Garrett

Garrett - #70. Bay TB Gelding. Appx. 5 yrs. old. 16.1 hands. Straight off the racetrack because he has a bad left hock. I do not know the extent of the injury. The only other information I have is a tattoo which is Y01507, if someone knows how to look that up and find out who he is.

UPDATE - We moved Garrett to a larger pen that will allow him more mobility.  Garrett sustained a hock injury to his left rear hock, which eventually ended his racing career and destined him to a feedlot. Garrett's ransom was paid by a wonderful lady named Betsy who hopes to have Garrett home soon. At present, we are basically letting Garrett rehabilitate. He came to us in August 1999 and needed stall rest due to the hock injury. The hock is still soft (thank goodness!) and the swelling has gone down considerably. We are hopeful that the move to a larger pen (with his new roomate Jake!) will help in reducing the swelling and keep him using that leg!! Let's all keep our fingers crossed that Garrett's leg heals well enough for him to eventually carry Betsy off into the sunset!!

More information on Garrett (aka Post A Note) from the Del Mar Pedigree Query

Garrett has been under the care of one vet for more than a year and is doing well. Time is helping him to heal properly. It is our hope that he will be able to do light trails at some point. If he is unable to do so, he will remain a sanctuary horse at TIER.

Garrett is a delightful young horse that has been very kind and patient with his recovery.

Update 10/5/04 - Garrett has continued to improve. He is housed in one of the large paddock areas with Pilgrim and Moses so that he will continue to move around and keep that hind leg working. This boy has such beautiful movement! He is kind and so very personable!! He is at the top of scale in herd hierarchy, but not necessarily the alpha. Depends on who he is turned out with!! At this time, it is not known whether or not he would be sound for trail riding as I am not qualified to judge. We need someone to work with him to see if his hock will hold up. Currently, he does not exhibit any lameness at the walk, trot or canter. He is protective of his hock and when he lays down to roll he will do so gingerly but he manages to jump up, run off, buck and snort once he has gotten a good roll in.

Update 12/2009 - 1998 El camino Real Derby-Post A Note