So sorry for not updating lately! The week preceding April 30th means: "Holy cow I better get the company's year-end finished and file our taxes!" All done now and we're getting back on track! So... what's new? Well, Zodiac has been adopted by a wonderful family. They are interested in driving and that is just what Zodiac needs! He is such a powerful and beautiful mover!
Also, before I get too far here, I would just like to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who participated in our April Fundraiser! We raised well over our goal of $1000! Tax receipts and thank-yous are coming soon! Thank you all so very much, it is great to know that we're not in this alone!
Moses is improving in leaps and bounds. Well... he's not leaping or bounding, but I did see him trot once! The farrier is coming tomorrow for the second round of trimming and I can' wait to see those improvements! He is still very sweet, but is showing much more personality and opinions now that he's feeling better! It's good to see!
Mercury is looking gorgeous! His coat is almost evened out now and he is quite the looker! We were amazed when the last couple of groups to come through the Paddocks received his undivided attention. He actually walked up to us and allowed strangers to touch him! He is really starting to turn the corner in recovering from his abuse. He's got some folks interested in him, so we're hoping that he will finally have his own family to love him sometime soon!
Sampson is doing great as well. He is the boss of the geldings, but will allow them to wrestle with him and play running games. The structural allignment session went well. He is permanently disfigured in the shoulder and chest area, but it does not stop him in any way from doing what horses do! He just won't ever be a cart horse. With proper nutrition and some easy physio, such as walking over poles, he will improve somewhat. He needs a home where he can just hang out and be walked through obstacle courses for fun. He is used to big horses and is great with Minis as well.
Kipper. Oh, Kipper. He is stealing my heart! Kipper is one of the friendliest Minis we've ever had in. He just LOVES people! He will come over and when I kneel down to scratch him, he gazes into my eyes like he's trying to talk to my soul. He needs a new home QUICK! Haha... no, I won't keep him, but he is a pretty cool little horse! I am going to weigh him today and see if he is losing weight yet. We want to be sure that he is dropping the pounds naturally and that he does not have some sort of metabolic issue that keeps him fat. I haven't weighed him since he arrived, so this should tell us what we need to know.
Barring any surprises when I go over them with a fine-tooth comb (figuratively speaking), Kipper and Sampson will be up for Adoption any day now.
To reward your patience... here are a bunch of awesome shots taken by our awesome volunteer, Kristie!
Here's Sampson, tossing his pretty hair around!
And Kipper... larger than life... and most other things.
He's got some pretty fancy action for a plus-size model!
He CAN actually get all four feet off the ground!
Kipper gets supervised playtime with the geldings. He is still plays too rough to leave unattended. The boys usually mellow out after a few weeks, but Kipper is a high-energy kind of guy! Here he is meeting Mercury.
Jupiter checks him out.
Then it is game ON! Mercury is always up for some fun!
Then Kristie asked them to stand nicely for a pretty picture... but they are just brats!
But, they finally obeyed and she got some calm shots. LOL
Also, before I get too far here, I would just like to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who participated in our April Fundraiser! We raised well over our goal of $1000! Tax receipts and thank-yous are coming soon! Thank you all so very much, it is great to know that we're not in this alone!
Moses is improving in leaps and bounds. Well... he's not leaping or bounding, but I did see him trot once! The farrier is coming tomorrow for the second round of trimming and I can' wait to see those improvements! He is still very sweet, but is showing much more personality and opinions now that he's feeling better! It's good to see!
Mercury is looking gorgeous! His coat is almost evened out now and he is quite the looker! We were amazed when the last couple of groups to come through the Paddocks received his undivided attention. He actually walked up to us and allowed strangers to touch him! He is really starting to turn the corner in recovering from his abuse. He's got some folks interested in him, so we're hoping that he will finally have his own family to love him sometime soon!
Sampson is doing great as well. He is the boss of the geldings, but will allow them to wrestle with him and play running games. The structural allignment session went well. He is permanently disfigured in the shoulder and chest area, but it does not stop him in any way from doing what horses do! He just won't ever be a cart horse. With proper nutrition and some easy physio, such as walking over poles, he will improve somewhat. He needs a home where he can just hang out and be walked through obstacle courses for fun. He is used to big horses and is great with Minis as well.
Kipper. Oh, Kipper. He is stealing my heart! Kipper is one of the friendliest Minis we've ever had in. He just LOVES people! He will come over and when I kneel down to scratch him, he gazes into my eyes like he's trying to talk to my soul. He needs a new home QUICK! Haha... no, I won't keep him, but he is a pretty cool little horse! I am going to weigh him today and see if he is losing weight yet. We want to be sure that he is dropping the pounds naturally and that he does not have some sort of metabolic issue that keeps him fat. I haven't weighed him since he arrived, so this should tell us what we need to know.
Barring any surprises when I go over them with a fine-tooth comb (figuratively speaking), Kipper and Sampson will be up for Adoption any day now.
To reward your patience... here are a bunch of awesome shots taken by our awesome volunteer, Kristie!
Here's Sampson, tossing his pretty hair around!
And Kipper... larger than life... and most other things.
He's got some pretty fancy action for a plus-size model!
He CAN actually get all four feet off the ground!
Kipper gets supervised playtime with the geldings. He is still plays too rough to leave unattended. The boys usually mellow out after a few weeks, but Kipper is a high-energy kind of guy! Here he is meeting Mercury.
Jupiter checks him out.
Then it is game ON! Mercury is always up for some fun!
Then Kristie asked them to stand nicely for a pretty picture... but they are just brats!
But, they finally obeyed and she got some calm shots. LOL
