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In search of: buddy
Hey blogosphere!
So I figured I’d put this out here see if any of you guys knew of anything. We’re casually looking for a buddy for Whisper.
The past 2 winters we’ve had a lot of trouble with Whisper. In the summer she’s fine, but once winter starts she starts pacing in her stall. Sometimes she’ll run in and out and nearly hurt herself. It is obvious that she’s extremely upset about something, but as far as we can see there is nothing. We have to turn her out in the arena for her to calm down and rest. Because she paces, she’s lame and in pain all winter, and the vets, my mom and I are sort of at our wit’s end as to how to help her otherwise. She’s much better this winter, which is still not really okay tho.
We also think she may have a tear in a ligament or a tendon, and short of an MRI we won’t know for sure. But obviously her walking and pacing is not helping. Storms are particularly terrible for her. Wind, rain – doesn’t really matter. And, well, Amber isn’t really the best candidate to be a friend that gets to stay next to Whisper. When Whisper gets worried and won’t stop pacing or freaking out, it pisses Amber off and she then pins her ears, bites at the fence and kicks, which then makes Whisper even more worried….. So, uh…. that’s not a good choice lol. Amber likes to SEE other horses around. But she doesn’t want them near her or in her bubble. She loves Whisper from afar lol.
So, what are we looking for? Something older, probably teens and up, that is other horse friendly, very chill in their stall and doesn’t mind neighbors walking their dogs or trains since we do have 2 railways behind the barn. Preferably few health issues, but they don’t need to be sound to ride, and we would obviously take very good care of them and provide the buddy with a retirement home as Whisper’s companion. We don’t care if it’s a gelding or a mare – Whisper loves everyone. It could even be a mule, honestly haha. Whisper used to be stabled with a mule and adores them, and Amber, while very curious about them, liked them when she met them as well.
So if anyone knows of anything I’d love to hear from you lol. It’s not at all urgent right now – there’s still some things we need to iron out before making a decision, but I figured I’d put it out there in case you guys knew of anyone looking to give their partner a good and easy home for retirement. Even if you hear of something in a few weeks, or a few months, please still feel free to reach out. Thanks everyone!
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I don’t have any leads for you, but I do hope you find something to help settle her down. Could you get a goat for her in the meantime?
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Thanks for the suggestion! We actually have a neighbor who offered to lend us one of their goats, but we’re pretty worried about the coyotes coming around and eating it. The goats’ current cage has a roof, and we wouldn’t be able to provide that for the goat unfortunately 😦
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No leads since I am nowhere near you, but maybe a donkey friend? I think there’s a donkey rescue in Nevada.
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Thanks for the suggestion! We’ve thought of that! We’re looking into it 🙂
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I was thinking goat or donkey as well! Far less upkeep and can provide great companionship. We had a mare/goat combo that were the BEST of friends
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Thanks for the suggestions! We do love the little wild burros that are around the desert, so maybe we can look into finding one 🙂
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i vote a donkey too. Donkeys will get rid of coyotes like no one’s business too. If you find a twofer send one to me 🙂 HA !
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Yes good to know! That’s why I mentioned mules since I know they’re good too at keeping coyotes at bay.
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Awww, I’d totally send you P (cause *that’s* what you need, smh), lol. One of my friends got a donkey for her private farm at home and the horses LOVE him.
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Awesome! Another donkey suggestion! Lol
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