Weanling needs surgery

[Sarah Ralston <ralston@AESOP.RUTGERS.EDU>]

Someone might be interested in this foal-Please respond to:

 Sassy Lassy <sassylassy21@hotmail.com>

>Here is the original message I sent you, before we spoke this morning--I 
>thought if you knew of anyone that might be intersted you could send it on 
>to them.  I also got to speak to Dr. Alicia Bertone Ohio State Vet
School)(snip, snip).
 She told me that OHS is not longer permitted 
>to accept horses for research purposes and the funding for doing such 
>operations is very had to get, even if it would be a learning experience for 
>students.  If I could find someone to pay for the surgery if the weanling's 
>legs could be fixed she said she runs a clinic there and would do the 
>surgery for a lot less than New Bolton. She said that the university has cut 
>back so much on that type of research work.  We spoke for a good while and I 
>described to her how the legs looked.  From what she gathered without seeing 
>the colt she said it sounded like a weanling they just did surgery on.  The 
>weanling's surgery was privately paid for by a family that just wanted to 
>help.  She told me she had to cut the leg off and reattach it to the colt 
>and insert metal plates on each side of the leg.  The surgery was a success 
>and the weanling is now older and completely sound---the surgery, at her 
>clinic price was $3000.  So I just wanted to fill you in on that and say 
>thanks again to you for referring me to such good contacts.  I am not giving 
>up, so I will keep you posted......
>
>[Original email]
>Hello, I was in your Horse Management class last fall at Cook.  I hope this 
>email finds you well.  I wanted to let you know that I really enjoyed your 
>class and took alot of what I learned with me to my new home in 
>Pennsylvania.....a Quarter Horse breeding farm in Western PA. Anyway, we had 
>a Tobiano Paint stallion born here last month.  He is very nicely marked.
>His color is Grullo and he has a white spot over his back that end in a 
>point just before the rump it is there that a dorsel stripe that begins. His 
>mane and tail are black and white.  He really is gorgeous.  One problem, his 
>front legs are bad.  At first we thought it was the way they were wrapped 
>around him inside his mother but it has been 3 weeks and the one leg is 
>still very crooked, almost knock-kneed.  I would like to see someone take 
>this baby and get the legs repaired....I do believe it can be done.  The 
>owner of the farm does not want to do this himself, but I know he is willing 
>to give the baby to a university that may perform the necessary operation 
>and have students learn from this research.  Or, also, if someone who would
>be willing to spend the money to fix the legs and give the baby a good home.
>If this colt could be made to be sound, there is no doubt in my mind that 
>the price he would bring in once sound would pay back any monies spent to 
>fix his legs.  I know you have alot of connections in the horse world and 
>thought that I could run this by you.  I know this little guy is going to 
>end up getting put down due to his front legs (back legs are fine and the 
>rest of his conformation is great).  Let me know ASAP (this colt does not 
>have alot of time and I know his fate is not good if he doesn't get a home) 
>if there is a lifeline out there for this colt.  His bloodline excels in 
>Western Pleasure and Reining. His grandaddy is Beaus my Daddy by Beau 
>Bonanza. He is a registered Quarter Horse Paint--an excellent AQHA 
>bloodline.
>
>Thanks Sarah.
>
>
>Nancy Danch
>724-947-3411
>sassylassy21@hotmail.com