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Shadow
We went to
the Mile High Horse Auction to get Mark a horse. We looked the
horses over on the outside pens. I saw a beautiful black horse that
was scared and lathered with sweat. I looked the other way because
I could not stand the look of fear in his eyes and did not feel like
I could do anything about it.
When my
Husband bid on the horse that he wanted, I asked if we could leave,
but he wanted to watch more of them sell. I knew we were in
trouble.
When Shadow
came into the sale ring, he looked straight at me as if to say "
please save me." I asked Mark to bid on him. He said "what are we
going to do with him?" I said that I did not know but he needed me
to save him. We got him for $475.00 because he looked so crazy that
not many people bid on him. He was so skinny that it was a W
between his hips and spine. He really looked pathetic.
He loaded in
the trailer with no problem and we took him to my Brother's Elk
Ranch. We did not have a place of our own to keep him.
We went to
the Brand Inspection office in Denver and the office girl just
happened to have worked the Auction the night we got Shadow. She
remembered him because they did not get horses like that through the
auction barn. She helped us find the breeder who had given him away
because she thought he was dangerous. She was so thrilled I had
gotten him that she transferred his registration papers to me. His
registered name is Conejo De Nieve which means "Rabbit in the Snow."
For the first
couple of years, we just loved him and gave him TLC. Several
Parelli Trainers worked with him and said he was a very difficult
horse and if we got rid of him he would surely go to the killers.
With Time,
Patience, games and love, Shadow is rideable. He has taken me to
the Rawah Wilderness area through trees and bogs, into lakes and
over streams. He is quite the smooth ride. My Son, Tad rides and
plays with him, they make a great team.
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