WindWalker Stables
Top Quality Equine Care Facility w/ over 55 yrs of experience.
"The Pampered Palace" is a quiet private part of our lives that comes in the form of giving Sanctuary to horses in need when we can.
We share a love and compassion for horses and their welfare that just cannot be denied.
No horse is unloveable or unmanageable given the time to regain trust to humans.
We are NOT a 501 non-profit We do not adopt out our Sanctuary Horses.
Our ABC TACK site has been established to aid in generating extra income for our passion, horses in need. By Shopping at ABC TACK you are not only helping us care for our Sanctuary Horses but also saving huge amounts with our Wholesale Tack.
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LIL BIT
2004
2005
2006
Isn't she the sweetest looking mare?
The way we came about knowing of Lil Bit may seem a bit odd for some but this IS how it happened.
I was out cutting grass and had this overwhelming feeling of sadness and tears started rolling that I must go to the local horse auction that night. We had never been to this auction prior.
Upon getting there we walked around and I walked directly to this pen jammed packed with young horses and there she was. She could hardly move around in the little pen but managed to lift her head and turn it around and look at me as if to say please help me. I immediately told Rich that's her, that's the one we needed to come for.
The auction finally began, and here she came in , prancing, afraid and had a bad eye injury.We are sitting fairly high up in the bleachers and once again she turned and raised her head and looked directly at me.
The bidding began and due to me being a newbie at the auction my bids were being ignored!! I started waving my hands and was ready to start doing jumping jacks if necessary.
There was one other person bidding on her, a kill buyer. It doesn't take long to figure out who they are. We had a little bidding war going on and when the kill buyer finally turned and looked at me, I must of had darts in my eyes as the next thing I know the auctioneer said SOLD and asked my name.
I was elated, we immediately went in the back to the holding pens and checked on her and told her everything was going to be ok now.
She was very fearful , wouldn't come to us but had a very sweet nature about her.
We hired someone from the auction to bring her to our farm. She arrived about midnight that night.
Upon closer inspection of her eye as she ran by as we could not touch her. Her eye was in dire need of immediate veterinary care so we could try and save the eye. Time was of the essence to do so. With the wonderful professional help and advice from Don Knapp a 3 star Parelli instructor from Sulphur he came to our farm and in a couple hours we had the halter on her and leading like a pro by using the Parelli games to accomplish this.
Our vet Dr. Michael Warren was called immediately to come check and treat her eye. Upon examining her, Dr. Warren could clearly see that the injury was from a rope, that he could see the grooves in the eye itself.
After months of treatments of antibiotic ointments and only allowed turn out after the sun went down, Lil Bit has full vision. She does have a tad bit of cloud in the front lobule of the eye but it does not affect her vision.
Lil Bit is a sweetheart in the pocket horse and loves children.
We continued using some of the parelli level 1 techniques with her and she will back with the simple wiggle of our finger, walk and back on cardboard,plastic,plywood,will lead with a rope around her leg. I can lay or sit on her when she is laying down.
We have put bareback pads on her but have not gone any further with her training via our farriers advice. Her legs are still underdeveloped too dainty as of yet, probably due to poor nutrition prior to us getting her.
CAP'N
"McKims Carry"
2004
2006
We Became aware of Capn via a phone call from a young lady from Lawton. She was referred to us by our friends at Grey Oaks Sanctuary. Capn had been purchased at a sale and was her first horse and she didnt realize just how large a horse he was at the time. She resolved to the fact he was too large and just too much horse for her.
So off to Lawton we go, no photos, not much history on him to bring him home along with our new puppy "Scruffy" whom had showed up the day before.
Duke is the name he had been given but just didnt seem to fit him, so we renamed him Cap'n for his size.
He is a gentle giant 18.1 hands OTTB (OFF TRACK TB)
He loves to be pampered, groomed,bathed. He is not your typical TB, he is so quiet and a very good teacher. We use him to be a babysitter for our younger horses. He does not kick but he will push them off and let them quickly know their behavior is not accepted and with his size he is very intimidating and alot of times just a quick turn of his head and a stern look and ears back they pay attention.
Capn is not ridden , has never been ridden since being here. He has severe knee and leg damage from racing. Suffers from Laminitis.Caring for all his ailements is very costly.
We did track down his original owners and to say the least they were appauled that their horse ended up at auction. He and another gelding were given to a gentleman that was to give them forever homes and obviously he lied and took them both straight to the Jones auction house. The other geldings end was not a good one.
In the end we love our big boy and is so good for people who are afraid of horses or have never been around them. Our gentle giant has his forever home.
