Ochre

Second Chance's Ochre

Biography

Ochre and his herd lived on a property and pretty much ran wild. We have been informed that originally there was only Ochre and one mare. He bred her, the resulting foal was a filly and when she came of age he bred her also. Very quickly the population of the herd expanded. Ochre had limited handling and the horses also had limited care. We are told that they didn't recieve any veterinary, farrier or dental care in the time they were there and their feeding was inadequate. In fact Ochre has a scar on one leg from an incident with the fence, the injury was left to heal on its own and he was very lucky that it did not become infected.

When his owner moved out of the house, Ochre and the herd were left behind to fend for themselves. The RSPCA were involved and the next door neighbor got most of the horses signed over to her. She was able to rehome the others however nobody wanted Ochre and so he came to us. When he first arrived, Ochre attacked every meal like it was to be his last, had no trust in people and would often barge through or pull away from his handlers to get to food. As he began to learn to trust, he would crowd his handler looking for protection when he was afraid and if very stressed he would rear and then pull back in an attempt to get away from whatever had frightened him.

Stats

Name: Second Chance's Ochre
Stable Name: Ochre
Rescued: February 2008
Status: Adopted!
Registered Name: Unregistered
Breed: Anglo Arabian
Colour: Chestnut
Age: Estimated to be Born 2001 (7yo)
Sire: Unknown
Dam: Unknown

Ochre has been Adopted!

Ochre has been Adopted into a loving home with an SC member. Please check back for photos of him in his new home as we get them.