Crosswinds Equine Rescue

ARRIVED	January 2009
ADOPTABILITY	ADOPTED! OCT 09!, PASTURE COMPANION ONLY, NOT SOUND TO RIDE.
SPONSORSHIP: (Details below)	FEED: thank you Cara and John! MEDICAL: needs a sponsor! Lacy has had extensive bills as we've chased the mystery lameness issue which has finally been diagnosed as a stifle injury. Lacy is now retired.
BREED/AGE	9yo 15hh Reg APHA Bay Tobiano Mare (tricolor); strong bloodlines on both sides, going back to McCue, Two Eyed Jack, Skipper W, Bar, and more!
Skills/Training "Report Card"
Overall Health: C	LACY IS ONLY PASTURE SOUND AND CAN NO LONGER RIDE. SHE HAS A STIFLE INJURY TO THE RIGHT HIND AND WE ARE SEEKING A PASTURE COMPANION HOME FOR LACY. Lacy has had an easy life, without a lot of work asked of her. Lacy has had all needed shots, dental work, etc in 2008 and 2009. Lacy is an easy keeper, mildly overweight, and ready to get busy in a new career. Lacy had a fall with a rider, summer 2008, and needed chiropractic work to get her hip working again. Otherwise, she has no known health problems or injuries at any time in her life. She prefers 24/7 turnout to being stall kept, but has been successfully stall boarded recently.
Ground Manners: B	Lacy is easy to manage as long as she is kept to a routine. Lacy gets nervous if she is unsure what is to be expected of her, and takes some time to settle into a new barn or a new routine. Lacy ties well but get antcy and will paw or fidget. Lacy leads nicely with just a halter and even no halter, when she is comfortable with her location; if she is nervous, she can be flighty but still responds to people. Not a beginner's horse but not hot headed or hard to manage, either.
Basic Riding Skills: NA	THE INFO BELOW WAS BEFORE THE STIFLE INJURY WAS DIAGNOSED. LACY IS NO LONGER APPROVED TO RIDE. WE ARE SEEKING A LIFELONG PASTURE COMPANION HOME. IT IS POSSIBLE SHE COULD RECOVER EVENTUALLY TO LIGHT RIDING, BUT UNKNOWN. Lacy's experience is almost entirely as a trail horse. For an arena career, Lacy requires additional riding training. She needs work on balance, confidence, and rating her gaits. We believe Lacy's original training was western, but she has also been worked in English tack, single reins easily, and is getting comfortable in a light but consistent contact such as a typical hunter / English show horse. When nervous, Lacy can be flighty but not unmanagable. When confident of her surroundings, Lacy rides easily on a relaxed rein, turns smoothly and stops nicely on request.
Ideal Career	LACY REQUIRES A HOME AS A PASTURE COMPANION.
Stall Manners B-	Was stall boarded, and once used to the routine handled it without incident. Is anxious to go out to pasture/turnout but not unmanagable.
Trailering Skills: B	Loads with little effort. Has trailered several times, remains calm, patient. Unloads well, ready to get down when she arrives home.
Companionship / Pasture Manners B	Excellent with most types of other horses. Not aggressive, not picked on either. Not marish or bossy. Fairly easy with new horses. . Comes when called, easy to catch, good manners at the gate at feeding times.
Managability for Routine and Medical Care B	Farrier: C: Can be antcy and nervous but still respectful. Requires a little patience. Shots: A. No fuss! Stands relaxed for vaccinations. Dental: Unknown. Not done while in our care.. Worming: A. No fuss, doesn't pull away, doesn't spit it out or drop or wipe it on handlers. Grooming: B. Good for brushing and hoof cleaning, but gets mildly impatient. Doesn't obviously enjoy grooming like some horses. Ears -- NA Clipping -- NA, unaware he has ever been exposed. Bathing -- NA, we've not tried. Tying: C. Lacy will tie but is impatient about standing and waiting. We believe she may have been cross tied at her boarding barn, but don't know first hand.
Adoption Fees	Lacy is pasture sound only and, as such, will go on a $0 adoption contract, for a lifelong arrangement. This means that if the adopter ever cannot keep Lacy, she has somewhere to come -- back to CWER -- so we can again help find her a new forever home as a pasture companion. Please call or email for confirmation of the adoption fee and any other questions you may have about this or any of our adoptable horses. Please visit our adoption qna page for details on how our contract works, adoption application, and an explanation of when and how we transfer ownership.

Overview: Lacy is a magnificently beautiful tricolored paint mare. She has brown, white and black in her coat and mane/tail and is a real looker with tons of chrome!

Lacy was donated to CWER because her owner purchased her, but they simply weren't a good match. Lacy's owner was looking for a very quiet, very easy, relaxed weekend horse; Lacy is insecure and needs a more confident handler who will guide her, and does best when she receives more regular workouts and has a set schedule. Her owner was worried where Lacy might end up if she simply placed her in the paper, so she donated Lacy to CWER.

Lacy rides nicely, and has even paced gaits. She has clearly been trained western at some point, but also easily understands single reining and works well with a light but steady contact to her bit. In a confident rider's hands, Lacy will calm down and walk easily around the arena as long as asked, and will stand and be patient, but she would obviously prefer to be moving and going. Lacy has had at least some trail experience, but we have not had the weather or opportunity to take her trail riding yet.

Upon Arrival, January 09: Lacy spent some time here at CWER last summer for a basic riding refresher, in hopes we could help her settle down to the quieter level of riding partner her new mom was seeking. We were pleased that her mom trusted us enough to donate her to CWER when she decided that she and Lacy simply weren't a match and that neither was happy with their arrangement.

Lacy is fit and healthy, well cared for and fully current on her shots et al. We will simply wait out the winter weather and then do at least some basic training refreshers with Lacy, then begin to work on finding her the right forever home.

August 2009 update: We don't know if Lacy had any soundness issues pre-2008. The vets say it is likely this is a long term problem from several years ago. Lacy had a fall during the summer of 2008 with a prior owner. Afterward she was occasionally stiff and not as fluid on her right hind hip. She had chiropractic and was moving better. Occasionally she will play rough or stumble in the pasture, causing the hip to be sore again. We have injected that hock and had chiropractic on that hip; the injection actually seemed to aggravate the problem. This month we had another vet/farrier team review Lacy's issues, and they confirmed our fears -- Lacy has an old stifle injury which has not healed and is unlikely to do so. We are seeking a lifelong pasture companion home for Lacy. It is possible she will come sound again and would again do light riding for a lightweight experienced rider, but we just can't know.

Lacy's bloodlines are noteworthy on both sides, going back to Bar, Roan Kate, Skipper W, McCue, Nugget, Two Eyed Jack, and King!

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