Height: 34" (est)
Weight: 225 (est)
DOB: 6/27/05
Sex: Gelding
Color: Gray
Breed: Mini
DNA: 1st
2nd
3rd
Adoption Fee: In Memory
Category: Companion Only
Weight: 225 (est)
DOB: 6/27/05
Sex: Gelding
Color: Gray
Breed: Mini
DNA: 1st
2nd
3rd
Adoption Fee: In Memory
Category: Companion Only
Riley's Story
Riley came to AAE in February 2020, after his elderly owner was struggling physically to provide for his care. Riley was a mid-teen gelding, and he was much loved, but he was in dire need of hoof and dental care. We were told he had Cushings. He was laminitic and tender on his feet. The bottoms of his hooves were "soggy" from standing in piled up manure in his stall. He had lower wolf teeth that were extremely overgrown, so long they were penetrating into his upper jaw. Riley had been on a diet of cob, rolled oats, and vegetable oil, along with a little bit of grass hay. Needless to say, a diet change was in his immediate future. So was liberation. He had lived with another mini in a 12'x12' stall in a garage. Due to his owner's mobility issues, he hadn't been out for a long time.
Riley was a sweet little guy. He enjoyed attention, and he had a cute and sassy personality. Initially, he seemed to enjoy freedom and being with his former next door neighbor. Sadly, he was struggling more than we initially understood. His hooves were trimmed and his teeth were floated. It seemed the laminitis and jaw penetrating teeth were more than enough to cause discomfort, and he couldn't process food. He slowly lost weight. Once his teeth were helped, it seemed he would process food better, but subsequent blood work indicated he was in kidney and liver failure. Sadly, he had a very poor prognosis, and to spare him the long struggle he would have to recover, if at all (unlikely), we did the kindest thing we could do and helped him across the Rainbow Bridge. Oh how we wish all rescue stories had happy endings.
Riley was a sweet little guy. He enjoyed attention, and he had a cute and sassy personality. Initially, he seemed to enjoy freedom and being with his former next door neighbor. Sadly, he was struggling more than we initially understood. His hooves were trimmed and his teeth were floated. It seemed the laminitis and jaw penetrating teeth were more than enough to cause discomfort, and he couldn't process food. He slowly lost weight. Once his teeth were helped, it seemed he would process food better, but subsequent blood work indicated he was in kidney and liver failure. Sadly, he had a very poor prognosis, and to spare him the long struggle he would have to recover, if at all (unlikely), we did the kindest thing we could do and helped him across the Rainbow Bridge. Oh how we wish all rescue stories had happy endings.
