Friday, May 8, 2009
Karina #12
Number 12 is a cute little mare. Karina (daughter of Amber-they are very attached) foaled 5/3/97 appx 38 black do not put her in hot wired area with it off! she is VERY smart She is pretty shy and hard to catch but once you have her she is really friendly. She has a potential home.
Amber #11
Amber has been returned to HART because her adoptive owner reported she had food agression issues with the goats that she was pastured with. I now have her out with permanent resident Gigi and the two mini donkeys Charles and Franchesca and they are getting along great. I have decided that Amber is going to be a permanent resident of HART so I have plenty of teeny minis for the children to love on.
Number 11 is a sweet tiny mare. Amber (registered as Misty Mountains Surprize Package)(#12 is her daughter) foaled 8/24/88 (yes, that is right! she has the paper. 21 years young) 31 inches light chestnut with flaxen mane and tail Her stomach was thick with huge poop and muds balls that were hard as rocks. She has a potential home.
Number 11's feet
June 1, 2009
A new photo of Amber
Fancy #9
Number 9 Unfortunately, I didn't get a photo of number 9 other then her hip!Fancy (Sparkle is mother, sire is Charles Specktacular Emperor-black appy) foaled 4/3/2000 appx between 32 and 33 inches silver dapple
Number 9 had bad feet
Here is Fancy shortly after rescue
Here is a photo of Fancy on 5-16-09 after a haircut. She sure is looking great!
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Number 9 had bad feet
Here is Fancy shortly after rescue
Here is a photo of Fancy on 5-16-09 after a haircut. She sure is looking great!
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Jem #8
Number 8 Jem (Bandit is the sire, Sparkle is mother)--she is attached to Sparkle foaled in 2004 appx 32 inches silver dapple with grey gene She has a potential home.
Classy
Number 7 Classy (Sparkle's daughter) foaled in 1998 appx 27 inches silver dappleis a TEENY little mare and so sweet! She has a potential home.
7's back feet
7's front feet
7's back feet
7's front feet
Sparkle #6
Number 6, Sparkle (leader of this herd but gives way to bully, Molly)(#7, #8, #9 are her daughters) foaled 4/25/95 appx 33 inches chocolate silver dapple roan (coloring is not correct on papers)she has a potential home
Majorette #3
Number 3, she has a potential homeMajorette foaled in April of 1999 appx between 36 and 37 inches silver dapple bay pinto
Shasta #1
Number 1 Shasta (daughter are Misti #4) foaled 7/10/91 38 inches registered as light chestnut but is actually a light red dun carries appaloosa gene
Moonshadow #2
Number 2 Moonshadow aka Mooney(barn name) foaled 4/29/97 appx 32 inches solid black
Here is Mooney in her new blanket
A photo of her foot after some more farrier work was done
Here is Moonshadow after her haircut, in this photo you can get a better idea of how thin she was
5-16-09
The Farrier is not sure if Moonshadow’s deformed foot can be corrected. They are now on a 6 wk schedule for trimming. Both girls have had their teeth floated and are eating well. Moonshadow appears to be perking up from her “depression.” When she first arrived she had no energy and seem very sad. Now she runs around the pasture with Fancy.
Shadow #13
Number 13, Shadow (aka Shadow Dancer)(father is black and white pinto from toyland stud, mother was black appy with Orion Light Van't Huttenest lines) foaled Feb of 1997 (not very very old!!! just very bad teeth and feet. has lots of spirit and heart and one of the finest of the entire lot) appx between 32 and 33 inches black pintoloosa
13's feet
Shadow and her friend Mariah are at Still Point Farm Equine Hoof Rehab Center. Owned by Dr. Steve Skinner. They are barefoot trimmers and help equines to heal though correct barefoot trimming. After they have completed their rehabilitation they will be returned to HART.
April 25, 2009
Shadow and Mariah have settled in just fine. On Friday Lynda came and did their first trim. She only trim their front feet. We will let their body adjust to that, then on Wes. we will trim up their backs and re check their fronts.
It did take a couple hours to do both ponies. Shadow cannot stand on three legs very long so lots of rest breaks for her. After trimming she got to walk around in her blue galoshes. (Davis boots filled with water and apple cider vinegar) She is still very bright and eating well.
5/7/09
Shadow is a little star! She is still up and moving well even with her awful look feet. All 4 have been trimmed. She eats great and is getting an attitude. She'll pin her ears at Mariah when Mariah barrels though. Sweet with people, but she knows I do her physical therapy on her. She is not thrilled with me rotating her hooves and stretching her legs .... yet. :-) She'll "run" away from me (picture walking as fast as her little legs will go) when she know it is therapy time. I spend extra brushing time after therapy to give her something nice.
13's feet
Shadow and her friend Mariah are at Still Point Farm Equine Hoof Rehab Center. Owned by Dr. Steve Skinner. They are barefoot trimmers and help equines to heal though correct barefoot trimming. After they have completed their rehabilitation they will be returned to HART.
April 25, 2009
Shadow and Mariah have settled in just fine. On Friday Lynda came and did their first trim. She only trim their front feet. We will let their body adjust to that, then on Wes. we will trim up their backs and re check their fronts.
It did take a couple hours to do both ponies. Shadow cannot stand on three legs very long so lots of rest breaks for her. After trimming she got to walk around in her blue galoshes. (Davis boots filled with water and apple cider vinegar) She is still very bright and eating well.
5/7/09
Shadow is a little star! She is still up and moving well even with her awful look feet. All 4 have been trimmed. She eats great and is getting an attitude. She'll pin her ears at Mariah when Mariah barrels though. Sweet with people, but she knows I do her physical therapy on her. She is not thrilled with me rotating her hooves and stretching her legs .... yet. :-) She'll "run" away from me (picture walking as fast as her little legs will go) when she know it is therapy time. I spend extra brushing time after therapy to give her something nice.
Mariah #5
Number 5 Mariah foaled 2/27/97 appx between 36 and 38 inches black and white pinto Her feet were so bad that she is going to need special care for a long time.
Number 5's feet
Mariah and her friend Shadow are at Still Point Farm Equine Hoof Rehab Center. Owned by Dr. Steve Skinner. They are barefoot trimmers and help equines to heal though correct barefoot trimming. After they have completed their rehabilitation they will be returned to HART.
April 25, 2009
Shadow and Mariah have settled in just fine. On Friday Lynda came and did their first trim. She only trim their front feet. We will let their body adjust to that, then on Wes. we will trim up their backs and re check their fronts.
Mariah (new name, for now, stinker pot) is a silly pill. She is very smart and has had a few lessons in standing still and having her feet handled. Once she figured out we were not going to take her whole leg off she stood better. Shook the whole time her foot was being held, but really she was trying very hard to cooperate. After her trim she trotted all over in her davis boots. She has a beautiful trot! Even on those ugly feet.
May 5, 2009
Mariah has been working on being a good pony! Very had work for her. She is so smart and she gives me a run for my money. I am having fun with her. She will let me cup her hind feet and hold them, but to trim ....... that is another story. She does not like you to touch her lower leg or her behind. Cannot blame her. She does not know she doesn't have to defend herself for everything. But she is coming along. Once she trusts she will be a fantastic pony. She did bite me yesterday (got my coat) she got popped once for that. The look she gave me was so funny, you could just see her thinking. Then she laid her head into my tummy. Had to just hug her.
Number 5's feet
Mariah and her friend Shadow are at Still Point Farm Equine Hoof Rehab Center. Owned by Dr. Steve Skinner. They are barefoot trimmers and help equines to heal though correct barefoot trimming. After they have completed their rehabilitation they will be returned to HART.
April 25, 2009
Shadow and Mariah have settled in just fine. On Friday Lynda came and did their first trim. She only trim their front feet. We will let their body adjust to that, then on Wes. we will trim up their backs and re check their fronts.
Mariah (new name, for now, stinker pot) is a silly pill. She is very smart and has had a few lessons in standing still and having her feet handled. Once she figured out we were not going to take her whole leg off she stood better. Shook the whole time her foot was being held, but really she was trying very hard to cooperate. After her trim she trotted all over in her davis boots. She has a beautiful trot! Even on those ugly feet.
May 5, 2009
Mariah has been working on being a good pony! Very had work for her. She is so smart and she gives me a run for my money. I am having fun with her. She will let me cup her hind feet and hold them, but to trim ....... that is another story. She does not like you to touch her lower leg or her behind. Cannot blame her. She does not know she doesn't have to defend herself for everything. But she is coming along. Once she trusts she will be a fantastic pony. She did bite me yesterday (got my coat) she got popped once for that. The look she gave me was so funny, you could just see her thinking. Then she laid her head into my tummy. Had to just hug her.
Gambler #15
Number 15 a stallion, he is gentle and freindly.Gambler (registered AMHA and AMHR PMM Joys Little Gamblin Man) foaled 4/8/94 appx between 28 and 30 inches color is not correct on paperwork. he is silver dapple bay roan
April 18
James (Gambler) had a normal gelding tho his teeth were absolutely dreadful, so both ponies had a dental too.
April 18
James (Gambler) had a normal gelding tho his teeth were absolutely dreadful, so both ponies had a dental too.
Bandit #14
Number 14 Bandit (registered as Cry Wolfs Flashen Bandit) foaled 4/12/97 appx 32 inches born sorrel medicine hat tovero with blue eyes but has greying gene and was white he was 2he has one undescended testicle (needs surgery , he has a potential home.
April 16, 2009
Johnny (Bandit) is recovering well, his one teste was way up in his abdomen and he went through an extensive surgery, but is looking OK this morning.
April 18
Hi Jamie, Just a note to let you know it is a good thing we are keeping the little wild man here, I think he is 90% blind.
He cannot see the feed bucket when I hang it, he searches for it and bangs his face on it. Today after his walk he fell over the black rubber tub that holds his hay, and I can shake my hand in front of his eyes and he does not react.
Once he knows his area, you would never know..but all the signs are there so I will take him back to the vet on Monday and see if he can spot anything. I am not a paint person so I don't know much about their color genes, I know they have odd genes that can do nasty things to a horse.
He will live here
May 10
Bandits owner has had a vet out to examine Bandit and he confirmed that is is mostly blind. He has a forever home where he is and seems to be very happy with his new life.
April 16, 2009
Johnny (Bandit) is recovering well, his one teste was way up in his abdomen and he went through an extensive surgery, but is looking OK this morning.
April 18
Hi Jamie, Just a note to let you know it is a good thing we are keeping the little wild man here, I think he is 90% blind.
He cannot see the feed bucket when I hang it, he searches for it and bangs his face on it. Today after his walk he fell over the black rubber tub that holds his hay, and I can shake my hand in front of his eyes and he does not react.
Once he knows his area, you would never know..but all the signs are there so I will take him back to the vet on Monday and see if he can spot anything. I am not a paint person so I don't know much about their color genes, I know they have odd genes that can do nasty things to a horse.
He will live here
May 10
Bandits owner has had a vet out to examine Bandit and he confirmed that is is mostly blind. He has a forever home where he is and seems to be very happy with his new life.
Misti aka #4
Number 4 Misti (Shasta's daughter, sire was Melodys Mystical Mountain Magic-grulla pintoloosa) foaled 5/15/98 appx between 36 and 38 inches silver dun w/ appy characteristics
Number 4's feet
April 29, 2009
Misti had a vet appointment today and had her teeth floated and two teeth extracted to help straighten the ones left, the vet also did some work on her hooves, hopefully with this dental work Misti will put some weight on her thin body.
From Lucinda - 04/30/09
Misty
Randy (the vet) spent two hours working on Misti. Her mouth was/is a mess. She had too many teeth all crowded in there and the teeth were shoved all over the place, in addition to having lots of sharp points. He ended up pulling out 2 teeth to make more room for the remaining teeth to hopefully eventually come back into line. Then he worked on her front feet for about 45 minutes, taking alot more off. The one edge of one side of her front left had grown completely over the frog, basically the outer hoof wall had rolled over the frog so her sole was not even visible. Now it is visible and looking better from the bottom. Randy said I should de-louse her probably 2 more times because any eggs still left will hatch and there will be a lice problem again, so tomorrow I'll pick up some pyrethrin delicer (louser?) from Countryside - do you want me to pick up up for you, too? I don't know what it costs from them, but probably it is cheaper elsewhere. Randy was wondering what to do for vaccines, and I remembered that I saw the name of the vet clinic who did the initial work on the mini's on Jamie's website, so I called them and asked what they did. They said they only gave tetanus toxoid, which is different from the tetanus vaccine, so all the mini's need a real series of vaccines, of which tetanus is usually included, such as 4-way, etc, and then they'll need boosters.
Misti is going to be sore in the mouth for a few days. I have to irrigate the area where the teeth came out, and give her a little bit of bute for a day or two. Once she heals from the dental, her mouth will feel alot better than it did and her teeth can get a chance to straighten out. Randy said the way her teeth will be growing, he will probably need to shorten two of the teeth in the front every 4 months or so until things look better, but that won't be a big deal and maybe after he shows me what to do, I can do it myself.
These were sent by Misti's new owner. Notice how crowded her teeth are in her mouth. EEKS!
6/4/09
Here are some pictures of Misty. She still has not completely lost her winter coat, but she is looking so much better. I can send more photos in a few weeks and hopefully her winter fuzz will be gone. She had her feet trimmed again on Monday.
Number 4's feet
April 29, 2009
Misti had a vet appointment today and had her teeth floated and two teeth extracted to help straighten the ones left, the vet also did some work on her hooves, hopefully with this dental work Misti will put some weight on her thin body.
From Lucinda - 04/30/09
Misty
Randy (the vet) spent two hours working on Misti. Her mouth was/is a mess. She had too many teeth all crowded in there and the teeth were shoved all over the place, in addition to having lots of sharp points. He ended up pulling out 2 teeth to make more room for the remaining teeth to hopefully eventually come back into line. Then he worked on her front feet for about 45 minutes, taking alot more off. The one edge of one side of her front left had grown completely over the frog, basically the outer hoof wall had rolled over the frog so her sole was not even visible. Now it is visible and looking better from the bottom. Randy said I should de-louse her probably 2 more times because any eggs still left will hatch and there will be a lice problem again, so tomorrow I'll pick up some pyrethrin delicer (louser?) from Countryside - do you want me to pick up up for you, too? I don't know what it costs from them, but probably it is cheaper elsewhere. Randy was wondering what to do for vaccines, and I remembered that I saw the name of the vet clinic who did the initial work on the mini's on Jamie's website, so I called them and asked what they did. They said they only gave tetanus toxoid, which is different from the tetanus vaccine, so all the mini's need a real series of vaccines, of which tetanus is usually included, such as 4-way, etc, and then they'll need boosters.
Misti is going to be sore in the mouth for a few days. I have to irrigate the area where the teeth came out, and give her a little bit of bute for a day or two. Once she heals from the dental, her mouth will feel alot better than it did and her teeth can get a chance to straighten out. Randy said the way her teeth will be growing, he will probably need to shorten two of the teeth in the front every 4 months or so until things look better, but that won't be a big deal and maybe after he shows me what to do, I can do it myself.
These were sent by Misti's new owner. Notice how crowded her teeth are in her mouth. EEKS!
6/4/09
Here are some pictures of Misty. She still has not completely lost her winter coat, but she is looking so much better. I can send more photos in a few weeks and hopefully her winter fuzz will be gone. She had her feet trimmed again on Monday.
Molly (#10)
Number 10 a sweet little mare. Molly (registered as Mom's Baby) (she is bully of the bunch) foaled 12/31/97 appx 38 inches chestnut She has a potential home.
UPDATE
MOLLY aka #10
Got Molly "home" around 10:00 pm, thanks Lucinda for your help with truck, trailer and time, I really appreciate it. Molly got a couple of handfuls of grain standing in my hay barn, it was raining, and then we went to the corral where the goats reside. "Blue" picked up on her right away and nickered to her in the dark, she answered back, and he became very excited jogging in and out of his stall. I got her some hay and opened the window into the barn where she was waiting, she ate a few bites and then was interested in checking out her new digs. She should settle in great tonight with Blue standing guard.
UPDATE
Today Molly had her health check with my vet, she was surprisingly good, even with her teeth exam and float. She only tried to jump over Dr. Scot and I once, considering what he was doing to her mouth, that was pretty good. Her lung sounds were good but hard to hear over her gut sounds. He checked her skin for parasites and everything looked good except for two small patches under her mane where it looked like she had rain rot or something, he cleaned the areas up leaving normal skin. Her eyes were clear and her hooves were in remarkable condition, he cleaned them good and showed me that she had never foundered due to the thin white line on her hoof. He said the ribbing on the front of her hooves did show that her nutrition was very poor about 6-months ago, then improved for awhile, but got worse again, very interesting how you can read that much out of her hooves. Dr. Scot did an interior and exterior probing exam on her mouth and teeth, he said her incisors were spaced properly and were amazingly good for a mini horse. Molly had mild points on uppers and lowers, hooks on 306 and 406 and no wolf teeth, Dr. Scot worked on her teeth doing what he could do with a float, even blunting the two hooks. Since we do not know the extent of the vaccinations Molly has had in her life, we elected to start from scratch and vaccinate her for Tetanus Toxoid, Influenza, Encephalomyelitis, Rhinopneumonitis and West Nile. Molly was also dewormed with a wormer that takes care of tape worm plus other possible worms. Dr. Scot said she is close to a good weight, only needing to gain maybe 10-20 pounds and that if she is getting good pasture, which she is, she should not be given hay in addition to the grass. She does get a little, very little, grain so that I can give her some probiotics. All in all, she is in good shape for all of the abuse she has seen in her 11-years of life.
UPDATE
MOLLY aka #10
Got Molly "home" around 10:00 pm, thanks Lucinda for your help with truck, trailer and time, I really appreciate it. Molly got a couple of handfuls of grain standing in my hay barn, it was raining, and then we went to the corral where the goats reside. "Blue" picked up on her right away and nickered to her in the dark, she answered back, and he became very excited jogging in and out of his stall. I got her some hay and opened the window into the barn where she was waiting, she ate a few bites and then was interested in checking out her new digs. She should settle in great tonight with Blue standing guard.
UPDATE
Today Molly had her health check with my vet, she was surprisingly good, even with her teeth exam and float. She only tried to jump over Dr. Scot and I once, considering what he was doing to her mouth, that was pretty good. Her lung sounds were good but hard to hear over her gut sounds. He checked her skin for parasites and everything looked good except for two small patches under her mane where it looked like she had rain rot or something, he cleaned the areas up leaving normal skin. Her eyes were clear and her hooves were in remarkable condition, he cleaned them good and showed me that she had never foundered due to the thin white line on her hoof. He said the ribbing on the front of her hooves did show that her nutrition was very poor about 6-months ago, then improved for awhile, but got worse again, very interesting how you can read that much out of her hooves. Dr. Scot did an interior and exterior probing exam on her mouth and teeth, he said her incisors were spaced properly and were amazingly good for a mini horse. Molly had mild points on uppers and lowers, hooks on 306 and 406 and no wolf teeth, Dr. Scot worked on her teeth doing what he could do with a float, even blunting the two hooks. Since we do not know the extent of the vaccinations Molly has had in her life, we elected to start from scratch and vaccinate her for Tetanus Toxoid, Influenza, Encephalomyelitis, Rhinopneumonitis and West Nile. Molly was also dewormed with a wormer that takes care of tape worm plus other possible worms. Dr. Scot said she is close to a good weight, only needing to gain maybe 10-20 pounds and that if she is getting good pasture, which she is, she should not be given hay in addition to the grass. She does get a little, very little, grain so that I can give her some probiotics. All in all, she is in good shape for all of the abuse she has seen in her 11-years of life.
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