Rescued Quarter Horse Mare

This is dutchess... The sweetest mare you will ever find.. She absolutly loves everything and everyone. She is DEAD broke to ride... Here is her progress about... 2- 21/2 weeks....

Aw, she has such a sweet face! I love happy endings! :]

It is always nice to see a horse get a second chance in life.

You have done well with her

Yeah wow awesome progress! Any reason for the super-harsh hackamore?! That looks wicked!

Its just a normal hackamore.. I just bought it so I have not wrapped it yet... I don't really use bits unless I have to... she's as quiet as they come undersaddle. DEAD broke horse.. lol.. she has such a personality though.. she's a doll..

You have really done well with her. As for going bitless, have you considered getting a bosal or just riding in a halter? Those would be much nicer than a mechanical hack.

That hackmore is not mild by any means .. if she is that broke look into a nice rope bosal or much shorter shanked hack ;)

Good job with her so far...

Agreed with the above re: the hackamore - many of them can be far harsher than a bit. I love the idea of a bosal or something similar for her that is softer.

She looks like she's gained a ton of weight - awesome job!

You know, i've heard people tell me that you cannot put substancial weight on a horse in less than 3 months e.e; and they aren't referring to thoroughly starved horses... they're referring to ones that were as thin as the mare you posted. This just goes to show what HALF a month of proper feed and care can do for a horse!

Bravo! Thank you for rescuing her! She is beautiful! Good job on getting so much weight on her!

Are you riding her already? She looks awfully thin to ride.