Maya

age: approx. 17 years old
sex: mare
breed: Quarter Horse
color: chestnut with blaze
height: 15.2

Status: in rehabilitation

Located in Duvall, WA

Maya (formerly SAFE horse Vivian) is being offered as a SAFE-Assisted Adoption due to the financial hardship of her previous adopter. Maya was rescued by SAFE in 2005 from an Eastern Washington feedlot. She was pregnant when resuced and gave birth to a lovely bay colt named Benedetto in August 2006. SAFE provided Maya with 30 days refresher training under saddle prior to her adoption. She is quiet under saddle, and though not highly trained, she has good husband horse/novice rider potential. She is certainly stout enough to carry some weight.

Update (1/23/10):
Congratulations to Karen Q. of Redmond, WA on her adoption of Maya! Maya will be getting her training tuned up and then will be hitting the trails up in Redmond Ridge area with Karen's husband. Maya gets to enjoy a beautiful new barn, well-drained paddock and pasture area, and an Arab cross gelding who is VERY handsome and very excited to have a new buddy. When I pulled in with my trailer to deliver Maya, their daughter Emma had made a "Welcome Home Maya" sign for her. Emma had also made her a welcome basket with apples and carrots in it. She's obviously going to be very spoiled and very well cared for!

Update (2/2/10):
Unfortunately, we are moving Maya back to the "In Rehabilitation" section. Shortly after being adopted, Karen had her vet come out and do an exam on Maya as well as her teeth and her shots. Unfortunately, the vet determined that she has become blind in her right eye. Several years ago Maya developed a corneal ulcer which we treated and I know it did leave some scarring in her eye, but it appears she has now gone blind in that eye. Additionally, Maya failed 3 out of 4 flexion tests. The vet was concerned enough by what she saw to advise the adopter that she was not going to be ridable and therefore she is being returned to SAFE, as the adopter had planned to use her as a trail horse for her husband and daughter. However, as we are completely full at the inn, Karen is going to foster Maya for us for a little while, during which we will be having our vet out to evaluate her and see if we can figure out what is going on with her. My hunch is that the failed flexions are just indicative of mild arthritis which would be expected on a horse in her upper teens and would not completely rule out light riding. I also want to get a second opinion on the eye to make sure the vet wasn't just looking at the scarring from the old injury.

So its not a very good update for Maya, but her adopter is being very kind in paying for her teeth and shots and getting her feet done and agreeing to foster her for a short while.

Contact SAFE at adopt@safehorses.org if you are interested in adopting Maya.

For current information about Maya, click here.

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