Animal Control seized Jupiter back in December of 2022, but his case was ongoing for so long that we were prevented from talking about him until very recently. He, much like the others who were a part of his seizure, was placed in a foster situation where SAFE supported him from afar. But when his foster reached out to us that she could no longer house him, we made plans to bring him here to the barn.
Jupiter arrived during a clinic weekend, arguably one of the busiest times at SAFE. He was a stallion then, and we braced ourselves for the ensuing drama that his arrival might bring. But as he stepped off the trailer and into the covered roundpen he’d call home for the next little while, he barely made a peep. This trend continued as, throughout the weekend, as horses came and went all around him, he was quiet as a mouse. In fact, we forgot that there was even a new horse on site to begin with, let alone a stallion.
Jupiter continued the trend we had seen this year of kind, easy-going stallions. He was a perfect gentleman for handling, and let us get his hooves trimmed just a few days after his arrival. He was polite on the ground, and decidedly not ‘studdy.’
We set an appointment for his gelding, and when that day arrived, Jupiter went under the needle and knife with the same ease he had thus far done everything else. His gelding was relatively uneventful, and he has since been healing without issue, getting his twice daily forced exercise and moving out like a pro. He was under saddle for a time before he came to SAFE, so as he continues healing, we are excited to get him into the flow of things and see where he is in his training.
