UPDATE: Brutus is doing well and is still growing! He is getting towards 16 hands now, and promises to be a big boy! He is keeping his weight on, which is great, and has a nice thick winter coat. His feet were so bad when we got him that we are still waiting for them to completely grow out, but they are doing better. His conformation is still such that he should not do anything terribly stressful like endurance, jumping, etc. He will be a very nice pleasure/trail horse when he is all grown … [Read more...]
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UPDATE: Trabuco Canyon: Brutus (3 y/o TB)
Many people have asked about Brutus, and how he is faring. He is actually doing very well! His surgery went well, and although he had some discharge for the first few days, and some swelling in the area, he is feeling well and things are looking healthy and normal. Brutus is also losing his fuzzy winter coat and is getting in his sleek summer coat! He has almost no muscle-tone, and he is still underweight, but I do believe the boy has grown in just a few weeks! He certainly *feels* a lot … [Read more...]
UPDATE: Brutus’ Surgery
Today was Brutus' gelding surgery at Hanaeleh Horse Rescue. We are very thankful for the vets from Dr. Secor's office who came out to do his geld at the facility where we are keeping Brutus, so we did not have to transport him to the clinic. Brutus did very well during and after the surgery, which was relatively quick and simple- while only one testicle was visibly dropped, the other was still easily accessed. There is apparently a superstition on the racetrack that says that if you throw … [Read more...]
UPDATE: Brutus, Our Latest Rescue
Many of you have asked for a Brutus update - we have some wonderful news! On Saturday, Brutus got his feet done by our farrier. He was good (for not having had his feet done in a long time, anyway). They will need a few more trims before they are back to normal, but at least things are now headed in the right direction. On Monday, our vet came out to assess Brutus for a geld. EXCELLENT NEWS! While only one testicle is descended, the vet could feel the other one, so he can do a regular … [Read more...]
A Horse’s View of the Kentucky Derby
This Saturday is the 144th Kentucky Derby. As we have several Thoroughbreds at Hanaeleh, I thought it would be interesting to get a horse's point-of-view of the race. Brutus- 5 year-old Thoroughbred I was bred to race, although you would not know it from my conformation. My mother's name is Florecita and my sire is Mud Route, the son of Strawberry Road, a famous Thoroughbred racehorse in New Zealand. I was weaned from my mother at a scant four months so she could be bred again, so I never … [Read more...]
Rescued from Neglect: Two Arabian Mares
Quite a bit of rescue work happens behind the scenes; answering phone calls, getting information about horses and determining how we can best help in a particular situation. The story of these two horses actually started two months ago, when we received a phone call from a concerned individual, letting us know that there were two Arabian mares who were being neglected and were starving. We let them know that we could help, and ensured that the horses would be fed. After two months of trying … [Read more...]