Pics of the Quarter Pony rescues *as requested by belle4

Jubilee Farm · 02-19-2005, 09:03 AM

These are the 'kids'. They have been here for just about a year now and its been a slooow process getting them back up to weight and health. For those of you who don't know their story (long story short) they were 2 yr olds out in a large mountain pasture (no actual pasture, just tons of trees, few scattered blades of grass, and hillside) and were being fed only occasional handfuls of garbage grass which seriously looked like clumps of grass that someone had pulled out in handfulls and dried. It was moldy and had large chunks of root and dirt at the bases of the clumps. Oh yeah, and occasional hand fulls of dog food for their 'grain'. They had no water because as the owner proudly announced "they don't need a bucket of water, you can watch them smart little horses just go out and DIG for their water". They were left alone by the owneres except when the owners needed something out of the shed that was in their pen... and when he went in there he always carried his 'big stick' to beat them back if they got close. *NOTE this is NOT just stories i heard..I witnessed all of this first hand! Severe hoof neglect which we are still working on to correct...UGH it was terrible.
Anyhow, we rescued the 3 of them (the 4th one died on location a couple of weeks before we could arrange for a fully enclosed trailer to get them here)

First pic is just a before pic....the stud is in the foreground, you can see the mares little pointed butts and hips peeking out from behind him.

here are the girls a couple of weeks ago. PLEASE excuse the mud and woolies.. i'm so embarrassed to show how it looks out here in winter!

Here is the stud this summer... *lol didn't like any of his winter fuzzy pics enough to share. They made him look like a woolie mule

Jubilee Farm · 02-19-2005, 09:06 AM

UGH sorry bout the HUGE pic guys... forgot to resize it

sher327 · 02-19-2005, 09:08 AM

awww, I am so glad you rescued them! You have done a great job them

I can't believe the owners treated them that way, some people should never be allowed to own animals, it just makes you so mad to know there are TONS of animals out there who are treated this way

Bella · 02-19-2005, 09:14 AM

Wow, they already look so much better. Good job for taking on such a chore, you deserve a pat on the back.

-Bella

Cool Time 84 · 02-19-2005, 09:21 AM

They're looking good, keep up the good work, and no one will be able to tell that they looked as bad as they did when you got them!

lovemyshy · 02-19-2005, 10:22 AM

Bless your heart for rescueing these animals!!! Looks like you have done an A-1 job of recouperating that horse!! I can tell by other threads and this one that you have a heart the size of texas, and one day you will be truely rewarded for that!!

julie&chico · 02-19-2005, 10:46 AM

WOW!!!!!! Good for you and all your efforts!!!!!!!!! They look absolutley fabulous!!! Good job and keep up the good work and keep posting pics!!!!!!!

JC

Miz Khiz · 02-19-2005, 10:48 AM

They look great! That's so awesome that you rescued them!

HorseCraze120 · 02-19-2005, 12:29 PM

That is awesome hwo much better they look, and its so great that you rescued them! Theyre cute

dakota's_sable · 02-19-2005, 12:32 PM

WOW! They look great! They are some lucky horses to have had you come into their lives. Keep up the great work and sending pics - big or small.

02-19-2005, 09:03 AM	#1
Jubilee Farm Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Northern CA Posts: 1,476 Images: 52	*Pics of the Quarter Pony rescues as requested by belle4** These are the 'kids'. They have been here for just about a year now and its been a slooow process getting them back up to weight and health. For those of you who don't know their story (long story short) they were 2 yr olds out in a large mountain pasture (no actual pasture, just tons of trees, few scattered blades of grass, and hillside) and were being fed only occasional handfuls of garbage grass which seriously looked like clumps of grass that someone had pulled out in handfulls and dried. It was moldy and had large chunks of root and dirt at the bases of the clumps. Oh yeah, and occasional hand fulls of dog food for their 'grain'. They had no water because as the owner proudly announced "they don't need a bucket of water, you can watch them smart little horses just go out and DIG for their water". They were left alone by the owneres except when the owners needed something out of the shed that was in their pen... and when he went in there he always carried his 'big stick' to beat them back if they got close. NOTE this is NOT just stories i heard..I witnessed all of this first hand! Severe hoof neglect which we are still working on to correct...UGH it was terrible. Anyhow, we rescued the 3 of them (the 4th one died on location a couple of weeks before we could arrange for a fully enclosed trailer to get them here) First pic is just a before pic....the stud is in the foreground, you can see the mares little pointed butts and hips peeking out from behind him. here are the girls a couple of weeks ago. PLEASE excuse the mud and woolies.. i'm so embarrassed to show how it looks out here in winter! Here is the stud this summer... lol didn't like any of his winter fuzzy pics enough to share. They made him look like a woolie mule

02-19-2005, 09:08 AM	#3
sher327 Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: illinois Posts: 7,132 Images: 615	awww, I am so glad you rescued them! You have done a great job them I can't believe the owners treated them that way, some people should never be allowed to own animals, it just makes you so mad to know there are TONS of animals out there who are treated this way __________________

02-19-2005, 09:14 AM	#4
Bella Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 4,234 Images: 110 Blog Entries: 3	Wow, they already look so much better. Good job for taking on such a chore, you deserve a pat on the back. -Bella __________________ It's a lot like nuts and bolts - if the rider's nuts, the horse bolts! ~Nicholas Evans

02-19-2005, 09:21 AM	#5
Cool Time 84 Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Posts: 6,027 Images: 849 Blog Entries: 2	They're looking good, keep up the good work, and no one will be able to tell that they looked as bad as they did when you got them! __________________ *LUCKY B RANCH* http://www.freewebs.com/luckybranch/index.htm *STOP = Spin Tires On Pavement!*

02-19-2005, 10:22 AM	#6
lovemyshy Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: British Columbia Posts: 2,285 Images: 310 Blog Entries: 4	Bless your heart for rescueing these animals!!! Looks like you have done an A-1 job of recouperating that horse!! I can tell by other threads and this one that you have a heart the size of texas, and one day you will be truely rewarded for that!! __________________ *I've learned that when you have kids, trying to clean the house is like trying to nail jello to a tree!!!!* *Friendship is like peeing your pants, everyone can see it, but only you can feel the true warmth!!!*

02-19-2005, 09:06 AM	#2
Jubilee Farm Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Northern CA Posts: 1,476 Images: 52	UGH sorry bout the HUGE pic guys... forgot to resize it

02-19-2005, 10:46 AM	#7
julie&chico Banned Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 953	WOW!!!!!! Good for you and all your efforts!!!!!!!!! They look absolutley fabulous!!! Good job and keep up the good work and keep posting pics!!!!!!! JC

02-19-2005, 10:48 AM	#8
Miz Khiz Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 1,301 Images: 38 Blog Entries: 120	They look great! That's so awesome that you rescued them!

02-19-2005, 12:29 PM	#9
HorseCraze120 Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 10,453 Images: 394 Blog Entries: 4	That is awesome hwo much better they look, and its so great that you rescued them! Theyre cute __________________ Ashley i was on HGS when we hit 3 million posts Rules and Sebastian - forever in my heart<3

02-19-2005, 12:32 PM	#10
dakota's_sable Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: SE South Dakota Posts: 1,686 Images: 14	WOW! They look great! They are some lucky horses to have had you come into their lives. Keep up the great work and sending pics - big or small. __________________ The Horse: Friendship without envy, Beauty without vanity, Nobility without conceit, A willing partner, yet no slave.

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