My project

LeapOfFaithFarm · 06-05-2009, 05:43 AM

Just found the cutest pic on the camera card that my daughter took. This was taken on 5-9-09 (I have GOT to get out there and get newer pics)
This is Katie and her buddy Cheyenne, our 33 year old paint mare. These two are joined at the hip and rarely do you see very far from the other.
I just thought that this was the sweetest pic.
Katie is defiantly feeling better and getting more and more spunk. If she sees you coming with the lead rope and the medicine bucket she will lead you on a chase around the pasture.
The other day we where out there giving her a bath and my son started laughing and I asked him what was so funny and he was like look mom Katies butt has some wiggle now!!!! When we got her there was not one ounce of fat on her rump it was all bone and when you poked it that was all you felt now she has some padding!!! It is a slow progress but hopefully eventually she will look as fat and happy as the other old mare next to her.

bloodymerrie · 06-05-2009, 06:04 AM

Oh well done to you! And kudo's for taking this mare in. We have a rescue mare ourselves and she will reward you for your kindness, you can depend on it. She looks so much better already.

katiebugsmylove · 06-05-2009, 11:54 AM

wow they both look amazzing!

LeapOfFaithFarm · 07-22-2009, 06:46 PM

I finally got the chance to get some new pics of Kaite so I figured that I would update on how she was doing.

This one was taken on July 9th

And these where taken on July 22

As you can tell she was just thrilled to be having her picture taken

And here she is waiting for the dinner buffet to open!!!

NotsoDumbBlonde · 07-23-2009, 05:26 AM

she looks FANTASTIC!!!! Wow what a difference.. I knew there was a beauty in there

How's baby doing?
I really can't believe how a horse who looked like she did, can come back and blossom into this... incredible

Beeks · 07-23-2009, 06:30 AM

She is fleshing up nicely but is sure taking her dear sweet time with it eh? Poor girl was so emaciated when you got her.

When I got my old man out of his lease care nightmare he was quite emaciated as well. I put him out on pasture and gave him all the grass/alfalfa he could eat but made little progress. I had to put him on straight senior feed before he fleshed up at all. His teeth were almost non-existent it turns out, so the foraging was keeping him occupied and his stomach full, but passing thru him without any nutritional value.

It is nice to see her ribs finally covered up and her hiney starting to look like a horse hiney instead of a coat rack. Good job with her.

What are you feeding her, if you don't mind my asking.

oldhorsehome · 07-23-2009, 07:01 AM

Oh, Cheryl, she is just lovely. You have done an amazing job with her!

It took my Buddy a good 7-8 months to put all the weight back on so she looks right on track.

Great job!!

Beeks · 07-23-2009, 07:24 AM

I'm sorry if I made it sound like she was not gaining fast enough. She IS right on track. It is never fast enough though, at least not for us.

firegurl979 · 07-23-2009, 11:06 AM

wow!!! what a difference!!!

She looks so soo much better!

Reyven · 07-23-2009, 11:17 AM

She is looking so much better! It always takes them too long to gain weight, but she is definitely gaining well!

06-05-2009, 06:04 AM	#42
bloodymerrie Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: South Africa Posts: 236	Oh well done to you! And kudo's for taking this mare in. We have a rescue mare ourselves and she will reward you for your kindness, you can depend on it. She looks so much better already. __________________ PROUD LIKE A GOD

06-05-2009, 11:54 AM	#43
katiebugsmylove Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: IN CLUMBEAVILLE MI WITH MY HORSES Posts: 988 Images: 181 Blog Entries: 5	wow they both look amazzing! __________________ Gitchi-gitchi-goo means that I love you, by Phineas and Ferb!! (google.com it) best song everhttp://katiebugsmylove.webs.com/

07-22-2009, 06:46 PM	#44
LeapOfFaithFarm Full Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 68	I finally got the chance to get some new pics of Kaite so I figured that I would update on how she was doing. This one was taken on July 9th And these where taken on July 22 As you can tell she was just thrilled to be having her picture taken And here she is waiting for the dinner buffet to open!!! __________________ “Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down like a game of Solitaire. It is a grand passion." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

07-23-2009, 06:30 AM	#46
Beeks Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Central Washington Posts: 4,340 Images: 351	She is fleshing up nicely but is sure taking her dear sweet time with it eh? Poor girl was so emaciated when you got her. When I got my old man out of his lease care nightmare he was quite emaciated as well. I put him out on pasture and gave him all the grass/alfalfa he could eat but made little progress. I had to put him on straight senior feed before he fleshed up at all. His teeth were almost non-existent it turns out, so the foraging was keeping him occupied and his stomach full, but passing thru him without any nutritional value. It is nice to see her ribs finally covered up and her hiney starting to look like a horse hiney instead of a coat rack. Good job with her. What are you feeding her, if you don't mind my asking. __________________ Your horse called. He said "Get off the computer!" I've been "Gobbled" and I liked it.

07-23-2009, 07:01 AM	#47
oldhorsehome Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 2,946 Images: 404 Blog Entries: 7	Oh, Cheryl, she is just lovely. You have done an amazing job with her! It took my Buddy a good 7-8 months to put all the weight back on so she looks right on track. Great job!! __________________ All that is gold does not glitter, and all that glitters is not gold.

06-05-2009, 05:43 AM	#41
LeapOfFaithFarm Full Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 68	Just found the cutest pic on the camera card that my daughter took. This was taken on 5-9-09 (I have GOT to get out there and get newer pics) This is Katie and her buddy Cheyenne, our 33 year old paint mare. These two are joined at the hip and rarely do you see very far from the other. I just thought that this was the sweetest pic. Katie is defiantly feeling better and getting more and more spunk. If she sees you coming with the lead rope and the medicine bucket she will lead you on a chase around the pasture. The other day we where out there giving her a bath and my son started laughing and I asked him what was so funny and he was like look mom Katies butt has some wiggle now!!!! When we got her there was not one ounce of fat on her rump it was all bone and when you poked it that was all you felt now she has some padding!!! It is a slow progress but hopefully eventually she will look as fat and happy as the other old mare next to her.

07-23-2009, 07:24 AM	#48
Beeks Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Central Washington Posts: 4,340 Images: 351	I'm sorry if I made it sound like she was not gaining fast enough. She IS right on track. It is never fast enough though, at least not for us. __________________ Your horse called. He said "Get off the computer!" I've been "Gobbled" and I liked it.

07-23-2009, 11:06 AM	#49
firegurl979 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Norcal Posts: 1,425 Images: 3	wow!!! what a difference!!! She looks so soo much better! __________________ Proud member of the Purple Sheep's Club! "Let a horse whisper in your ear and breathe on your heart. You will never regret it." ~ Author Unknown.

07-23-2009, 11:17 AM	#50
Reyven Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,729 Images: 14 Blog Entries: 4	She is looking so much better! It always takes them too long to gain weight, but she is definitely gaining well! __________________ ~Freedom did not come free~

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