Joe

Sweet, sweet Joe. I don't have any really good pictures of Joe. Mike was able to get one or two pictures of him the first night but it was dark and the flash upset them. I'll try to get better pictures but I wanted to show what happens when you leave a halter on for too long. He's also at least 100 lbs under weight. I know a horse can drop weight pretty quick and it's hard to put back on. But I do get alittle irritated when I know that the previous owner didn't really do that much other than a teeth float and dumped him out to pasture. If you have oldsters, you should be prepared for weight loss and lots of TLC. You can't just dump an oldster out and expect them to survive a rough winter. So you can decide for yourselve....but in my humble opinion poor Joe has had a rough life and I can only hope that I can serve him well and justify his retirement like he deserves.

You can see where the halter rubbed and where the skin was ripped off his nose. It's also along the cheek although I don't have a shot of that yet.

The dark spot on his back (close to his withers) is also a scar. It's on both sides so I'm guessing he was in a fairly bad accident. I wouldn't even think of putting a saddle on his back with those scars. The flies have been bothering them the last day or so. You can also see (sort of) how thin he is. The picture is deceiving but he's definately thin.

Another angle. You can distinctly see where his face grew into his halter. Poor guy. He has the sweetest puppy dog eyes I've ever seen on any horse before. Now don't these pictures make you want to go out and hug Joe?