Whitelacenpromises

I would like to introduce our newest resident, Whitelacenpromises. She's a 20 year old registered paint. Born in Oklahoma. She's had a bit of a rough go the last little bit. Her previous owners only had her for a couple of months but were concerned for her health as their broodmare band was picking on her. The owners prior to that had her for about a year and a half.


She's a bit crabby still but I think that has a lot to do with her previous home and having to find off so many horses. She has many bite marks and missing hair. I put Mayhem in with her this morning because she kept pacing the fence. But she's thrown a lot of kicks so we'll see. She also has a swollen back leg but I'm guessing that has to do with the kicking she's done to protect her self and to ward off any attackers. She also has an enlarged knee.


If I remember right, in her previous career before she became a broodmare, she used to run barrels in a more professional manner than just the local barrels around here. But I don't have any proof of it. It would be neat to know more about her history but the previous owners only had her for 2.5 months so it's hard to really get much more info.


But she's secured herself a spot in the Sanctuary. She really does simply want loving. But I think she's so confused and upset over the past few months she's simply trying to protect herself and survive. She'd been munching on some weeds in her pen (with her head stuck through the hay ring feeder...the cattle version). I groomed her to some degree and then brought her grain. She just stood there. While I'd been grooming her she trying to grab my coat. I thought she was telling me she liked the grooming. No, she was telling me that she was stuck and couldn't figure out how to get out of the cattle feeder. Apparently, she's never been around a cattle hay ring feeder, only a horse hay ring feeder. In less than 24 hours she was already trying to communicate with me multiple times. I think she's going to be a "go to" horse for when I need a shoulder and mane to cry in. She just needs a little bit of time to settle down.


She's putting the smack down on Mayhem and that assures me that I will NOT be putting her in with Junior. I  may put her in with the mares and Junior later but I want her to get settled.


So...welcome home. I think we'll call her Lace.