A Discarded Toiy
- Grey Arab Mare
- Entry Date – August, 2013 at 9 years of age
- Type of rescue – Surrendered
- Reason – Unrideable and dangerous
- Special needs – Time to learn to trust humans again.
While her history is incomplete, we know that Toiy had been a starvation victim, purchased off Craig’s List, and then purchased by a trainer as an endurance prospect.
The trainer reported that Toiy was extremely tense, unpredictable and dangerous under saddle even for the most seasoned riders. One day in August of 2013, the trainer called the Sanctuary and threatened that if we did not take Toiy, she was scheduled the very next day to be taken to the lion sanctuary and be slaughtered for the lions. Toiy was just nine years of age.
When she first arrived, Toiy was fearful and anxious around people, leading us to believe that she had been poorly treated physically as well as starved in her short lifetime. She also had poor social skills, shying from the other horses until the alpha mare of the herd taught her over time to join in. Today at nineteen years of ages, Toiy is thriving in a small herd of five other horses and can be seen from the highway in the big turnout field enjoying the companionship as she grazes with no demands made of her.
Today you could not guess that Toiy was ever mistreated and we expect that her behavior under saddle was the result of physical problems, possibly even gastric ulcers causing her extreme discomfort when ridden. She is not the only horse that has found their way to the Sanctuary with similar behavioral issues. Gastric ulcers are quite common in horses, especially horses in stressful environments. UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine has published an article on the subject and here the link to that article: https://ceh.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/health-topics/equine-gastric-ulcer-syndrome
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