My farm is truly blessed
© Kathy Ralph 2011
What a big beautiful boy. Buddy is allergic to
Mosquitoes and Midges, and he suffers from a condition
called Queensland Itch so I need to keep him covered as
much as possible
Buddy
Buddy's story is very different indeed. I found him
at a horse trader's place rather the worse for wear.
His next move would be to the dog food factory
if I had not bought him. I purchased him as a gift
for someone who wanted a horse. He was to be a
surprise birthday gift after I had nursed him to full
health. However the person I purchased him for
decided that they did not want him or any horse
for that matter. So, you could say he was mine
by default.
By now I loved him and so I kept him. The horse
trader told me he was about seven years old,
however the vet estimated his age at double that.
I knew if I attempted to sell him he would end up
as dog meat and he was too beautiful for that. He
had had a tough life in the trotting world being
passed from trainer to trainer and at first he was
extremely untrusting of humans. He wouldn't
come to me and I couldn't touch him around the
head. I fear he had been struck too may times.
Now he is a big gentle giant who is happily living
out his retirement, loved and cared for.
