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Lot: 3-year-old filly, Sundust
Location/Found:
Cedarville,
Ohio
I am a professional trainer and was contacted by some local folks
recently. They offered to
give me a 3 year old TWH/RMH filly. They also wanted 30 days put on one
of their other horses. I picked up both horses. (had alot of fun
loading them). The filly has been beaten,
is 200 lbs underweight, has had strangles, mud fever, and of course
rain rot. She also had a halter embedded in her nose. In contrast all 6
of their other horses were beautifully cared for.
Current Status:
The first day Sundust was
here, she charged me. The second day,
she bit me. After the bite, she ran to the corner of her stall and
stood trembling. I started
holding her grain bucket while she ate, (feed is the only thing I had
that she valued). And from there have progressed to being able to enter
her stall, halter her, and groom her thoroughly.
I can also pick front hooves and am working on back feet. This is in two
weeks time.
Follow up: She
is really starting to respond to me now. Training has progressed to the
lunge and she is coming around. The lice are gone and her coat is coming
in beautifully.
She needs her hooves trimmed but my farrier knew her before and won't
touch her.
Everyone is scared of this horse and she is scared of everyone.
~ Photos courtesy of Susan C, 5/7/11 ~
5/19/11 Update:
Working with her is difficult
and dangerous. Because she was
raised alone in a tiny pen, she has no foundation for the training. ~ Photo courtesy of Susan C, 5/12/11 ~ |
