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    #101
    Wow, Paris, you are right, they could be twins! Now go get some updated photos, LOL!

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    • #102
      Tiki,
      Your boy is looking great! Nice job! And I'm sure his worried look will go away...it'll be replaced with this look: "I luuuuv you! Got treats?".

      I am so glad GGaJ's luck changed, just in the nick of time, and that he ended up in such good hands! It still chokes me up to think of what he went through. He's a beautiful holiday gift!

      Thanks for the updates!

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        #103
        Just a quick update with a few more pictures. Storm continues to make progress. He is feeling much better and is finally starting to interact with the other horses and even play a little. He just started leaving the area immediately adjacent to the gate to the pasture and now ventures out with the others a little. He stands in crossties without having to have someone at his head all the time. He has a good appetite and no longer takes hours to eat his dinner. He is not sure if he enjoys grooming much of the time - he alternates between being snappy and chewing on his cheek to stretching his neck with bliss when an itchy spot is found. He is starting to develop a little bit of an attitude (which I am glad for, quite frankly, because he was so listless when he arrived) but responds well to gentle discipline. He is still thin but has definitely put on a significant amount of weight. Still hasn't worked much on the longe line because the weather here has been awful.

        Here are a few pics from today:

        http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pi...&id=1129175141

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        • #104
          Wow, what a difference!!! He's quite the looker now that he has some substance to him.

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          • #105
            I smiled from the first picture to the last. Great job!

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            • #106
              Woo-hoo! Nice job!! He looks great!!!
              "The standard you walk by is the standard you accept."--Lt. Gen. David Morrison, Austalian Army Chief

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                #107
                Thanks! We still have a long way to go, he photographs a lot heavier than he is. But he is no longer painful to look at, he is merely thin. It's fun to watch his (quirky) personality emerge as he feel better and more confident. He's actually a bit of a brat. He is incapable of standing still for more than about 10 seconds. He hates having his hind legs messed with but is learning to tolerate it. I don't think anyone ever told him that nipping (when being groomed) is not ideal behavior. But you offer him a treat, and he will very carefully and delicately take it from your hand with nothing but a whisper of lips on your hand.

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                • #108
                  what a great job you are doing. he is going to be lovely when he develops a topline . my best horse ever was an grey ottb who had career winnings of 82.00. he was very very sensitive. hated being curried, brushed and good lord he would have a case of the vapors if you tried to pull his mane. but he was the bravest, most honest individual i have ever known. he looked just like your guy. good on ya!

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                  • #109
                    He is looking better and better. Yay!
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                    • #110
                      Thank you. The look in his eye says it all. That's one happy boy.

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                      • #111
                        Keep up the updates !! Wonderful progress already. He is REALLY going to look nice when he fills out -- he's a looker already.
                        The cue card kid just held up an empty cue card. For a minute there I thought I had lost my sense of humor. --- Red Skelton

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                        • #112
                          He looks so much better... I almost cried when I saw the first pics... poor baby.. what a wonderful thing you have done!
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                          • #113
                            He looks terrific Tiki! Way to go! Keep the updates and pictures coming! Its fun to hear and see how he's coming along!

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                            • #114
                              He has such a strikingly intelligent expression. And looks 100% better - good on you.
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                              • #115
                                Great work... he's gorgeous!!!

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                                • #116
                                  Wow! He looks amazing! Love his colour and shoulder, he should be nice when he gets going. It is such a shame that he had to go through all that. I don't even want to think of how many endured the same but weren't as fortunate.

                                  This is kind of related, but this thread really got me thinking. Canter is a wonderful organization, I love what they are doing and what they stand for but sometimes the trainer listings really make me wonder. I've been looking at the various sites and some trainers have the horses listed at $3995 to me that is a LOT for a horse that is right off the track. I mean sure they may have substance, nice colouring and potential. But, especially with the market the way it is now, I can find a going horse with some show miles that may even be half warmblood for that same price. I know these trainers want to get some return on their investment, but at the same time the horse is up for sale for a reason - it's not paying it's bills. I don't know this horse's particular situation when it was first listed, or his price, but I'm sure if was dropped someone would've picked him and he would've been saved some of his pain. At least he's in a good home now surrounded by love. I just think more trainers should drop the price (my coach has been given FREE ottb or only paid $500) then they wouldn't be at auction. I mean how much profit can they make sending that horse to auction? Wouldn't they feel better knowing their horse has found a good home?

                                  Before I get negative feedback, I just want to clarify that I am in no way saying that every trainer sends their horse to auction, I know that many trainers don't and a lot of trainers/owners love their horses just as much as I do mine.

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                                  • #117
                                    Good on ya! He looks SOOOOO much better! And he looks like he's gonna be great! Good luck!
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                                      #118
                                      Originally posted by SherwoodAcres View Post
                                      This is kind of related, but this thread really got me thinking. Canter is a wonderful organization, I love what they are doing and what they stand for but sometimes the trainer listings really make me wonder. I've been looking at the various sites and some trainers have the horses listed at $3995 to me that is a LOT for a horse that is right off the track. I mean sure they may have substance, nice colouring and potential. But, especially with the market the way it is now, I can find a going horse with some show miles that may even be half warmblood for that same price. I know these trainers want to get some return on their investment, but at the same time the horse is up for sale for a reason - it's not paying it's bills. I don't know this horse's particular situation when it was first listed, or his price, but I'm sure if was dropped someone would've picked him and he would've been saved some of his pain. At least he's in a good home now surrounded by love. I just think more trainers should drop the price (my coach has been given FREE ottb or only paid $500) then they wouldn't be at auction. I mean how much profit can they make sending that horse to auction? Wouldn't they feel better knowing their horse has found a good home?
                                      Well, he was initially listed at about $2000 I think on CANTER. He was a terrible racehorse, lots of starts (48 lifetime) with just one win. I cannot understand why he raced as long as he did, maybe he was fast in workouts but just couldn't race, but that's why they continued to have hope. I have no idea if they would have gone down on the $2K because I never could get the guy to call me back. I would not have paid the full $2K they were asking, but I would likely have paid more than the kill buyer did, so I don't understand why he didn't bother to call (and I left messages in both English and Spanish, which was the trainer's primary language).

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                                      • #119
                                        Wonderful update. He needs a blog!

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                                        • #120
                                          Originally posted by jengersnap View Post
                                          I smiled from the first picture to the last. Great job!
                                          me too!!! So happy for the both of you.
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