She needs help..........

[wendyp]

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 [e-mail] if you can help, Rosy would sincerely appreciate it.



Thanks for reading..............

WendyP/Bend, OR

[halfwayhome]

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!

[calypso]

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:

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[wendyp]

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