Aiden

age: 2 year old (DOB approx 4/2008)
sex: gelding
breed: appy
color: chestnut
height:

Surrendered to SAFE by owner on Dec 30, 2008 in conjuction with a Snohomish County Animal Control Investigation

Located in Duvall WA
Status: AVAILABLE For Adoption

Adoption fee: $500

Aiden is a chestnut Appy colt (now a gelding) with a few spots on his rump and a star. He came to us in extremely poor condition, with a BCS of about a 1.5-2.0, and covered with rain rot. He was sweet but not halter broke, although he got a crash course on the day of his rescue as he was caught, led into and out of the trailer, and into a stall. He was rescued along with an appy/arab filly named Lola.

Update (1/4/09):
Aiden is the sweetest little colt! Little Lola is a spitfire...she's got lots of attitude especially when food is near and her little ears will go flat back. Aiden on the other hand, is absolutely fascinated by me now that I bring the food, and his eyes follow me everywhere when I am in his stall, and he will come up to me now for pets and nose kisses. He scratched his eye somehow his first night here, and now has to get ointment in his eye three times a day, but I don't even have to halter him, I just walk in and he stands perfectly still when he gets his medicine and then absolutely relishes the praise he gets for being such a good boy. He's a really sweet little colt.

Foster Update (4/2/09):
Dr Hanna came out yesterday to give Aiden his shots and do his gelding surgery. BUT Aiden had other ideas...his other testacle hasn't dropped. So, he got shots and an adjustment on his neck. We will make an other plan of attack in a few weeks. He was a very good boy. The weather was cold, snowy and awful. Better to wait for warmer weather anyway.

Foster Update (5/7/09):
Aiden's surgery was put off once more. Seems he has been choosen to be a star. Dr Hanna is setting up a Vet student party and Aiden is the "guest of honor". They will take picutres and publish an artilce. By that time he will be all shed out and very handsome.

Update (5/25/09):
Aiden has turned out so beautiful! He is almost all shedded out and his head is really very refined for an Appaloosa. I am beginning to wonder if he is purebred - he also has a lot of mane and tail compared to the rest of the Appaloosas he was with who were all foundation appys with very little tail. Whatever he is, he is sure cute! And very sweet! A little more timid than Lola, but very sweet and not pushy or mouthy at all, even though he hasn't been gelded yet. (Scotti needs to take some lessons from him on how a REAL gentleman horse should behave!). His gelding surgery is scheduled for Saturday, May 30.

Update (6/14/09):
Aiden is healing up very nicely following his gelding: the swelling is gone, no more forced exercise. After the first few days he started to STINK really bad, and I had to get in there and clean everything out several times, during which I pulled out a huge chunk of rotting nasty yuck...not only did he stand and let me clean it, but he even let me stick my finger up in his incisions and clean all the gunk out. The most he ever did was hold a leg up in the air like "ouch, that hurts"...but never once even thought about kicking or dancing away from me. He just has the BEST temperment, I love this little guy! He's all better now (no more stink!) and did not even end up needing to be put on antibiotics, cleaning it out a few times did the trick.

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