What do you have to do to get info from Texas A&M?
What a sweetheart! very lucky he landed with you and he looks relieved. Hope the snot issue clears up soon, good job being so on top of it. Let us know what the testing reveals as far as breed, glad he got there safe.
Have the vet take a swab, there have been many cases of strangles at that lot. This year is especially bad. Several vets have recommended three swabs to make sure they are clear. It can test negative and then positive, hence the three.
He’s adorable! Can’t wait to see what comes back for his 3 most common breeds!
stargzng386 - There’s a link back on page 2 to the professor in charge of their program, he let me know to send 30 - 50 hairs with follicles attached. They can then run tests to see what his breeding is.
Calamber - Will do. My vet has worked with a number of horses pulled from there and said the same thing… I’m happy to work with her as she does A LOT of rescue work and I’m confident that she’s super familiar with the protocol to make sure its gone and that we don’t spread it. She said there are actually two infections coming out of that lot at the moment - one is strangles, the other is similar - another strep bacteria.
He is adorable!! Hoping he gets over the snots soon. He looks like he is settling in well and is going to enjoy his new life!
Still going with Appendix QH, so interested to hear your results from T A&M.
Looking at the last pictures, he could be even all qh and about 15 years old, mid teens, I would say.
Some of the kind of qh I am thinking about do have an arabian look to them, the Doc Bar ones, especially coming down thru Doc Olena.
They tend to be light boned and not very tall, barely 14.3 hands but, of course, if there are more genes in there, there will be variations.
Sure looks different then in the original picture.
If that age is correct, that would explain his feathers.
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Sure looks different then in the original picture.
If that age is correct, that would explain his feathers.[/QUOTE]
Doesn’t he?!?! I still think he’s going to be a sporty little fellow, but much more QH than he looks in the first one. Then again - my now 31 y.o. QH-something gelding could look like this:
https://scontent-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/t1.0-9/17446_1292242274487_3964345_n.jpg
And this:
https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/t1.0-9/17446_1292246994605_1754958_n.jpg
Considering the horse above is the absolute best horse I’ve ever owned, I’d be thrilled to have another 
But whatever he is, he’s a cute little bugger! Being that he’s so under the weather we didn’t ask him to do anything but I’m looking forward to getting him trimmed and then seeing him move once he’s on the upswing. He actually has a very nice walk, can’t wait to see what else is in there!
Thin but very cute. Looks like he’s inquisitive as well.
Good luck with him, and he’s a lucky horse.
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I like him! I too would say TB or Appendix. Either way he’s a good looking fellow! My Appendix has feathering just like his.[/QUOTE]
Most light horses I’ve seen: Arabs, Morgans, ASBs, DHH, STBs, have feathering like this if they aren’t clipped. The don’t look special to me.
He looks like a nice horse, good luck.
Congrats…looks like my first horse, Fudge. Hope you have as much with him
as I did with the Fudgeman.
Well done OP. Wish I could rescue something again…
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stargzng386 - There’s a link back on page 2 to the professor in charge of their program, he let me know to send 30 - 50 hairs with follicles attached. They can then run tests to see what his breeding is.
Calamber - Will do. My vet has worked with a number of horses pulled from there and said the same thing… I’m happy to work with her as she does A LOT of rescue work and I’m confident that she’s super familiar with the protocol to make sure its gone and that we don’t spread it. She said there are actually two infections coming out of that lot at the moment - one is strangles, the other is similar - another strep bacteria.[/QUOTE]
Right yes, forgot about that. So glad to hear your vet knows the situation well. That is a great comfort. So glad you got him, your pictures lead me to think he has some QH & Arab too, such a nice head and eye. And wow! Your old guy in his day, what a nice horse.
Cute critter!
He’s even cuter at your place - best of luck with him, can’t wait to find out what his “career” turns out to be.
I like him but, fitting a saddle is going to be ‘interesting’. Very high withers and the girth groove is very forward and he has a short back.
Yeah. His back screams Wade tree to me. I used to have a grade QHx with a back like that. The only saddle that fit him was a Y-L Saddlery wade.
I still think he’s cute. And I still think there’s a hefty amount of QH in there.
Hmmm, had not thought about saddle fitting! You’re right, that will be am interesting undertaking. Fortunately I have a fantastic saddle fitter… Never heard of a wade tree - guessing that’s a western saddle tree? Crossing my fingers that one of my current saddles might work in the short term, at least for lunging… My Hanoverian is built similarly in the girth and withers, though not with the short back. My dressage saddle might fit him reasonably well.
There are built-up western pads for that kind of back.
These come in felt and fleece bottom:
http://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=b9b0256f-ac3a-4b86-90e9-a7f888a0e4ea
Then, you may not need anything special for there, if you are of light weight and have a saddle with plenty of room there for him.
That could be some muscle lost to age right around the withers and top of shoulder area, common in mid teens horses when not fat and/or fit, along with the face features, that was telling me mid teens.
Some of that will fill in with weight and fitness gain, but you will need to be aware for a while to be sure he has enough withers clearance with a rider and moving.
Those horses move very nicely, I expect you will love riding such a handy, quick and light horse as he may be, looking at him in the later pictures.
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There are built-up western pads for that kind of back.
These come in felt and fleece bottom:
http://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=b9b0256f-ac3a-4b86-90e9-a7f888a0e4ea
Then, you may not need anything special for there, if you are of light weight and have a saddle with plenty of room there for him.
That could be some muscle lost to age right around the withers and top of shoulder area, common in mid teens horses when not fat and/or fit, along with the face features, that was telling me mid teens.
Some of that will fill in with weight and fitness gain, but you will need to be aware for a while to be sure he has enough withers clearance with a rider and moving.
Those horses move very nicely, I expect you will love riding such a handy, quick and light horse as he may be, looking at him in the later pictures.[/QUOTE]
Bluey - you have a good eye… Vet was out yesterday to get him on antibiotics and pinned him at about 16 or 17. It’ll be a nice age, mature but with some good years left. Other than the respiratory infection he’s looking pretty darn good… No other significant finds and even his temp was normal. I’m looking forward to kicking the infection though… I’m a bit psycho about the quarantine - I don’t think I’ve ever showered or changed my clothes so many times in one day
