Celebrate with me! **Disappointing Update**

rodeomom3 - 2015-07-22 10:25 AM

Just Let Me Run - 2015-07-22 10:16 AM Well I picked up my horse yesterday...
The photos they sent me were old. My horse's coat was dull, I could count his ribs, and he had such poor muscle and no fat in his neck that it was drooping and looking like an ewe neck. I was horrified.
He is NOT a rescue case/starved horse, but this is the worst he's ever looked. I cannot believe they competed on him, or even rode him. If he wasn't branded, I probably wouldn't have recognized my horse.
I'll be starting him back on grain slowly, de worming him, getting his teeth done, and starting him on ulcer meds so I don't rip his stomach up. They didn't have a current negative Coggins, so he's in quarantine until Friday, when I get my Coggins back. I'm sure they never did any kind of vaccinations, either.

This was a "reputable" barrel racer from Georgia. They run a popular barrel racing association there.

Wow, sorry he came back to you in such bad shape but so glad you have him back. I just do not get why people have horses if they are not going to take care of them- get a motorcylce or a boat. It is beyond me how someone can look at an animal everyday that they are repsonsible for and not be bothered by the horrible condition they are in. I would stay away from grain and feed him alfalfa to bring him back.

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