Prince is looking a little better...

[sarhound]

He's been here on the farm for 2 weeks now, and he looks like he's starting to put on some weight. It didn't take him very long to figure out how to tell me it's time for some more "goodies" to be put in his bucket...he bangs on the pipe fencing of the stalls now.


Pictures of the day he came home:
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o148/sarhoundX2/horses/PrinceOct2008ComingHome.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o148/sarhoundX2/horses/PrinceScratchingBackOct2008.jpg

Pictures I took today out in the field:

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o148/sarhoundX2/horses/PrinceNov2008_2WeeksHere.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o148/sarhoundX2/horses/PrinceHeadShotNov2008.jpg

He's munching on some new-cut hay that was just harvested last Sunday about a mile from my farm. These square bales are approximately 1300 pounds apiece, a mix of coastal and bahaia, which is what we will be able to bale off of our place after we rejuvenate the pastures. These bales are selling for $33 apiece. I nearly fell over; I was paying $65 a round bale last year for really crappy hay and was doggone glad to be able to get it. This stuff is pretty hay, and Prince seems to approve of it wholeheartedly. The hay guy is local to me and can drop a bale every few weeks, since we don't yet have a tractor to move big bales by ourselves. He'll also bale our hay once we've got the pastures up and running.

I'm really starting to like it out here...

[lovesfortune]

He's looking so much better already! And that is a great deal on the hay. Glad you are finding some nice people as well.

[HeartofSteel]

He is looking great! We need more pictures of all your ponies :D

[Gypsy Rose]

Wow! What an improvement!

[Cat]

Wonderful improvement! I must have missed the original story on this boy. How did you get him? Seems like you are a blessing for him.

Congrats on the good deal on the hay!

[Gliderider]

Prince sure is looking better

[Remali]

He looks so much better, you're doing a wonderful job getting weight back on him, he sure is a sweet looking guy!

[sarhound]

Prince is the carriage horse that I've been driving for the last 3 years for a commercial carriage company out in a small East Texas town. He's now 20 years old, and my carriage boss decided to retire him. Someone in Arkansas wanted to buy him, but my boss didn't want him leaving the area, and I didn't want him going to someone who would probably continue to use him in a commercial capacity, so he came home to me.

He had been pastured since May, but evidently, the pastures out there were not of good quality. I saw him about 2 weeks before he was brought to my farm and remarked on how thin he had gotten. He does lose weight every year in the summer--he was born in Canada and worked in Alaska for many years, so he hates the Texas heat. It was probably one of the deciding factors in his coming to live with me, since my boss knew that I had coastal/bahaia pastures that come up to the horses' knees out here, and Prince would start putting weight on as soon as he started crunching the grass. I'm also feeding a pelleted feed with some sweet feed and BOSS. He's not yet to the point that he really needs a complete senior feed. As soon as I can locate some flax, he'll be getting that, as well. The feed is agreeing with him, and I think this hay is probably some of the best that I've seen available since I moved to East Texas 3 years ago, so it will also help.

He's a good riding horse, too. His trot is smoother than any of my smaller boys. I actually think he's more comfortable than my Walker, at times. I'm looking now for a small doctor's gig or other light carriage that we can tootle around in for the occasional drive.

He's a true sweetheart, and he certainly lives up to his name.

[PoniesRock101]

awwwwwww i'm gald he went home with you! he looks a ton better!

[GrungeEquestrian]

O that hay looks gooood! Prince looks GREAT! Keep up the good work!

[magayle]

so happy he found a forever home with you!

[PaintedDreamer_0110]

Aww he is soo adorable! People like you make me smile. I know you will take great care of him and he'll fat and sassy in no time all. Good luck with him!:)
-Painted-

[missdixie]

Wow, glad you got a deal on hay, he looks like he's expensive to feed!

[Equine_Woman]

Big improvement!!!! He looks so much happier and fatter!! How wonderful that he has you for his forever home!!

[shynbvs]

he looks great! It looks like you are doing an awesome job, sarhound!

[Annie&Dixie]

Wow, he looks so much better! I love the story of how you got him :)