Romeo Update

Dr. Hannah called me tonight to let me know that she developed the xrays and they confirmed what we suspected…Romeo has suffered further catastrophic injury to his leg.  It was helpful to be able to compare the xrays to the previous ones we took, while the leg...

SAFE Update — May 24th, 2011

It’s been a busy few weeks at SAFE, with several events completed (Pins for Ponies, Saddle Fitting Clinic) and several events upcoming (Lipizzaner show which is SOLD OUT, Gelding Clinic June 4th, Open House June 26th).  We are working diligently on planning for...

Romeo Update

Romeo is healing well after his castration and will probably be ready to leave NWESC in a week or two. At this point we are just waiting for him to realize he isn’t a stallion anymore and settle — he is still very fixated on other horses right now.

Romeo — April 3

Romeo is doing very well after his castration, and tolerating his forced exercise well.  Dr. Hannah reports he is still somewhat agitated and pacing in his stall, which is actually helping keeping the swelling under control.  That should go away in a couple...

Romeo — Gelded!

Romeo was successfully gelded today by Dr. Hannah at NWESC.  She reported that he did very well, she was a little worried about the recovery because of his leg and his age, but he stayed down very quiet after he woke up and then got up without drama. ...

Romeo — 6 year old Hackney stallion

Romeo is a 6 year old (7 in May) Hackney stallion, dark bay/white pinto, 14.2h, that was surrendered to SAFE after being abandoned on a property in Mill Creek two years ago.  The property owners have been feeding the horse and lost contact with the owner two...