I brought in another rescue. Irish Sport Horse Mare.

CJnBucksMom · 08-28-2009, 06:48 PM

I finally talked to her first owner/breeder in Ireland! What a nice lady! Turns out she only sold her 6 years ago but it was not to the last person listed on her papers. So that's another missing link to find. She's going to try to get me photos of her when she was younger and also of the last filly she had out of her who is in Northern Ireland. She was asking different things to make sure we were talking about the same horse and she asked if she had any marks (scars). I told her there was one on her back leg. She knew right then it was her. The day that Rose was born they went out to the field and knew her dam had foaled but they couldn't find Rose anywhere. They finally found her struggling in a river she'd fallen into and the scar came from a wound on a metal barrel that had been floating and cut her as she struggled. She made it through that and lived a fairly happy life as a broodmare in Ireland. No one is sure what happened after she was imported to the US but we know she was trained to ride (at least from what we've been told, I think the past owner confirmed she HAD been ridden but she was never broke while she was in Ireland).

Now at least I know something about her. I emailed photos to the first owner and we're going to keep in touch. Thanks everyone for your help in teaching me how to call. This really made my day to know at least her life hasn't always been terrible and someone did love and care for her at some point. I felt bad because by the womans voice you could tell she was heartbroken over what had happened to her but also kept telling me how glad she was that I had her now and she had a good home to live out her days in.

swansonspaints · 08-28-2009, 09:40 PM

wow! That horse has been thru a lot! I am so glad that she is with you now! God bless you!

chevalgal · 08-28-2009, 10:57 PM

moved me to tears.... now ill go back and read the whole story.

i am literally crying now....

thanks for bringing some light into her life,

god bless you.

WilsonF · 08-28-2009, 11:03 PM

Wow...Kudos to you for taking her in. She has come a long way already. keep us updated. she is going to be a looker.

jumper_pie · 08-29-2009, 06:07 AM

thank you for taking her in, much appreciation your way!

CabterCrazy · 08-29-2009, 07:02 PM

Best of luck with her. And bless you for taking her! Hope you can get some weight on her soon.

FancyAppy · 08-29-2009, 07:29 PM

Thank you for taking her in. Thank you for giving her another chance at a good life.

hamerface · 08-29-2009, 08:37 PM

dear lord..
I am so glad you found her.

when I first saw your post, my thoughts were rescue - Irish Draft not really possible.. Like an oxymoron, that in my mind it would be impossible for a mare of that type of breeding to end up looking like this.

CJnBucksMom · 08-29-2009, 09:13 PM

As sad as it is I think it serves as a perfect example that this can happen to ANY horse. It made that thought really hit home for me. I know her first owner sure never thought she'd end up like this, she said the people who bought her from her seemed to really care about horses. How then let her go to someone who would let her end up like this is beyond me.

hamerface · 08-29-2009, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by CJnBucksMom

As sad as it is I think it serves as a perfect example that this can happen to ANY horse. It made that thought really hit home for me. I know her first owner sure never thought she'd end up like this, she said the people who bought her from her seemed to really care about horses. How then let her go to someone who would let her end up like this is beyond me.

me too

It does serve as a shocking reminder to us all. No matter the breed, the horse, or the pedigree...

08-28-2009, 06:48 PM	#11
CJnBucksMom Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Tenntucky Posts: 1,109 Images: 127	I finally talked to her first owner/breeder in Ireland! What a nice lady! Turns out she only sold her 6 years ago but it was not to the last person listed on her papers. So that's another missing link to find. She's going to try to get me photos of her when she was younger and also of the last filly she had out of her who is in Northern Ireland. She was asking different things to make sure we were talking about the same horse and she asked if she had any marks (scars). I told her there was one on her back leg. She knew right then it was her. The day that Rose was born they went out to the field and knew her dam had foaled but they couldn't find Rose anywhere. They finally found her struggling in a river she'd fallen into and the scar came from a wound on a metal barrel that had been floating and cut her as she struggled. She made it through that and lived a fairly happy life as a broodmare in Ireland. No one is sure what happened after she was imported to the US but we know she was trained to ride (at least from what we've been told, I think the past owner confirmed she HAD been ridden but she was never broke while she was in Ireland). Now at least I know something about her. I emailed photos to the first owner and we're going to keep in touch. Thanks everyone for your help in teaching me how to call. This really made my day to know at least her life hasn't always been terrible and someone did love and care for her at some point. I felt bad because by the womans voice you could tell she was heartbroken over what had happened to her but also kept telling me how glad she was that I had her now and she had a good home to live out her days in. __________________ Official Member of the 'My Husband is Hot Club' 'Real Stallions Wear Pink' Sexy by ChristmasChallenge-r!! Goal: 19 lbs LOST CURRENT: 1 lbs LOST

08-28-2009, 10:57 PM	#13
chevalgal Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SE Qld, Australia Posts: 323 Images: 121 Blog Entries: 1	moved me to tears.... now ill go back and read the whole story. i am literally crying now.... thanks for bringing some light into her life, god bless you. __________________ A colt you may break but an old horse, you never can.- french proverb talk slow, talk low, and dont talk too much- john wayne SE QLD- waler stallion @ stud 2009. pm me

08-29-2009, 06:07 AM	#15
jumper_pie Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 1,506 Images: 96 Blog Entries: 3	thank you for taking her in, much appreciation your way! __________________ http://sugarhillfarms.webs.com/ "brian! brian! there's a message in my alpabet soup...it says...ooooooooooo.." "-peter, those are cherios..." "I shall call him 'Squishy,' and he shall be mine, and he shall be my Squishy." jumper_pie & Shikoika : Gumdrop Yankers Unite!

08-29-2009, 07:02 PM	#16
CabterCrazy Full Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 31	Best of luck with her. And bless you for taking her! Hope you can get some weight on her soon. __________________ When you look in a horse's eye you can see more then just the eye. You see everything.

08-29-2009, 07:29 PM	#17
FancyAppy Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Pa. Posts: 1,166 Images: 243	Thank you for taking her in. Thank you for giving her another chance at a good life. __________________ HIDDEN ACRES FARM HOME TO MINIATURE HORSES, MINIATURE DONKEYS, TWO SHIRE MARES,MANY NUTTY GOATS , A QH PEST AND A SPOILED FAT APPY

08-28-2009, 09:40 PM	#12
swansonspaints Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Horsetown USA - Norco, CA Posts: 376 Images: 6	wow! That horse has been thru a lot! I am so glad that she is with you now! God bless you!

08-28-2009, 11:03 PM	#14
WilsonF Full Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 257 Images: 42	Wow...Kudos to you for taking her in. She has come a long way already. keep us updated. she is going to be a looker.

08-29-2009, 08:37 PM	#18
hamerface Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: North Western Alberta Posts: 448 Images: 4	dear lord.. I am so glad you found her. when I first saw your post, my thoughts were rescue - Irish Draft not really possible.. Like an oxymoron, that in my mind it would be impossible for a mare of that type of breeding to end up looking like this.

08-29-2009, 09:13 PM	#19
CJnBucksMom Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Tenntucky Posts: 1,109 Images: 127	As sad as it is I think it serves as a perfect example that this can happen to ANY horse. It made that thought really hit home for me. I know her first owner sure never thought she'd end up like this, she said the people who bought her from her seemed to really care about horses. How then let her go to someone who would let her end up like this is beyond me. __________________ Official Member of the 'My Husband is Hot Club' 'Real Stallions Wear Pink' Sexy by ChristmasChallenge-r!! Goal: 19 lbs LOST CURRENT: 1 lbs LOST

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