Meet Captain

Horse Info: Captain hasn't been so lucky in the first 12 years of his life. He was found in a field with two other mares and a stallion. They literally terrorized the poor guy and the owner did nothing to give Captain any relief. Some kind citizens stopped and expressed their concern for the terrible situation the battered horse was in. The owner replied, "He's useless, you can have him if you want". They located someone to help transport Captain that day. It took a full month to drain the abscessed area over his shoulder. He also had terrible bites and cuts on his legs and hind quarters that had not been tended to for so long, there were actually maggots in the wounds. Captain was nursed back to health and his rescuers loved him dearly. They were in a difficult position though because they really couldn't keep him long term, so they loaned him out to a farmer for a few years, which he did use him to drive. He came back for some reason, I'm not sure exactly why. The original rescuers kept him for about 15 months trying to find another alternative before they found the Circle P Sanctuary. We were moved by their story and took on the promise and responsibility to find Captain a great new forever home. When Captain came to us, he had not had his hooves trimmed for 14 months. Since Captain has been with us, he has had regular farrier care, no more than 8 weeks apart. His hooves are better, and he does not exhibit any long lasting trouble. Captain is extremely passive and gets along with all other horses well. It is an awesome sight to watch this big guy play with the foals. He is so gentle. Captain has demonstrated knowledge of driving from the ground, but at this time he has only been put under saddle once which was a little scary for him. We believe with time, patience and consistent work he could even be rideable.

***UPDATE 11/10/09***
We have resumed working with Captain under saddle. He has had several successful sessions under saddle and hopefully will continue to show great progress!