Echo
Available for Adoption
The picture above is a current picture of Echo taken on March 7, 2022. She has only started shedding her winter fluff. She is a cute little fluff ball.
Echo was named by April Ream. The name echo was inspired by the fact that on her arrival she was so sad and just and "echo" of the horse that she had once been. The great thing about an echo is that although it can fade away....it can also "return to you as a distinct repetition of the original sound. " Therefore, we had the hope that Echo would be returned to her original state and once again become the horse that she had been. She is almost there!
The picture posted above was the photograph sent to the Rescue of Echo just prior to her arrival. This picture was taken after 7 weeks of proper feeding. This is just to give you perspective on what bad of a shape she was in when she was rescued.
Echo and Whisper came to the Rescue on July 29, 2022.
Echo came to The Ranch after being purchased by an individual who wanted to rescue them (Whisper and herself) from the situation that they were in. The individual had them for 7 weeks and then reached out to the rescue seeing if we would be able to take them in and help them in finishing their recovery. The original owner was an older man who had passed away. We don't know the story but both mares were starving, full of worms, lice and skin infections. They were just skin and bones on arrival.
Echo is a Missouri Fox Trotter who (to the best of our knowledge) was used as a broodmare her entire life. In fact, at the time she was rescued she had just weaned a foal. We hear that the foal was a healthy filly that she is doing well and has a good home. This momma literally gave everything that she had to that baby. There was nothing left to give and it almost cost Echo her life. She was skin and bones and had lost most of her muscle mass. She was anemic and had a heart murmur from being in such bad shape for so long. Even 3 months later after being rescued she still had a body condition score of 1.5-2 (this is really bad) by the vet.
Because of some discrepancies in her dentition it was hard for the dentist or the veterinarian to get a good estimate on her age. "Anywhere from 10-30" was the statement. Since she had just weaned a foal were are thinking that she is on the younger side of that estimate. It is unlikely that she is broke to ride and she is not well halter broke. We are working with her on standing tied and basic ground manners. She is a bit impatient when it comes to feeding times (I would be too if I was almost starved to death) so she will paw the gate. She does not however get pushy with the human and will wait for the bucket to be placed down. She will stand for the farrier and she trailers well but will kick inside the trailer (we are working on that). She LOVES to be groomed and would stand for hours for that. She is very affectionate once she gets to know you but she is shy around strangers. She is a very gentle horse with a great temperament. When she arrived she was very clingy and had to be touching someone constantly. For example, when we were brushing the other horses she was often creeping up and so close that you could feel her breathing on your neck.
The lower photo is the day that she arrived at the Rescue. This photo was taken July 29, 2022. She had lice and a skin infection. She also had knots in her mane and in her tail.
This is actually her second bath. Due to her skin infections and lice she was getting medicated baths several times a week. She was seen by the vet the first week we had her and she was ultrasound checked for pregnancy in case she had been bred back after the birth of her recently weaned foal and luckily it was negative. She had an eye infection and questionable corneal abrasion vs injury but that cleared up with medication. Her body score was 1.5-2 per the vet and dietary instructions were given to gain weight quickly (winter coming) but safely. Re-feeding syndrome has to be prevented as it can be deadly. In addition to the veterinary care, vaccinations, worming and farrier care, she also had her teeth floated. She was grossly overdue for dental care.
Until she was more sure of herself she always wanted to be touching someone. She was VERY clingy.
The picture just above was taken October 12, 2022. This is about 3 months of her being fed according to vet recommendation and having full access to acres and acres of pasture. She is out running with the herd. She has become more sure of herself and is less clingy. She has been slow to gain weight, but this is expected because her body score was extremely low when she arrived. She is running and enjoying just being a horse.
She loves to be groomed but she is not a fan of standing tied
Once she has your trust she is snuggle bug
Winter coat, but she definately filled out quite a bit