Tennessee Walking Horse (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
My husband and I have just added one #Tennessee Walking #Horse and one quarter horse that are rescue to our Hobby Farm. The one that is a #Tennessee #Walking Horse is Red with a Strawberry Blonde Maine and Tail. He is a senior horse at the age of 19 years. His previous owner told us that he was a show horse but once he was injured they could not afford to keep him. Since he was a Gelding they could not even breed him to earn any money.
We were told over a year ago, this once beautiful horse got loose and darted out in front of a car that was pulling into the parking area. No human was hurt, but this beautiful thoroughbred Tennessee Walker was on the ground with a shattered knee.
This horse was going to cost them a lot in Veterinarian Bills in the hopes he would heal properly and once again have the high stepping gait he once had. They backed off on his food to remove any extra weight he had in the hopes of the knee healing the way it should. The efforts were fruitless. Scar tissue developed and the Veterinarian told them he would never be able to be put through the rigorous exercises he once did. The Veterinarian told them he could only be a pet no riding this horse by an adult. He was even nervous about putting a child on him for fear the horse would stumble and fall with the weak knee, thus, causing the child riding him to get hurt.
Please view the video below to learn more about this breed of horse;
http://youtu.be/aJQcyQ5TZEA
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