TRIPLE B HORSES
5279 JT MATTHEWS ROAD
GODWIN, NORTH CAROLINA 28344
910-890-0232 PHONE
TRIPLE B HORSES 5279 JT MATTHEWS ROAD GODWIN, NORTH CAROLINA 28344 910-890-0232 PHONE |
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ISABELLA STAR FLY June 2005, a soft brown eyed girl rested her huge bony head on my shoulder and there we stayed for over an hour. I held her, I rubbed her, & I told her I WOULD make it all better…
My husband, James, and I were horse shopping for our son, AJ. Being the protective mother, I was along to let any horses purchased know that I would not tolerate any harm to my child. As we walked down the row of horses for sale, we experienced ears being pinned, snapping sounds made by their teeth, others just moving out of your reach as you attempted to make contact. I then noticed a dark colored horse in the back fence as I got closer to that creature the uglier it became. Dull coat, protruding shoulder, withers, spine & hip bones, a big ugly head, and a very skinny neck. Not to mention the green stuff dripping out of its nostrils and running from its eyes. I
was afraid to touch this thing, and as I told my son to run back to the truck
for the baby wipes and hand sanitizer, this thing reached its big ugly head over
the fence and rested it upon my shoulder. We
were looking at each other, eye to eye, soft big brown green running eye to my
blue one…She relaxed, the weight of her head heavy upon me, closing her eyes,
she sighed. I started to move away
but something held me there just a moment longer than I was comfortable with.
My husband caught up to me asking if I was okay and I said, “Boy this
is one ugly horse and its head is heavy!”
“I believe she is sick and I think she likes me!”
As I placed my hands upon her flesh, I felt her weight deepen upon my
shoulder, I stroked the side of her big head, down her skinny neck & into
her protruding chest bone. I
crooned to her as she struggled to breath, you could hear her breath wheezing
and rattling with each intake of air. I
hugged her tightly and continued to caress her neck as James went into her gate
to get a better look. This poor
thing had been starved, not to death, but way past the point of abuse, add the
fact that she had green stuff leaking from her,
and consider she just arrived from a horse auction out of Georgia, she
was pretty much traumatized, but she was resting her big head upon my shoulder.
We were as one, this big thing and I. She
fell asleep and took herself nap. About
an hour later James brought her some hay and as she awakened she spotted the hay
and left me to eat. All it took was
one look between us and we decided we would put money down on this girl just to
get a vet check on her. Doc came to visit, drew blood and as he went over her he was quite confident that he could cure her of the infection in her lungs and hoped that nothing else showed up in her labs. He wrote us a script for some new type of antibiotics that were to be given twice daily and left to return with the results of the blood work at a later date. To give 24 pills to a horse is an interesting chore. I used maple syrup and poured this over a small amount of sweet feed. It worked... Her labs came back with no frightening results, she was showing signs of improvement, still had a right wicked cough but improving. We decided we would take a chance and make her one of our family... These are the results after 3 months with her new owner, AJ & Triple B Horses…
We
would like you to know after she healed, and after she was physically fit James
started to work with her. We
discovered that she was already broke to ride, very curious, and later we
discovered that she is very intelligent. This
girl has turned out to be the best horse. She
is perfect for a child, a beginning rider, or those of us who are nervous about
riding, even though we know how. Miss
Isabella Star Fly was an undiscovered jewel hidden beneath sickness and
malnutrition. Remember what they
say, “Looks can be deceiving!” This is our Izzy 6 months after we brought her home and just before she turned three. My son and his horse, what a pair. Learning, loving & enjoying each others company.
Notice
how nicely she has filled out and her neck is the size it should be.
She is building muscle and stamina.
Her coughing has completely subsided and we have started to work her
longer and longer with each session.
She will always be my toddler girl, and my son's first horse... |
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