Crosswinds Equine Rescue

ARRIVED	September 2009 -- healthy, current on vet care, etc
ADOPTABILITY	adoptable, see below for details
SPONSORSHIP: (Details below)	FEED: has sponsor 12/11-02/12 MEDICAL: needs a sponsor!
BREED/AGE	2-year old (April 2009 model) quarter horse cross (Paso Fino?) filly, orphaned at 4 days old
Skills/Training "Report Card"
Overall Health: A	Little Sasha's mom died when she was just 4 days old, and apparently the owner didn't want and abandoned the foal. Animal control took her in and a caring family raised her for several months. They were not overly experienced with horses, especially foals, and quickly realized that Sasha needed more skilled horse people in her life and other adult horses to help her mature. They donated her to CWER.
Ground Manners: B+	Tying: Sasha ties easily. Leading: She leads well, without needing a leadrope, in most situations. If she is nervous or intimidated, she will dance and fuss mildly. As she matures this is an issue less and less. She can be VERY mildly pushy on occasion while being led. Enter/exit: Sasha enters a stall on her own without needing encouragement. She waits patiently to exit her stall, and behaves nicely when leading to and from the pasture. Occasionally, she will still nibble or search for treats. Hoof care: sasha has learned to have her front hooves handled easily. She is still learning to balance for her rears.
Basic Riding Skills: NA	Sasha will not be ready to begin riding training until at least spring 2012.
Ideal Career	Sasha is far too small to know her future job just yet. For now, she is enjoying just being a horse, and maturing naturally without pressure. Based upon her build and playfulness, along with her natural gait, she will likely excel in most thinking careers such as competitive trail, CMO (scavenger hunt on horseback), gaited showing, etc.
Stall Manners A	Sasha is a very good girl in a stall. She is patient and doesn't get worked up, and waits at the door like a lady before walking out to pasture.
Trailering Skills: C	Sasha has transported just twice, and was nervous on her ride home to CWER. We will provide her with trailer training as we do all our adoptables.
Companionship / Pasture Manners A	What a little sweetie!! She is clearly enjoying a life with other younger horses, and plays happily. She has her own protectors -- big Valiant and little Dazzle both consider her their minion and protect her carefully from anyone who bullies her. Once Val and Daz moved on to new homes, she buddied with the older mare, Ruthie, and the 2 of them groom and play like youngsters. It has brought Ruthie out of her shell and dramatically improved her fitness. thanks, Sasha! Ruthie then moved on as well, and Sasha has easily become companions to other newcomers. In fall 2011, she has taken little Magic - the starved 15 month old -- under her wing now as well.
Manageability for Routine and Medical Care B	While not 'thrilled' with shots or worming, Sasha has been reasonably mannered for both. She has not yet needed dental work. Sasha is surprisingly good for farrier work, having a little trouble when she loses balance.
Adoption Terms	Generally, we try to set our adoption fees at half what we feel a similar horse would sell for, but still making sure we are above $750 for a full sized, mature to ensure the horse does not end up at a low end auction or worse, sold to slaughter. Sasha is an adorable youngster with good confirmation and a great start in life. Her adoption fee is $500. The fee listed is as of 6/1/11, and is subject to change as training and other variables effect. Please call or email for confirmation of his 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 ownershi

Overview: Sasha was orphaned at just 4 days old. Animal control rescued her from starvation, and contacted an area rescue, who found Sasha a foster family. That family bottle fed her and taught her to eat grain and hay, but were unable to raise her long term. The rescue donated her to CWER.

HISTORY: It's such fun to see litttle Sasha at play with the other horses. Val ADORES her and considers her his plaything! Dazzle is her protector, and jumps to Sasha's aid from anyone -- even TESS! -- who she thinks might be threatening to beat up the baby. Lexi treated her as her own foal when she first arrived. Tess sniffed her, determined she was healthy and worthy of being a member of the herd, and has ignored her ever since.

Sponsorship: Sasha has a feed sponsor for Dec'11 thru Feb '12. The feed sponsor donates to cover the cost of her feed monthly -- $35 per month at this time.

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