It seems like just a few months ago that we rescued Quixote, but in reality it will be nine years ago in August, and Quixote will be 23 years old this year! He is showing his age a little- we have him on Legend and Adequan to help keep him feeling spry; his left stifle has a tendency to lock up, and he has some arthritis in his hocks, but he still loves to run and buck and jump straight up into the air when he's playing in the arena! Quixote has three favorite things in the world to do. His … [Read more...]
Quixote’s Colic Scare
We had a colic scare this week with Quixote. When one of our volunteers fed him his grain, he was uninterested, and was lying down. She immediately called Elizabeth, who came down and discovered that Quixote did have signs of colic. What is colic? Colic is a general term that is used to describe any sort of stomach issues: it could be a gas colic, meaning the horse has gas bubbles causing pressure and pain in the stomach (just like people); it could be an impaction colic, meaning that there is … [Read more...]
Update: Quixote (August, 2020)
Quixote is an Andalusian/Thoroughbred cross who came to Hanaeleh in July, 2013. He was a complete mess when we first got him- he was so completely attached to the other horse we brought with him that he was dangerous- we couldn't even get the horse a few feet from him without him freaking out! Finally we just had to make the decision to separate them completely for everyone's safety. He ran around screaming for about two day straight, and then finally calmed down. We learned after a few months … [Read more...]
Update: Quixote
We had a bit of a scare with Quixote this past weekend. When we arrived at the barn that morning, he looked good, and ate his breakfast without a problem. We exercised him, and while he was lazy (as usual), he still looked fine. A few hours later, however, when we went to give him his grain, he refused to eat it, and instead went to the back of his stall and rolled a few times. Sometimes he will lie down, and he after a short nap will come up and eat his grain, but he was breathing heavily and … [Read more...]
UPDATE: Quixote
We rescued Quixote about four years ago. He had been purchased by a family who did not have the ability to work with a horse of his temperament, and quickly became fearful of him. The more difficult he became, the more they left him in his stall. When Hanaeleh took Quixote, he had spent the better part of two years stuck in a small stall. He acted more like a wild horse than a horse who had, only a few years prior, been a three-day event horse and offered for sale at $15,000. It took a while … [Read more...]
Quixote *Helping*
One of the many daily chores we have at Hanaeleh is cleaning up after the horses. While this is currently the job of volunteers, we have been working with the concept of teaching the horses to clean up after themselves. Quixote is currently learning, but with mixed success, as is shown in this video: … [Read more...]