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Defense
Motion ("Tennyson")
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| ARRIVED |
May 2008 |
| ADOPTABILITY |
ADOPTED July 2008. |
| SPONSORED BY |
Adopted! July 2008
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| BREED/AGE |
7yo (2001 model) registered
Thoroughbred gelding -- $100k+ winner racehorse, exceptional
bloodlines (see below) |
| Summary: |
In mid May 2008, we received a distressed phone call. A young
woman is suffering with severe kidney problems, and is being
hospitalized again. She suffers under an overwhelming concern
-- what will happen to her horse? We agreed to
help, and she donated Tennyson to CWER immediately. We brought
him into our facility on 5/25/08.
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History:
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Intake
Notes: Tenn's
former family tells us he was an exceptional racehorse
until he bowed a tendon at age 4. He won over $100,000
in 11 starts with 9 placings. His mom took him home
after the "high bow" on his foreleg was
healed, promising not to let him race again, and began
riding him. He was a real gentleman, handling trail
rides and arena work like the aristocrat he is. His
ground manners are impeccable. She told us he needed his
spring vaccinations.
He
arrived at CWER in late May, big, built and beautiful!
His coat is gorgeous and he's fit. We immediately brought
him current on his shots, trimmed his hooves, and got
him a preliminary vet exam. Dr King found him to need chiropractic work common in mega-athletic horses, and he had his first
adjustment. He will need turn out time, then at
least 1 more adjustment, and will be ready to
return to work and start figuring out his new career. He was
scheduled for dental work in early June 08.
Like
so many ex-performance, show and boarded horses, Tenny doesn't understand
how to live in a mixed herd. In our world, our
geldings are required to be a part of the primary herd
mixed with mares, and to behave acceptably together.
We believe he has had little exposure to mares, and also
has limited understanding
of how to get along with other geldings when in with mares. We currently
have exposed him to the quietest, easiest "miss
manners" in our herd -- Sandy & Jackie -- and
will continue to work to help him understand what is
expected to be able to live happily among the herd. We
will almost certainly not be able to pasture him with
Miata, who is an extremely dominant and aggressive
gelding.
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June 2008: |
Tenny is coming along quite nicely. He has made friends
with the recently returned Sherlock, who is also on
limited turnout to ease his digestive tract back to
grass. The two massive thoroughbreds seems to be getting
along well, enjoying their time together, both in the
indoor roundpen and in the grass paddock 1. The boys are
not stalled except for grain time, and are allowed to be
easy and active together at all times.
Tenny's movements improved significantly almost
immediately after his first chiropractic. He had a
second adjustment and dental work done shortly after,
and again his movement improved. We have done some long
lining (driving from the ground), and he obviously knows
how to carry himself in frame and has a VERY classy, big
way of moving, even when going forward slowly. We are
really looking forward to getting him back to work in
the weeks to come, as time allows around preparing for Open
House 08 and other more urgent issues.
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| June 2008 #2: |
Tenny is riding! And doing VERY, very
well. He's a surprisingly easy ride, without a lot of
hurry or nervousness. He has an enormous amount of power
stored under you, you can feel it, but he's not bursting
with go at every step. He tends to carry his head high
and forward, so we are working on getting more round and
moving in a frame. He is still a bit downhill at a
canter, indicating he needs work on balance as well, but
is coming along nicely.
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| Career paths? |
Many have asked what Tenny's future will
hold. Obviously, until he is heavily in work we can't be
certain, but based upon his way of going, his
personality, and his bloodlines, it appears Tennyson
should be an ideal amateur Eventer. His natural overstride and
impulsion make him ideal for the dressage component; his
power and proven speed make great sense for cross
country.
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| Sponsorship: |
HAY:
Tenn will need to be on hay during his transition time into
the grass pastures. He was not on fresh grass full time
previously, so we will need to move slowly
to avoid any risk of colic or founder. GRAIN:
We have transitioned Tenny to our primary diet of Purina
Strategy and, at our nutritionist's encouragement, are
moving him over to Purina's Ultium. As we increase his
workload he will need additional calories to build
muscle. His current feed costs are approximately $50/month, and
he needs a feed sponsor.
MED: Tenn will have significant medical expenses
during his initial intake time. His first vet bill was
approximately $175, plus $35 for his shots. His dental and
second chiro totaled another $175. We anticipate he
will encounter at least one more $75 chiropractic care bill before he has a clean bill of health to return to work.
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| Race Results: |
equineline.com
Product 611B - Defense Motion
RACE RECORD North America/USA
YEAR AGE STARTS 1ST 2ND 3RD USA$
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2004 3 10 4 2 3 102,860
2005 4 1 0 0 0 0
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TOTALS 11 4 2 3 102,860
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