Additional Comments:
Barn Name: Simchah
Breed: Anglo-Arabian
Reg'd Name: Shalom Simchah
Reg#: AA 9750
DOB: 21st June 1999
Sire: Val De Chance
Dam: Dukeries Sabanna
Height: 16.2hh
Age: 10 y/o
Gender: Gelding
Colour: Bay
Health: Good health, needs more than just hay (ie. purina high fat high fibre pellets)
Lameness: Can not be ridden. Ever. As a foal, he had a very bad infection in his near side hind foot. The infection has deformed the foot and has fused the pedal bone. He can flex through his hock. Because of the deformity, he walks on the inside of his foot and his inner thigh muscle is over developed. He moves beautifully (he has won sport horse competitions - in hand) when free lunged and is extremely responsive to voice commands and body language. He loves to be free lunged. However, once a rider gets on his back, because of his foot and over developed muscle, he can not balance himself and the rider. I have tried several times and it renders him lame within 10 minutes. Therefore, he is not to be ridden.
Vices: None. Not good to box (load), as has never really travelled. But, with a lot of patience and love, he will go in, eventually.
Personality: Gentle, loving, kind. He is a big baby. He is incredibly beautiful to look at. When he moves, he seems to float through the air. He was actually 'Mr December' in the 'Horse Lovers Calendar' and I do have a spare copy. This horse needs a lot of love and he LOVES to be handled and groomed. He loves nothing more than to be brushed with a soft body brush and to have his face brushed. For hours. And I mean hours! He loves people, dogs, other horses etc. He is highly intelligent, has a huge character, and gives love in buckets.
History/Training: Trained and schooled in accordance with the principles of the German Equestrian Federation; but only free lunging. He can be lunged using a lunge-line, but not for too long as the tight 20M circle is hard for him to balance. He free lunges beautifully, even with other horses around. Responds to voice commands in a small pen and in a larger, indoor arena. Has a very soft mouth - only in a snaffle.
Future/Suitability: Would make an excellent companion horse where he can spend his days with other horses and some dogs around and be brushed every night. We saved him from being shot and we both want to make sure that someone will love him and NOT send him for meat. We couldn't bear that.
Additional Info: Information above provided to us by Simchah's previous owners.
** Adoption Fee/Purchase Price: $200 - This Week Only **
** Simchah's Regular Price is $500. We have invested at least this much or more into Simchah with his hay, feed, deworming, farrier, etc but we cannot help more horses, ponies and donkeys until we find good homes for the ones that are here. To take advantage of this $200 sale price you must have your application approved, pay for Simchah in full and have him picked up or delivered (at your expense) on or before Oct 11, 2009. Simchah is a sweet horse, he needs and deserves a good permanent loving home. He has been patiently waiting since Aug '09 and only 1 person has come to see him. Simchah comes with his Indoor Winter Blanket, Outdoor Winter Blanket, Turnout Fly Sheet and Fly Mask **
Current Status: Located at HCW in Cameron, ON - Available for Adoption/Sale or Fostering/Free Lease (Until Adopted). If you have any questions about Simchah and/or would like to make arrangements to see him, please email Claire at HCWEquineRescue@sympatico.ca
Shipping Notes:
Company / Facility:
Heaven Can Wait Equine Rescue - Heaven Can Wait Equine Rescue is located in Cameron, Ontario, Canada - approx 1.5 hours NE of Toronto, just 10 minutes North of Lindsay. This Equine Rescue was started by Claire Malcolm in 1997 to help save horses and ponies from slaughter, and take in any unwanted horse or pony and find them a new, loving home. Not all Horses at HCW are old and lame, or come from abusive/neglective situations, some come from private individuals who want to find a good home for their horse, but don't have the time or knowledge to sell it privately, but don't want to send it to an auction, so they send them here to HCW to find a good home. As you know horses that end up at auctions do have a chance to get bid on by a caring family home, but they also risk the chance of being bid on by a bad home or worse, the meat man.
HCW has found loving new homes for over 700+ equines in the past 12 years (& has even helped find new homes for a few donkeys, pigs, goats, cats & dogs along the way!).
