Kiwi TB Shaun chows down on Midwest ‘gold’
Grass is similar gilded inward the dry out Midwest at the moment, but Kiwi thoroughbred Shaun is doing rattling nicely on his generous portion of it at his abode inward Kansas.
Shaun, who raced nether the mention Cusack inward New Zealand, was exported to North America inward 2007.
He was institute inward May concluding twelvemonth inward kill pens inward Washington state.
Thanks to the generosity of Horsetalk readers, plenty funds were raised to purchase him together with transportation him halfway across the the US to the abode of Deb Johnson, inward Kansas.
He has settled inward good alongside her herd, has gained weight, together with is enjoying all the trapping of rural Kansas life.
Deb reports that temperatures are starting to cool, but in that place is nevertheless a major drought.
A lot of cattle together with horses are beingness lost due to grass dying together with animals resorting to eating noxious weeds, she says.
“A trainer inward Missouri only lost vi horses inward 3 days, together with they are assuming it is from eating weeds. It is touching both cattle together with horses, then I assume it isn’t a virus.
“We’re fortunate hither inward that nosotros nevertheless create got plenty of the dark-green stuff, forthwith known equally ‘gold’ hither inward the midwest.
“Hay prices are at an all-time high.”
She says the trigger-happy summertime estrus this twelvemonth had taken its toll on older horses, alongside many succumbing to the conditions.
“It’s been a difficult summer,” she says.
“Shaun is doing well, enjoying beingness barefoot together with keeping fellowship alongside the mares.
“His hips are starting to hold off to a greater extent than normal together with his gaits are looking to a greater extent than balanced.
“He looks, feels together with acts rattling happy – a huge contrast to the Equus caballus that arrived hither over a twelvemonth ago.
“I create got decided non to ride him, at to the lowest degree for now. I promise he volition hold out potent plenty for low-cal riding or then day, but if not, he makes for a rattling handsome pasture horse. ”
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