| AAEAR ID#: 09-025-M | |
| Sex: Mare DOB: 2004 Height: 14.2 (est) Color: Buckskin Breed: QH/Mustang Registered: Not known |
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| Before | After |
 November 13, 2009 |
 November 8, 2010 |
| Story: Tess came to us in November of 2009 from a woman that had saved her from euthanasia, but she could no longer keep her. Tess was untrusting and fearful of humans. She has swelling (calcification) on a rear pastern, and a large impalement scar in her chest. Xray showed old calcification from old fracture. Based on the location, it will likely limit her ridability, but not exclude light riding.Trainer Notes: Tess is a pretty mare and gets along well in the pasture with others, but is dominant at feeding time with some horses. She is sensitive and can be reactive to ropes and ground exercises in the round pen. She is not fond of having her back feet trimmed, but with patience and a gentle approach, they get done. We have worked on confidence building and desensitization around her hind legs and hooves. She is food movitivated, leads easily, will back with light pressure. She’s learned to yield front and hindquarters, the head down cue and to calmly stand for all four feet to be picked up. She does not appear to be saddle trained to any significant level, but we have had a saddle on her and she is an active, willing learner, and she stands patiently and calmy when taking breaks. | |
Her foster mom has been working her on a lunge line. Tess has beautiful movement, and could be a lovely cart horse. When she was moved to her foster, she was slightly lame in front, and it appeared to be tightness in shoulder/chest in area of impalement scar, possibly scar tissue. We feel she may benefit from some deep massage, but we don’t have a massage therapist on our volunteer crew, yet.
Health: Good; however, she has the swelling in her rear pastern and is a bit low in fetlock, likely from pastern injury. Radiographs indicate an apparent old fracture and arthritic changes in injury area. She did no not shown any sign of lameness for many months, but showed up lame when one of our youth volunteers began working with her in the roundpen. With time lameness resolved, and she is not currently lame, but on occasion, she has some brief stiffness that comes and passes after warming up. Her old pastern injury could be reason for rear trimming sensitivity. Vet indicated future riding may be limited to light riding with a light rider; she should be eased into normal excersing to evaluate her tolerance, then riding if/when appropriate. She could also make a great cart horse.
Issues: Tess has little tolerance for trimming rear hooves with some farriers. She needs a patient, gentle, but confident handler/farrier while trimming. None others known.
Adoption Fee: $350. On regular vaccine, worming, and hoof care schedules.
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