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(First Trim Ever)
Previous History: Black
Jack is 9 year old Mustang gelding who was removed
from the Wenatchee range when he was hours old. He
went through the local auction where he was placed in
his new home. I am unsure whether he was separated
from his mother at that time or not. At the age of
2 he was moved to western Washington and raised in a
pasture by himself. Although there were local
horses in his immediate area, he was not able to
socialize in a herd. I was called by the owner
because of the growing concern they had regarding his
feet. He was untrained and could not be handled
easily. I don't believe he has ever had his feet
done, and if so it had been quite sometime. His
feet had simply been growing so long that they would
literally break off. BJ was also extremely
foundered that his neck looks much like a cyst at this
time. The mane line is more than 4 inches thick
and he has a difficult time standing on any of his feet
due to the weight issues. He has severe laminitis
although he is not showing any signs of lameness.
Update:
After working with BJ for over a
month I was able to bond with him enough to where he
would come to me without hassle. Once I was able
to bond and somewhat pick up his feet it was time to
load him into the trailer. I immediately took him
down to my farrier for his first trim/treatment.
When we arrived he was quite difficult to handle due to
his inexperience with feet handling. There was no
way to take care of his feet without some sort of
sedation. NW Vet was onsite and able to slightly
sedate him enough to pick up his feet without issue.
My farrier commented that this was the worst case of
laminitis that he had ever seen. As you can see in
the above pictures his feet look much better after the
first trim. I would assume that after another 2
they will start to look normal again. BJ will be
placed on a 4 week trim cycle. We are working with
his ground work and feet handling in hopes of not need
sedation on our next trim. He has been vaccinated
and has recently been accepted into our herd. He
has done quite well with bonding with them and loves to
run and kick his heals up in the pasture.
Unfortunately due to his weight issues, he will not be
able to be turned out into the larger grassy pasture
until a later date. He has lost over 85 lbs since
first being evaluated.
Adoption Fee:
Not Available at this time.
Information on Laminitis:
Coming Soon!
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