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Hi, I am a rescue horse with a story that has a happy ending. My friends and family call be John, which is short for Little John, although I am nearly 17hands. My registered name was Final Result, but I don’t use that name anymore. I am a chestnut and have a long blaze that is crooked at the end and covers my left nostril.
I was born to race! My parents and grandparents were racehorses and I was bred to be a fast and famous racehorse. Unfortunately like many thousands of horses born every year this was not to be.
When I was a yearling I was sent to a racing yard to start my training as a racehorse. At first it was frightening to be away from the familiarity of the stables where I was born and had been brought up, but soon I made friends with the other young horses and we fell into the routine of training for the track. I was eventually sent to race and competed in eight races in total, but the best I managed was a seventh place. Originally I was lucky as my breeder took me back home when it became clear that I was not going to make the great racehorse that was hoped for.
I was happy to be home and started to be schooled so that I would make a good riding horse. I really enjoyed this and went to some shows where I jumped really nicely. I was a big, strong horse who was very level headed, even if I say so myself, and in a short while the mounted police approached my owner and asked if I could join the force! So started another chapter in my life – I was now a police horse. Unfortunately as it turned out this was not the life for me – I did not like the noise and chaos of working in crowds and traffic and I became nervous and irritable.
The police then decided to move me on and I eventually landed up in a stable yard where the horses and ponies were starved and overworked. Being a thoroughbred I just could not cope. I had to fight for my food and I was skin and bone and my coat and hooves were in a bad state. Trying to get to food I ripped open my neck and the cut went septic. Just when I thought I would give up, the HIGHVELD HORSE CARE UNIT (HHCU) arrived one day to inspect the property. They try to keep tabs on all thoroughbreds and when they found me they started to try and trace where I had come from. Because my original breeder was a responsible and caring person, when she heard of my plight she was quick to act. With the help of HHCU I was confiscated and brought to their farm to recover. Lucky for me the HHCU already had someone in mind to adopt me.
Within a few days I met my new owner and her family. Although I was still very underweight, because the Unit knew my new owner well and also knew that I would be very well cared for, I was soon in a horsebox and on my way to my new home. My new owner treated me with all the love and care I could want. It took months to put some weight onto me and heal my neck, although I still have a big scar.
I now belong to Karen and she is my best friend. She comes to see me nearly every day and always brings me carrots. When I see her car I get really excited – sometimes I can’t contain myself and I buck and rear and call out until she comes to the fence. Sometimes she is not quick enough and I jump the fence and meet her at the car. If I am in my stable and hear her voice, I open the door and go to find her. I always come when she calls me and like to follow her around when she is at the Yard.
Initially I was only ridden once a week. In December 2004 I had an operation on my eye as I had developed a cancerous growth in it. I then managed to damage my knee when I came around from the anesthetic and this resulted in me being out of work for some time. In 2005 we (my companion then was Dazzle – Dazzling Dancer) moved to The Manor in Kempton Park. Dazzle is the horse of Joanne (Karen’s daughter). Joanne and Dazzle went through a bad patch and Joanne had a bit of a set back from a confidence perspective. It was suggested that she ride me for a bit, while she was looking for another horse. Suddenly I got really fit and started to do really well with Joanne. Before we knew it I was graded and jumping in JF. I quickly got my points to go up and went to JE. Although I could probably go further Joanne and Karen feel that this is enough for me. I absolutely love to go to shows – I get really excited when I see the horse box and even if I am not going to a show I will get into the box and wait, cause I do not like to be left behind! I really like the school shows and even though I am a big horse I can beat the ponies!
I still have Dazz as a friend but now also have Savannah (Savannah’s Last Step) and Nascent (Phoenix Nascent) as my stable companions. Although Savannah and Nascent are well bred warmbloods they are both babies and really like for me to go with to shows to keep them company. I really enjoy this as I can go for the outing and do only one low class.
In 2007 I went to the Junior Derby at KEP as Joanne had to do a substituton at the last minute. I had never seen things like the St Andrews Cross or the Dyke but I jumped it first time!
Not all horses have a tale with such a happy ending so I hope you will consider helping the many horses, ponies and donkeys that find themselves in a similar plight to mine.
In October 2007 I was seventeen years old and I had a special celebration with a birthday cake, presents and a party.
On Sunday the 18th November 2007 John competed in the Eastern Gauteng Regional Fund raising show at Equestrain International and was part of the team which came second in the 100cm challenge! He is taking a break over Christmas during which time he will be having his second horse sickness vaccination.
I was born to race! My parents and grandparents were racehorses and I was bred to be a fast and famous racehorse. Unfortunately like many thousands of horses born every year this was not to be.
When I was a yearling I was sent to a racing yard to start my training as a racehorse. At first it was frightening to be away from the familiarity of the stables where I was born and had been brought up, but soon I made friends with the other young horses and we fell into the routine of training for the track. I was eventually sent to race and competed in eight races in total, but the best I managed was a seventh place. Originally I was lucky as my breeder took me back home when it became clear that I was not going to make the great racehorse that was hoped for.
I was happy to be home and started to be schooled so that I would make a good riding horse. I really enjoyed this and went to some shows where I jumped really nicely. I was a big, strong horse who was very level headed, even if I say so myself, and in a short while the mounted police approached my owner and asked if I could join the force! So started another chapter in my life – I was now a police horse. Unfortunately as it turned out this was not the life for me – I did not like the noise and chaos of working in crowds and traffic and I became nervous and irritable.
The police then decided to move me on and I eventually landed up in a stable yard where the horses and ponies were starved and overworked. Being a thoroughbred I just could not cope. I had to fight for my food and I was skin and bone and my coat and hooves were in a bad state. Trying to get to food I ripped open my neck and the cut went septic. Just when I thought I would give up, the HIGHVELD HORSE CARE UNIT (HHCU) arrived one day to inspect the property. They try to keep tabs on all thoroughbreds and when they found me they started to try and trace where I had come from. Because my original breeder was a responsible and caring person, when she heard of my plight she was quick to act. With the help of HHCU I was confiscated and brought to their farm to recover. Lucky for me the HHCU already had someone in mind to adopt me.
Within a few days I met my new owner and her family. Although I was still very underweight, because the Unit knew my new owner well and also knew that I would be very well cared for, I was soon in a horsebox and on my way to my new home. My new owner treated me with all the love and care I could want. It took months to put some weight onto me and heal my neck, although I still have a big scar.
I now belong to Karen and she is my best friend. She comes to see me nearly every day and always brings me carrots. When I see her car I get really excited – sometimes I can’t contain myself and I buck and rear and call out until she comes to the fence. Sometimes she is not quick enough and I jump the fence and meet her at the car. If I am in my stable and hear her voice, I open the door and go to find her. I always come when she calls me and like to follow her around when she is at the Yard.
Initially I was only ridden once a week. In December 2004 I had an operation on my eye as I had developed a cancerous growth in it. I then managed to damage my knee when I came around from the anesthetic and this resulted in me being out of work for some time. In 2005 we (my companion then was Dazzle – Dazzling Dancer) moved to The Manor in Kempton Park. Dazzle is the horse of Joanne (Karen’s daughter). Joanne and Dazzle went through a bad patch and Joanne had a bit of a set back from a confidence perspective. It was suggested that she ride me for a bit, while she was looking for another horse. Suddenly I got really fit and started to do really well with Joanne. Before we knew it I was graded and jumping in JF. I quickly got my points to go up and went to JE. Although I could probably go further Joanne and Karen feel that this is enough for me. I absolutely love to go to shows – I get really excited when I see the horse box and even if I am not going to a show I will get into the box and wait, cause I do not like to be left behind! I really like the school shows and even though I am a big horse I can beat the ponies!
I still have Dazz as a friend but now also have Savannah (Savannah’s Last Step) and Nascent (Phoenix Nascent) as my stable companions. Although Savannah and Nascent are well bred warmbloods they are both babies and really like for me to go with to shows to keep them company. I really enjoy this as I can go for the outing and do only one low class.
In 2007 I went to the Junior Derby at KEP as Joanne had to do a substituton at the last minute. I had never seen things like the St Andrews Cross or the Dyke but I jumped it first time!
Not all horses have a tale with such a happy ending so I hope you will consider helping the many horses, ponies and donkeys that find themselves in a similar plight to mine.
In October 2007 I was seventeen years old and I had a special celebration with a birthday cake, presents and a party.
On Sunday the 18th November 2007 John competed in the Eastern Gauteng Regional Fund raising show at Equestrain International and was part of the team which came second in the 100cm challenge! He is taking a break over Christmas during which time he will be having his second horse sickness vaccination.
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