Our Rescue

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This mare is about 20 or so..........she's gained weight, but, man it's ben a job and lots of money..........she's put on about 100 pounds, but still needs more...........we named her Autum........

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Beautiful animal Caveman.
How long ya had her?

[jeanette]

rescue?? please tell us more..

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We've had her about 6 months, she had been starved so bad that she lost muscle weight...........she is a quidder and had very bad teeth..........so the vet loves us..........but the old mare is worth it.

[bidibird]

You are so right to say she is worth it.I also rescued a horse that was almost dead when I got her.She was a year old and had worms so bad she was could hardly stand. I spent many dollars to turn her into a fat sassy brat. I had to find her a new home because of bad neighbors and not enough room for her.I guess it turned out for her best because hurricane Katrina destroyed our fences but I will always miss her.She was definately worth it.

[GrannyG]

She is looking good! One time we bought an old paint, we called him Old Joe. He had been a rodeo horse,could spin on a dime, but then the tornado hit and he was struck by a heavy beam across his front legs, and they were going to put him down. We bought him to save him, and we had such a wonderful time with him. He was so good for the grandkids, and they loved to sit on his back and he would slowly wander about as he wanted to, they were giggling all the while. He got so old, had trouble eating, had to have his teeth floated, but finally the time came after a good many years to say goodbye. He still lives on in memory.

[jeanette]

oh bless your hearts for all the time and money you have spent saving these animals

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Butthole people just don't know that it does'nt take long for a horse to loose weight, but a real long time and money to get it back on.
More about the mare......i said she is a quidder.....quidding is when a horse use's their toungh to roll their hay or grass into balls and spit it out.......therefor, without grain they eat very little.
After the vet work(floating and removeing a couple bad teeth) she is doing much better. She gets about 10 pounds of grain per day and all the hay she wants......ok.....more later.

[jeanette]

that was going to be my next question..i've never heard the word quidder before..
what makes them do that?

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Good for you Caveman!
Glad to see that there are still some good people who care about animals and are willing to take time and money to help them.
You sir,... are exalted.

[KellyGa]

You are exalted! Rescue is total love for the animal. We will have a horse, one day. I told my daughter we must have proper fencing and a barn and a good education on horses FIRST!

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jeanette said:

that was going to be my next question..i've never heard the word quidder before..
what makes them do that?

I'm not sure if it is bad teeth or just a habit..............i used to train race horses, and this is my first one to quide.

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Hey KG.........get ya one of them little mini's...................don't need much room and they don't eat much.

[mckenzygirl]

I exalt you too caveman!
Good for you to save that beautiful horse!

[flowerpower]

Once thier teeth get overgrown, they can't chew properly. She will put on weight now that her teeth have been taken care of. She is very pretty.

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Well, this commin weekend is her test..........her weight is pretty good and now it's time to start ridein her to help build the muscle back that she lost.
She's sparky, so i'm gonna get my cousin on her first......he's young and heals quicker than i do........lol
Will try to have pics..........stay tuned.

[jeanette]

oh i can hardly wait.. i love horses!!

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This old girl really grabs my heart..........she will race me on the 4 wheeler and won't let me past her........when we got her all she could do is walk............now she thinks she a race horse.........LOL
We all love her so much.

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Here is a couple more pics...............i ain't gonna post the one's from when we first got her...........they are not pleaseing to the eye.............anyway.........


OOOPPPPSSSS.........................LOL


Lordy,lordy.........i posted the same one.....o well.....here ya go........

[chickenfarmer]

Good job Caveman..........................

[nnbreeder]

What are you feeding as far as grain? We took in an older Arabian that is 20 something. Wormed with Zimmectrin Gold and put him on Omalene Sr. and all the grassy alfalfa that he can eat and he is more energetic but is just not putting on the weight like I think he should. Any suggestions or tips? I can get in his mouth with ease so what do I need to look for as far as needing his teeth floated? He is a sweet horse and I want to give him all the chances I can.

[crazy1]

Is he droping hay cuds fom his mouth? Like little chewed up hay balls.Iph yes, his teeth need to be floated. Iph he has had any heart trouble, this could also lead to that. We had a Tennesee Walker that had a heart murmer, and that led to his unability to gain weight. You couldn't tell, he was very negetic also. Just my 2 cents, I'm more oph a cattle man myself.

[Pharmer Phil]

Yeah but you be correct, even iph you be a cattle man!
My best deal ever was a amish fellow who was an all-around farrier.
not too long ago, he would float, didn't need dat done, but new shoes and a trim all round was 25 bucks!

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nnbreeder said:

What are you feeding as far as grain? We took in an older Arabian that is 20 something. Wormed with Zimmectrin Gold and put him on Omalene Sr. and all the grassy alfalfa that he can eat and he is more energetic but is just not putting on the weight like I think he should. Any suggestions or tips? I can get in his mouth with ease so what do I need to look for as far as needing his teeth floated? He is a sweet horse and I want to give him all the chances I can.

Lord.........i shore am late.................don't know how i missed this..........anyway..........look for very sharp ridges on the inside and outsid of the teeth............a horse should be floated from time to time for health...........as they get older they will get wavey mouth...............as far as grain and hay.............feed the best hay you can get and feed a grain that is high in fat.........to keep weight on older horses

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nnbreeder said:

What are you feeding as far as grain? We took in an older Arabian that is 20 something. Wormed with Zimmectrin Gold and put him on Omalene Sr. and all the grassy alfalfa that he can eat and he is more energetic but is just not putting on the weight like I think he should. Any suggestions or tips? I can get in his mouth with ease so what do I need to look for as far as needing his teeth floated? He is a sweet horse and I want to give him all the chances I can.

Also.............dose the horse crib..........or is he a quidder?

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Here's Autumn now.........she hates pics......lol........click to enlarge.

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Here's Kacey..........

[nnbreeder]

Good lookin' horse, how about a story to go along with the pics?

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nnbreeder said:

Good lookin' horse, how about a story to go along with the pics?

Thanks nnb...........well, Kacey is an 8 year old racking mare....not really sure of her breeding cause she has no papers.......i'm guessing Ky Mountain, Ky Natural Gaited with Tenn Walker. She has won ribbons in some of the shows around here. She was given to me by a friend of mine for a horse that i had once gave him. Kacey is totaly bomb proof.........anyone can ride her, kids old folks(like me), does'nt matter and she'll go anywhere you point her head. Drop a rein on the ground and she'll stay there the whole day. She had a colt about 7 months ago and is now bread back to a stud with the Pusher blood lines, whitch i hear is very good. Well, if i think of anythin else i'll ad it later.

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Here's Autumn and Kacey with Martin, Desiree, Isis and Richie.