virginia
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Got a call from a woman who said she was looking to place her mini mare. She didn't want to sell her because she is a mean mare. Doesn't want to train and bites and kicks at both people and other minis. The final straw was her biting her daughter. I think the kids were trying to ride her.
Yesterday she arrived at my house, got off the trailer with her ears laid back and very much fitting her description. Kimmy wasn't too bad with the two other mares she is with but did a lot of squealing and kicking out. My feelings have always been, there is no such thing as a "Mean" animal, only people are mean. Animals have reasons why they do such as they do and it's usually people caused. So I called our wonderful Bonnie. This is the first time I've ever talked to her and I must say I was impressed. It turns out that Kimmy has several vertabrae out of line in her neck, 10 more on her back and several more over her butt. She is in constant pain, her rear leg hurts a lot and sometimes goes numb. Her front legs are very painful all due to her bad back and neck. I have a picture of her going over a jump at her previous home and i just cringe when I think of her pain. She was not mistreated at her home, they just didn't know about her problems and thought she had an attitude problem. I am so glad that they called me. I am searching now for an Equine Chiripractor to work on this little girl and get her back to a pain free and happy life. When Bonnie asked her how she felt, the impression she got "was leave me alone and don't f**k with me. LOL She doesn't trust people and hates children. Kimmy has lots of potential and actually is easy to catch, I gave her some Banamine paste and hope this helps her till I can find someone to work on her. She is a pretty little girl about 32" and maybe 5 years old. Also, she thinks she is pregnant. Former owner didn't say anything about that. So I'll check on that too.
Ginny StP
Yesterday she arrived at my house, got off the trailer with her ears laid back and very much fitting her description. Kimmy wasn't too bad with the two other mares she is with but did a lot of squealing and kicking out. My feelings have always been, there is no such thing as a "Mean" animal, only people are mean. Animals have reasons why they do such as they do and it's usually people caused. So I called our wonderful Bonnie. This is the first time I've ever talked to her and I must say I was impressed. It turns out that Kimmy has several vertabrae out of line in her neck, 10 more on her back and several more over her butt. She is in constant pain, her rear leg hurts a lot and sometimes goes numb. Her front legs are very painful all due to her bad back and neck. I have a picture of her going over a jump at her previous home and i just cringe when I think of her pain. She was not mistreated at her home, they just didn't know about her problems and thought she had an attitude problem. I am so glad that they called me. I am searching now for an Equine Chiripractor to work on this little girl and get her back to a pain free and happy life. When Bonnie asked her how she felt, the impression she got "was leave me alone and don't f**k with me. LOL She doesn't trust people and hates children. Kimmy has lots of potential and actually is easy to catch, I gave her some Banamine paste and hope this helps her till I can find someone to work on her. She is a pretty little girl about 32" and maybe 5 years old. Also, she thinks she is pregnant. Former owner didn't say anything about that. So I'll check on that too.
Ginny StP
