Believe in the Magic of the Season

Remember Sawyer and Jasper?  Meet their moms, Dottie (blk/wht) and Pistol Annie.

AAE welcomed Dottie and Pistol Annie in September 2019 from a financial distress/neglect situation.  Both were relinquished to AAE after many years of limited care.  Their coming 3 year old foals, Jasper and Sawyer, came to AAE in June 2019.  Both were in need of basic care.

 

Shortly after arrival, Dottie got much needed hoof and dental care. Radiographs of her left hind showed an old injury, likely a deep laceration to the bone and fractured sesmoids with substantial arthritic changes.   Dottie seems comfortable and has limited range of motion in the left hind, so neither riding nor forced exercise/activity are an option for this sweet girl.  She is best suited for a companion home with another kind, older horse where she will be loved on for the rest of her days.

Dottie is relatively uncomplicated and easy to handle, but she lacks a bit of confidence and needs a slow approach to halter.  She did well with the vet and injections.  She is relatively good with hoof handling but for a bit of caution with her left hind (old injury).  She loaded well and had no issues when transporting to AAE.  For now, she is waiting for that perfect home that appreciates a quiet and kind ol’ horse and wants to give her a great “rest of her life”.

Dottie is current with hoof and dental care, vaccines and deworming, and she has a microchip in place. She is ready for a home of her own; a companion only home with lots of love and a large percentage of relatively flat ground.

Shortly after arrival, Pistol Annie also got much needed hoof and dental care.

Hoof radiographs showed mild laminitic changes to her front left and chronic laminitis with some rotation of the front right.

  

Pistol Annie has been doing well with with hoof care and a proper diet. She is a cute and friendly little mare, also a sassy and opinionated girl…oh, a mare!  Pushy and rude also describe her well, but in the short time she’s been here, she’s showing much more respect, especially with an experienced, firm handler with clear communication and boundaries.

 

Pistol Annie is easy to saddle, and has been introduced to ground driving and is doing very well. .
Annie has been backed at the walk and is doing very well. She should be easy to start for an experienced person. She will probably not be suitable for small beginner kids as she requires direction from the handler on the ground to stay out of your space.

 

Pistol Annie has been relatively good with hoof handling.  She loaded and transported without issue when moving to AAE. Pistol Annie is current with hoof and dental care, vaccines and deworming, and she has a microchip in place. She will need an experienced home familiar with laminitis/founder and an appropriate diet.

AAE has an active environment with daily volunteer activity, dogs, chickens, tractors, a nearby roadway, neighbors with gardeners and noisy gardening equipment, and more.  It seems there’s always something going on, so the horses get much exposure.  The horses with no special needs live in a herd environment; while the older and special needs horses typically live in a stall/paddock environment.

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