• Address: County Road 24, Marengo, OH 43334 (map)
• Date Posted: 11/04/09
• Offered by: Shelter

Percheron - Extra Large - Adult - Male - Horse - Captain
Description
**Please review adoption costs and policies on our home page before inquiring about a horse. Thanks!** Captain hasn't been so lucky in the first 12 years of his life. He was found in a field with two other mares and a stallion. They literally terrorized the poor guy, and the owner did nothing to give Captain any relief. Some kind citizens stopped and expressed their concern for the terrible situation the battered horse was in. The owner replied, "He's useless, you can have him if you want". They located someone to help transport Captain that day. It took a full month to drain the abscessed area over his shoulder. He also had terrible bites and cuts on his legs and hind quarters that had not been tended to for so long, there were actually maggots in the wounds. Captain was nursed back to health and his rescuers loved him dearly. They were in a difficult position though because they really couldn't keep him long term, so they loaned him out to a farmer for a few years, who did use him to drive. He came back for some reason, I'm not sure exactly why. The original rescuers kept him for about 15 months trying to find another alternative before they found the Circle P Sanctuary. We were moved by their story and took on the promise and responsibility to find Captain a great new forever home. Captain does have a special need that requires him to be sedated before he has his farrier work done. When Captain came to us, he had not had his hooves trimmed for 14 months. Since Captain has been with us, he has had regular farrier care, no more than 8 weeks apart. His hooves are better, and he does not exhibit any long lasting trouble, but we do have him sedated prior to the work. He stands for the work and comes out of it relatively quickly. I think he can be worked with to learn how to stand, but we have not had the time to be able to accomplish that yet. Captain is extremely passive. We have orphan foals at the Sanctuary, and they even push Captain off when they want to. It is an awesome sight to watch his big guy play with the foals. He is so gentle. We do have professional horse trainers working with Sanctuary horses, but have not been able to establish a consistent schedule. We will come up with a plan in the next week or so to create better adoption opportunities and evaluate Captain further to see how he does under saddle. **Update 2/10/09**Captain was originally marked as a special needs horse due to his hoof handling issues but he is doing much better now and he was even able to make it through an entire farrier appointment without sedation. **Update 2/23/09** We have determined that Captain is not considered to be a ride-able horse at this time.. **Update 5/21/09**Captain is working consistantly on his driving skills and is doing well. Check back for more pics after the holiday weekend.
Characteristics
Breed: Percheron
Age: Adult
Size: Extra Large
Gender: Male
Offered by: Shelter
Petfinder ID: 12703267
additional information
Pet has been spayed/neutered
Circle P Sanctuary and Ranch | Marengo, OH | 419-864-3872 | circleprescue@yahoo.com
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