Do you have a Rescue horse? Tell us about him/her.

Ok when I was asked to join it was due to a post regarding my rescue pony. So I thought I would bring the conversation over here and ask all of you to tell us about your rescue horse/pony and there story.
Here is my boys story...
Year and a half ago his dam and a few other horses where removed from a starvation situation. Few days after Animal Control removed them the mares where dropping foals on the ground. My boy (Titus) being one of them. He was actually a twin. The twin crossed over the Rainbow Bridge. But Titus was a fighter. Despite his crooked legs, bad reaction to a blood transfusion and having to be bottle fed something tugged at the vets heart to give him a chance.
He now fat, healthy, overly curious, brave, bold and rather correct legs (from some wonderful care). Loves to be chalenged and I can not wait till he is truely ready to be undersaddle. I have high hopes that he will make a wonderful little event pony with as bold as he is.
He have everything going against him when he was born but now he recieves the best of everything, truely a rag to riches story for this little man whos name fits him perfectly, Titus.
Briana

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Comment by Kareylee on August 30, 2008 at 2:45pm: I have 2 rescues and I love them both. They have added so much to my life. Both horses I got from "Sasha's Legacy Horse Rescue" up near Bon Echo Provincial Park. Syd had EPM and when he was surrendered he had no muscle left in his hip. He couldn't even lift his leg. Bev at S.L. got him the proper test and treatment and had him for 3 years before I adopted him. Syd is the most beautiful and affectionate Appendix QH I have ever met. I have had him for 3 years now and he has developed muscle in that hip again (it will probably never be 100 % again) but he is doing w/t/c. I am so proud of him. My best day was the day he picked up the canter on his bad side and at first, I don't think he realized that he did it, but then this look came over his face, like "Mommy look at me! I am doing it" and he cantered for 5 minutes straight. I couldn't get him to stop.

Tuffy was another horse that I got from Bev. He actually just came here to be Fostered. I am great at making them fat and he definately needed weight. He was found in a barn as a baby. His Mother had already passed away and 2 other horses had to be put down. they had no food or water. Tuffy was up to his chest in manure. He had no hair left on his body from the urine. The Vet said if he would have been left for one more day he would have be dead too. Bev said that out of all the horses there he had that save me look in his eye. Because he was stuck in the manure he could not lenghten his back leg and had to have surgery to lenghten them. He was in slings for 3 months with a rescue puppy at his side as a companion. Bev had him for a year before he came to me to get fat he was 14hh and still very skinny. He is now 16hh and one of the finest animals around. He is the quietest soul ever. My kids, 2 and 3, walk him around on the ground and on his back and he babysits them. I have had so many people offer to buy him but he is never going anywhere.
I LOVE MY RESCUE HORSES

Comment by April Keays on August 30, 2008 at 1:31pm: Thank you Diana. I'm fortunate here in that we have a Standardbred Adoption Society fairly close by. They take in retired racers, or youngsters who just don't make it on the track and then retrain them to be riding horses.
I am considering volunteering one day a week to help with the riding and re-training so I should have plenty of oppertunity to find one that would suite me. I have a feeling the biggist problem might be keeping it to just one!
But thank you again for your imput. I enjoy trail riding, but also do dresssage and it sounds like this breed just might be the ticket.

April

Comment by Diana on August 28, 2008 at 1:54pm: I have a stb, that was "rescued". Here is his story. He was just 2 when he broke his knee during training to be a sulky race horse. He owners loved him. They went to the expense of having surgery and a comprehensive post op therapy. But even after all was said an done, the vets didn't feel that his knee would with stand the pounding racing , incurred, but felt he would be sound and make some one a wonderful pleasure horse. With mixed feelings, the owners found us, and we adopted our Mr. Eko! The previous owners were sad to loss him, but elated that we where willing to take him in and offer him a home.He is a wonderful character. Stb are very versatile, eager to please and learn. My daughter has been training him, and he is coming along nicely. There are groups here in the Maritimes who's main objective is to promote STB's for all kinds of disciplines. They make great western rides, and are a great at dressage, and you will even find them soaring over the jumps. So if you are considering a STB..jump in with both feet, as he will always reward you with his character and heart.

Comment by April Keays on August 28, 2008 at 1:28pm: This may not constitute a "rescue horse" But I am considering adopting a Standardbred when I am ready to get another horse. Has anyone out there done this, and if so what kind of temperment and versitility could I expect?