In July, we welcomed Chloe as a new resident at the sanctuary. Chloe is a petite, senior Arabian mare and was living in untenable conditions. When sanctuary staff and our vet visited the place where she was living, she was emaciated and covered with flies. For a number of reasons, her owners were unable to provide humane care for her, and when they needed to move they called us to see if we could take any or all of the three horses on the property. Our vet concluded that Chloe was the horse that could best be served by our sanctuary.
Our first step was to clean her up and apply fly spray, and the next step was to take care of her teeth. Due to years of neglect, her teeth are not in great shape, and she can’t chew hay. She has been doing well on senior feed and hay cubes and has put on 60 plus pounds to date. We believe she can benefit from chiropractic care and acupuncture , and we are in the process of setting up those treatments.
She is out in the pasture with the other horses now, but it has taken her some time to adjust. (Goldie, our Palomino beauty, has taken Chloe under her wing and looks after her.) Chloe was in a small pen for many years, and she is having to learn how to deal with all the space she has! She’s a sweet horse to handle, and we love having her here with us.