Carmelita

Story: Carmelita arrived from a Nevada feedlot on May 12, 2011. Carmelita was very emaciated and malnourished.  Her hooves and teeth showed extended neglect.  The angles of her hoof walls weren’t properly supporting her weight, and she was standing on her soles, as they extended beyond her hoof walls.  Her teeth were in such poor condition, large clumps of partially chewed hay fell from her mouth, and she chewed with her front teeth.

Trainer Notes: Carmelita is a very sweet, mild mannered mare with a kind soul.  We have had beginner youth riders on her in the round pen, and kids have been led around the barn.  She hasn’t had extensive riding here, but so far she’s been a wonderful little lead-line and walk-trot mare for the smaller/lighter riders.

Health: Good, but Carmelita is missing several teeth and will require a senior pellet diet, NO hay.  She has an old injury on her rear leg which seems a bit sensitive when cleaning/trimming hoof on that leg.  Needs experienced and patient person for those activities, as she will test her handler here; otherwise, super nice little mare.