12-7-2020
Legend is doing well. He is enjoying his leisure life here at our rescue. This beautiful boy has a big scar on his knee which is what likely landed him in a Colorado kill pen. He is very sensitive, flighty and needs to be handled by an expert handler only. Legend is going to be a permanent resident at our rescue, as finding a suitable home will be difficult for this special boy. He wants to stay wild, and wild is how he will remain. He needs a place where he can just be....here is where he will remain.
6-25-2020
Legend has settled in reasonably well. He is still not wanting to be handled, but he is very focused on us and now approaches us and stares in our eyes. He is so close to deciding to let us start petting him. We are not rushing him, he came very nervous and has very fast reflexes with big reactions. We are in no hurry, Legend can take all the time he needs. We want him to gain some confidence and overcome the fear before beginning training.
We found this stunning boy at Fabrizius feedlot in CO. He was scheduled to ship in 3 days. For some reason, we really had a pull to save this one. We do not bail from out of state because of the difficulty arranging transportation and the added expense of it, but this boy was really on our minds. Thanks to many wonderful donors, we were able to bail this beautiful boy and get him transported back to Texas to our trusted quarantine provider, Melanie Witherspoon. Thank God we bailed him quickly and had him picked up right away, because he had lost a couple hundred pounds since the video and pictures were taken of him when he came to Fabrizius. We were shocked and saddened to see how skinny he had become, clearly he had not eaten! Our wonderful friend and colleague Sean Wright, braved the terrible weather, single digit temperatures and black ice and snow to go get this boy and bring him back to Texas.
Legend experienced choke on his first day at quarantine which required the veterinarian. We had 3 days of worry, with some pretty unnerving episodes of repeat choke and breathing difficulty. Legend needed to see the vet daily for 4 days and then finally began improving. He is eating free choice complete feed only, to prevent him from further choke episodes and help his esophagus to heal. Legend did swell up and abscess from Strangles this week, and now that the swollen lymph nodes are draining, he is starting to look more alert. We are still considering his condition to be guarded, but we are optimistic that he is a fighter and will pull through. He will require another month in quarantine, along with the pricey, highly recommended complete feed he requires to help him regain weight while his digestive tract and organs are not functioning well. We look forward to meeting this beautiful wild boy when he gets well and can come to the rescue.
* Not for Adoption. Sanctuary wild horse.
