Anyway, starvation's ended now - he has a future of food, comfort and love, for however long that may be.
28 May 02 -- Oh, what a day! Susan and I went out in the early morning to say "hi" and give him some grain. It worked out that Holly went out just a little bit later and did the same thing - so he got grain twice within about an hour. Now, this guy's no dummy so when Holly went out again a little bit later - Blackie beat her to the walk-in, waiting for his third helping (which he DID NOT get). One thing we can definitely say about him, he's easy to feed!!!
1 June 02 - We spent most of the day out in the field again with our guy - what a wonderful horse he is! When we got there he actually came right up to the gate and waited for us to drive in. Then he led us right up to the walk-in, he knew that breakfast was coming soon. All fear/hesitation of the walk-in stall is gone now - the gate is always open and he knows he can enter and leave as he pleases. We also got a small corral put up for him (about 40x90' of horse-penning fence), in preparation of moving the rest of the guys (and gal) in next weekend. He hasn't met them yet and, not wanting to take any chances with his rather fragile condition, we're going to separate them slightly for a few days before we let him mingle with the rest of the family.
4 July 2002 - Well, it's been a month now and time to update the happenings. I was right with thinking he's wonderful - he's a lot more than that, he's fabulous! Feeding time is a treat for us - he simply walks into his little corral and waits patiently (unlike the rest of the guys/gal) for his dish. All fear and hesitation over anything has gone out the window - he trusts us completely and cooperates in everything.
It's getting pretty good with the old guy.
Hey y'all, Blackie here; I'm feeling a lot better and have decided to put out my own award to others that have rescued and cared for someone like me. Just click these lines to see it and, if you've got a website about a rescued horse,
APPLY FOR MY AWARD!
Blackie and Wanderings Horse Country also now hosts a few webrings. Some are devoted to older horses, some to the anti-slaughter movement, some just for those horses that we love so much. Feel free to visit/join all of them.
Just click anywhere on these lines to go to our "Rings" homepage.
| "BLACKIE'S" PAGES |
| Page #1 Introduction |
Page #2 27 May - 4 July 2002 Awards Blackie Bestows Webrings Blackie Hosts |
Page #3 4 July - 10 Dec 2002 |
MEMORIES My Days With Blackie |
| "BLACKIE'S" GALLERIES |
| Gallery #1 May 28 2002 July 16 2002 |
Gallery #2 Dec 10 2002 |