DJ's Angel Quest
( Exotic Angel x Freespirits Star Quest)
Silver pintaloosa filly
AMHR
24.5"
"Gracie" as we call her, has Appaloosa characteristics including sclera and lots of mottling & her bright pink lower lip makes you just want to give her a big kiss!
 She developed a few problems due to starting of with loose ligaments. Her first winter was spent indoors a lot & that was the start of her problems.  Her right hind foot has a tendancy to want to roll over. Here are a few pictures to show how a special shoe from Lil Bits Magic Shoes has really helped her.
AMHA did not accept Gracie for registration. They say she shows dwarfism characteristics, though our Vet disagrees & says she was a hypothyroidism foal. The year she was born, there were many foals of all breeds born with this syndrome in our area.
In any case, our Gracie is a special pet & we are doing our best to accomodate her shortcomings.


 Gracie pictured June 19, 2005
She is rather chubby as it rained for two weeks and she & her buddies spent most of their time stuffing their faces in the barn!

 These pictures show how Gracie's hoof got worse despite frequent balanced hooftrims.

Gradual improvement with frequent trims, but it didn't always last as her fetlock joint has started to have changes. We have found that it is important that Gracie be out to walk around & wear her feet normally, even in cold weather.


Here is Gracie getting her first shoe applied. It was freezing weather & the hairdrier helped the glue harden quickly. She was pretty comfortable laying down for her first shoe. We sure do appreciate our farrier, Ron Burfoot. He always takes extra special care of our special needs horses.

Here is Gracie's aluminum shoe made just for her by Little Bit's Magic Shoes.
At colder than -20c she feels the cold in her foot. Also as she is so short, it puts a bit of a strain on her hip, as she swings her foot more while wearing her shoe. So with all the snow & cold weather, we have here, we decided to just remove Gracie's shoe to give her a break for two months in the coldest weather.
Thank you Janell &  Little Bit's Magic Shoes for all your help. Also a big thank you to Ron Burfoot, our much valued farrier.

We have a big place in our hearts for the special needs and geriatric minis. We rehabilitate the needy as much as we can. Unfortunately, finances don't always allow us to achieve every goal.
 We are not a funded retirement home & we raise a few foals each year for sale to approved homes and
I make mini halters & humane dog collars to sell to help support our special minis.

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