A couple of updated pictures of horse that had been starved

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Robin1

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I purchased this guy a couple of years ago. He was in a forced sale. It was one of those things were you go knowing that you are NOT going to buy anything.
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: When he was brought out for viewing and bidding my jaw dropped. He was nothing but skin and bones, his body had eaten away any muscle he had. :new_shocked: The last time I had seen this horse (approximatly 4 months earlier) he was grossly overweight. The only thing I can figure is that he had been starved down, to look good, for the sale. :no: This horse is a National Champion, multiple Top Tens, etc. One day after I purchased him he was rushed in to surgery for impaction because I made the mistake of feeding him.
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: The 3 vets involved, including the surgeon were extremely upset as the ONLY food in his system was what I had given him.
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Anyway, its been a long haul but he is finally putting on some weight. He is not in condition as he hasn't held enough weight to exercise him for fear of his losing everything he gained.
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: I think we are going to start a mild excersize program now.
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Robin
 
Oh wow he looks great! Do you happen to have any before photo's? I love to see before and afters...that's sad to hear that just 4 months earlier he was grossly overweight, he must have REALLY been starved and living on eating the dust he was breathing...poor guy, i've heard his name come up a few times, it's sad to see such a beautiful creature wasting away...

Great job!!!
 
Wow, he looks great, he's a gorgeous boy. Is he still a stallion, or he is a gelding? Just curious. I too would like to see before pictures.
 
You've done a great job with him. Like the other responders, I'd like to see pictures when you got him.

Joyce
 
He is beautiful and looks great!! Do you have before pics? He was VERY lucky you came along. :aktion033:
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Sheri
 
I am so glad that you came into his life.

His story is just incredible. I don't understand how someone could treat any horse that way? The cruelty of it is just sickening. It has taken two years of the best of care to get him to this weight and he is so lucky just to be alive. Thank you for caring and being there for him...you are his lifesaver.
 
:aktion033: So glad he got a happy ending, and you came into his life!! really pretty boy!
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Thank You. He is a real sweetheart.
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: He is still most definately a stallion, we have 2 foals on the ground this year of his. I need to add here that on May 2nd he turned 17 yrs old.

This was taken several months after feeding him. I couldn't bare to take the photos when he first came here. You can still see the lack of muscle. It has just been in the last couple of months that his spine no longer sticks up. I never would have thought it would take this long. :no:

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Robin
 
Robin he looks great now. I understand that that 'breeder/owner' is now showing up again at the shows and coming around again!!!!!!!!!!!
 
hes one pretty boy!

this is a case kinda like my QH paint mix stud

we had him bored cuz he got in with are mares so my mom called this guy who had a good rep about horses

turns out he didnt feed him any thing but old hay looked like it was out in the weather for at the least 6 months for 25 days! :new_shocked:

im going to get after pics but his back bone sticks up an inch from his back and you can count every rib he has with out feeling for them, his mussels wiggle like a bowl full of jellow

when hes walking to you he looked about 2 foot wide at the most.... be4 he left he had rock hard mussels that where HUGE now they sink in to his butt....

he had already shed all this winter coat, now hes loosing his hair... again but even his main

and we suspeckt he had him running with 14 or 15 mares the hole time when i his owner told him he was NOT to breed him, now where faced with a vet bill where having him and one of are mares tested for any STD and if he has something and she dont......

heres a be4 pic i'll get an after one of him soon, i got to get batterys for my cam

Just 3 days after bein there... i could already tell he had lost some whait (sorry for bad spelling)

again

i beleave wher sueing this guy..... jerk done that to my pretty baby, who just turned 3 april 7th, anyway enuff ranting hes a vary pretty mini
 
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Thanks Laurie, its been a long haul.

and YIKES!!! :new_shocked: :new_shocked: Did you see that the husband of the pair renewed his judging license?
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Robin
 
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He looks wonderful , Robin..........I would think all you need to do is some minor toning and then take in the show ring!

Kuddos for what you've done!

MA
 
Robin, you certainly have 'Feature' looking well; congratulations for having the warm heart to take him in!

Seems just when you think some of the 'bad pennies' are (blessedly)gone from the breed, they pop up again...well, if it's happened at a national show level, this isn't particularly surprising either.

I wish you HAD taken the horse's picture the day you got him home--best proof there is of what was going on with him under the stewardship of the 'fine, upstanding' former owners. Show managers and exhibitors should beware--being able to pass the test is not the only criteria to consider when hiring a judge/choosing who to show under. A look at the previous record of being hired may be the best indicator that people ARE aware of this, though--at all sorts of levels.

Margo
 
Egads Robin, I didnt notice that. Great, so they are once again appearing on the scene for sure. I certainly wish folks here had followed through with the police report on that other thing so it was at least on record.
 

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