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Anna
Foaled Approximately 1974
14 hand Brown/Black Morgan(?) mare
Anna and her dear friend Tango on their third day at TGC. You can see how thin she is, although much better than Tango. She is scruffy, thin, collapsed on her hind pasterns and very vocal in her objections when ANY horse approaches them. But she eats, steadily, and seems to prefer her grass in the field to the senior feed and pellets she gets in the stall; and she's very approachable, and biddable when asked to do anything at all. Unlike Tango, she will not look directly into my eyes. I don't think she's timid, as much as resigned and unwilling to connect - this little mare has endured, but that's all.
This is Anna in September of 2006 when Nicole and her family rescued her. She looks a lot better there - after summer. The change itself probably caused some of her weight drop, as well as the bitter cold weather she's been dealing with.
On February 4, I got Laurie Henkel out to look at Anna and Tango, and she was able to get a very satisfactory snap out of Anna neck - for the first time since Anna has been here, she would drop her head comfortably. She's also become much more insistent on joining the herd, where for her first few weeks she looked for places to hang where she could avoid the group. I think we will see this mare looking very well in the next few months, as she gains weight, sheds out her dusty frazzled winter coat and relaxes even more. Laurie found some things out in Anna's back end too, but she was too sensitive to get it all this trip; hopefully Laurie will be able to visit in the next month and get the rest.
Anna and Tango were owned by a man who died of a heart attack in September of 2006. The file that came with them indicated he'd been under scrutiny by Animal Services in the past, for these and other horses. Once he'd passed away, his children were less than knowledgable in horse care. They were riding these poor little creatures when Nicole and her family stepped in and offered to adopt them. The Ardis family had them for just over 3 months when their own overcrowded facility required finding placement. With these two needy horses came a huge donation, at a most welcome time; and promise of shavings and possible future donations as well. True horse people - doncha just love them?
The two of them spend their days in this corner - not sure why. You can see Anna is in better flesh than Tango, but that's because her teeth are better. I've wormed them both, and added a tube of probiotic the next day to help them begin to get some nutrition, and energy back.
Anna lost Tango only 4 months after coming to TGC, to the kidney failure which had kept him so thin and weak for so long. (At age 27, you've gotta admire the little man for lasting so long.) She grieved for several days, staying in their combination stall, standing exactly where he had spent his last days, in exactly his position. And then, she sighed, shook herself, and headed out into the herd, where she'd wanted to be from her first day here. She'd stayed separate in respect for his weakness. But now .... She immediately attached herself to Peanut, and until her last day, was constantly by Peanut's side, best friends forever. Dion became attached to her when he arrived in September of 2007, and she tolerated him. The three are shown here...
So many of my pictures of Anna were distant shots of the herd, where you could see these three on the far edge. They were each other's strength and protection for many years. Unlike most mare-couples, Anna and Peanut never 'fell out', but always hung together. Anna had spent most of her life either alone, or for over 20 years, in a 24x24 stall with Tango Prince. She cherished her time with Peanut. And Peanut was very timid. Other horses scared her, but not the sweet gentle Anna. It was a good match. They both tolerated the excitable Dion, who felt they were his girlfriends/moms/aunts/friends.
Anna died, of a twisted gut, on July 26, 2009. Dion is distraught, and Peanut has withdrawn into herself. At age approximately 42 years, all I could do is keep Anna comfortable until I decided there was no hope it was an impaction colic which might respond to treatment. Her end was quick. I hope with all my heart there is a heaven where she has joined Tango Prince, with stories of her friends here at TGC.
TGC thanks Nicole Ardis and her family for rescuing Anna, and Tango, and bringing them here for their final years, as well as their support
Anna and her dear friend Tango on their third day at TGC. You can see how thin she is, although much better than Tango. She is scruffy, thin, collapsed on her hind pasterns and very vocal in her objections when ANY horse approaches them. But she eats, steadily, and seems to prefer her grass in the field to the senior feed and pellets she gets in the stall; and she's very approachable, and biddable when asked to do anything at all. Unlike Tango, she will not look directly into my eyes. I don't think she's timid, as much as resigned and unwilling to connect - this little mare has endured, but that's all.
On February 4, I got Laurie Henkel out to look at Anna and Tango, and she was able to get a very satisfactory snap out of Anna neck - for the first time since Anna has been here, she would drop her head comfortably. She's also become much more insistent on joining the herd, where for her first few weeks she looked for places to hang where she could avoid the group. I think we will see this mare looking very well in the next few months, as she gains weight, sheds out her dusty frazzled winter coat and relaxes even more. Laurie found some things out in Anna's back end too, but she was too sensitive to get it all this trip; hopefully Laurie will be able to visit in the next month and get the rest.
had them for just over 3 months when their own overcrowded facility required finding placement. With these two needy horses came a huge donation, at a most welcome time; and promise of shavings and possible future donations as well. True horse people - doncha just love them?
So many of my pictures of Anna were distant shots of the herd, where you could see these three on the far edge. They were each other's strength and protection for many years. Unlike most mare-couples, Anna and Peanut never 'fell out', but always hung together. Anna had spent most of her life either alone, or for over 20 years, in a 24x24 stall with Tango Prince. She cherished her time with Peanut. And Peanut was very timid. Other horses scared her, but not the sweet gentle Anna. It was a good match. They both tolerated the excitable Dion, who felt they were his girlfriends/moms/aunts/friends.