March 11th, 2011

There hasn't been a whole lot of activity out at the rescue this week, which is good! This weekend, however, brought a new home for Caroline, one of the young Morgan mares. Caroline's new owner is Ellee, who happens to be Carrie Ann's niece. To give you even more names and Hytyme history, Carrie Ann adopted Norma Jean and Jake.

Norma Jean was a big Percheron, one of Jim and Sherry's first feedlot rescues and mentioned in an earlier post; and Jake was a beautiful chestnut Thoroughbred. He had a hole cut in his palate--some sort of procedure done so he would be able to breathe easier when he ran.
Here is a very technical link about his condition:
dorsal displacement of the soft palate--Merck Veterinary Manual.



Jake at a 2009 training day at Hytyme

Back to Caroline and her new person, Ellee--congratulations! Caroline is one of the sweetest horses around and has been deserving her own special person for as long as she's been at the rescue. She really started to blossom with attention and training, and now she's onto the next chapter in her life.

Here are some pictures of Carrie and Caroline working together:

And now Ellee and Caroline together:

Congratulations to Ellee and Caroline! They are going to be a great pair, and they'll be together for a long time! We look forward to all their wonderful stories!



Michelle the carrot lady was out giving the horses their favorite treats, too. They probably know the sound of her car coming down the driveway!

That orange bag on the ground? All carrots.