Welcome to Gentle Spirit Horses, Rocky!
(Registered name: Frosty Joe Bar)
Today we welcomed Rocky, a gorgeous 13-year-old Quarter Horse gelding, who is starting a brand new chapter after a journey that could have ended very differently.
Back in August, Rocky suffered a serious injury. His family provided great care, but eventually gave him to a vet tech and the vet clinic to continue his care. The incredible team at Groton Veterinary Clinic stepped in and gave him something priceless: time, treatment, and a chance.
For the past five months, Groton Vet Clinic has provided Rocky’s care, and in early January he underwent a partial penile amputation and was also castrated. We’re happy to share that Rocky is now fully recovered, doing well, and able to urinate normally. He will require occasional cleaning in the area, but overall he is healing beautifully and is ready to begin his new life.
Rocky also has some old scarring above his right hind fetlock from a pasture accident when he was just two years old, but he is showing no signs of lameness.
What makes Rocky especially unique is that he has lived his entire life in one home as a pasture breeding stallion, meaning he’s been only minimally handled… but despite that, he has a wonderful personality and is learning quickly. Over the last few months at the clinic, he’s discovered that humans can be pretty great, and he’s already working hard on improving his halter manners.
Now he’s safe, he’s comfortable, and he’s finally getting the chance to become the horse he was always meant to be.
And yes… there’s a good chance you may see him again this summer.
Rocky may be joining us for the Dakota Showdown Horse Trainer Challenge — we’ll just have to see which division is the best fit!
A huge thank you to Groton Veterinary Clinic for saving this boy’s life and giving him the care he needed when no one else could.
As an open-door admission horse rescue, we never want to say no to a horse who needs help. Rocky arrived with no intake fee because his veterinary care was so generously donated, so if you’d like to support his ongoing care as he settles in, donations are greatly appreciated at:
http://gentlespirithorses.org/donate