The Horses

That Yella Horse Zip

Zip approx 23 yo gelding, still with some pep in his step with regular farrier care and affordable supplement for arthritis, came to me as a local humane society case. They explained to me he was not "bad enough" to seize as they would have a hard time finding a foster home for him, and wanted to keep the owner still involved. At the time, I don't know if they were aware that the owner's other horse had died under the same conditions.  He was only to be a temporary resident while his owner was waiting to go to another barn. I helped the owner develop a good nutrition plan for him that the owner could afford and started a program to help the horse learn to be a horse again as he had been stalled most of his adult life. They did not offer any assistance with his daily upkeep or care.They merely had me monitor and document the owner's responsibilities and report to them on a regular basis. When I reported several times I was having to subsidize his care and upkeep with my own funds after the owner stopped doing it, a new officer came out to investigate then shortly thereafter closed his case and left him with me knowing that it was jepordizing  the care of my own personal horses. Zip is available for adoption to a good home for a small fee. With a little tuning up he'd make a good husbands horse or companion for another horse. You can find more photos of him and posts on my facebook page facebook.com/KSTequestrian and click on Photos, thenAlbums...


Here are some before and after photos:

When he came to me after humane society intervention

a few weeks after he came to  me

one month after a good feed program and regular turn-out.