This is Tess,the horse in my header picture.
In this picture she is being prepared for a fun ride,she has a very long tail so my daughter is plaiting it up so it will not get too muddy.My Granddaughter is tacking her up.
Tess is my Granddaughters new horse,and there is story to tell.
This horse was used as a surrogate mare and gave birth to several top class foals.When her services were no longer required she was sent to the factory where she would have ended up as horse meat.
Fortunately a friend of ours found out about it and rescued her within hours of her doom.
I don't think she ever had a name,but she was given the name Tess,she was nursed back to full health,loved and cared for,then sent to another lady who trains rescued horses.
Tess was then re-homed with my daughter.This beautiful horse is so gentle and bomb proof,she is now my G daughters ,who loves her very much.
They have been on lots of fun rides and cross country rides,Tess is in her element jumping ditches and banks and galloping with the other horses.
She is a 7 year old gypsy cob.
A happy story that could have had a very upsetting end.
So if you are looking for a horse or know someone that is,try the rescue centres first.....they are always looking for good homes or foster homes and if they are reputable centres they will give you no end of help.
Have a good week.
Carolyn.
I loved reading this rescue story, Carolyn! Tess is a beautiful horse, I'm so happy to know she was saved and given a loving home. I don't remember ever seeing a Gypsy Cob, I love the feathering around her ankles, although I imagine that some cleaning would be required after a walk through mud puddles! I miss having horses around sometimes, but I have many happy memories of them. Enjoy your Sunday and have a great week!
ReplyDeleteHow terrible that a mare's life would be finished at the age of seven! What a good ending/beginning to her story.
ReplyDeleteTess is a beautiful girl! I love to hear of rescue animals. I can't abide the killing of any animal and know they don't have to end up on the block just because they have outlived their former use. I have two mini horses, 2 pot bellied pigs, two goats, 5 cats, and 4 dogs....all but one of the animals, a hunting dog are rescues.
ReplyDeleteThank you Ladies for your comments.
ReplyDeleteTess really is a beautiful mare,so quiet and gentle,she had never been broken in,just used to carry foals.The Lady who trained her uses the horse whisper method,kind,gentle way of breaking in a horse,we are so grateful to her for the good job she did as my G daughter ,who is a well established rider,is safe on the roads,lanes and the cross country rides that she so enjoys.
A story like Tess's tugs at my heartstrings -- especially because my own Cornelius (8 year old Percheron/Morgan cross) was also rescued from almost certain slaughter. She and your granddaughter look like they had a wonderful time on their cross-country ride.
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