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Mustangs rock, Joy has had multiple expensive lameness
exams with every one from local mobile vets, gaited
horse vet specialist and equine hospital with
radiographs with the conclusion being she is just off
a little....  because at home she would be really
suffering but once she got hauled into the clinic and
saw new horses around she would suck it up and step
right out even on gravel and asphalt.  Everyone
thought I was crazy but every time they would find one
or more abscesses to drain.  It turned out it was
alfalfa mix hay making her soles soft and allowing the
abscesses to happen but she wouldn't get really off
until several legs were effected.  That is why she is
now bred and carrying a 1/2 Arab baby who will be my
endurance horse and she will never go more than LD.
while I break in the young one.  I don't trust her to
show me how she is really feeling with the excitement
of a ride going on and she is too precious to me to
take any chances. I bought her as wild and untouchable
from her adopter after she had been just turned out to
cattle range as a weanling for a couple years.  I had
cancer and just expected to be able to watch her and
maybe feed her treats but wanted to own a horse again
like I did when I was a kid.  I was so weak and sick
at first I would just get into her pen and either sit
on a bucket or lean against fence and brush her a few
strokes when she got near.  I got her the end of March
2000 and celebrated the 4Th of July that year by
riding her outside of her small pen in the arena for
the first time. As soon as she knew I wouldn't hurt
her I couldn't keep her away and we took little baby
steps until we were riding. Due to my health situation
she has been in the care of others twice and each time
would come right up to me and it was like we had never
been apart.  The last 4H girl who had her banned me
from visiting because Joy would turn into a crazy
bronco after I left and she took a couple hard falls. 
Lucky for me I couldn't help myself after about a
month and found her foundered and down for two days
when I came out for a surprise visit when nobody would
answer the phone and I thought nobody was home.  She
lifted her head,staggered to her feet, pushed her head
into my chest and just leaned on me.  I called a
friend to help me load her and take her out of there
thinking I would need the help but Joy almost plowed
me over to get back into the trailer to leave.  The
coming foal will have the best nutrition and care
possible and be raised to go the distance from day 1. 
I cried reading about Gorgeous George the mustang who
has died.  I know Joy was malnourished and mistreated
before I got her.  Because we couldn't touch her the
heavy winter coat hid how skinny she was and covered
with cattle lice as well. I also didn't get the right
diet for her until 2004 and the right hoof care HPT
trim until 2005.
I'll quit now or I could go on forever.
Barbara and Joy ( hey mom when is my buddy Ian (6)
coming back to ride?)ps Ian my grandson will be 18
when the foal is 12- look out Tevis 2018- Joy and I
will be his crew


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