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 Twiggy
Breed:
Grade
Sex:
Mare
DOB: 1997
Height:
14.2 hh
Color:
Sorrell with flaxen mane
Markings:
Blaze
Arrival
Date: May 2006
Location:
Mabank, TX
Adoption Fee:
$500
Temperament:
Calm and sweet natured.
Physical problems / health issues: When Twiggy arrived she was very malnourished. She came in extremely underweight and earned her name because she quickly became referred to as our “resident bathing suit model”. She will be a beautiful girl once she finishes filling out. When she arrived at her first foster home in August '06, she had a slight eye infection which was treated with a series of penicillin injections and an eye ointment (Neomycin). She also had “rain scald” on her rump, which was treated with a Betadine scrub. Both were fairly cleared up when she left in November '06 to go to training.
Interaction with horses:
Relatively calm, middle
of the herd, until
feeding time where she
earned the nickname of
“Twisted Sister”. When
other horses are too
close by, she will
scream and kick at them
to stay out of her
space. She gulps her
food down, and paws with
impatience while
eating. This is
probably due to being
starved for so long.
Her fosters placed a
large rock (bigger than
a big fist) in her feed
bucket to slow her down
a bit.
Interaction with people:
She is a mild mannered
little mare. One time,
she got excited when the
farrier was trimming
another horse. She
wanted to come see, and
kicked out when she was
shooed away by her
foster dad. This was a
one-time incident, and
never happened again.
History:
Twiggy was found as a
stray and surrendered to
Habitat.
Training / abilities:
She is currently in
training. Her previous
foster mom could get no
forward motion from her
in order to lunge her in
the round pen. She just
wanted to follow.
Experience level required to work with this horse:
Advanced beginner on the ground.
Has this horse ever:
Bucked? No. Reared?
No. Kicked?
Yes, on one occasion
when she was shooed away
from another horse being
trimmed by the farrier.
Bitten?
No. Other? N/A
Ground handling:
Catch? Very easy
to catch. Lead?
She will lead when
haltered, but
occasionally gets a
stubborn streak. Tie? Yes.
Trailer? Yes. Clip?
Not Known. Trim Feet?
Gets impatient.
Needs feet to be handled
more. Needs a firm but
patient and
understanding farrier.
Does not need sedation.
Bathe? Yes.
Special Needs:
Like many other horses,
Twiggy has suffered a
lot in her life. She
needs love, a kind hand,
and an understanding
heart from her adopter.
When fed, she needs a
stall of her own to
lessen the stress of
others possibly taking
her food.
Other comments:
Because of her small
structure, recommend
rider (plus tack) weigh
no more than 20% of
Twiggy's weight in order
not to hurt her back.
More pictures:
Adopt: Please contact
us regarding adoptions at adoptions@habitatforhorses.org or call 1.866.HFH.LSER
(866.434.5737).
Are you unable to adopt but would still like to
have Twiggy in your life?
Sponsor
her through our
Virtual Foster program.
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