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Pasture Pal/Possible Riding Horse For Adoption/Rescue!

Posted by Tanya on 1/17/2007, 8:41 pm
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Hi. I have a 13 year old Peruvian Paso/Paso Fino cross mare that I am looking for a home for. She cannot be ridden as she has severe arthritis & locking stifles & as far as I know can't be bred either. She is the sweetest horse & I would love to keep her but I can't have horses around that have no purpose & just eat. She has never kicked, bit, bucked, struck out, or bolted ever. She can be led around the pasture by just grabbing her face & all you have to say is "Sassy, Ho!" & she stops in her tracks where ever she is. She is a great horse & would be an AWESOME riding horse if she can be fixed. I have heard from alot of horse people that if you out Aloe Vera extract in their water that it will premanently clear up their arthritis if you continue to put it in their water throughout their lives. I have not tried it as I belive her main problem is her stifles although I have NEVER seen her dragging her foot around as if her stifle was locked. I put an ad looking her Sassy's old owner's to see what was wrong with her & this is what her previous owner had told me: I am sure it is her- she actually does not look much different than she had when my grandparents had her. She was always a bit of a hard keeper. I talked to my grandparents- they don't have the paperwork anymore that they had from donating Sassy, but they said it was a short dark haired woman and she was real nice. Had a bunch of nice older horses, and her kids just loved them all. They thought Sassy would fit in well with them... I would have loved to have taken her when my grandparents wanted to donate her , but at the time had a new baby, and no place to keep her- now we have our own little farm, and a couple of horses....How is her stifle holding up- She used to have stifle issues, and would lock up, so it was not a good idea to take her out for long trail rides, as she could lock up, and then be stuck for awhile unless you could pop it back in, that is why my grandparents quit riding her. "When my Grandparents bought her she was supposed to be 5, they had her for about 4 years, and it was at least 2 years ago they donated her- so she should be 11 or 12 now.. Somewhere in there.They bought her from a breeder of Paso Finos who had taken her in on part trade for a registered Paso. She is not registered that anyone ever knew of, nor did the breeder think she was full Paso Fino due to her gait- it is a little different than a regular paso gait- so they thought she might be par peruvian- they are different than a paso fino- even though they are both pasos... Her stifle locking was not due to any injury- it happens a lot with gaited horses unfortunatly-the only real cure is either surgery or just very light riding- she also may have a degenerative joint disease associated with peruvian pasos that makes them very low in the hind pasterns- this means that her fetlock joints in the rear will possibly sit very low, and cause her pain while riding- this is a breed defect- I have studied this a lot as I have a friend who breeds pasos, and we have gone to lots of breed seminars, and gaited horse clinics- all gaited breeds gait differently- and they all come with oddball quirks that are due to gaiting... Sassy may benefit from a farrier who specializes in gaited horses. Either that or find a natural hoof trimming specialist- they will take measurements of all the differnet components of her feet, and fix the hoof angles to match her oddball angles she has from being gaited. Due to being gaited a regular farrier will not be beneficial to her as regular shoes do not usually help a gaited horse...As far as riding, sassy was very gentle for anyone to ride, but she can be very quick- gatied horses tend to move faster and smoother than regular horses, so often it makes inexperienced riders feel insecure. My friend Marilyn who raises the Pasos had it done on her gelding. I think she said it was around a $1000 and then there was a lot of recovery time too- the best thing though would be to talk to your vet and maybe get some xrays and see what that looks like, basically they can either cut the tendon in her stifle, or they can shave the bone the tendon runs over- it depends on your vet, and what type of surgery you choose, for the cost- it is I think just called Stifle surgery....Her gelding she paid $4000 for and he is a pasofino, tennessee walker cross- he gaits funny too...but after the surgery he is doing great- and she rides him everywhere...." Please let me know if you have a place for her or know of anyone who might. She would be a great horse for a family looking for a horse that their kids could pet & braind their mane but not ride or for someone who could afford the surgery.

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Message Thread: Pasture Pal/Possible Riding Horse For Adoption/Rescue! - Tanya 1/17/2007, 8:41 pm « Back to thread

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