Kayla is Here!

Quite the adventurous day we had today when we got our newest horse, Kayla. After the looooong drive, the rough dirt roads, the contractions that inevitably ensued, the truck/trailer getting stuck in the mud and having to be pulled out... we finally were able to take a look at Kayla.

 

She was SO much worse off in person than she was in the pictures- very thin, and older than expected. But she has the sweetest disposition!

 

We believe she is closer to 20 than 15, and is very badly infested with worms. But she seems to have no other issues. Good feet, good teeth.

 

This is the farm she came from:

Her health issues do not stem from a lack of funds. They don't stem from anything being physically WRONG with HER. There is no excuse for her to be in such bad shape. This farm had money practically laying around. Trucks, tractors, big barns full of hay and an outrageously beautiful home. And all she lacked was a decent worming program- and they couldn't even do that.

 

She traveled very well. Better than I did! 

So thin! 

And hungry.

Just LOOK at those bones!

 

I am sure once we get a handle on her worm issue, that she will start putting on weight. She is such a sweet, laid-back mare that I'm very excited about seeing her bounce back!

 

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