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Post by toeps on Aug 25, 2008 23:36:49 GMT -5
Thanks! The more we learn about her, the more we love her! She is just a gem ;D
Her skin is so sensitive I have a hard time keeping flies from eating her! Especially on her chest. I'm using Permectrin sp? but it's really potent and I don't like to but nothing seems to keep the buggers off her! Ideas?
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Post by beckybee on Aug 26, 2008 16:37:09 GMT -5
A horse at my barn has really sensitive skin too. Horrible scabs, etc. every summer that then gets all rainrotty in the winter. After years of trying all sorts of topical things, baths, etc., the owner got a mesh flysheet for him for the summer. His coat looks great and he's not all itchy! Low tech way of avoiding chemicals.
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Post by TashGaia on Jan 6, 2009 21:02:05 GMT -5
Fresca is going to be available for adoption again very soon. She has spent the last 7 months in a home but it has been decided that she is just too much horse for the 12 year old beginner who was riding her. She behaves perfectly in an arena or round pen, but if you take her out by herself in the trails or fields she does want to go back to the other horses and barn. She also does not like to be in a stall. She has no bite, no kick, no buck, no anything malicious. She appears to be a very well trained horse other then the flaws listed above. She also has amazing carriage and a wonderful trot.
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Post by piopico on Jan 7, 2009 0:30:19 GMT -5
Oops, I responded to the thread above.....sorry.
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Post by TashGaia on Jan 7, 2009 0:53:32 GMT -5
Fresca was sold through the Chehalis auction and was ridden through that auction. Folks that were there say that she rode through beautifully, but that horses were going for nothing. She was purchased by a kill buyer and was set to go straight to slaughter after a trip to the Enumclaw auction to fill up the load. At the Enumclaw sale she was not run through the auction. Instead she sat in the back in a pen with about 20 other horses who were just waiting for a full load to go to slaughter. A friend and I each purchased one horse from this pen... all the others shipped that night to slaughter.
From all appearances Fresca is approximately 10-13 years old. She is a pure white Appaloosa Akhal Teke cross mare with pink skin and tons and tons of small black spots. She had shoes on at the auction and rode out very very nicely when she was test ridden at the auction by Amber. In the arena she acted like a finished saddle horse and was more then willing to do anything asked of her with both style and class. She is sound, healthy, and up to date on everything.
She has spent the last 7 months in a home but it has been decided that she is just too much horse for the 12yr beginner who was riding her. She behaves perfectly in an arena or round pen, but if you take her out by herself in the trails or fields she does want to go back to the other horses and barn. She also does not like to be in a stall and will successfully jump out. She has no bite, no kick, no buck, no anything malicious. She appears to be a very well trained (although sometimes nervous) horse other then the flaws listed above. She also has fantastic carriage and an absolutely amazingly wonderful trot that can go forever. Fresca is a sweet and extremely intelligent mare who always knows exactly where her feet are.
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Post by toeps on Jan 7, 2009 11:22:41 GMT -5
This was a very hard decision but it came down to, like Tasha said, Fresca is too much horse for my beginner daughter. She is a wonderful mare! She is very smart and will make an intermediate rider a great companion. I have a friend who will be doing a riding assessment on her to see if she knows dressage, which really wouldn't surprise me. She knows exactly where her feet are and she has the most gorgeous collected trot. I believe she is well trained, far beyond our experience for sure as we just trail and pleasure ride.
She has been an easy keeper, even through the weather we just had. I had wondered about it because she is thin skinned (she needs a neoprene or other soft girth because of it) and you can see all her pretty black dots in the summer but she fuzzed out very well and has a nice winter coat.
I will probably have her down here (SW WA) for at least another 2 weeks as she has a farrier appointment and then she will most likely be heading back up to Tasha's if she hasn't found a home yet.
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Post by shell on Jan 7, 2009 13:45:09 GMT -5
Looks like a perfect match, congratulations.
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Post by swissgrl on Jan 7, 2009 13:59:51 GMT -5
Tash, have you contacted any of the Akhal Teke people up in the PNW? I know there are a lot of them up there, and since it is such a specific breed, they might be able to help find her a home.
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Post by TashGaia on Jan 7, 2009 15:52:55 GMT -5
I did back in July, but I have not re-contacted them since then.
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Post by swissgrl on Jan 7, 2009 16:10:43 GMT -5
My friend down here has an Akhal Teke, she's got a lot of contacts up there, I'll check with her if she can throw it out to them, if that is okay with you.
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Post by TashGaia on Jan 7, 2009 16:27:22 GMT -5
Sure, that would be great. Thanks!
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Post by carolyn on Jan 8, 2009 1:27:06 GMT -5
I keep looking at this horse, she looks like the horse that was at my mom's place, and her ex-boyfriend took her. because mom couldn't afford to feed his horses. I tried to call her to find out if he took her to the auction. (wouldn't put it past him.a real jerk) I will try tomorrow to call her again.
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