I brought in another rescue. Irish Sport Horse Mare.

CJnBucksMom · 08-25-2009, 11:03 AM

So, I did it. I took another one because well, I'm a softie LOL

Everyone meet Rose (as in 'My Wild Irish Rose'). Her registered name is Kilpatrick Star. She is a 15 year old Irish Sport Horse who was imported from Ireland a few years ago. She was a broodmare for the first part of her life and later trained in eventing. From what we can gather, this is her story. She came from a very prestigious farm in Ireland from what I can tell. She was imported to NC, sold to a show barn in GA where she was supposedly traded to a Farrier in exchange for his services. He (again supposedly) was the one who got her looking like this. He sold her at a sale to a woman in GA who thought she could help her. From what I am told (and I can't say how much of this is true because I'm going on someone elses word) she was ridden in this shape but they were having hard time putting weight on her. She was then given to a woman in TN who only had her for 2 weeks before she discovered she couldn't keep her due to her husband's job and a forced move. She was listed on craigslist for free and that's how she came home with me.

While she was in the care of the lady I got her from she choked and the vet (who for many reasons and things I've heard sounds like an idiot) thought she may have a tumor or other kind of blockage in her throat. I think it was most likely related to hay that was straw like in quality and cribbing that was being 'handled' by a metal collar that was so tight it caused indentations in her neck. She's had no choke episodes since that one and is looking better in just the few days she's been here with the help of a grazing muzzle to keep the cribbing under control and good senior feed plus beet pulp and rice bran. Not to mention all the GOOD QUALITY orchard grass hay she can eat. It's hard to believe someone spent all of that money to import her and she ended up like this. Here are some pics.

I'm working on uploading photos of before she arrived at the person I got her from's house and then photos of now. In the mean time here are photos of her arrival.

BKKain · 08-25-2009, 11:04 AM

Awh poor mare, She will LOOK great once she puts on weight, bless your heart for helping her out

MyCassie3 · 08-25-2009, 11:22 AM

aww poor girl..

She's definietly going to be lookin good in no time!

pnutmom · 08-27-2009, 12:00 PM

Oh man her poor face just kills me. What a sad looking girl!

ponytrainer77 · 08-27-2009, 12:04 PM

Praise God that you found her!!! She will be fat and sassy in no time. Never will understand how things like this happen. Bet her former owners in Ireland would be horrified to know this is their precious mare that came across the pond for a "good life".

This is a wonderful thing that you have done.

Harley2 · 08-27-2009, 12:06 PM

Oh what a shame... so glad you found her...

nicz2cu · 08-27-2009, 05:34 PM

I bet she'll stop cribbing now that she has hay and grass in front of her .

I'm glad you found her.

CJnBucksMom · 08-27-2009, 05:46 PM

Hi Everyone,

Thought I'd give an update. She is doing much better already. The cribbing has almost completely ceased (she'll still do it occasionally or when she's eating her grain) but other than that nowhere near as much as she was so I've taken the grazing muzzle off. I also had put her on some medicine for ulcers (sucralafate?) that I had for my other TB as I figured cribbing had most likely caused some and her water intake was down. She's been on them since the day after she got here and she seems 'better' in general. Of course, she also has hay or grass to much on 24/7 and I think that's helped out tremendously. I have some new pics from night before last.

Since she has arthritis I've been doing a little work with her on the lunge line. Nothing really strenuous just mainly walking and a little trotting to keep her 'well oiled'.

I have someone, from this forum actually, working on seeing if we can find out where in Ireland she came from. We'll see if we can trace her and find out more.

Shannon · 08-27-2009, 07:55 PM

What a find! Shame on those people for neglecting such a nice, nice mare. I don't think you will be disappointed with her

Kudos, again, to you!

Reyven · 08-28-2009, 06:27 PM

Poor girl

But she is going to be stunning when she is back in shape!

08-25-2009, 11:03 AM	#1
CJnBucksMom Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Tenntucky Posts: 1,109 Images: 127	I brought in another rescue. Irish Sport Horse Mare. So, I did it. I took another one because well, I'm a softie LOL Everyone meet Rose (as in 'My Wild Irish Rose'). Her registered name is Kilpatrick Star. She is a 15 year old Irish Sport Horse who was imported from Ireland a few years ago. She was a broodmare for the first part of her life and later trained in eventing. From what we can gather, this is her story. She came from a very prestigious farm in Ireland from what I can tell. She was imported to NC, sold to a show barn in GA where she was supposedly traded to a Farrier in exchange for his services. He (again supposedly) was the one who got her looking like this. He sold her at a sale to a woman in GA who thought she could help her. From what I am told (and I can't say how much of this is true because I'm going on someone elses word) she was ridden in this shape but they were having hard time putting weight on her. She was then given to a woman in TN who only had her for 2 weeks before she discovered she couldn't keep her due to her husband's job and a forced move. She was listed on craigslist for free and that's how she came home with me. While she was in the care of the lady I got her from she choked and the vet (who for many reasons and things I've heard sounds like an idiot) thought she may have a tumor or other kind of blockage in her throat. I think it was most likely related to hay that was straw like in quality and cribbing that was being 'handled' by a metal collar that was so tight it caused indentations in her neck. She's had no choke episodes since that one and is looking better in just the few days she's been here with the help of a grazing muzzle to keep the cribbing under control and good senior feed plus beet pulp and rice bran. Not to mention all the GOOD QUALITY orchard grass hay she can eat. It's hard to believe someone spent all of that money to import her and she ended up like this. Here are some pics. I'm working on uploading photos of before she arrived at the person I got her from's house and then photos of now. In the mean time here are photos of her arrival. __________________ 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

08-25-2009, 11:04 AM	#2
BKKain Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Beautiful British Columbia Posts: 1,088	Awh poor mare, She will LOOK great once she puts on weight, bless your heart for helping her out __________________ Proud Owner Of Tex Proud Leaser of Frosty ... She's my drinkin' buddy She's got tight blue jeans Long blond hair And she's a cowboy's dream She can knock em back Shot for shot like you've never seen....

08-25-2009, 11:22 AM	#3
MyCassie3 Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,042 Images: 127 Blog Entries: 4	aww poor girl.. She's definietly going to be lookin good in no time! __________________ Cassie AKA Daddy's Money I always feel good when I'm around my horse. No matter how tough the day, even very sad, when I am riding all the world goes away. I Have Been Gobbled by Thom Turkey!!!

08-27-2009, 12:04 PM	#5
ponytrainer77 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Orland, Indiana Posts: 606 Images: 9	Praise God that you found her!!! She will be fat and sassy in no time. Never will understand how things like this happen. Bet her former owners in Ireland would be horrified to know this is their precious mare that came across the pond for a "good life". This is a wonderful thing that you have done. __________________ One reason why birds and horses are happy is because they are not trying to impress other birds and horses. ~Dale Carnegie

08-27-2009, 12:06 PM	#6
Harley2 Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Posts: 769 Images: 90 Blog Entries: 1	Oh what a shame... so glad you found her... __________________ *Inside me lives a skinny woman crying to get out. But I can usually shut the * up with cookies*

08-27-2009, 12:00 PM	#4
pnutmom Full Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 51 Images: 2	Oh man her poor face just kills me. What a sad looking girl!

08-27-2009, 05:34 PM	#7
nicz2cu Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Georgia USA Posts: 2,285 Images: 53	I bet she'll stop cribbing now that she has hay and grass in front of her . I'm glad you found her. __________________ God Bless the Whole Herd

08-27-2009, 05:46 PM	#8
CJnBucksMom Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Tenntucky Posts: 1,109 Images: 127	Hi Everyone, Thought I'd give an update. She is doing much better already. The cribbing has almost completely ceased (she'll still do it occasionally or when she's eating her grain) but other than that nowhere near as much as she was so I've taken the grazing muzzle off. I also had put her on some medicine for ulcers (sucralafate?) that I had for my other TB as I figured cribbing had most likely caused some and her water intake was down. She's been on them since the day after she got here and she seems 'better' in general. Of course, she also has hay or grass to much on 24/7 and I think that's helped out tremendously. I have some new pics from night before last. Since she has arthritis I've been doing a little work with her on the lunge line. Nothing really strenuous just mainly walking and a little trotting to keep her 'well oiled'. I have someone, from this forum actually, working on seeing if we can find out where in Ireland she came from. We'll see if we can trace her and find out more. __________________ 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

08-27-2009, 07:55 PM	#9
Shannon Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: So Cal Posts: 10,831 Images: 1017 Blog Entries: 63	What a find! Shame on those people for neglecting such a nice, nice mare. I don't think you will be disappointed with her Kudos, again, to you! __________________ Mariah - 15 year old KWPN Dutch WB mare I ride earthquakes like I ride horses, often and with talent. And that's only ONE of my talents.

08-28-2009, 06:27 PM	#10
Reyven Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,729 Images: 14 Blog Entries: 4	Poor girl But she is going to be stunning when she is back in shape! __________________ ~Freedom did not come free~

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