Well... we picked up another surrender today. We really try to stick to Minis, but we keep coming across ponies who need us too! Robin is 12.2hh, but sweet as pie and he does a great Mini impression! He's going to be in rehab for the next six weeks to two months and then hopefully he'll be healthy enough to find a new home. Robin is quite thin and may have Cushings. The vet pulled blood today to check for Cushings indicators and we consulted on how to bring his weight up carefully. The farrier is coming on Friday to start working on his feet... they are very long and will take a while to get under control. He'll have everything from dental work to worming happening in the next week or so.
Robin is very friendly and calls to us whenever we walk by... or whenever we walk anywhere actually! LOL He comes right over to us when we go through the Paddocks and seems to love attention. He was great for the vet and I expect he'll behave nicely for the farrier as well. It's going to be a long haul for him, but we're happy to have him here and his sweet disposition makes working with him very rewarding. He's still not quite dried out in these pictures, but he should be by tommorow and then he'll be groomed from head to tail! His hair is incredibly long (about four inches) so we're going to have to get out the dog dematters I think!
Robin is very friendly and calls to us whenever we walk by... or whenever we walk anywhere actually! LOL He comes right over to us when we go through the Paddocks and seems to love attention. He was great for the vet and I expect he'll behave nicely for the farrier as well. It's going to be a long haul for him, but we're happy to have him here and his sweet disposition makes working with him very rewarding. He's still not quite dried out in these pictures, but he should be by tommorow and then he'll be groomed from head to tail! His hair is incredibly long (about four inches) so we're going to have to get out the dog dematters I think!
