Please critique this horse for me?

[Emma]

Not quite 2-year old TB cross gelding. What do you think of him?

 

[katrina]

I'm a sucker for a black horse. Looks good to me. As long as the price is right. And as long as he's straight go for it.........

 

[Faster horses]

He looks like he could use a bath to me. Man, is he muddy!!
He looks to be a bit on thin side.

Make sure he gets wormed which will help his haircoat.
Young animals tend to have more worms than older animals.

Other than that, I kinda like him.

 

[Emma]

He's in a feedlot waiting to be shipped for slaughter. That's why he's filthy and raggedy. I'm going to pull him out tomorrow and put him in quarantine for a month, then bring him home to train and rehome.

I'm not real swift on conformation but I thought he looked okay, and the assessors say he's straight-legged and well put together. And sweet natured. Anyway, I thought he'd look better in a saddle than in a can.

Thanks for the input, I appreciate all comments on him.

 

[Faster horses]

OH, Emma, good for you for getting him out of there.
How on earth did you find him in the first place?

Please post a picture after clean-up day!

 

[Emma]

He'll be my 5th one. Whenever I have room for one I go to www.columbiabasinequinerescue.org and have a look at their listings. CBER volunteers are allowed to go to the feedlot, assess the horses, take photos and they post them on their web site. The volunteers are good at their assessments, and if a person uses their own common sense and doesn't get emotional it turns out well. I haven't had a bad horse out of there yet.

It's a little premature for me to be getting another one right now, but I went to the site yesterday to get info on one I have that's trained and will be rehomed this week, and I stumbled across this little baby. The killer truck is coming Thursday and he just missed being shipped on the last one, plus he struck a chord with me, so I'm diving in again.

At least he'll be in quarantine for a month. That'll give me time to get one gone and finish up another and maybe have it gone. I'd like to be down to my two "forever" horses and one rescue by the time horsecamping weather is here. I l-o-v-e horsecamping. 8)

 

[Choclab]

Chuck sure has quite the racket going on with CBER....this whole thing started with one of my co-workers grandad, Gary Seals.......make sure you vaccinate the hell out of that horse and change your clothes after you mess with him before you mess with your own personal horses.....strangles is a bench......just ask them folks at CBER....they had a new strain that vets hadn't seen yet, it was killin' peoples personal horses. It was a hush, hush kinda thing they don't talk about too much.


But, with all that being said, I do applaud you for taking that horse in and trying to find a new home for him. I have never taken in a rescue case. It takes a special heart to do it for the love of it and not $$$$. I just have a problem with some of CBER methods....They do get a few horses recued though, so it isn't all bad. I see/get filled in on some of the "behind the scenes" crap that goes on there. I hope they get to keep their non-profit status......They sure have nice, new trailers though!

 

[katrina]

Emma,

He has a real kind eye... And the fact that you can at least pick up one foot means he has potential....... Bravo to you.... And keep us posted good or bad on the adventure you have taken..........

 

[kolanuraven]

Hey Emma....PM me



I know where there are 3 TB females you can save from slaughter! No kidding....

Supposedly the top cut of the breed ....but their owner ..dumped them and cut & run.

Seems she had more "brag" than money to pay for their upkeep.

They need a good home and FAST!

 

[Emma]

Chuck sure has quite the racket going on with CBER....this whole thing started with one of my co-workers grandad, Gary Seals.......make sure you vaccinate the hell out of that horse and change your clothes after you mess with him before you mess with your own personal horses.....strangles is a bench......just ask them folks at CBER....they had a new strain that vets hadn't seen yet, it was killin' peoples personal horses. It was a hush, hush kinda thing they don't talk about too much.


But, with all that being said, I do applaud you for taking that horse in and trying to find a new home for him. I have never taken in a rescue case. It takes a special heart to do it for the love of it and not $$$$. I just have a problem with some of CBER methods....They do get a few horses recued though, so it isn't all bad. I see/get filled in on some of the "behind the scenes" crap that goes on there. I hope they get to keep their non-profit status......They sure have nice, new trailers though!

Hi choclab,
Potential corruption everywhere, I understand. I don't know any of the people personally, or anything that goes on with operations. Maybe that's wrong of me, to not get involved, but that's one reason I work with horses and not people - they're just more honest. I value CBER because it allows me to help a horse when I can, and I've made a couple of friends along the way with other adopters. Two really good friends.

I just heard yesterday about the strangles nightmare caused by adopted feedlot horses not being properly quarantined. A good reminder to never underestimate OR overestimate people. If I have to buy the TB gelding today he'll be transported by a volunteer directly to a quarantine facility for 30 days and I won't even meet him until the final day when I go to pick him up. By then, he will have all his vaccinations, too. Keeps all the horses I have contact with safe that way.

I'm tempted to listen to the background info still, but am selfish in that I don't want it to color my little world with ick.

All that being said, or unsaid :wink: know anyone who might be interested in a flashy 7-year old bright sorrel Arabian mare? Tons of natural groundwork and 30+ days prof. training on an angus ranch, 14.3H, sound, well-behaved and affectionate. I tried to get some action photos of her yesterday but she likes cuddling and playing with me so much that I could only get her ear or her eye or her nostril. I'm not strong on Arabians but I'm awfully strong on this mare. Smartest horse I've ever known and easiest to train. She's going to be someone's horse-of-a-lifetime horse.

One of the problems with rehoming horses out of the feedlot is some people don't value them and they don't want to pay what they're worth (I don't mind that, I go into it losing money and expect nothing about that to change) and then there's the throwaway horse stigma attached to them that makes it easy for some people to throw them away again. Other people devote themselves to letting nothing bad EVER HAPPEN TO THEIR RESCUE HORSE AGAIN. People are a funny mix. Keeps life spicy!

Happy trails.

 

[Hooks]

I do applaud you for taking that horse in and trying to find a new home for him. .... It takes a special heart to do it ........

........same here..........good luck..............

 

[Choclab]

Sleepy Hollow.....................

 

[Emma]

Sleepy Hollow? What is Sleepy Hollow other than a really scary story?

Well, I paid for the little beast last night. Today he'll be moved from the feedlot to quarantine. Wish me luck.

 

[Choclab]

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