Jenson & Honey
Dear Barb,
Just wanted to drop you a note to thank you and all those involved for taking the time, money and energy to save these PMU foals.
We were very pleased to purchase our two-year-old mare, and yearling colt. Though very timid upon arrival at our farm, they have adjusted beautifully. They have made great friends with our dog, cats, and a resident pheasant, who hangs out with them in their paddock. It took a while for the mare to allow us to touch her - despite this, we've successfully started round pen groundwork with her and she knows her walk, jog, canter, and whoa commands. She also figured out how to open the fence gate. A very smart mare! She has finally decided the we are worthy and has now allowed us to touch and groom her, and we just got her halter on the other day. Patience is a virtue. Our yearling colt was another story - he fell in love with our seven-year-old daughter and follows her like a dog!
Best regards,
Sherri, Geof, and Jenna Turner
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Trinidy
I thought I'd send you a pic of Trinidy. As you can see shes doing great. She shedded out to be a dark liver chestnut color. She sometimes comes and visits in the barn during the day. She likes to be where the action is. With all the people coming and going all day, shes getting lots of attention. She had her hooves trimed yesterday, and she didn't even flinch. She was great. She is standing patiently in cross-ties, loves to be brushed, and leads quite well. (she doesn't like the thought of trotting with me, so I'm leaving that alone for now-we'll work on that later in the year) She is definately the boss mare out in the pasture. She likes to make faces at everyone. hehe
Anyway, that is how we are doing now. Billy is great too. He loves to be with people. If someone goes out in the pasture to catch another horse, and Billy sees them, he comes flying down the pasture, to the person for some attention. He's such a character.
-- Amy
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I love my new horse, Callie!
Callie is a two year old Quarter Horse Mare I adopted as a PMU Horse. I have had her for a week and she is doing wonderful. When we went to pick her up she loaded and unloaded fine off the stock trailer we brought. When she was put in with my other two horses she got along fine with both of them. That evening she was letting me touch her face and neck. I continued doing this the following day and by the third I was brushing her and had a halter on her. Over the next few days she was letting me handle her more and more and she is now letting me pick up her feet. She is also letting me take her halter on and off without a fuss and she is letting me lead her. However, this is no surpierse considering her cool easy going temperment along with the other PMU horses Barbara Claussen has.
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I've been following your plight to save some of the pmu horses from out west. I commend you on your efforts. I own a former pmu mare from Manitoba. I bought her back in November from a dealer in Liverpool and am very happy I did. When I brought her home she was a very shy, timid creature who didn't know much about being handled. Her feet had never been trimmed other than when she was put in a contraption called a "tilt table" and from what I gather wasn't very often. It took me several weeks and tons of patience to get her used to having her feet picked up and handled. She is now very good and stands quietly for her farrier. She is completely trusting and I love her to pieces. She is due to foal in early May. I already have 2 other horses on my small farm (a 31 yr. old QH gelding and a 5 yr. old QH mare) or I would definately consider buying another pmu horse. If I had the space and the means I would take in a bunch of them. I thought about fostering some of them until suitable homes could be found but I don't think I have adequate pasture for them.....I only have about 10 acres in all. I wish you all the best in your quest to find loving homes for all of the horses who are fortunate to have been given a second chance. It is a wonderful thing you are doing.
Sincerely,
Shonda Hogan
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