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Post by hytyme on Apr 14, 2008 21:56:44 GMT -5
Ahh, LittleBouv ..I have sat on my hands all day long, and not posted one word about you. You are on your own! (But, I have to admit I really like Rosie too.)
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Post by wendyp on Apr 14, 2008 23:11:24 GMT -5
Rosy IS darling! And she's a sweetheart too.
Thanks for all the kind comments. I think we were very lucky to get Rosy, and I think she was lucky to get us! Caly has been instrumental in this save, and deserves a whole bunch of the credit! I would not have taken her on by myself, without a knowlegeable TB person to assist.
I know there is a perfect home out there for Rosy, she just needed more time to find it, so we are her layover until that home comes along. Everything happens for a reason...............
WendyP/Bend, OR
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Post by wendyp on Apr 14, 2008 23:16:08 GMT -5
Caly is forbidden to look at the Bend Craigslist!!!!! I have a hard enough time not wanting to take all the 'free' and 'cheap' horses, I don't need a cheering section!!!!!!!! WendyP/Bend, Oregon
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Post by wendyp on Apr 14, 2008 23:26:11 GMT -5
Oh, and about Rosy being thin - to a QH person, she looks thin!!!!! But I have been assured that for a TB, she is okay. We will still try to plump her up a little............
WendyP/Bend, OR
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Post by Admin on Apr 14, 2008 23:48:48 GMT -5
I have a GREAT adopter for her!!!!! PM me. ;D
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Post by calypso on Apr 15, 2008 2:43:30 GMT -5
Dean, you have a pm
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Post by hytyme on Apr 17, 2008 23:46:03 GMT -5
Any updates on Rosy?
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Post by calypso on Apr 18, 2008 0:02:17 GMT -5
Wendy's farrier met her, and was surprised at how calm she is. I guess he's had some experiences with OTTB's living up to their reputations!
Rosy is a devoted cribber. That, along with a couple other things make me suspect ulcers. We're starting her on ulcer meds (thank you cutiepiepmu and mgkbuegel for your recommendations and sharing your experiences!) and see if that helps. She doesn't seem like a stress case, so it's possible the ulcers developed as a result of pain meds for racing. We still don't know much about her first 4 years, beyond the fact she raced.
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Post by zoo on Apr 18, 2008 1:15:10 GMT -5
Just got done reading all of the posts....my daughter got a TB mare for Christmas, she went through an auction, but she came with her papers. She is VERY calm, has excellent ground manners, and is a dream to ride. Her only problems are being impatient, paws the ground all the time if you're standing still, and HATES to load into a trailer. Pippy One Stocking is her name, my daughter named her. Her registered name is "Real Style". I wouldn't trade her for anything!! Good job! Congratulations!
Sue
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Post by wendyp on Apr 18, 2008 23:09:14 GMT -5
Here's a quick Rosy story.........
My farrier came out today - trimmed/shod my 5 horses, and I asked him to please look and see if Rosy needed trimmed......I had told him on the phone that I had a TB that might need trimmed.... He admitted that he was thinking 'oh great, a rescue TB, that will be fun!'
So we walk over to Rosy's corral, she's laying down, not flat, just resting. I open the gate, we walk in, she doesn't move (she isn't lame or hurting, she had been up and walking around), so Randy reaches down and cleans out her hooves and looks at them while she is laying down!!! She couldn't have cared less....... She never got up. He was amazed - said he's never had a horse do that with a stranger before. She got up after we left the corral.................. Have I said how CALM she is?
Amazing..............
WendyP/Bend, OR
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Post by earlybp on Apr 18, 2008 23:12:31 GMT -5
That's a great Rosy story. I can't imagine a recently rescued TB being so laid back in a new space.
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Post by littlebouv on Apr 21, 2008 9:11:51 GMT -5
Any news on an adoption for this girl?? I'm on pins and needles...
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Post by calypso on Apr 21, 2008 10:13:25 GMT -5
We're not "officially" putting her up for adoption yet. She's going to participate in a clinic at the end of May, and then she'll have some under saddle time. She'll also have some medical/physical evaluations too.
She's bounced around so much; Wendy's place is the 5th place (we know of) in the past 24 months. We want to make sure we know her well, and what she needs so we stand a better chance of making a long-term match, and not simply a "transition to the next stage" match. (Those are VERY appropriate in many circumstances, but not in this one)
That said, I'm certainly interested in hearing from people who might be interested in her, but probably won't be making a decision until summer time.
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Post by calypso on Apr 21, 2008 10:14:55 GMT -5
That's a great Rosy story. I can't imagine a recently rescued TB being so laid back in a new space. Rosy may be the poster child for OTTB rescue, eh? ;D
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littlebouv
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Post by littlebouv on Apr 22, 2008 10:42:54 GMT -5
Good to hear she's being evaluated well and given time to regroup. Thanks Caly and all for doing this!!
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Post by hytyme on May 1, 2008 20:19:54 GMT -5
Hey, any updates on Rosy?
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Post by Admin on May 7, 2008 21:32:45 GMT -5
Where's Rosy ? ;D ;D ;D
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Post by calypso on May 8, 2008 0:38:43 GMT -5
Wendy and Caly are drowning in our respective jobs! But, maybe Wendy can take a pic or two this weekend? ;D If not, Caly is going up in a couple weeks and will take endless pics!
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Post by wendyp on May 10, 2008 20:59:15 GMT -5
Sorry I have been MIA! I have a job messing up my life! Rosy is doing well. I haven't had much time to work with her, so she has just been hanging out being a horse. She is very talkative at breakfast and dinner - wants to be sure she isn't forgotten! Rosy will be participating in a Kathleen Lindley clinic in about 10 days. We will be working on trailer loading - actually the loading part seems to go fine, it's the 30 seconds after she's loaded when she decides maybe-she-doesn't-want-to-be-in-there-now, that we will be working on. Kathleen would say ' she gets in the trailer, but that doesn't mean she knows how to load'. Her body goes in, but her mind isn't convinced. Kathleen is amazing at trailer loading. Anyone who would like to come watch is welcome. The clinic is in Bend, open to auditors, $25 day (includes pastries and lunch, and drinks), and the dates are May 21-26. Rosy will 'do her thang' on the 24th or 25th. I am in the clinic as a rider all six days, and will be working Doodle (he lost his tranny, he can't go forward, forgot how.......I'm sure it's me, but since *i* don't know what I'm doing wrong, Kathleen will be helping us reinstall the gears). Hystyle is also in the clinic - I don't know who she is going to bring....Nitro? Lars? If you have never seen Mark Rashid or Kathleen Lindley, I would highly recommend auditing one of their clinics if you can. Kathleen's website is: www.kathleenlindley.com . Caly is in charge of pictures of Miss Rosy and her trailer loading! If anyone would like directions to the clinic, please PM me. WendyP/Bend, OR
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Post by Admin on May 19, 2008 10:53:27 GMT -5
Where are we at with funds for her? What is needed? ;D ;D ;D
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Post by pnp4kidz on May 19, 2008 11:28:38 GMT -5
Caly, you going up to Bend for the clinic??? what fun!!! Wish I could go... have fun for me too! (can I send two halters with you for LJBrooks?)
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Post by calypso on May 19, 2008 14:59:21 GMT -5
That is a little up in the air right now. It's looking like Rosy is going to come down here regardless, so I'm thinking the $$ spent going up there would be better spent bringing her down here. We're trying to figure it out right now.
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Post by jtjedi on Jan 21, 2009 22:49:05 GMT -5
Would LOVE to have this thread revived...since *I* now have Rosy..me being selfish and all
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Post by pnp4kidz on Jan 22, 2009 1:46:55 GMT -5
Hi there! and how "is" Rosy?
I haven't heard about her for MONTHS!!! Do we need some new cheerleading for fundraising? we had a few sponsors lined up from last spring...
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Post by jtjedi on Jan 22, 2009 3:30:05 GMT -5
Rosy is doing well. She is out in a pasture with 5 mustangs, "learning" to be a horse. She is low man on the totem pole and she stays out of trouble.
She remains a hard keeper, so I am pumping her full of hay and supplements but I would LOVE to have her teeth done. It might help with weight gain.
Fund raising would be great as the grain and such costs. Maybe fund raise for a dental by Dr. Vetter?
I have done all the groundwork with her and she is soft and responsive. I was waiting until she gained more weight to ride her. We might be just about there.
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Post by calypso on Mar 17, 2009 0:00:50 GMT -5
In early April there was a TB mare in Madras, OR that was going to be euthanized if an appropriate home couldn't be found. She had run 19 races, then was thrown away at auction - she couldn't even walk into the ring at the auction because she had multiple abcesses and couldn't stand. A gal that works at the auction yard decided to try to save the mare, and was succesful in getting her thru the abcesses, then placing her in a home. Unfortunately, it was an inexperienced home, and they had taken on a 6yr OTTB that proved too much for them, so they wanted to rehome her to an appropriate home, or euthanize her...... Our very own Calycats stepped up and committed to helping this mare so she had a chance at life. I picked Rosy up from her owners, and let her hang out at my house for 4 months - she is such a sweet, sweet mare - then the most wonderful thing of all happened..........Jamie (jtjedi) has graciously taken Rosy and is finishing her training so she can find a true forever home. For anyone who hasn't seen Jamie ride/work with a wild or untrained horse, she is phenomenal. I think her two Extreme Mustang Makeovers speak for themselves. We couldn't be happier for Rosy to go to Jamie for training! Lots of stuff was going on in April on this BB when we committed to Rosy that we would not let her slip thru the cracks, and although we received some financial help (thank you Dean and the others that contributed - you know who you are), we realized that the timing wasn't right, so we took on the cost of caring for Rosy ourselves - which was totally okay. But now, Rosy needs the help that Jamie can give her to become some lucky girls best friend, and we need help paying Jamie. Jamie has donated a whole bunch of time with Rosy already, but we just can't ask her to donate everything..........this is where we need your help. If you are able to contribute even $5 towards Rosy's training we would so appreciate it. I hope Caly or Jamie will add to this thread - Caly's life has been anything but normal lately, and Jamie can update us on Nomads Rest Ranch............and Rosy's progress. Jamie's paypal addy is jthomas@nomadsrestranch.com if you can help, Rosy would sincerely appreciate it. Thanks for reading.............. WendyP/Bend, OR Link to Post - Back to Top 64.13.68.216 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WendyP/Bend, Oregon CBER Horses: Lotti (Cherri), Kasey, Pierce, and Doodle halfwayhome admin member is offline Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 669 Re: She needs help.......... « Reply #1 on Aug 5, 2008, 10:31pm » -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OK, I can do a small amount, just had to buy the winter hay so its not alot, sorry, will send tomorrow. Nice job you guys! Link to Post - Back to Top 96.25.128.242 calypso admin member is offline Joined: Dec 2006 Gender: Female Posts: 1,481 Location: Stanford, CA Re: She needs help.......... « Reply #2 on Aug 5, 2008, 10:50pm » -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I want to give kudos to Wendy for all she did for Rosy. She signed on for 2 months and ended up keeping her for 4! It gave Rosy time to really settle in and relax. She'd gone through the physical "let down" coming off the track (she went to auction weeks after her last race) but hadn't emotionally let down. She found herself in 4 homes in less than 2 years. That is a lot of adjusting. At the end of July, Rosy attended a Steve Rother clinic in Bend with Jamie. In fact, Rosy was the "demo horse" the first night - and everyone survived! Jamie worked with her for 2 clinic days and then took her home with her a week ago. We'd been told that Rosy was "damaged goods" - one of those horses that really doesn't deal well with life at the track. Her prior owner really liked her, but experienced one too many freakouts. If you remember the threads at the time, many people discouraged me from taking her on. But, the more I talked with her owner, the more I thought her issues sounded like "typical" OTTB (mare) issues. In fact, she sounded a lot like my mare Kaleigh, and she turned out to be a gem. Happily, that seems to be the case. It is a little early to tell how things will turn out, but Jamie tells me she is light and responsive and she's enjoying working with her. We're still very much up in the air about what an appropriate home will be for her but so far - so good. The plan is for the first 30 days training to get a sense of whether she'll be a riding horse or a nice lawnmower. If a riding horse, then we'll go ahead with the 90 days and see where she is then. As y'all know, I don't need another horse - (which is why I am NOT answering any more CL ads for now!) But, she sounded like she deserved a chance and I'm very happy for the small part I have in giving it to her. And, yes, there are some things going on that make funds tight right now so ANY help would really be appreciated. Any donations to Jamie are funds I won't have to come up with. She's doing training as her business full time now, she's good, and she deserves to be compensated for it. She does so much for horses, and does it well out of the spotlight. I was thrilled when she agreed to take Rosy on for training. mta: here is the original thread: rescuesonly.proboards59.com/index....ead=2401&page=1 « Last Edit: Aug 5, 2008, 11:03pm by calypso » Link to Post - Back to Top 71.139.39.6 wendyp Horse Poor Owner member is offline Lotti (CBER Cherri) Joined: Jan 2007 Gender: Female Posts: 868 Location: Bend, Oregon Re: She needs help.......... « Reply #3 on Aug 6, 2008, 2:14pm » -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank You Heidi! Any amount will help, and we sincerely appreciate it. I have to say, it's hard to not get attached to a horse that you have for 4 months........I tried not to use Rosy's name when I talked to people - she was always 'the TB'. When I was with Rosy, then I used her name and treated her like any of my other horses. She is very sweet, stopped the kicking at the fence at feeding time (apparently, she just didn't want to be bothered at meals, but got over it within weeks), and she really tries to please. Rosy SO deserves the chance to be someone's special girl. Thanks to everyone who has helped. WendyP/Bend, OR Link to Post - Back to Top 216.161.54.53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WendyP/Bend, Oregon CBER Horses: Lotti (Cherri), Kasey, Pierce
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Post by calypso on Mar 17, 2009 0:18:00 GMT -5
Okay, I am reviving this thread!!
I *finally* met Rosy last weekend in WA. She is as sweet as can be! She was my partner for the ground school part of the Rother clinic and she was wonderful!
Rosy has spent the last few months learning to be a horse. She's still bottom horse on the totem pole, and eats as s-l-o-w as molasses, but she no longer cribs to beat the band. She is easily worried, but easily reassured. All in all a sweet, sweet horse.
The past week I also was able to connect with her breeder and fill in more of her story. Her breeder had heard she'd been taken to the auction and assumed she'd been slaughtered, so she was surprised and pleased to learn she was still alive and safe.
She told me Rosy had won several races in a row - which I knew to be true. She went on to tell me that bumped her up a class, and at that level Rosy was outclassed. But, Rosy loved to race. (That was my sense also, watching her races on Cal Racing Replay last summer). So, she sold her to another race-owner who not only raced at that level, but also at the next level down. She said the owners horses that were at that track were "healthy and well cared for" so she had no reservations. But, then that person suffered some kind of setback (I think it was health?) and Rosy was turned out to pasture in a herd. Since she is not a dominant horse (big understatement!) she was chased off the food, lost a ton of weight and strength. She was then sent to the auction. She learned about all this after the fact and was really angry cause she liked Rosy and thought she was a "sweet little mare."
I asked her about health, and injury history. She told me she was sound at the track. The only physical issue she had was she was small - had a narrow heart girth - and didn't really have the physical traits to compete at that level.
From my own observations - Rosy is tall, easily 16 hands, but is quite narrow of frame. She's also a hard keeper. So, that matches with what we've seen and learned about her.
While I was in WA Rosy was intermittently "gimpy." Dr. Vetter gave her a quick exam and deemed it safe (not going to damage her) to go ahead and work with her at the clinic. She didn't seem to be in any pain. And the gimpy-ness would come and go. The day after I left she was 100% sound.
pnp4kidz and I chatted about her and her symptoms are consistent with something that is easily treated, so we're trying that first. If it doesn't work then Dr. Vetter said she'd need a more complete workup.
Jtjedi says she thinks she might make a great 4H horse and I agree. We have a deal - if she turns out to be sound (body and mind) for trail riding, she can come down here to be placed. She'll probably go out on a full lease, rather than sale, cause - well - cause I've seen too much the past few years to be willing to release total control.
Meanwhile, we really could use help supporting her. She eats an amazing amount of food and she's on supplements that aren't cheap. If you look back through the thread you'll see none of us meant to "get another horse" - me least of all!! But, she seemed worth saving, and a year later she's confirming that for us.
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Post by jenm on Mar 17, 2009 0:52:11 GMT -5
Ok, playing devils advocate here: Since the breeder is "surprised and pleased" to learn she is safe from slaughter, has the breeder offered to help with her support?
I just want to hear a story about a responsible breeder, since they are so few and far between.
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Post by calypso on Mar 17, 2009 1:38:14 GMT -5
No.
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Post by jenm on Mar 17, 2009 2:03:03 GMT -5
Bummer, I guess I was overly optimistic in looking for a "happily ever after". I'm sorry.
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