MINIATURE HORSES & Ponies
Who doesn't find miniature horses and little ponies absolutely adorable? We most certainly do! We feel very sorry for these tiny tots that end up at auctions and kill pens. When purchased by kill buyers, they get stuffed into stock trailers with full sized horses and get injured. It doesn't get any better when they arrive at the kill pens; they get shoved in with full sized horses and get beat up and starved down. Those that are not lucky enough to get saved, are sold by the kill pens to feed the carnivores at zoos. We try to help as many of these tiny ones as we can.
Benny
On a Saturday night, we were watching the Elkhart horse auction walk thru and we spotted little Benny. Benny looked to be only about 4 months old and he appeared to be alone in the group of horses sharing the corral he was in. We noticed that a black and white miniature mare was watching over Benny and keeping the boy horses away from him. We really wanted to help Benny, and when we saw the black and white mare, whom we have named Veronica, taking care of Benny, we decided we needed to try and help her too. There must have been some flack from people seeing Bennie and who heard a mare calling to him, because the auction put Benny's mom in the auction ring with him and sold them together instead of selling them separately. We felt sorry for this group of 3, and we bid to keep them from being bought by a kill buyer. Thankfully we were able to win the bids on all 3. Veronica watches after Bennie as if he were her own baby and Heather, the strawberry roan momma, shares her baby boy with Veronica.
Thankfully none of the 3 got sick and are doing very well.
Benny is 6 months old now and needs to be weaned. He is fortunate that he can stay with his other mom Veronica as we separate Heather from Benny. It is time for us to feed Heather separately to help her milk dry up and to give her some added nutrition so she can regain her round figure.
We are happy to announce that Heather has an opportunity to go live with Wendy and Tulip in a wonderful home where she will want for nothing and have a life of love and leisure as a beautiful pasture pet. Thank you Betty for giving Heather a loving forever home.
Benny will remain with Veronica for several months.
Alvin
*
*
Apple Jack
Buck
