Horses

"Tara"

I purchased Tara from a kill pen out of Pitkin, Louisiana. She was due to ship to Mexico for slaughter and I couldn't stand watching her be passed up, so I bought her on a whim. She was said to be an 11-12 year old TWH x American Saddlebred. When I picked her up she was incredibly emaciated. I had to take the trip home very slowly, and we couldn't rush her recovery. It took about 6 months before she recovered her mass, and as an obvious prior founder horse, we got her feet back into shape. Tara enjoys her people and is an incredibly safe horse for just about anyone. With time (it turns out she was much younger, likely foaled in 2008), she has proven to make a great mount for myself and novice riders at trials! What a score!
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"Melody"

Melody, what a girl. This mare was also purchased off the kill pen in Pitkin, LA as 9 year old Spotted Saddle Horse. She seems to have some impressive training and when I saw her, I was simply baffled by how a mare of that quality ended up in a kill pen. Sure enough on her first day home, I found the likely culprit. Melody can't stand being restrained and made to do something, and proved to be a striker. With a few months patience, and some time, she was an excellent rehab. Her gait is impeccably smooth, and she has a rocking horse lope to die for. I loaded this mare up and hauled her to her first two trials (2 national events over 14 days) and I ended up finding that this little mare was athletic and willing enough to be a great scout horse. Since her first trial experience, this mare has quickly stole my heart and proven to be worth her weight in gold.