I am working out 5 days a week and look so nice. I still have
a ways to go but soon I will be in great shape.
I will keep you posted. All the girls and River send their hellos!!!!!
always
Cassie
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