Linda adopted her last fall, adding her to her beloved menagerie of 2 geldings, and has been working hard on her dressage training ever since.
Last weekend, Jessakar had her show ring debut, and she won!
Congrats, Jesse and Linda!
"Jessakar," granddaughter of Blonde Fever, was rescued from the now defunct Euclid Auction, back in October 2012. Like so many of our rescued Thoroughbreds, she was subsequently diagnosed with pedal osteitis, but was successfully rehabilitated with ample time to recover, careful shoeing and conditioning. Linda adopted her last fall, adding her to her beloved menagerie of 2 geldings, and has been working hard on her dressage training ever since. Last weekend, Jessakar had her show ring debut, and she won! Congrats, Jesse and Linda!
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"River" was adopted last month by Kimber, after the 17 hh Standardbred was rescued from auction earlier this year. Thanks to April Smith for fostering, both River and half-sister "Pay Or Stay" (both by Power Of Art) were able to be saved! Here's River just the other day, excelling in his mounted posse training. Even "just a rescue" can go on to serve quite a life! River's sister Pay Or Stay is still up for adoption, listed onhttp://www.auctionhorsesrescue.com/ AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION: "Teddy," in action! Here he is, after the last rain storm, showing off his cute trot and long stride: http://youtu.be/dKI_WYUXo10 Teddy is an 8 yo Appendix Quarter Horse, rescued from auction last October by AHR. He stands at a stocky 15.2 hh, rides English or Western, and is sound for all disciplines. He requires an intermediate rider on the trail, but with a trainer present, would be suitable for an advanced beginner. Teddy is located in Dixon, CA, and all interested adopters must fill out our application athttp://www.auctionhorsesrescue.com/adoption-application.html "Never Kneeling"...dropped pasterns, and tiny nubs for feet. A lot of work ahead of us, rehabbing this poor, sweet wreck. Thank you After the Finish Line for help making Never Kneeling's rescue possible. If you would like to donate toward Never Kneeling's rehabilitation and veterinary costs, please donate direct to West Coast Equine Hospital at (805) 386-7151 "Buck Tuddy Buck" and "Never Kneeling" had their date at West Coast Equine Hospital, this morning.4/16/2014 "Buck Tuddy Buck" and "Never Kneeling" had their date at West Coast Equine Hospital, this morning. Buck had a much needed tooth float, after going without for 4 long years, and a sheath cleaning. Even while emaciated, Buck still weighs a whopping 1100 lb! Once at full weight, this is going to be a horse to rival even a larger Warmblood. Never Kneeling had a lameness exam and multiple X-rays of her hind feet. Dr. Kemper ruled much of her issues lies in poor conformation, extreme wear of her hooves, and lack of physical condition. Fortunately, X-rays revealed no damage to the fragile bones in her feet. Surprising, as there is no sole depth, her hooves worn down to tiny little nubs. This can likely be credited to her timely rescue, *before* permanent damage was done. Never Kneeling is also quite underweight, weighing a mere 900 lb. Once she has gained some more weight, shoes will be put on all 4 feet, and her physical conditioning -- and groundwork -- will begin. Longterm, Kneeling should be rehabilitable into an all-around horse, suitable for hunters, dressage, pleasure riding, or trail. She will not be suitable for eventing, racing, polo -- anything demanding a well-proportioned horse, to hold up for the high physical demands of those extremely demanding sports. We want this filly to live a long, healthy life, not worn out unnaturally young. If you would like to donate to today's vet bills ("I'm Willie Cute" and "Lunar Daydream" have vet visits later today, too!), please donate direct to West Coast Equine Hospital at (805) 386-7151 or via our website athttp://www.auctionhorsesrescue.com/donate.html Hip 717 from auction, 4-year-old Thoroughbred filly "Never Kneeling," is a sad sight, now that she's at our facility. The young horse seems to have issues with her hind end, and muscle atrophy all-around. It was rumored she came to auction due to unpaid board, and it appears the filly has been locked in a stall for a very long time, the likely cause. Perhaps that's why she seems lame in her hind end as well, but the audibly crackling stifle, when she cocks a hip, is an added cause for concern. And on top of that, her feet are tiny nubs, which will require a very long time to re-grow. We've been down this long and expensive road of thorough rehabilitation, many times before, and recognize the signs. At the auction, many people were wowed by this girl as a prospect. We saw very concerning issues in her that needed to be addressed, and were worried for any underlying pain she might be in. So often, these horses are purchased at auction, ridden *anyway* despite lameness issues, til the horse is so permanently damaged, the owner returns it to auction, barely able to be rescued as a companion, if it's lucky. So, little girl. You have an appointment with the doctor tomorrow. Let's fix you, if we can. If you would like to donate toward Never Kneeling's visit with the vet tomorrow (as well as Lunar Daydream and Buck Tuddy Buck), please donate direct to West Coast Equine Hospital at (805) 386-7151 or through our websitehttp://www.auctionhorsesrescue.com/donate.html With our usual motley crew of auction rescues requiring appointments with the vet's x-ray machine -- as our specialty is rehabilitating lameness -- our one and only sound/healthy/"just needs time to grow" auction rescue from Saturday is this adorable, small long-yearling. Registered with the IALHA as half-Andalusian filly "Lunar Daydream," we believe the other half of her to be Arabian, with her pronounced 'jibbah'. Still pony-sized, we don't believe her to mature any larger than 15 hh. Yesterday, we gave the baby a chance to stretch her legs, the first since her rescue. Much of her time has been spent, since Saturday night, stretched out on her side, deep asleep in her stall. Exhausted. She's become very attached to Hip 717 from auction, Thoroughbred "Never Kneeling," who is more typical of what we usually bring home. A weakened hind end, crackling stifles, muscle atrophy throughout her entire body, and extremely worn down feet. She's on a daily regimen of bute until her appointment at the hospital on Wednesday, for a thorough lameness work-up, to see if that 4-year-old can be made whole again. As for "Lunar Daydream," our plan is to give her time to grow, out with babies her age, til it's time to start her under saddle. Like Romeo last year, for all the usual projects we bring home requiring careful rehabilitation of long-messed up legs and feet, sometimes the right thing to do is get them out, fragile and at the precipice of destruction, but body and mind still intact. Rather than mature on a trader's lot, perhaps started too young with a rider on her back, or starved into submission, this baby can instead look forward to a "normal" start to life. Despite that brief blip where she ended up at a kill buyer auction, long before her 2nd birthday. If you would like to donate to our auction rescue's rehabilitation expenses, please go tohttp://www.auctionhorsesrescue.com/donate.html If interested in meeting Lunar Daydream, please fill out our application at http://www.auctionhorsesrescue.com/adoption-application.html "Blonde Fever," 5 months since rescue, after she was found starving in a poverty-stricken part of Southern California. Now permanently retired at EA Ranches. She was happy to see us again yesterday, and enjoyed all the scratches and hugs. Blonde Fever is very at peace in her now-idyllic retirement, no longer starving and neglected. A retirement her breeders should have given her, to begin with. "Taba Dancer," daughter of Turkoman, is fresh out of auction and safely delivered to EA Ranches. Just a few pastures away from where her father is retired. Taba Dancer never raced, and at 9-years-old, only produced two foals. With that, she was unceremoniously sent to auction. Panic-stricken and violently weaving in her tiny auction pen, for hours on end. Her nerves are rattled, her body covered in dry sweat, and is trying to make sense of her new surroundings, yet again. But you could not find a more peaceful, serene place for such a sensitive soul to recover. Thank you to EA Ranches, our donors, Heather for sponsoring Taba's longterm feed, and After the Finish Line for providing emergency funds to rescue and rehabilitate the motley crew of injured Thoroughbreds that we were able to rescue last night. This beautiful leggy mare resembles her father so very much. May she be very happy, munching on peppermints, just like daddy, very soon. |
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