TIER Success Stories

Sandy's Seniors

We got GREAT news here! Sandy, a lady who gave Captain (Cappy) and Jon a wonderful home in Texas, has reached out to help 4 more horses!! She will be taking home 4 of the Senior Citizens as soon as transport, Coggins/health can be arranged. And...here they are

Frankie - #106 Roan Appaloosa Gelding. 15 - 18 yrs. Appx. 14.3 hands. Sound. Anyone can ride this horse, but he is going blind. I do not think he can see out of his left eye and the vision in his right is blurry at best. A very sweet and cute horse that needs a special home.

Oh, Frankie is not just another pretty face! HA! He may have some vision impairment, but he ain't no dummy! He immediately found out that if he stretches his neck far enough, scrunches into the corner of his pen and sticks his head way, way out through the rails, that he can grab the handle of the closest feed bin and have a feast! HA! I couldn't believe he could reach that far!

I have been feeding him on the ground because I am afraid he will bang his face if I put a feeder in his pen. He did run into the side of the corral today...not hard...but he gave it a good bump. I also had to show him where his hay, grain, goodies were. But he had no problem remembering where the feed bins and hay stack were because he was back over there trying to get a hold of the feed bin once he finished his dinner! HA!

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The other 3 horses were not put on our list of horses because I spoke to Sandy, told her about them, and she said "Send them home to me". They are...

Myrrh - Blue Roan QH type mare. Very old and arthritic. She would probably be able to walk around with small children on her back, but she won't ever have to that at her new home. She will be wandering the pasture with...

Rowdy - Sorrell QH Gelding, 28 yrs. old. This horse was a one owner horse since he was 3 yrs. old. His owner was going blind and in the process of a divorce. He couldn't keep the horses and sold them to a horsetrader and they ended up at the feedlot. This horse is old and tired and arthritic. He has been at the same home and is currently depressed and confused in the feedlot. If it hadn't been for his friend the Chocolate Palomino, he would probably have lain down for good. But he will be retiring to Texas to lazily munch the grass in his own pasture. with...

Rowdy passed away 3/18/00.

Magi - Chocolate Palomino gelding about 17 yrs. old. This horse is gaited and has been the constant companion of the Old Soldier above. They are inseparable. The Choc Palomino ( now named Magi) might be a Fox Trotter. He can still be ridden and he likes to go fast. Well he can go fast all around the pasture with his new buddies and his old friend once he gets home to Texas.

Exactly one month ago today, on 3/18/00, we lost our dear friend Rowdy. Tomorrow, Rowdy's constant companion for the last 10-15 years, Magi, will go to his new home!

Regina, a lovely lady who is a staunch supporter of TIER, had planned on adopting both Magi & Rowdy so that they could spend the rest of their days roaming her acreage and just being horses. Unfortunately, Rowdy had to be put down last month due to a raging bladder infection. Although Regina was heartbroken over Rowdy's passing, she still wanted to open her home and heart to Magi.

We will miss this friendly old gentleman tremendously! He is a dear boy who deserves his retirement. It will be difficult to look out back and not see his beautiful face, but we are overjoyed that Magi will live out his days walking through the pasture with other horses, grazing and breathing in and out.

Magi has dropped some weight since Rowdy's passing which we attribute to his grief for his longtime pal. But he will have new friends, freedom, love and caring. He deserves nothing less.

Thank you Regina & Richard for reaching out to this magnificent horse to provide him a well deserved home for life. No more auctions. No more feedlots. No more neglect.

Magi is going HOME!

Thank you to Sandy for allowing us the opportunity to have both Magi & Rowdy in our lives. Thank you to Magi & Rowdy for what you gave to us...unconditionally!

Update 7/5/00 - Also, Midas. Midas, formerly Magi, continues to gain. The vet floated his teeth, and even though she said they weren't bad, the difference has been tremendous. I am a firm believer in equine dental work anyway. Before, he was dropping 20-30 quids per meal--now, maybe 3 or so! With some slight changes to his diet as well, I am expecting to see his weight continue to improve. Sadly, Midas has what the vet called "neurological defects"--he has nerve damage in his spine. Probably caused by nothing more sinister than old age--vet estimates him to be at least 20, probably older. We can't do anything for nerve damage, but my goal is to continue to get his weight back up, and keep him as healthy and happy as I can in his retirement years.

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