Meet the 8 lives YOU HELPED SAVE!!!!
Because of you and your ongoing support of our program, 8 horses were saved from November Mike’s Auction. The first week after auction is busy. Intake, evaluations, quarantine, veterinary care, farrier care, and updating the website. The horses are our first priority, but then we want to keep you, our supporters updated on the status of each of the horses. It really does take a bit of time to evaluate everyone.
So, here it is! Introducing November 2015 Auction Horses:
Royal Rhythm (Queenie): Hip 136, Very sweet. She is tired, worn out. It is clear that she sustained a slab fracture at some point in her career as her RF knee is permanently altered. Her feet are long and misshapen. She has a Body Condition Score (BCS) of 3+.
Bobby, formerly known as Hip # 136, was rescued from November 2015 Mike’s Auction. This sweet and petite boy was ridden through the auction ring. He appeared quite broke. He has a BCS of 5, teeth had sharp points. Shod on all four and appears sound upon exam.
Jake, formerly known as Hip # 113, was rescued from November 2015 Mike’s Auction. This sweet, sweet boy was ridden through the ring and rode well. He is clearly very broke. His rider was quite rough on him, despite this, after showing off Jake’s moves, he dropped the reins and Jake walked away quietly and calmly. Jake presented with a BCS of 4. He has a very enlarged LF knee and upon radiograph was diagnosed with osteoarthritis of the radial carpal joint. The knee has minimal flexion. There is significant amount of bone spurs. Circles and adult weight on his back are big no-no’s for him.
Carrot, formerly known as Hip #120 at November 2015 Mike’s Auction. Sommer reports that Carrot was a little pushy coming off the trailer. She ran towards her stall. She settled in quickly. Carrot is an Arab X and is ~18 yo. She is off on the LH. She presented with a BCS of 3.25 and had sharp points on her teeth. She had significant ulcerations in her mouth.
Lady Chatterly formerly known as Hip #121 from November 2015 Mike’s Auction. She is very friendly wants to be groomed on. Lady Chatterly’s feet need farrier care and she needs food. She is minimally eating the soaked feed that is being provided to her and is unable to eat hay. Upon exam, it was noted that she was minimally weight bearing on the LH and that she had foundered with significant rotation on the RF. BCS of 2.
Bella was formerly identified as Hip #119 from the November 2015 Mike’s Auction. She is an older lady who is a bit thin. She has a horrible front end. Dr. Heaton has diagnosed her with DSLD and she is compensating by being so over at knee. Despite this, she is a very kind mare who is very smart. BCS of 3.
Bijou was formerly identified as Hip #122 at the November 2015 Mike’s Auction. She is a dun mare who appears vision damaged in the left eye with significant corneal scarring. She came to auction with deep cuts over her eye, on left side barrel, and stifle. She is carrying decent weight. Bijou seems friendly but is a bit head shy. She is not comfortable with being touched on her left side likely due to the recent trauma she has endured. She has a BCS of 5. She is quite nervous with very bad teeth and significant ulcerations in her mouth.
Ella was one of two horses rejected from Mike’s Auction in November 2015. She was turned away because she had a gaping wound that had been left untreated for some time as it had developed a foul odor. It looked as if she had been skewered in the shoulder by a T-Post. Mike’s Auction insisted that this mare be surrendered to Forgotten Horses Rescue, Inc.. In turn, FHR asked Neigh Savers to take over her care. There she was, injured, starving and surrendered in a parking lot at Mike’s Auction. She has a BCS of 2.5 and is in need of feet and teeth being done.
If one of these lucky horses speaks to you, please let us know. We are always looking for incredible adopters to give a horse a wonderful home.
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