Fw: Fat horse

["ckellerfarm" <ckellerfarm@stellarnet.com>]

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From: ckellerfarm <ckellerfarm@stellarnet.com>
To: ridecamp-d@endurance.net <ridecamp-d@endurance.net>
Date: Monday, April 05, 1999 12:20 PM
Subject: Fat horse


>Hi every one,
>I have a little(or big) problem. Last fall a good friend gave me two
horses.
>One is a coming two year old Arabian      ( Indeed Given)and the other is a
>8 year old gelding 1/2 arab,(Pumba). Indie is fine growing ect. but Pumba
is
>way too fat.  He is 14 hands and about 1300lb. he has rolls on his
knees!And
>jiggles when he trots, also toots allot (so  the name Pumba after the wort
>hog in the lion king)I gave him to my nephew to use for 4-H, he has sense
>come back as Eric decided a horse was to much work.( silly kid) So I need
to
>find Pumba a new home ,but as long as I have him back I think I,ll work on
>him a little. Here is my problem, He's so fat! I've been around horses all
>my life and have never seen a horse this fat!  If he is ridden for even a
>few minutes hes starts to sweat, breath hard and cough. So I think he needs
>to lose a few lbs before I can even start. I do not want to use him for
>endurance only get him retrained(he had not been ridden for 3 years before
>he got here) so he has a chance of being a family horse for some one. I
told
>Rose (friend) I'd get him a good home. And with all this weight he doesn't
>have a chance!  My  farrier and good friend said to put him in a dry
paddock
>with only wheatstraw to eat ( water and salt) but this seems to extreme!(or
>is it?) But I don't see how else he"ll lose it. He was  in the pasture full
>time and only grained in the winter at his old home. He was checked by a
vet
>before he came here  the only problem is his weight, I think.
>I going to strat lounging him when ever the snow melts. But can't see
riding
>him now as it seems to realy be too much work for him. (besides that the
>saddle will not stay put keeps sliding off the side no matter how tight I
>cinche him, must be the rolls again)
> I'd realy like to give him a chance at a good home where he'd be loved and
>ridden. Rose  tryed to sell him and the only people who wanted him were
>killers because of this,This is why he's here, she wanted one of my girls
to
>use him. But they all have thier own horses they just love(arabs) and I do
>not have time for him!.
>So have too get this weight off him, if I'm to keep my word! And I all ways
>keep my word!
>This is a good example of breeding because you like the little foals but
>have not plans for them . (but her colts are so cute)She spent money to
have
>him trained and left him sit now he's of little use and the only people who
>want him want to weigh him up! And I can't do that, hes a nice horse sweet
>gentle and a pretty bay!
>Any one with ideas! Any one want him!(cheap to a good home, money goes to
>Rose) He's Arab/QH!
>Tamara and Annie(ride me not him!)
>>
>


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