Horrible Horse Stories That Have Become Happy Endings
We all know that pet horses dont always have the best start to their lives for me I have six horses that live at my grandparents house since i dont have a barn of my own but I live very close to my grandparents so i am over there pretty much everyday my own horses have their own sad stories but so do both pairs of my cousins horses.
Here are my horses stories (i will try to make these as short as possible)
I have six horses their names are Midnight Mystery (Midnight), Trinity (Trin), Baby Come Back (Baby), Diablo, Bolt, & Maple.
Midnight is my 12 year old black spotted blanket Friesian Appaloosa Cross Stallion he was found with Maple & Diablo. Midnight was about 3 years old when i first got him. He was found in the mud with Maple, Diablo, and two other horses that did not make it the owners had them in horrible conditions and they were all skeletons with skin draped over them you could see every single bone in their body and feel every bone Midnight though was the worst one they thought he was going to die on them at the scene because he was laying down and wouldnt get up but gladly he made it along with Maple & Diablo which i ended up fostering all three of them and of course i kept all three of them as well. Know i am actually at my friend's house so i dont have any pictures of my horses since she doesnt have any pictures of them on her computer but this is the closest thing (i guess not the closet thing) i could find that i could show that would kind of give an example of what Midnight looks like he looks pretty much like this but is black and has a different pattern on him with white stockings and a white blaze. http://www.equineinspections.com/RESULTS 2008/Sport & Utility/Ava_0027sm 100408.jpg
Maple is my 6 year old Black Forest Horse mare. Her story is pretty much the same as Midnight's but a little bit more sad not only was she s88kin in bones but she had a foal with her and was actually later when they got her back to the center the vet actually figured out that she had been breed even though she still had a very young foal with her (she ended up losing the foal that she was pregnant with) she is now very happy and the foal has a home actually right down the road from my grandparents house so they still get to see each other sometimes haha. Like with Midnight here is the closest thing that i could fine which would kind of give a description to what Maple looks like
http://horsetalk.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/comtois-stallion-chestnut.jpg
Diablo is my 8 year old Friesian stallion. Out of Maple & Midnight, Diablo was the one that was probably the best in shape when it comes to weight but he had horrible feet and actually had laminitis in his front left foot and his right hind leg but he actually pulled through he gets rode but i make sure that i dont work him hard he is still a little lame in his front left leg but that is from the torture that he went through. here is a picture that i could fine that looks like him since once again i am on my friend's computer. http://thefalconerswife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Friesian_galloping_by_LarissaAllen.jpg the differences are that his mane and tall are longer and are always wavy cause i braid them all of the time he is the only one that actually lets me braid his mane and tall and i dont have to worry about getting kicked or bit haha.
Baby Come Back is my 2 year old Gypsy Vanner mare and is actually my newest horse i have only had her for about 3 months and the funny thing is she kind of just showed up one day at my grandparents house when i was giving Comanche (one of my cousin's horses that i was watching for her) a bath after a workout i gave him. She actually walked right up to Bolt my roan Quarter Horse stallion who doesnt really get along with new horses and is a little temperamental and the thing is she was in great shape so we put up posters and everything and ended up finding her owner and when her owner showed up he was being really aggressive with her because she wouldnt load in the trailer and so i finally stepped in before it got worst and he said that if you want this then he called her names then take her and he drove off and i have had her ever sense. Here is a picture of what she looks like ( i dont have any pictures of any of my horses since i am on my friends computer) http://www.horsenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/tumblr_mhf8mo0dXM1qduj9ko1_500.jpg
That leaves Bolt & Trinity who were rescued together. Bolt & Trinity i have only had for a few weeks, they are both older horses Bolt is a 16 year old roan Quarter Horse gelding, and Trinity is a 15 year old black Hackney mare. Their owners had three horses in these stalls that were never or barely cleaned out they were in piles of their own you know what their hooves were way way over grown they both could barely walk and probably one of the most sad things was that when they were first rescued Trinity didnt want to walk on the grass and Bolt was terrified of the grass which only means that they were probably in those stalls for who knows how long and now they both cant get enough of the grass they are always the hardest ones to catch especially when they are out in the long grass in the pastures which causes my grandpa a problem when he is trying to mow the lawn haha. It is even harder when i am trying to take either one of them back to the stable from the pasture to saddle them up for a ride cause we have to walk by grass and all they want to do is walk through the grass haha.
Once again here are pictures of what they look like (these are not pictures of them)
This is what Trinity looks like http://www.oughtonlimited.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/500x000/hackney-1.1.jpg
Here is what Bolt looks like http://www.angelfire.com/me5/karengriffith/auction/rksroyalroan.jpg
Do any of you have any pet horses that have had a hard start to life or know of horses who have had horrible starts to life but have gone on to live a great life post them here
Here are my horses stories (i will try to make these as short as possible)
I have six horses their names are Midnight Mystery (Midnight), Trinity (Trin), Baby Come Back (Baby), Diablo, Bolt, & Maple.
Midnight is my 12 year old black spotted blanket Friesian Appaloosa Cross Stallion he was found with Maple & Diablo. Midnight was about 3 years old when i first got him. He was found in the mud with Maple, Diablo, and two other horses that did not make it the owners had them in horrible conditions and they were all skeletons with skin draped over them you could see every single bone in their body and feel every bone Midnight though was the worst one they thought he was going to die on them at the scene because he was laying down and wouldnt get up but gladly he made it along with Maple & Diablo which i ended up fostering all three of them and of course i kept all three of them as well. Know i am actually at my friend's house so i dont have any pictures of my horses since she doesnt have any pictures of them on her computer but this is the closest thing (i guess not the closet thing) i could find that i could show that would kind of give an example of what Midnight looks like he looks pretty much like this but is black and has a different pattern on him with white stockings and a white blaze. http://www.equineinspections.com/RESULTS 2008/Sport & Utility/Ava_0027sm 100408.jpg
Maple is my 6 year old Black Forest Horse mare. Her story is pretty much the same as Midnight's but a little bit more sad not only was she s88kin in bones but she had a foal with her and was actually later when they got her back to the center the vet actually figured out that she had been breed even though she still had a very young foal with her (she ended up losing the foal that she was pregnant with) she is now very happy and the foal has a home actually right down the road from my grandparents house so they still get to see each other sometimes haha. Like with Midnight here is the closest thing that i could fine which would kind of give a description to what Maple looks like
http://horsetalk.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/comtois-stallion-chestnut.jpg
Diablo is my 8 year old Friesian stallion. Out of Maple & Midnight, Diablo was the one that was probably the best in shape when it comes to weight but he had horrible feet and actually had laminitis in his front left foot and his right hind leg but he actually pulled through he gets rode but i make sure that i dont work him hard he is still a little lame in his front left leg but that is from the torture that he went through. here is a picture that i could fine that looks like him since once again i am on my friend's computer. http://thefalconerswife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Friesian_galloping_by_LarissaAllen.jpg the differences are that his mane and tall are longer and are always wavy cause i braid them all of the time he is the only one that actually lets me braid his mane and tall and i dont have to worry about getting kicked or bit haha.
Baby Come Back is my 2 year old Gypsy Vanner mare and is actually my newest horse i have only had her for about 3 months and the funny thing is she kind of just showed up one day at my grandparents house when i was giving Comanche (one of my cousin's horses that i was watching for her) a bath after a workout i gave him. She actually walked right up to Bolt my roan Quarter Horse stallion who doesnt really get along with new horses and is a little temperamental and the thing is she was in great shape so we put up posters and everything and ended up finding her owner and when her owner showed up he was being really aggressive with her because she wouldnt load in the trailer and so i finally stepped in before it got worst and he said that if you want this then he called her names then take her and he drove off and i have had her ever sense. Here is a picture of what she looks like ( i dont have any pictures of any of my horses since i am on my friends computer) http://www.horsenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/tumblr_mhf8mo0dXM1qduj9ko1_500.jpg
That leaves Bolt & Trinity who were rescued together. Bolt & Trinity i have only had for a few weeks, they are both older horses Bolt is a 16 year old roan Quarter Horse gelding, and Trinity is a 15 year old black Hackney mare. Their owners had three horses in these stalls that were never or barely cleaned out they were in piles of their own you know what their hooves were way way over grown they both could barely walk and probably one of the most sad things was that when they were first rescued Trinity didnt want to walk on the grass and Bolt was terrified of the grass which only means that they were probably in those stalls for who knows how long and now they both cant get enough of the grass they are always the hardest ones to catch especially when they are out in the long grass in the pastures which causes my grandpa a problem when he is trying to mow the lawn haha. It is even harder when i am trying to take either one of them back to the stable from the pasture to saddle them up for a ride cause we have to walk by grass and all they want to do is walk through the grass haha.
Once again here are pictures of what they look like (these are not pictures of them)
This is what Trinity looks like http://www.oughtonlimited.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/500x000/hackney-1.1.jpg
Here is what Bolt looks like http://www.angelfire.com/me5/karengriffith/auction/rksroyalroan.jpg
Do any of you have any pet horses that have had a hard start to life or know of horses who have had horrible starts to life but have gone on to live a great life post them here
Comments
Thank you for sharing your personal stories of horse horses that you have rescued! So glad they've found a safe haven with you. They are lucky to have you as their guardian as well. It really saddens me that humans would treat these noble animals so badly. Honestly, I prefer the company of animals over people for reasons you have described.
I do have a thread from last year that is similar...entitled Amazing True Horse Stories. It is an eclectic collection of stories gathered from around the world and from the past. But your thread allows others to share their own personal experiences with horses and I think that's great! :oD
http://www.animal-rights-action.com/images/grand-national-horse-race-horse-abuse-ex-race-horse-starving-natalie-fawkes-florida-trac.jpg
The horse that my cousin found though is a darker bay and has white on her face and
white on her legs.
This is the retired Quarter Horse racer stallion but once again the picture that my cousin sent me is not loading so i found a picture that looks like the horse
http://www.tulsapetsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/tequila.bmp
The differences between the horse in the picture and the horse my cousin found arent really alot the real differences between them are that the horse my cousin found as a stripe and two stockings one on the front left leg and one on the hind right leg
this is just horrible
the thing is my cousin doesnt know if she can keep them because she already has eight horses named Comanche, Sage, Apache, Junior, Renesmee, Sparkle, Tigger, & Crystal. Comanche is her 3 year old flaxen chestnut Tennessee Walker stallion, Sage is her 6 year old black tobiano Paint hrse mare, Apache is her 9 year old sorrel tobiano Paint Horse stallion, Junior is her 14 year old Black Forest Horse gelding, Renesmee is her 4 year old dark bay Tennessee Walker mare, Sparkle is her 10 year old light gray Andalusian mare, Tigger is her 2 year old black Shire stallion, & Crystal is her 2 year old gray/white Shire mare.
Here are some links: https://www.facebook.com/KFDMNews/videos/10154106151508756/ Apparently this one went viral and a woman reported that the rescuer was her nephew and that he is a horse trainer. Lucky horse.
One thing I did notice in the stories was that there was a rush to judgement about why these horses weren't evacuated sooner. This flooding has surpassed that which has happened even during tropical storms. At least seven people have died so far and 1200 rescued. Over 1000 homes have been flooded and there is over $5 billion in damage. Nine counties are under a state of emergency and more rain is expected to fall on Wednesday. And the creek from which the horses were rescued yet hasn't even crested yet.
Let's keep them in our thoughts and prayers.
When I rechecked the above, this site came up:
http://www.rollingdogranch.com/
Presumably, google picked it out from the search word "blind". Serendipity. When I looked at this site I was amazed and awed by the work that they do. They have blind and disabled dogs cats horses.. They have horses with wobblers, severe sway back. , animals with many disabilities. They take animals nationwide. They have a new blind foal named Brynn. Aww! They have created a companion site: http://www.blindhorses.org/. Thisis an informational site about how to care for a blind horse.
Louisiana and Mississippi are also experiencing flooding.
This is one ugly series of storms.