Miss Abby , or "Miss Mare" as I often call her, came to us in 2022 as a result of an ad on Facebook for a free horse.  She was my very first horse I ever owned at age 48.  She was living in a field in Toledo, WA and an older lady was taking care of her.  But the lady could no longer keep her because she was getting too old to do anything with her and had other engagements she had to focus on.  We were told she had been taken in by her grandson from a kill pen, and then he went off to college.  So for two years she sat in their field and was just... a horse.  When she came to live with me and in boarding, she was quite traumatized and through two years of her kicking, biting, rearing, mowing me down, etc....  We learned to be partners and she's a wonderful girl, now.   I filmed and documented her story (and her buddy) in two parts, through the blog entries on this site because it's very picture heavy. 

Part 1 is when she came to live with us.  That story, with pics, begins here, on the farm blog.

Part 2:  Her story continues when she comes home from boarding to live with us, and she also got a new friend, Panzer, which she quickly completely dominated.  Panzer was a teenager, gelding, Belgian draft cross babysitter horse.  That story, with pics, is here. 

Part 3:  The continuing of Abby and Panzer's story, also documenting Panzer's medical issues.  Video and pics. 

Panzer passed away with help from the vet in 2024, due to a very painful demineralized coffin bone following chronic abscess issues for two years and many vet visits and medical treatment of his foot problems.  The experts tell me that I probably unknowingly  bought him that way, and that for him to continue would be a very painful, miserable existence for him.  He rests now at the foot of the hill that we used to ride.

As of 2025 Abby is retired from riding (at least for grownups), and just sits around and begs me for food and snuggles with us and especially my grandson.  She's an old girl enjoying a well-deserved rest. She taught me a lot in the short time we adventured together. 

In March 2025, I found her a buddy and riding replacement, Ryka,  and her story continues here.  Ryka is is 9-10 yr old Colville Rezervation untouched mare.  I am documenting her training and progress here on her page.  

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