Shaun ready for life’s next adventure
Kiwi thoroughbred Shaun has seen a lot of life, in addition to Kansas possessor Deb Johnson believes it’s fourth dimension for him to add together around other chapter to his remarkable story.
Shaun is a well-travelled Equus caballus who has seen proficient times in addition to bad.
Last year, he was saved from kill pens inward Washington nation thank you lot to the generosity of Horsetalk readers, in addition to is at nowadays enjoying life on the farm of the Johnsons, who alive 2 hours W of Kansas City, nigh a modest town called Westmoreland.
Shaun was born inward North Canterbury, New Zealand, inward 1999 in addition to trained for his racing career on a broad in addition to sandy local beach. He was yesteryear the respected stallion Simon Snorkel out of a McGinty mare.
His breeders were Chris Rowe in addition to Michael Stokes, whose wife, Tarsha, trained him.
Shaun took to the runway every bit Cusack – named subsequently the actor, John Cusack.
Rowe in addition to Stokes raced him on their ain line of piece of occupation concern human relationship for a racing tape that included iv wins, 2 seconds in addition to 3 quaternary placings. He won his starting fourth dimension start every bit a three-year-old in addition to won 3 races inward a row. He liked to race dorsum inward the plain earlier swooping, his connections said.
Shaun was in addition to thus was sold to interests inward California inward 2007, but his U.S.A. career was brief. He raced from May to August 2007, for a first, 2 seconds, in addition to a third. Shaun also raced inward southern Canada for a time, earlier it appears a leg injury ended his career.
The few years subsequently that stay a mystery, but inward May final yr he ended upwards inward kill pens at a Washington sale yards, sparse in addition to downward on his luck.
Horsetalk readers raised plenty coin to purchase Shaun in addition to send him one-half means across the U.S. to the Kansas domicile of Deb, who was determined to laissez passer on Shaun a future.
Shaun has since blossomed into a fine horse. “He is inward amazing shape.”
Deb had hopes of a career inward competitive trail-riding for Shaun, but her ain wellness has proved the principal impediment.
Ongoing problems amongst an quondam dorsum injury guide hold severely curtailed her riding.
“I ride my mare,” she says, “but inward this final calendar week I guide hold been inward likewise much hurting to ride.
“We all experience nosotros guide hold forever, in addition to yesteryear sheer will, nosotros tin overcome anything. After spending the twenty-four hr menstruation inward the infirmary Thursday, in addition to inward bed all week, reality is here.
“I’m hoping to ride for a piece to come, but I am solely able to ride the virtually gentle of horses.”
She at nowadays feels Shaun needs to become to individual who tin ride him in addition to laissez passer on him a purpose.
“With heavy heart, I am looking for individual who volition go all this Equus caballus deserves,” Deb says.
“Just hanging out amongst the girls is non plenty for him, anymore.”
She says he is sound, filled out, good for you lot in addition to barefoot.
“The shy, scared horse that came to me is gone, replaced yesteryear a really lovely soul, incredible mind, in addition to unloosen energy that astounds me. He is pretty amazing.
“I love him, dearly. It was my intention to convey him along if he should bloom this way, but my dorsum injury prevents me from doing much these days.
“I think he needed this fourth dimension to heal, in addition to has turned into a lovely horse. His trunk looks good, he is moving well, in addition to I am thus pleased that he is comfortable barefoot. That was a long road, inward of itself. His feet were i time thus bad, I cannot believe he is doing thus well.”
The vet in addition to chiropractor guide hold pronounced him sound, she says.
His diet consists of soaked hay in addition to alfalfa pellets – “he gets choke because he’s a piggy” – Formula4feet supplement in addition to MSM.
He also has permanent access to pasture in addition to hay.
“He did guide hold to go treated for ulcers when he got hither in addition to I think if he had to become dorsum to those meager, twice-a-day hay feedings, he would likely acquire them again.
“I don’t desire to undo all the proficient operate that is happened here. He has never needed a blanket, but has worn i once, reluctantly, to a greater extent than for my produce goodness than his.
“He’s a sensitive guy, thus you lot tin straight off his feet amongst simply a thought. He responds amongst the smallest of asks, in addition to is a really willing learner. If he doesn’t produce what you lot ask, it’s because he simply didn’t empathise the question.
“I think he’s likely going to go best amongst individual that has a proficient sense of self in addition to clear intent. Getting mean, rigid or bigger volition acquire you lot nowhere amongst this horse. H5N1 whisper volition do, simply fine. He’s been really responsive to liberty training. He adores clicker training!
“I’m really clear amongst my boundaries amongst him. I tin run across him taking payoff of individual who tends to process horses similar a golden retriever.
“He does non similar doing mindless circles, in addition to I produce non lunge him. He loves moving his feet amongst purpose, but you lot demand to go engaged amongst him every bit much every bit he is amongst you.
“He knows how it tin be, thus his human needs to pace upwards in addition to utilisation good, natural horsemanship,” Deb says.
He seems to taste costless jumping quite a bit, in addition to goes out of his means inward the pasture to hop over downed trees.
“I don’t run across whatever limits to what he mightiness do, but it would guide hold getting to know him nether saddle to run across what he would go best suited for. I acquire the feeling he would actually taste line a fast i on hunting. He’s a truthful cat guy; non actually into dogs.”
Deb is determined to observe Shaun a domicile beyond the confines of a modest corral, box stall in addition to occasional turnout.
“He knows liberty now. I think it would interruption his see in addition to soul to become dorsum to that life of confinement.”
“It is fourth dimension for him to maintain his journeying amongst individual who tin jibe his unloosen energy in addition to exuberance.”
Anyone who believes they tin laissez passer on Shaun the futurity he deserves should e-mail Deb on deborahjohnson@wamego.net. Horsetalk volition go swell to follow his journeying every bit Shaun spreads his wings from a career on the racetrack.
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