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NEER/Mia/NH is a 15 yo, 15.3h bay alpha Standardbred mare with presence giving the appearance of a big handsome horse. She was raced as a youngster and then retired to be a broodmare.  Mia proved to be an excellent mother but slipped too many foals so went back to racing at about age 12 having remembered everything.  At that time she taught her race owner how to drive.  After winning $1200 in a race she was again retired and sold as a pleasure horse to a man who after doing absolutely nothing with her for a year went broke and gave her to NEER as a rescue. 

Mia is an easy keeper and very well behaved accepting that  humans are alphas above her.  However she is dominant with other horses.  She is good for vet & farrier, stands quietly on crossties, picks up her feet on  her own when you bend to pick them out and behaved perfectly when  hitched to a cart for a tryout in the ring, waiting patiently while we fussed with harness, went to get & changed pieces of it etc.  She should make someone a great driving horse and would most likely take well to learning to be ridden also.

Razzy came to the MSPCA in the Spring of 2008, emaciated and neglected. Throughout the summer, he hung out with his pasturemate Rusty and ate as much grass as possible. In the Fall of 2008, a fat and happy Razzy attended the Horses Helping Horses Beach Ride as an MSPCA horse available for adoption. With his acquired hay belly and unknown background history, there were not too many people willing to take a chance on this pony. In the Spring of 2009, Dani Douphinette, then adoption councilor at the MSPCA at Nevins Farm, saw some potential in the pony and fostered him at her stable, Plum Grove Equestrian Center, to see what this pony could do. After just a month, he began turning some of his hay belly into muscle and could walk, trot, canter on his left lead, and jump small crossrails. What Dani liked even more than this, was Razzy's temperament. He was spunky, but tolerant of children grooming and loving on him. When out on the trail, Razzy picked his feet up a little higher and seemed to truly enjoy his new life.

 

It was at Plum Grove Equestrian Center that 12 year old Stephanie took an interest in the pony. "I knew I liked him right away because his mane was the same color as my hair", she reported. But not everyone was convinced. Razzy had difficulty picking up his right lead canter and it was unclear if he had any potential in the show ring. Stephanie had 30 days to foster Razzy and determine if he was the right pony for her (although, she was already quite convinced!)

 

On August 1, 2009, Stephanie officially adopted the pony of her dreams! She continued her hard work and was able to walk, trot, canter both ways, jump up to 2'3" and trail ride alone and in company. In October 2009, Stephanie and Razzy returned to the MSPCA Horses Helping Horses Beach Ride where Razzy proudly stepped out along the waves, this time as an alum!

 

In addition to her beach ride, Stephanie has successfully competed Razzy, now under the name "Razzcal Flatts". At the WNRDC pleasure show, they received a blue ribbon in the "rescued horse" class and ribbons in hunt seat and games classes as well. They also successfully competed in gymkhana at the RRDC games show, combined training at Evenstride's Goblin's Gallop, and participated in the Horses Helping Horses Trail Ride at Great Brook State Park. Razzy received first place in the Gathering Farm two phase elementary division.  Razzy and Stephanie are members of the Plum Grove Drill Team and participated in three performances. And all this since June of 2009, proving Stephanie made the right choice!

 

Plum Grove Equestrian Center would like to congratulate Stephanie for taking a chance on Razzy and showing that hard work and dedication truly pay off. Stephanie and Razzy will be featured at Plum Grove Equestrian Center's Open House in spring of 2010. See our website for details: www.plumgroveequestrian.com

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I had been looking for a Brabant for 10 years, was about to pay for a stud colt in VA.  Christy (AC4H) only knew about the breed because I had been drilling it into her...for months.  The last horse she thought was a Brabant was a 2000lb roan Belgian, now known as The BIG Mr. being fostered in Groveland, MA.

 

Christy was pretty sure she had one this time, and she was bidding against the meatman.  Dagh's life was saved for $450!  He was badly foundered in front and skinny.  See photos above.

 

His feet, almost a year later, are still scary, but they're almost normal looking. He can now walk without staggering along in pain.   After his last trim, he trotted back out to his best pal Reuben, even taking two canter steps!    He then spent 10 minutes doing the Buck and Fart.

Dagh the following winter.

  

He is the sweetest, quietest, most grounded and well behaved horse I've ever come across.  And a veritable air fern, he looks like a barrel with trunks, and eats practically nothing. 

 

Dagh is looking forward to walks to the beach this summer. His farrier, Mike, wants to see how soaking his tootsies in the salt water might help with founder.

 

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