NEER Chino/NH...

Adoption pending...Kim.

 
Chino's very cute stall sign, donated by his ANGEL,
Jennifer... his sign will go with him!

The ChocoHaf Mare... pending...Lisa.

 

Black Beauty... coliced badly, had to be euthanized.  At least she didn't go to slaughter.  ):

Adopted.  (:

Mario Hilario has gone to live in CT, he now has two excellent cow pals and a new friend, who writes this...

Available... StB bailed from Camelot, 15.3 gelding...  (#454 13 yo bay w star STB gelding, not ridden in 5 years, rode thru Western, seemed nervous in sale ring but overall good looking and rode sound $250, very sweet.)

Contact kris for info... mkchagnon@comcast.net

Poor Echo, suffering terribly.  ):

His adoptive mom, on her b-day...

  (:

The Hackney (now known as 'BOO')...

2nd place Walk Trot Eq-BTA/BOLT show, July 18th, with Logen Witz....

Way to GO LO!!! (:

We hear that you rocked the dressage too, with virtually NO experience!!

And Isobelle Bouncy of Cottonwood Farm in W. Newbury took first place in leadline...

You girls are AWESOME!!!

And that Hackney pony... didn't he turn out rather well!!   

GOOD JOB MARY MARTIN!!!!!  

Frosty is living happily ever after (for EVER, we hope!) with Marilyyn in CT...

I would like you to know that Jessica came down today, and signed Lacy's papers over to me. My husband and I are very happy with her, and from what I understand, Jessica had quite a few inquiries about her through you, and other contacts. If you'd like to move her to the placed/update page, that would be great!  Please let people know that taking on a "rescue" or an "available" horse has been a great experience. After about a week of learning what we expect of her, Lacy settled in very well, and we have been doing ring work, and only a little trail riding so far (due to the terrible fly conditions). It has taken a little time to get her back into shape, but she has been very well behaved. Handling and grooming her has been a dream, she is a very friendly mare. Everything Jessica stated about her is correct, which I feel is very important when placing a horse, so there are no surprises.  I also cannot stress enough the fact that people need to provide numerous references. Jessica called my vet, feed provider, blacksmith, and 2 of my 5 horse friend references, and after speaking to several people, it was apparent that our farm was a good home. A good adopter should have no problem being screened THOROUGHLY.  
 

Sincerely, Suzanne~ CT

'Captain Crunch', saved with the help of people... everywhere!  Was at a University vet clinic, participating in a study about gelding older horses... skinny,  pneumonia, and looked pretty sad, but he wouldn't for long.  With his new Dutch Boy hairdo, he was ready to FACE the world!!!... almost.

Thank you all for helping to save him....he is a nice horse... very calm and well mannered.

Thank you FOBs... http://forums.delphiforums.com/AlexBrown/messages?msg=36957.1, and to my peeps on FaceBook, including an old high school
pal... Thanks Sally!!  (:  And to the NEER peeps who donated.  Thanks to all of US, he will live out his life, thinking with the big head, happy, and SAFE from slaughter.

Update:  Cpt Crunch is doing very well, all fixed up, healthy, getting fat and is now only half a stallion... more pics coming.

July: Cpt Crunch is doing much better, no more 'crunch'!!  He is now a gelding, and he is still putting on weight... they LOVE him down there...

October 09...a new home for Cpt Crunch is pending.

At his foster home in November...

More pics...  http://laporterouge.blogspot.com/

'Scrawny'...!!

Before...

After...

In MA for training.

(:

Young horse crazy girls get friends to donate to NEER instead of giving presents!!

Thank you Annabelle and Lily!!!

And HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

UPDATE: Evan is simply adored by his adopters as well as the entire neighborhood!  He is the bell of the ball! (:

Evendonk: saved in with help from Carolyn Karlson, in memory of Evan,
the boy who was killed in a car accident right before Xmas
(see In Memory page)... ): 

Adopted.

Easter Sunday '09:

Here is EvanDonk in his new home, leading the Easter Parade...

Look closely!

 (at New Holland)

Waiting for a nice new home.

Both now in MA...

  Fat belly pony.  (:

2-1-24 - Hackney gelding aged gentle.

AC4H note from NEER - they are paying his fee as 'a gift to Mary, for being
a good MA Rep!' This Hackney stayed in PA, he was too skinny to transport. 
He is not going to slaughter.

2-1-41 - Hackney pony gelding approx 10 hands aged

NEER 'Dreamer'.... adopted by Davlyn and her husband.

Looking wintery good...

(:

Baby movie...

http://s286.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vid286.photobucket.com/albums/ll82/jonasbrothers_86/FreedomsStory.flv&fs=1&os=1&ap=1

The Belgians from Maine/Oct '08...

A stallion, his mare, their 1.5 yr old filly, and a 6 month old stud colt.  All slaughterbound.

 (at Hemphill's)

The mare went to Bay State Equine Rescue... www.BayStateRescue.org  and is now adopted.
Thank you Susan!!  The babies went to Live and Let Live Farm... www.liveandletlivefarm.org
and are hanging with more of their own.  Thank you Teresa!!



The stallion went to The Myhre Clinic, is now gelded, UTD, etc... www.MyhreEquine.com  
Then to a local farm, for training and handling, but due to illness, little was done. ): 

The mare's feet.  (The colt has also sustained some kind of injury to a hind hoof): 

Thank you to the  FOBs....Thank you Susan!!!  For all the help, the support, the updating,
and the ROUND PEN! (:    Thank you Linda, Will's Angel.  Thank you Connie, for really trying
hard! (:  Thank you Carole Terese, for shipping the stallion to Myhre.  Thank you Mitch for
doing all you did, and Kimberly for whispering a little something in his ear, and keeping him
sane!  And thank you Christina, for being an ANGEL.  Thank you all.    This was a REALLY

hard one.... not only due to the logistics, but because of the grief that some people like
to perpetuate on others. 



"I saw the two little ones at Live & Let Live today.  They are doing very well and VERY beautiful. 
I LOVE the mare!!!!  Absolutely love her.   They got their feet trimmed today and did very well. 
Apparently the mare followed the farrier like a puppy dog.   The little gelding is just that.. a little
boy... he's so cute!  He is going to still have that adorable cute look when he grows up. " ~Karen 

 

 

PROVIDENCE

 

 

Boston Animal Advocacy Examiner

A cast-away mare delivers a gift of hope

July 7, 8:21 AM

Bella, the once-condemned Belgian mare

Colleen Corrice scurried around her picturesque Oakham, MA farm early on the morning of June 10th, needing to make sure that all of her horses were fed and their stalls cleaned before she headed out to work.  As they munched contentedly on their hay, Colleen stole a quick glance at the Belgian mare, Bella, the newcomer in the group.  Last October, Bella had been snatched from a barn that is part of what could be called Maine's "underground railroad," a network of auction houses where horses wait in the shadows until there are enough of them to fill a truck, to make the run up to a slaughterhouse in Quebec.  Before arriving at the "straight-to-slaughter" auction, Bella had lived most of her life little touched by human hands, relegated to foraging in a field with a stallion but without shelter or blankets or hoof or dental care.  Her halter hadn't been removed for so long that it was stuck to the side of her face.  Year after year, she'd been nothing but a foal factory, churning out baby after baby who, like her, seemed destined for a life of neglect.  Volunteers at New England Equine Rescues got wind of Bella's precarious situation, and pulled her, the stallion, and two of their progeny out of harm's way, and then scrambled to find a place to put them.  Susan Sheridan of Bay State Equine Rescue in Oakham heard about the hapless horses and said she'd take Bella, even though the seams of her stable were bursting, too.  That's when Colleen stepped in to invite the large skittish mare to live at her "Dream Big Farm," where she would soon learn what it feels like to be treated like equine royalty.  In the intervening months, Colleen noticed that Bella's belly had begun to swell, though whether that was just a result of good care and nourishing food, she wasn't quite sure.  And so, as she left to go to her office on that June morning, she never suspected that her world was about to change forever.  Some hours later, neighbors passing by the farm saw something that initially alarmed them.  Bella was lying on the ground, and there was a big white mass flooding out of her hind end.  When the passersby stopped to see what was happening, they couldn't believe their eyes.  Bella was giving birth, right in the middle of the paddock, while Jack the Clydesdale kept watch!  Colleen rushed home, and by the time she got there, Bella's big baby girl was nursing and cavorting around.  The once-forgotten mare who had been been sentenced to a brutal death had been carrying a big secret.  From her life of neglect was born a miracle, a filly who is learning that people are to be trusted, rather than feared.  Colleen has named her, "Blanca."

For more info: Every 5 Minutes an American Horse is Slaughtered for Human Consumption

Bella the Belgian Mare Saved From Slaughter and Her Filly, Blanca

View Slideshow »

 

The NEER BIG Mr is staying at his forever home.  (:

Adopted by KiMMiPanTs.

Echo Oct '08

The black TWH from NJ, saved by the FOBs, fostered with Rowan in MA...pending adoption.

Doing better already...

 

... but THIN!  ):

http://www.walkerswest.com/Champs/PridesFinalEdition.htm Look at his grandad!

LOOK at that face!  (:

Sept '08/Pappy NEER Mule: The White Perch Mule from AC4H...Adopted in MA.

 
Looking at the scenery... looking at the scenery.  (:

AC4H: White Percheron Mule -approx 15 yr old he is sooo cool!  Very gentle to hande had collar marks and is reported to also ride.

Misty has finally found a home! (:

One of those husbands who sneak out to the horses when they think you're not looking!
  

Misty’s Story
 

Misty is a beautiful TB mare who raced as a youngster and did quite well.  She then retired to the breeder's farm and became a broodmare for the next 10+ years.  She was not ridden and didn't have a back up career.  When they no longer had use for her they gave her away.  This is where Twin Lights Farm comes in.  We took her and her pasture mate, another older TB broodmare, in.  The pasture mate was no longer breed-able and was placed in a good home and is now a beloved trail horse.  This was also the plan for Misty. 

She left Twin Lights Farm in May of 2007 on her way to what we thought was to be a new life of being a riding horse for a teenager in need of a horse.  There was never any feedback from the people who took Misty.

On July 29, 2007, we received an e-mail from a stranger stating that they had seen Misty listed on a web site of horses at risk of going to slaughter (  http://www.ac4h.com/brokerownedhorses.htm ). 

Misty was bought/rescued by NEER, and is now safely home again with Mary.  She has been adopted out to a good home, with a contract.

http://www.onetruemedia.com/shared?p=37981d96a834176b941b27&skin_id=701&utm_source=otm&utm_medium=email

 

 

Misty at the Charles River Dressage Association Clinic November 8th 2008:

Rider: Lisa Millett

 

Misty, adopted by Sally, at a Hunter Pace, October 2008... 

 

 

"This was our first attempt for a hunter pace, although we've been trail-riding alot.  We (our team of four from the barn) chose the slowest of the three paces.  Each pace had an ideal time, unknown to us, for how long the ride should take and whoever was the closest to the time was the winner.  Misty was the leader/pacesetter for our team.  She's very bold and moves right out.  The ride was almost two hours through fields, up, down & around the mountain, rocks, bridges, streams, mud, & jumps.  For as many horses that were there, the 2nd place finish was quite a happy surprise.  If we do it again, I'd like to opt for the faster pace; she would have been perfectly happy to have gone a quicker clip!  She wasn't winded in the least.  She's just amazing."

 

---

Aug '08  Adopted.

The Stud Donk... " Crusty" (Caramel + Rusty) is doing great at his new
home, gelded and healed. He is a LOUD mouth (you can hear him a mile
away), 4 years old, easily handled and has a great temperament.  Hanging
out with his new Morgan pal... hopefully for a loooooong time!!  (:

September '08

Blaze belonged to a girl who let her farrier 'use' him, but when Blaze didn't work out, the farrier threw him out in the herd where he lost a lot of weight and was beat up, then gave him to another girl who treated him nicely and fed him, but she could not afford him...Blaze was pending a trip to New Holland.  Old horses RARELY do well at New Holland.  ):  The FOBs raised enough $ to send Blaze to NH.

He is having a swell time...

  (:

http://forums.prospero.com/alexbrown/?msg=27718.279&post=y&guest=y

July '08

Solar and Sunny, the shrimpy Belgian and little Haflinger mare...

Sunny has been adopted by Monica and Shirley.  Solar was euthanized... he had given his all, was not treated well, and was in pain.  The vet and farrier felt that the best thing that we could do for him was to let him go.  He spent his final days eating and died with a mouthful of grain... he is at peace.  ):

  Thank you FOBs.

The Bucker was being fattened up in the kill pen to go to slaughter... ):  Saved and fostered in Maine...the Bucker did GREAT!

Fall '07...

Winter '07...

Spring '08 ... Should be The Lucky Buckless Bucker

Spring '08...

Spookless, and not caring that his pal is calling.


 Fall '08...

July '08 ... 'Lady', fostered at HMER in WV.

August '08

Tuffy, surrendered for neglect reasons.  Now doing fantastically in his new home, gaining weight and shine, Emily LOVES him and wants to keep him forever.  Not a mean bone in his body.

Before...

After...

 Gaining.

9/08 Emily has formally adopted  Tuffy.  (:

Tuffy now:

(:

 

This is what horses are SUPPOSED to look like, round and fleshy, not all bony and gaunt with hips and withers sticking out!  ...please take note!

(:

July '08...

Dolly Molly Mule has gone to upstate NY to be a pasture pet with a very nice woman who wanted the
ones (2) that NOBODY else would.  (We LOVE those women!)  She will be living the extra good life!  (:

Nice Molly Mule, pulled from the NJ lot...

She is turning out to be a NICE mule...quiet, well mannered
and sweet.  She stays in a stall without issue, leads, picks up her
feet, etc.  Not sure about rideability...yet.  But she does drive. 
She is  UTD, trimmed, wormed, floated and almost ready to go!
10-11 yrs old, 15.3 H.

Placed.

Thank you FOBs.  (:

Aug '08...

Heavey Harvey was a very skinny older horse with BAD heaves, a cancerous eye, and various other ailments...his owner was good enough to dump him at a broker lot.   ):  Frank held him and fed him while the FOBs raised $550 to pull him, have him evaluated by a vet, and euthanize him if needed.. 

Heavey Harvey spent his last days eating whatever he wanted under the kind eye of Lisa at Helping Hearts... www.Freewebs.com/hher

Thank you Lisa!

Happy Birthday Mary Martin!!

For her birthday Mary wished that people would donate to the Frog Pond Farm Mother's Day pull...

http://www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=11797

http://happytrailsfarm.org/artman/publish/article_187.shtml

Wish granted:

NEER-$100.
Cheryl of AC4H-$20.
Judith-$10.
Save Your Ass Mary-$20.
Grain Store Cheryl-$20.
Trisha-$5.
Kim-$10
The Lemonade Girls-$25.
Kathy Webers-$30
Bonnie-$10
=$250.

Mary's Birthday Boy:

MacMartin!!  (:  Mac for short.

Frog Pond Farm: www.hometown.aol.com/frogpondfarmltd/homepage.html

MAC - This gorgeous hunk of Belgian draft is 18H - 12 Years Old - Will be placed as a riding only horse.  Great to ride, a bit shy but well mannered.  Stands well for his front feet but havent pushed him just yet with his hinds.  He is a super nice horse with loads of promise.  He is good to lead, stands tied, loads great in an open stock but not so great in a smaller half door.  Stands well for vet also.  Head guy in the field but only because of size, not domination.  Hes a bargain at a fee of $1500. Macs fee has been REDUCED to $700  Mac will go with a LIFETIME safety contract as we want to protect his interests. Please contact Bethany for more info and pictures of Mac at Bethany@FrogPondFarmDrafts.com

DRAFT ANGELS NEEDED!

April '08...

www.ac4h.com :

Bay Mule gelding super quiet and gentle approx 15/16 yr old and 16 hands - I saw this guy at New Holland auction
tied in the back between a Standardbred and a Saddlebred who were each fighting over the top of him he stayed
calm and cool the entire time.... someone take this boy home please....

Peneliope has been placed with a nice lady in PA. 

More pictures:

http://s218.photobucket.com/albums/cc273/AC4H/BOfile2/?action=view&current=12-20-0BO2Horses038.flv 

Brought to AC4H by donations from Laurie (Mason231) on the ABR board pledged $100.00, NEER $100.00,  Tracy $50.00.

Thank you, and thank you ANGELS.

November '07

The NOT pregnant Haflinger mare, rescued by Tank the Percheron, the FOBs, and NEER.  

The HafMare has been placed with Ella in NH, and has been through professional training , she is doing great.

Update Oct '08:

Deb Finco-Kent's little mini...

Here are some pics of the little stud man I adopted from AC4H in April. He is a
gem. I would love to have more of these little guys. He leads like a charm. Is
like a puppy- loves attention and my horses watch over him.

February '08

Sir Ulrich, adopted by Leslie in MA.

Then: 

Now:
  ...looking better!  (:

Saved by Lost and Found, CANTER, and the FOBs.

SLAUGHTERBOUND 8 October '07

(These horses were bought by the meatman, and standing in a broker's pen, until
they could be shipped...)

#1... The black mule...with Cheryl in Maine.

#2...The B&W paint to Lorraine in NJ...

#3...The TB mare... with Brogan in Maine.

#5...The Black Morgan...went to Bonnie in NH.

#6...The Buckskin mare...to The Lemonade Girls....euthanized. ):

#7...The Liver Chestnut Morgan mare...euthanized.  ):

#8... The Chestnut gelding..."Bones"...now at a great foster home 'forever'.

Summer '07...

Dagh....almost somebody's dinner.  ):

                           Before...                                     

After...

 
(Wet mark on his butt, NOT Poo!  ...Mary!!)

On the cover of the June ABA newsletter! (:

Elma is with Sylvia in ME...

Doing great!

  HELMET!!!!!  ):

Named Emma...

Bones and Molly have gone to NC with Candice, they are doing fabulously, and Bones is now the dominant one!  Oh, how things DO change...

 Bones.

 Molly.

The Spotted Mare.

Before...

After...

"Star" is going to be adopted by her foster family in MA, also a rescue: www.cedaroaksequinerescue.com

Winter '07...
Hazel went to an approved foster (no longer with us), who did not take proper care of her.  ): 

Then she went to GiddyUP Beth...

Now she has been adopted by a local vet and is doing VERY well under saddle!  (: 

Before...

Very sick and unhandleable.

The Rose Grey....gone to Beth Daly at Giddy Up Pony Rides.

After...

'Stoney' is doing GREAT!!  He has gained weight and filled out, he looks much better, and is growing into a hansome young man. 
He leads, and stands to be groomed, loves the attention, and
nickers for more.  He was gelded with the momey raised by S.A.V.E. (Pentucket High school)

Thank you Beth!

www.GiddyUpPonyRides.com

 (Oct 07)

http://noahhunt.org/HyridgeFarms/GiddyUpPonyParty.html ... see him here.

Angelique is Stoney's new girl.  (:

Caspian, now 'Chloe', is now living in MA with Ellen and Elwood, maybe she should be named Ellenor!  She is doing very well, learning not to fear humankind.

Then...

Now...

Fall 09...

Bill was euthanized fall '09, after living a LONG life...

Adoption Story 
 

I am a member of New England Equine Rescues and have been for a few years.  Beth of NEER told us that her local farm had an older Belgian gelding who was now alone because both of his mares had died of old age, and that they had contacted her, looking to place him.   Beth asked if we would have interest in taking Bill in. We had lost our beloved draft, Jim, a couple of years before. We so loved & missed Jim. I wanted to help a draft in need. I knew my husband Dan would just die to have another draft in his life. I showed him his picture... of course he said what's wrong with him & how old is he.  I have to admit that I lied... I told Dan he was 18, but Beth had said he was 20. I don't think there is much of a difference in 18 or 20, but it sounded better to Dan.

Bill arrived... Thanks to Bonnie of Derry, NH, that went to Beth's to pick him up and drove all the way back up here to Pike, NH. Bill loves having so many other horse buddies. Dan ground drives him from time to time, but has not hitched to the cart.  He even rode him down the road & back.

We are proud to have Bill and are very happy that we were able to give him a forever home. Our local paper has printed this picture and another of Bill. He's famous now in these here parts...

The picture says it all.

Linda Davis
The Middle Age Spread
Pike, NH

 

(Equine Site 4/08)

Two big drafts saved from slaughter January '07...

The BIG Mr, adopted by Kim...

And Hazel, adopted by Dr Mike...

Thank you Friends Of Barbaro.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18332694/

Thank you AC4H.

3 pulled from the kill pen.  November 06...

Before...

McDoogle...not too young, not too old... just 12.  Very sweet!!  18H, lots of personality.  Said to ride and drive, he has gone to live with Laurel, at the same farm as Bingham.  (:

After...

Daisy, also very sweet, short and beefy!  One eye is a little funny, but it does seem that she can see out of it.  3 years old.  Not broke, and not good with her feet. Daisy has gone to Elaine's farm to be fostered.  She loaded like a champ, and we hope she will learn to pick her feet up a little better while in Elaine's care.  Elaine will be adopting...  (:

After...

Bingham , Placed with Joy of IRIE (therapeutic).  (:  ...two and 1/2, handleable and sweet...  (:  He does have an ankle injury, we are hoping it is not too serious....and a parrot mouth, but it doesn't seem to effect him.  Bingham is doing very well, getting along with everybody, and learning some good new things.

Before...

After...

www.iriehorses.org ...Bing joined IRIE on December 19, 2006. He was a young boy, under the age of 2. He was rescued by New England Equine Rescues from a kill pen in NY. He is a sweet horse. He is a tri colored paint, and will probably be big. Bingham is named in memory of and in honor of Mark Bingham, one of the heroes of United Flight 93.

Belle and Joe, two of the Plasma Belgians...

Belle, in CT with her knee lickers.  (:

And Joe, now in CT...

We were sorry to have to euthanize the Belgian mare, saved by AC4H and the FOBs...  ):  Her suspensory ligaments were too far gone, likely genetic.  We were advised by two farriers and Addy's vet that the kindest thing would be to put her down.  That it would cost a lot of money to try to fix her and that there were no guarantees.

Thank you Addie for fostering her, and everybody for helping this mare to go without fear and agony.

(*Regardless of what some might say, this mare was not euthanized because she was not rideable or breedable.)

Earless June '06...

The 2 y/o pony 'mare' who managed to NOT go on the truck to slaughter FIVE times!!  We raised her $345. fee, and pulled her... (:  Thank you EarLESS Fund people!

As soon as she got off the trailer, it was discovered that 'she' was a he!!  He is a very sweet boy, young, QH?, and only a pony yet (in the 14H range).  He would be a great pet, great around kids, and is said to be easy to work with. 

His new name is... "A Boy Destined For Glory...Van Go"  (:     ...But 'Earless' kind of sticks.

Update January '07...

Unfortunately Earless had a sarcoid,  romoved on the 12th.

Earless, now 'Copper' is now living with Nancy in NY, and is doing great!

Very tragically, Copper seemed to snap in January '09.  He went after 3 goats that he had been living with for almost 2 years.   He killed one, and badly hurt the other two.  Copper also went after a 450 lb ram, and Nancy herself.  He was euthanized.  ):

Nancy had big plans for Copper, training was to begin in March, she had hoped that he would be a barrel racer... he is missed terribly.

This poor mare was standing in a round pen full of mud with only moldy hay to eat with the owner threatening to sell her directly to the meat man.  She was under weight, and suffering terribly from CPL...

See her when we (Bonnie/Barbara/Beth) first rescued her:  http://www.freewebs.com/hunterhollow/clydesdalemare.htm

 Kind of skinny.  ):

Summer '07...

Marich, from the plasma farm.

Before...

After...

Marich was euthanized after a year of trying to get him comfortable, his lameness and CPL were beyond repair. He is missed. ):

Beatrix the Molly Mule was pulled from the kill pen...

Adopted by Karen in CT.  (:

Before...

She is VERY sweet.  She drives,but does not quite understand the concept of riding. Karen, and Lynn, LOVE her!!  (:

After...

Adopted... 'Sarah' was in the chute to get on the truck, to go to slaughter!  ): 

Sarah now lives in WV with DEE and Rich...

Also pulled from the kill pen:
Two muley thangs...

Toby and Molly

Danny Boy before...



After with Sue...

 

                     

Shorty (Mr Swayback) is a 14.2h, 23 yr. old Morgan gelding. We adopted him from New England Equine Rescues. Shorty placed well in the Morgan show circuit in his glory days, but when his Lordosis (an excessive inward curvature of the spine) became too pronounced, he was also "no longer needed" by his previous owners. He was on the way to the slaughter house until he was rescued by NEER. Now, even though he is the smallest of the 4 horses residing at Drafty Pines Farm, he thinks he's just as big as the other boys.  Although Shorty's back looks unusual, he gets frequent vet checks and is not in any pain while under saddle. Shorty is reserved for those riders weighing 130 lbs and under due to his condition.

http://draftypinesfarm.com/Meet%20the%20Horses1.html

Interestingly!...

From: cherryledgefarm@aol.com <cherryledgefarm@aol.com>
Subject: I used to own "Shorty"
To: draftypinesfarm@sbcglobal.net
Date: Thursday, October 22, 2009, 8:44 PM

I happened to be talking to Courtney Lawrence tonight at the Windham County Farm Bureau dinner and we somehow got on the subject of her work with rescued horses.  She was telling me about "Mr. Swayback" aka "Shorty" and I had chills up my spine.  I haven't had the chance to tell her and I don't have her email but I did own him.  The history on the site and your website is heartbreaking and not all true, at all.  His registered name is Capt Americal Callin, he was named Captain.  I bought him as a coming 6 year old to be a lightly used lesson horse in 1993, he is actually 22 this year, not 23.  I already had a morgan on the farm being boarded that was called Captain, so I renamed him "Barney", because I already had a Fred, Pebbles and Bam-Bam, can you see the theme?  :)  I owned him until March of 1997 and only sold him because he would bond with only a couple of kids and I couldn't see making him unhappy.  I had a young boy showing him W/T western and he did leadline classes too, I have pictures from the shows.  He was shown at 1 or 2 Morgan shows as a youngster (with original owner) but was born with that back, it did not get progressively worse (I have photos).  He was shown in a futurity in In-Hand and Driving and was entered before birth, so needless to say they were heartbroken to see him born with a back so badly swayed.  He was loved also by the girl that I had bought him from.  I had leased him to a wonderful girl and she just played with him and rode him all around her yard and family circumstances forced the end of her lease.  I very reluctantly sold him to what was supposed to be a wonderful home in North Stonington, for a little boy's first horse.  He was going to do leadline with him and eventually progress to walk-trot but I never heard from her after the first month and have always wondered where he went to.  I am going to email the link to the young lady that leased him from me, she is now a very proud cadet at the Naval Academy. 

 We are off to a day at the races!
 See the smiles on all of our faces?
 We get snacks and head to the stands
 and wait with the big crowd of fans.
 The horses parade 'round the track
 with the bright-colored jockeys on back.
 Prancing and bucking and rearing 
 because they know race time is nearing.
 The horses line up at the gate
 and the rest is Chance, Luck and Fate.
 My favorite was the big black...
 not so much now - he's waayyy in the back!
 Two in front race down to the line 
and the one in last place...
 is mine!
 
by Courtney Brock