Post by For the TN Walking Horse on Jul 21, 2011 23:46:29 GMT -7
Since I have been asked several times on the FTTWH Facebook page to provide pictures of the horses that have been damaged by pads and chains, I'm doing so here. Sorry for the weird sizes of photos--I can't seem to get it fixed.
PLEASE NOTE: Per the NWHA/TWHBEA lawsuit, the court determined that the information on the horses' registration papers is the legal property of the owner. Therefore, I will not be posting these horses' registered names as I do not have permission from these owners to post their horses' names. Since the horses' information can be viewed by anyone on the TWHBEA iPEDS pedigree website, I will not risk the owners being harassed by anyone who does not believe what I've included here.
"Red Hawk" (owned by me)
We bought him when he was 14 months old. He was brought to AZ from TN by friends of ours. They found him locked in a large black trailer with no windows with no food and water because the owner "had no where else to put him." The owner informed them he was put on pads as a 12 year old and ridden and deemed a "dud." Red Hawk's bones in his front right pastern are not stacked correctly due to this. While our vet said that he might break down sooner than other horses would, he should be fine as a pleasure horse. He wears support boots whenever we ride as a precaution.
"Sweetheart"
Bought as an older mare who was on stacks and shown when she was 2 and 3 years old. Deemed a "dud" and left to produce four foals. Has scars on her pasterns, poor hoof growth, is prone to founder and laminitis, cannot go barefoot due to her hooves needing support, swayback, cannot bend her head at the poll, arthritis in her hocks, back, and knees, and nerve damage in her shoulders, all due to having been ridden on stacks and sored. She was deemed unridable at about 22 years old and has been a pasture pet ever since. Addition: The lump on her belly is a hematoma. She got it from kicking herself in the belly. It has since healed.
"Indiana Jones"
Bought as a 3 year old direct from TN. Deep scarring on both pasterns. So badly scarred he cannot be shown. Is currently a trail horse.
"Feather"
Bought as a 5 year old from a BL farm in OH. All of the BL horses at this farm were wrapped in plastic and a lot of them were down in their stalls. This mare was deemed a dud. Her hooves were around 5 inches--the sellers said she "had" to have that long of hooves to gait. All this mare did was trot with the long hooves. She has the long hooves in this photo. Now trimmed, she has a wonderful gait and never offers to trot. Currently an endurance horse with very high rankings in the Southwest region.
"Sugar"
Bought as a seasoned show mare from a barn in OH. Came to the owner with shoes that were 1 1/2" and 9 pounds--EACH. Seller told her that there was no way she could gait without these shoes, chains and long toes. Shoes were removed and her hooves were very soft and thrushy, and she was beginning to founder. Foundered twice until a new hoof grew out. Ridden barefoot with a normal toe length in this picture. This was after she'd healed and before her flat walk was really developed through dressage methods and hard work and she started striding even more.
"Sundance" - no picture available (which means really that I can't find it)
Bought as a seasoned trail horse. Started his career as a Plantation horse. Has ringbone--was present when the second owner bought him and he was in Plantation shoes.
PLEASE NOTE: Per the NWHA/TWHBEA lawsuit, the court determined that the information on the horses' registration papers is the legal property of the owner. Therefore, I will not be posting these horses' registered names as I do not have permission from these owners to post their horses' names. Since the horses' information can be viewed by anyone on the TWHBEA iPEDS pedigree website, I will not risk the owners being harassed by anyone who does not believe what I've included here.
"Red Hawk" (owned by me)
We bought him when he was 14 months old. He was brought to AZ from TN by friends of ours. They found him locked in a large black trailer with no windows with no food and water because the owner "had no where else to put him." The owner informed them he was put on pads as a 12 year old and ridden and deemed a "dud." Red Hawk's bones in his front right pastern are not stacked correctly due to this. While our vet said that he might break down sooner than other horses would, he should be fine as a pleasure horse. He wears support boots whenever we ride as a precaution.
"Sweetheart"
Bought as an older mare who was on stacks and shown when she was 2 and 3 years old. Deemed a "dud" and left to produce four foals. Has scars on her pasterns, poor hoof growth, is prone to founder and laminitis, cannot go barefoot due to her hooves needing support, swayback, cannot bend her head at the poll, arthritis in her hocks, back, and knees, and nerve damage in her shoulders, all due to having been ridden on stacks and sored. She was deemed unridable at about 22 years old and has been a pasture pet ever since. Addition: The lump on her belly is a hematoma. She got it from kicking herself in the belly. It has since healed.
"Indiana Jones"
Bought as a 3 year old direct from TN. Deep scarring on both pasterns. So badly scarred he cannot be shown. Is currently a trail horse.
"Feather"
Bought as a 5 year old from a BL farm in OH. All of the BL horses at this farm were wrapped in plastic and a lot of them were down in their stalls. This mare was deemed a dud. Her hooves were around 5 inches--the sellers said she "had" to have that long of hooves to gait. All this mare did was trot with the long hooves. She has the long hooves in this photo. Now trimmed, she has a wonderful gait and never offers to trot. Currently an endurance horse with very high rankings in the Southwest region.
"Sugar"
Bought as a seasoned show mare from a barn in OH. Came to the owner with shoes that were 1 1/2" and 9 pounds--EACH. Seller told her that there was no way she could gait without these shoes, chains and long toes. Shoes were removed and her hooves were very soft and thrushy, and she was beginning to founder. Foundered twice until a new hoof grew out. Ridden barefoot with a normal toe length in this picture. This was after she'd healed and before her flat walk was really developed through dressage methods and hard work and she started striding even more.
"Sundance" - no picture available (which means really that I can't find it)
Bought as a seasoned trail horse. Started his career as a Plantation horse. Has ringbone--was present when the second owner bought him and he was in Plantation shoes.