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Summary:

History:  

We received a nervous phone call in December 2007. A woman called, saying her husband had purchased 3 horses from a 'bad situation' some time before. One horse had been easy to manage and they had rehomed her with a friend. The other 2 were still in his care. The husband had some horse experience but not extensive. The wife had none and was intimidated, particularly by the larger mare, Mia. Then, the husband injured his shoulder at work, and was off work for weeks. He struggled to care for Mia and Sally, and the wife was trying to find the 2 mares new homes. When none could be found, they started calling rescues.

At the time, CWER was full and unable to take the mares in, but we posted them to various lists for her, and soon heard that another facility was going to take them in.

Then, some weeks later, a panicked phone call. The other facility hadn't taken the horses after all; the husband has had surgery on the shoulder and is still trying to care for the horses. The wife is at work, 45 minutes away; Mia has hit the husband's shoulder with a gate and is running panicked in her yard as he let go and sunk to the ground in pain.

As soon as possible, we picked up the 2 mares and brought them to CWER. Lee was so grateful that we were able to bring them in to our facility and help this family before someone got really hurt...including the horses. Lee explained that both mares had been ridden before he took them in, but he didn't know much about the female rider's skill, or about their level of training. He cautioned that Mia could be pushy at times. Sally had always been sweet and easy to manage with excellent ground manners.

March 2008: Sally is a really sweet, docile, beautiful little mare. At just 3, Sally hasn't seemed to find her place in the world quite yet. She often seems just a bit lost, confused, perhaps even overwhelmed by the world around her. She has excellent ground manners -- personal space, great with her feet, etc -- but sometimes seems afraid to go where her human is leading. She had a low level infection which we are currently treating, and hope to see Sally come more out of her shell once that's resolved. She also has a drooping lip which the vet says is likely a mineral deficiency which should improve with time.

This is one REALLY pretty little mare, and I hope to get quality photos of her shot and posted very soon!

GRAIN: Sally needs a grain sponsor -- $35/month to feed this big, powerful mare.

MED: Sally really needs a med sponsor -- someone who agrees to pay any medical bills she encounters. As of March 08, Sally's expenses thus far have been worming and transportation to CWER with Mia ($175 total), plus the initial vet visit ($100) and antibiotics ($25). in April 08 we've had to order $150 worth of oral antibiotics for her.

 Soon we will be doing spring shots and dental work.