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Mr. Happy Grump
Foaled ???
16.2hh Appendix Quarterhorse Gelding
Black w/white blaze
This is Mr. Happy Grump, with his friend Queenie. Happy came to me with the unfortunate name Mr. Grump. I hate to change a horse's name, so I figured, we'd give him a first name more appropriate to how I hoped he'd be here at TGC. Happy likes his new name and responds to it.
This guy is so old I don't believe I've ever seen teeth like this. Even Phoenix's teeth were just misaligned - A horse's front teeth begin to angle outward, more like a beak, as they get older. Happy's teeth on one side are almost pointing straight out, and as a result, his tongue pokes out often, and he drools. This guy needs senior feed and pellets almost exclusively, but loves to noodle around in a flake of alfalfa.
He is so well behaved - after about 10 days here, Laurie Henkel came up to adjust him, as his hips were badly misaligned, making him painfully short strided on the left, and we had a crowd of about 30 people here to watch. He moved slowly and carefully, and allowed Laurie and I to position him next to a straw bale, and slowly and clearly became aware that we were trying to help him, giving more cooperation and showing great patience and a quiet demeanor that impressed me. He has a kind eye - although he simply does NOT want company while he eats! In his clever use of himself, he reminds me of Jet - like Jet, a tall Appendix QH, he has a good mind to go with a badly damaged body. I hope we can make his final years comfortable. Like Queenie, Happy was abandoned by former owners, and housed for a year or two at the Norco Animal Shelter.
Happy is self-possessed and spent some time exploring all the areas of the Golden Carrot's horse areas. He's already spent a lot of time with other geldings, saying Hi and introducing himself.
Happy loves attention. Here he gets pets from KC Bradley in early 2008. He continues to be unsponsored, and as he is quite elderly, I'm afraid he may not last long enough to get one. He is deeply in love with Star, and keeping up with that young mare is maybe keeping him young, and maybe wearing him out! I am hoping to place Star, and am now worried about how it will affect him if she leaves. With any luck, Happy will have someone to care for him before that happens...
As time went on, Star became enamored of Swing's Lew and left Happy - to his obvious distress. However, he's now dividing his time between Sara and Duke, his stall mates, and seems to be ok.
Happy is part-sponsored by Julie Jones! This elderly guy
still needs some help tho, so if you'd like to join Julie in supporting him,
please call!
Please contact Casey if you'd like to sponsor any other Golden Carrot horse!
This is Mr. Happy Grump, with his friend Queenie. Happy came to me with the unfortunate name Mr. Grump. I hate to change a horse's name, so I figured, we'd give him a first name more appropriate to how I hoped he'd be here at TGC. Happy likes his new name and responds to it. 
