Jesse
#186. Bay
QH Gelding. Appx. 10 yrs. old. Appx. 15.3 hands. Gentle! A really
nice gelding who is personable. He is over at the knees, but that
sure didn't keep his previous owners from roping off of him! His
feet are sore, but I am not sure of the reason. Probably somewhat
arthritic also. They used him until they practically used him up!
He is a wonderful horse whose chances of finding a home are low
because humans pushed him beyond his physical limitations. He is
built nicely and would make a nice horse for someone to care for
and ride lightly. and has a ready-made rescue family of horses (all
girls too!) waiting for him in Arizona! He will be pampered, pushed
and flirted with by Luna, Dynasty and McKayla.....all veteran feedlot
ladies who are being spoiled rotten (as they well deserve to be
) by their Mom, Dad and their very own St. Bernard Rescue and Bunny
Rescue. Thanks Debbie! We are looking forward to Jesse & The
Gang updates!
8/27/00
- Picture of Jesse in his new home.
Jesse, Dynasty & Luna - all feedlot rescues!
Update
9/10/00 -
Jesse is just a love to be around! He loves everyone and everything.....
This guy has been so "used" by humans......yet, his
spirit is so pure and innocent that the trust is still there!
He has made a wonderful adjustment
into his forever home! Just to look in his eyes and you can tell
that he KNOWS he is home! While spending his days out in the pasture
with the girls........and coming in to his stall for the night,
he is truly content (yep, I have another ground sleeper!)! He
is very talkative and will be the
first one to come running to greet you when you go into the pasture
(and I thought that Luna had the speed for attention!)
He
is doing GREAT! He has been vetted and is healthy and happy. His
teeth were
floated and after a close going over, it is determined that there
is a
really good chance that he could once again be sound. He is so
patient and
understanding
that he just takes any treatments in stride!
The
farrier was out to get him trimmed up and comfortable. They were
amazed at how cooperative he was considering how sore he was!
So, after taking off about 3 inches of foot and removing his paper
thin shoes, he is walking and standing better than ever. His over-at-the-knees
have improved with just this one trim. They will be out again
at the end of the month to
do everyone.......and
Jesse will get his corrective shoes (if needed). We needed
to get him to a "ground zero" point so that we can evaluate
his actual condition. The farriers believe that he will be able
to be sound again after his several months of R & R and TLC.
Maybe, we will be able to
do some light
trails with him at some point! This is wonderful news! However,
he has a forever home here with his girls,
Dynasty, Luna, and McKayla either way!
Thanks
again Gail for all of the effort that you put forth in saving
these True Innocents! If it weren't for you and your website,
my "kids" here may have had a much more terrible plight
AND we would be missing these GREAT rewards of growing with the
horses!
Update
10/10/00 - Well, the GREAT news is that he is a doll! Everyone.....horses.
goats, chickens, dogs, people just love him and of course, he
loves them, too! HE
is such a love and has brought a sense of calmness and security
to his surroundings.
Today
the farriers were out to fit him with his new corrective shoes!
IT WAS A MIRACLE! If I hadn't been there for the whole thing,
I would not have believed the changes in him! They are assessing
that his "over-at-the-knees" is a man-made problem and
that his ACTUAL conformation is wonderful! We put on shoes that
have a "ski" in the front so that he HAS to learn to
pick up his feet and bear weight on his heels (no we did not cut
his heels down low). He will be sore for a few days, as the tendons
and muscles learn to walk in a more correct manner, but with the
sudden success of "looking normal", we feel that with
2 or 3 more shoeings, along with adjustments.........we may be
able to correct
this problem for good!
It
took him a few minutes to adjust to the new shoes and he will
be monitored very closely for any potential problems........as
this technique is generally used on yearlings that grow so fast
and go over and just need a
"splint" to help them go back to a normal stance! Considering
Jesse is only
10 years old, we decided to use this for him. I will keep you
posted on his progress and will be sending new pictures to show
just how this works!
Thanks
Gail for helping us to find this "True Innocent" and
for the lessons
that he has taught us all about patience and acceptance. I truly
believe that if his personality was different, man would never
have been able to do
such an injustice to this guy! He
will never be faced with the greedy and uncaring humans that had
put him
in that condition again!
Dynasty,
McKayla and Luna are very happy to be a part of his future as
well!
Update
6/21/01 - This is a good representation of where Jesse's legs
are today!
He
is still on the mend! Pretty good so far..........he was a tad
bit tired after running and showing off for Chablis this morning!
Update
2/10/02 - Friday was a GIANT breakthrough for us!
After being here for just about a year and a half, Jesse is now
deemed fit to go barefoot! His shoes have been pulled and his
feet are all trimmed up. I just can't believe it......he has made
so much progress in his recuperation! No more corrective shoeings,
his legs are the best that they can be. His knees are strong and
able to carry him with the grace that he sure possesses. We still
and always will ride him with shin splints to be sure that he
does not overwork those legs when there is weight on his back.
He will revert to going over at his knees when he is really tired.....it
is just a stance that has been his habit for so long and he will
always be prone to.
He
is truly blessed to have such friends here, he touches everyone
whom he comes in contact. The next door neighbors have deemed
my horses, goats, and chickens as their foster kids and will send
any and all treats their way. They have even opened their pasture
up for these "groundskeepers" to keep up for them.
As
he is the herd leader of his mares, Dynasty, Luna, and McKayla
are very content to have him here watching over them! It is a
glorious sight to behold as they will all take off and run, playing
up and down the 2 acres of pasture that is all theirs. To think
that all of these "true innocents" destiny would have
been much different if it weren't for this site.
So,
Gail you can pat yourself on the back (as my arm does not reach
that far from AZ) as you "truly" saved this almost un-adoptable
guy from a horrible fate. Had it not been for you and all of your
hard work.........we would have never known about this sweet and
dedicated soul known as my Jesse.
New
photo 9/22/02
Update
11/1/02 - Jesse is doing great!!! He loves his trail rides
and now that the weather has finally gotten cooler, we are able
to go out more and he really seems to enjoy that nice pace! However,
the girls (back in the barn) are not so happy about his leaving!!!!!!
You see, he is the man, in charge of his girls!!!!!
Update
7/26/03 - Here is a picture of Jesse...yep...that is Munchee
in the background!
Update
8/4/03 - Just thought you might like to see how Jesse and
Luna like to play in the water as it is coming into the property
for flood irrigation! This is one way to cool off!
Update
11/13/03
- Thought that you might want to see how much Jesse has developed!!!!!!
Yes that is Munchee in the other yard behind us!!!!
Update
3/1/04 - Well, you can see that he is doing great! We are
trying a new joint supplement to aid him with his arthritis issues
and he is just thriving. He can still be the bully in the pasture,
but he has calmed this down a notch. He just wants everybody to
know that he is "the man"! Actually, he just has to
get pushy so that they all know he is there!
He really
seems to thrive when we go out on some light trail riding, as
he is alone with me doing the thing that he loves! He always has
a calm head and works through anything that appears out of the
ordinary. We keep our walks short as he gets sore with too much
work!
When we come
back from our rides, he gets to go out in the pasture and show
off to all of the others........it is like he is saying "Nah,
Nah, Nah-Nah-Nah, I got to go out with Mom and you didn't......see
I told you I was special!"
He is such
a great natured horse, I am so glad that you found him and we
were able to bring him home.
Update 12/2009 - Where has the time gone? I can hardly believe that it has been almost 10 years ago when Jess came into our lives. Just a quick note to let you know how wonderful he is doing. He has now settled in to being a fully retired horse and is loving it. Jesse is still trying to run the pasture, but has some physical limitations to how much running that he can do. He keeps a very close eye on the daily activities and is one of the first to "speak up" if things are not to his routine. He loves to play with the other horses. You can find him playing nibbling face games and at times can even get up a good game of chase with the boys. The girls will keep him at bay and he is very respectful. At night, he is very happy to be the first in his stall for dinner and a good night's sleep. We have Jesse on supplements for his joints and gets a legend combo injection in each of his front coffin joints every year to help his comfort level. Jesse is a love-bug and continues to entertain us with his antics.You know the old saying "Boys will be boys"....well this is Jesse's motto!
There are not enough words to Thank You for helping us to bring him into our lives and family.
Dan and Debbie & all of the "kids" in AZ
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