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Introducing Bellebutton is an 8-year-old, 16.1hh bay Thoroughbred mare.
Bellebutton is a sensible, intelligent mare with a very sweet nature, she is curious and loves to connect and follow you around, she loves
her cuddles. She would make an excellent companion and would also be suitable for inhand liberty work or obstacles. She is up-to-date with
all her dental work, vaccinations and trimming.
Bellebutton was never registered to race as she sustained an injury to her nearside hind leg as a foal. Although paddock sound, there is no guarantee she would remain sound with constant work under saddle, she would be ok with the occasional walk.
If you are interested in giving Bellebutton a long term care home, get in
touch via
email with your inquiry. Located in the Macedon Ranges Shire Council area.
Introducing Curtis and Priscilla, 2 miniatures who have been together for many years.
Curtis is a white 9.2hh gelding in his late teens. Due to his pink pigmentation,
he is going to need a fly mask a lot to prevent sun damage to his eyes which causes weeping.
He is in good condition but not trusting of people. He is getting better with daily handling but will still occasionally try to bite or
kick.
He appears to have had some head trauma as he does not like handling around his head area but once again this is improving with regular
gentle handling.
For this reason it is recommended that he is not around children.
Priscilla is a white mare standing at 9.2hh and approx 12-year-old.
She is easy to handle and reports from the previous owner is that she was great with kids. This is yet to be confirmed.
Priscilla can be a little bit bossy over Curtis at feed time and this appears to be her only vice.
These two ponies will be looking for a long term home in the near future and preferably together.
If you are interested in giving Curtis & Priscilla a long term care home, get
in touch via email with your inquiry. Both are located in the Ballarat City Council area .
Introducing Dozer; a 15hh, 15 -year-old Clydesdale x gelding who came into Project Hope Horse Welfare care on 30.8.23.
He was a solo horse for 3 years then after an accident his owner was no longer able to care for him. His teeth and hooves were well overdue, and he was overweight.
An insulin assay was normal. He had vet, dental and farrier, worming and vaccinations completed.
Dozer had seedy-toe and thrush in all hooves, which has been manged and almost gone.
There is evidence on the right fore of possible past laminitis. He became lame late Nov and X-rays revealed ringbone in left forefoot and
likely has it in the right fore as well.
Therefore, he is now a companion horse and requires medications to keep him comfortable. Dozer is best suited to gentle undulating to flat
paddocks.
Dozer displays a quiet, well-mannered and gentle disposition.
He is easy to catch, lead, tie up, groom and handle his legs.
If you are interested in giving Dozer a long term care home, contact us
via email with your inquiry. Located in Nillumbik Shire Council area.
Introducing Jazz is a 25-year-old Flea-bitten grey Arab mare approx. 14.2hh.
Her past few years have not been her best, but fortunately she has now been given a good restart with her rehabilitation. At some stage of her life, she has had some good handling. We believed she has had a few foals. At surrender, she was a body score 1.5.
Jazz has finished her evaluation and quarantine period. We have had her teeth done as they had been neglected for quite some time – she has a missing 306 and had several sharp enamel points removed.
She will require 6- 9 monthly checks. Jazz is microchipped, hooves trimmed and worming regime is in place.
Catching and leading is now pretty much a comfortable action for her, rugs on and off still a little wary, improving with farrier, drenching
her was another good reason to train head down and park as was the washing episode – but all in all with clear positive requests she learns
really quickly.
As the vet commented in her report – “ The horse was bright and alert and was a pleasure to do anything with.”
Jazz has been in with others and demonstrates normal horse behaviour in a mob environment.
If you are interested in giving Jazz a long term care home, get in touch via email with your inquiry. Located Mitchell Shire Council area.
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Introducing Paris is a 15hh, 17-year-old, brown Standardbred mare.
Paris is not a ridden horse and seeks to be part of a mob that will always have horse/s with her to keep her company. Paris has a
fantastic and gentle disposition and loves being around people.
She enjoys being groomed and is well-behaved for the farrier.
Furthermore, she is good to catch, tie up and worm. Paris is not fazed by cars, tractors and dogs.
All what Paris asks for is to be part of a family that will have her in with her paddock mates and be happy.
If you are interested in giving Paris a long term care home, get in touch via email with your inquiry. Located Indigo Shire Council area.
Scarlett is a 15.1hh chestnut Thoroughbred/Quarter horse x mare estimated to be 15 years old, Nice moving mare.
When she arrived, Scarlett’s background was unknown. Early observations noted assertiveness and anxiety.
But underlying there was an intelligence and willingness to learn. Scarlett spent time at Wendy's Horsmanship & Obstacle ranch showing us what she knew about obstacles from the ground.
She then spent time witlh Brad West at Wild West Horsmanship training being assessed as a riding horse.
Scarlett spent 4 weeks with Brad where she regained her confidence under saddle and although initially a little tense, reacted well when ridden in the bush, on the road side and in the paddock with other horses.
Her short-term home is with five other mares and she is respectful of the hierarchy.
Scarlett requires an experienced rider as she looks to them for her confidence, she needs someone who is happy to spend the one on one time
with her on the ground, in the paddock to play with connection.
If you are interested in giving Scarlett a long term care home, get in
touch via
email with your inquiry. Located Macedon Shire Council area.
Introducing Ted E Bear approximately 12 -years-old, 8hh, black Shetland gelding.
Ted E Bear was surrendered to Project Hope Horse Welfare back in 2017 and has been with his current carer for 7 years and the family
has given him the care and love unconditionally for him to thrive.
Being on the Gippsland grass however is now causing him issues.Ted E Bear recently in July this year,has shown an episode of
laminitis. As Shetlands can be a bit upright in their stifle angles and with very straight conformation in hind legs, it predisposes
him to locking patella or commonly known as stifle lock. This is easy to manage with being able to move around, farrier work and exercise.
However, this combined with periodic laminitis is not an ideal situation.
A veterinary check with X rays was done on Ted E Bear in May this year. Under vets advise it is best that he be housed somewhere that he can
move freely ,not be restricted and have other horses as company. Ted E Bear needs to be out kicking up his hooves and galloping around.
Examination of the hoof was all within normal limits.
Personality wise Ted E Bear is a clever and confident package and shown a talent in being a Houdini – so fencing is very important. Within
limits of normal horse behaviour, if worried he does exhibit a tendency to frighten easily and can on occasion have a heightened flight
response that can involve a rump turn and a fleeting kick of his little hooves. For this reason, we would not say that he is suitable to be
left with children and to be with an adult who has him under control.
Ted E Bear is great with the dentist, fine for the farrier, easy to drench and very willing to learn and try new things.
Comment from current carer – “Everyone just adores him.”
If you are interested in giving Ted E Bear a long term home, get in touch via email with your
inquiry. He is located in the Bass Coast Shire.