Thorn
Rehome Classification: Companion
Age: 16
Breed: Dartmoor Hill Pony
Height: 13.2HH
Gender: Mare
Colour/Markings: Skewbald
Personality
Thorn is a lovely girl who thrives when she is shown some attention. We feel she will flourish from the one-to-one attention she can get from living in a sanctuary at home.
Health and Training
Health Status:
Thorn does have sweet itch although this is easily managed with lotions and her rugs, which will come with her to her new home. She would not be suited to lush grazing. Poorer, restricted grazing would help to manage her weight as she is a native type that can easily put on weight.
Training Level:
Thorn is good to catch, load, and with the farrier. She is generally good to handle for an experienced handler. Thorn enjoys being groomed and having human attention once she has formed a bond with her carer. She will thrive in a home with one-to-one handling. Thorn can become unsettled with injections and has been trained using positive reinforcement which has been extremely successful. This would need to be continued regularly by her carer. We are able to provide training and support for this.
Thorn's Past
Thorn was originally from the moorland foal sales and came to us as a foal at foot with her dam.
Thorn's Future
Rehoming Fee: £50
Ideally, Thorn would like to live on a flatter paddock with more than one other equine for company. Thorn loves to explore any enrichment she is offered.
She would like a home where she doesn’t need to be stabled overnight as we have found that she does not sleep in the stable and can have sleep deprivation episodes there overnight. Thorn is happy being stabled during the day but sleeps better in the field when settled with her equine companions.
Our Rehoming Advisors are available to help every day of the year. We will work to support you and Thorn as she settles in her new home and can offer training and advice as needed.
