Describe your horse when you first got it.
I volunteered at a non profit program for young teens last year. I got involved with Charlie-an older Belgian draft . I had to leave for personal reasons The opportunity came up for me to buy him August 1st 2009. He was 400-500 lbs underweight.
Describe your horse now.
I have had charlie 3 months now.-I have him on a diet recommended by a vet-senior pellets complete feed with beet pulp-and platinum performance equine I had his teeth-feet-vacinnations-worming done. He is doing great1
About my rescued horse
Charlie is my heart and my best friend-we have saved each other. Before I met charlie-I was suffering from severe sleep apnea, major depression, bipolar-and weighed 200 lbs. I had retired on disability from my gov job of 22 yrs and was suicidal. The mental health doctors were putting me on diff psychiatric meds-I was a mess.
Today-I have Charlie-I weigh 150 lbs-I am no longer seeing mental health drs or taking meds
Charlie is a special-spiritual-funny - big goofa guy. We love each other very much.
I take pics of him all the time.
I love every aspect of taking care of him.
How I Did It:
I bought charlie to save him-a friend that worked where he was knew how much I loved him and knew I would take care of him -she worked on the woman that ran the progrHow I did itam-I finally got him. I had a vet come do his teeth -and we started him on his sr diet and the platinum performance 3 x day with hay i8n between to play with-I got a draft farrier to start doing his feet every 6 weeks-had his vaccinations done-started worming schedule-he gets a lot of love and attention where I board him-all the woman love him-
I go every day and clean up his pen-do carrot stretchers with him-ride him some-walk him -sing to him-scratch his big belly-he loves it when he gets scratche-patted-he loves it when I sing and talk to him-we went on our 1st 4 mile trail ride this week-he did great!
I pray that God lets this horse live a long time-he deserves the care vhe is getting now and he is such a survivor and brings so much joy to all that lay eyes on him.
Advice
- Vet care
- Vaccination schedule
- Worming schedule
- Farrier care
- I also have massage therapy for him as he has arthritus
- proper diet-supplements
- exercise daily
- self education-study on rescues-senior horses-draft related
- support from other boarders -friends-family
- pics as he progresses-so can see how positive all is going and share with others
- lots of love and attention and telling how special he is-
