Layla
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Sex: Mare
DOB: Senior Height: 14.3 (est.) Color/Breed: Bay/Arabian (DNA: 1st Arabian, 2nd Argentine Criollo, 3rd Missouri Fox Trotter) Adoption Fee: $450 Category: Ready for Training In Long-Term Foster
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Layla' Story
Layla, meaning “night”, is a beautiful senior mare that came to All About Equine from a former Arabian breeding ranch, Coffey's Arabians, after the last family member passed away. Layla was living with three other mares on a large, lush green pasture, and a stallion that was located in another area on the property. Upon visiting the ranch, Layla and another mare were friendly and social, while the other two mares were feral. Layla was very curious and friendly, but a bit apprehensive. No documentation was found for the horses, but it appears these are the last of the Coffey Arabians.
After moving to AAE, she settled in and she enjoys grooming and interaction with humans. Two advanced students from the Monty Roberts International Learning Center (MRILC) spent time with AAE in Spring 2015, and Layla learned basic groundwork and long-lining, and she was started under saddle (light work, no rider).
She leads well, stands quiet for grooming, and her hooves can be handled/picked readily, but she's still a bit nervous with the farrier. She loads readily.
Layla slipped in her stall one evening and was stuck under a panel. She had a few areas of pressure necrosis, and a large hematoma in
The ideal situation for Layla would be a companion home with Nailah and Aziza, her lifelong pasture mates. She will make a beautiful pasture pet for someone looking for a companion horse, and maybe a little more depending upon the situation.
Layla is up to date on vaccinations, deworming, and dental and hoof care; however, handling/trimming her hind hooves is still a work in progress.
Janis Jones, the former Mrs. Michael Coffey, assisted All About Equine in this rescue and ended up adopting the black stallion (now a gelding) from this same group. Per Dr. Jones, "The Coffeys were known as one of the finest breeders of Egyptian Arabians in the United States, and these mares are most probably of the Shiko Ibn Sheikh line (Shiko photo), a line known for beauty and performance. Originally, Richard Pritzlaff of Rancho San Ignacio in New Mexico imported and bred these straight Egyptian horses and Dale and Ella Coffey and son, Michael, bought the Pritzlaff stallion Shiko Ibn Sheikh and had great success breeding this line in California. You can see many of the hundreds of Shiko get listed on the Arabian Horse Association website. While the registration papers for these horses have not been found, it is most likely that these are all purebred Egyptian Arabian horses of the Shiko Ibn Sheikh line, and Dr. Jones is continuing her research into the pedigrees. That said, there is no question that the Coffey horses were wonderful family and performance horses, and Janis is delighted with her rescue horse whom she has named Zorro." As she says, there is no finer Arabian than a Shiko horse, and she urges you to meet the mares to see why.
For more photos, please visit her Facebook Album.
After moving to AAE, she settled in and she enjoys grooming and interaction with humans. Two advanced students from the Monty Roberts International Learning Center (MRILC) spent time with AAE in Spring 2015, and Layla learned basic groundwork and long-lining, and she was started under saddle (light work, no rider).
She leads well, stands quiet for grooming, and her hooves can be handled/picked readily, but she's still a bit nervous with the farrier. She loads readily.
Layla slipped in her stall one evening and was stuck under a panel. She had a few areas of pressure necrosis, and a large hematoma in
The ideal situation for Layla would be a companion home with Nailah and Aziza, her lifelong pasture mates. She will make a beautiful pasture pet for someone looking for a companion horse, and maybe a little more depending upon the situation.
Layla is up to date on vaccinations, deworming, and dental and hoof care; however, handling/trimming her hind hooves is still a work in progress.
Janis Jones, the former Mrs. Michael Coffey, assisted All About Equine in this rescue and ended up adopting the black stallion (now a gelding) from this same group. Per Dr. Jones, "The Coffeys were known as one of the finest breeders of Egyptian Arabians in the United States, and these mares are most probably of the Shiko Ibn Sheikh line (Shiko photo), a line known for beauty and performance. Originally, Richard Pritzlaff of Rancho San Ignacio in New Mexico imported and bred these straight Egyptian horses and Dale and Ella Coffey and son, Michael, bought the Pritzlaff stallion Shiko Ibn Sheikh and had great success breeding this line in California. You can see many of the hundreds of Shiko get listed on the Arabian Horse Association website. While the registration papers for these horses have not been found, it is most likely that these are all purebred Egyptian Arabian horses of the Shiko Ibn Sheikh line, and Dr. Jones is continuing her research into the pedigrees. That said, there is no question that the Coffey horses were wonderful family and performance horses, and Janis is delighted with her rescue horse whom she has named Zorro." As she says, there is no finer Arabian than a Shiko horse, and she urges you to meet the mares to see why.
For more photos, please visit her Facebook Album.
