For the past several months we have been working with Maggie to teach her to drive. We finally completely hitched her up to the cart, and she did very well! We will have to change out the shafts for her size (they are currently set for our 1600 pound Friesian, so they're a bit big for little Maggie), but she did very well. We worked her again this last Saturday, and she pulled the cart around without a problem! Driving is a great career for older horses like Maggie who can't be ridden, but … [Read more...]
Maggie
Maggie is a 24 year-old Arabian who came to Hanaeleh from the Riverside Animal Shelter. It took us a few months to put weight on her, but now she is very fat and happy! Maggie was so emaciated when she came to us that she didn't shed out her winter coat from the previous year because her body did not have enough nutrients to grow another one. Now she is so shaggy- her old, icky coat is finally coming out and it looks like it's snowing every time we groom her! We have been working with … [Read more...]