Seahorse Ranch Rescue

03/08/2025

Who's surprised that Freddie already has a fan club? Anyone? Anyone?

We recently welcomed Freddie to the barn! Freddie is a rescued OTTB who is owned by our friends Seahorse Ranch Rescue in San Tan Valley. Freddie is at SSRC to see if we can help find him a home. We hope he wants to be a program horse, but if not we would love to assist in finding him his perfect match. Freddie is a sweetheart in the barn, and he already has a fan club. Stay tuned for more Freddie updates!

30/07/2025

Oh poor Hudson. He just cannot catch a break. We get the head shaking under control and his white line comes back 🤦🏼‍♀️ We pulled off his shoes (it was farrier day) and were greeted with the clear sign that the bacteria wasn't fully gone before the pads went on last time. The pocket is pretty darn deep, as you can see by how far in the nail went (the nails are about 1.5"). We've opened it up and got meds in there. Fortunately, it's NOTHING like when he arrived. Like abscesses, there can be hidden pockets that you can't know are there until they pop out. Sigh. Welcome to the wonderful world of horses... In good news, W***y was so much better than last time and we were able to get all the hoof we weren't able to when he was convinced the farrier wanted to eat him, lol. Everyone else was their usual good selves.

29/07/2025

Happy dance time! The meds really seem to be helping Hudson. The first day, Hudson didn't toss his head at all! He also kept lying out flat and stumbling when trying to walk. The poor guy was completely stoned. Like 1969 Woodstock high, lol! After talking to the vet, we decided to cut his meds in half (12,800mg of Gabapentin is a LOT) and now he isn't high and still isn't head shaking! Yesterday was the first time we've turned him out in daylight since all this started. He was hyper and running and bucking like a fool, and screaming like the wannabe movie horse he thinks he is, but he wasn't tossing his head around and was behaving like a normal horse that hadn't been out in a while. He's finally able to eat again as well. Watching him try to eat but constantly bopping his head was sad. Fingers crossed this continues working for him. So far so good!

24/07/2025

Poor Hudson was a pin cushion today. We're hoping acupuncture will help ease his head shaking at least a little. Dr Robinson has several patients who are head shakers, so we were able to get a few new insights and things to try. She agrees it's his trigeminal nerve, aggravated by photo sensitivity. She has prescribed a few different meds and changed some of the doses of meds he's already getting. We're starting by throwing everything at him and weaning him off things as he improves (IF he improves). She said he's one of the most severe cases she's seen and isn't overly optimistic that acupuncture will make much of a difference, but it won't hurt. She also connected us with one of her clients who has a horse who is almost, if not as, severe as Hudson. We're hoping something helps this sweet boy feel better. Today's visit was $457.50. If you'd like to help with today's vet bill, all donations are tax-deductible.

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18/07/2025

Freddie headed down to Tucson today to spend some time with our good friend at and see if he wants to be a part of their program. He hopped off the trailer as if he had been there a thousand times and, in true Freddie fashion, calmly walked to his new digs and settled right in. Our hope is that he'll either fit into their lesson program or that one of their students will fall in love with him (which is incredibly easy). Fingers crossed Freddie finds his next adventure partner.

04/07/2025

Wishing everyone a very safe and happy 4th of July

25/06/2025

Last night was a lovely night for a ride! Freddie had a bit of go-go juice but was still his good-boy self. Even when moving forward, he is safe. Caroline even cantered for the first time in who knows how long! We put him on alfalfa when he dropped a lot of weight after getting his teeth done a month ago, and we are now feeling the effects. It was a billion degrees to boot, so everyone (except us) dropped weight, despite getting ridiculous quantities of hay. He's gaining it back well now, so he's going back to an all-Bermuda diet. Yes. You read that right. A THOROUGHBRED that maintains his weight on just Bermuda!

24/06/2025

Imagine our surprise when we came out to feed breakfast and found Wonky Donkey just chillin' by the feed shed 😳 Even more surprising is that Fat Boy somehow squeezed through a gap that's not even wide enough for his big ol' head, never mind the Mack truck of a body he's hauling around!! The camera's night vision wasn't strong enough to see exactly what happened, but he seemed to make his escape between 3-4am. Our best bet is that he was leaning as far as he possibly could to get to Freddie's food, popped the clamps right off, and opened that teeny tiny gap, which he squeezed through. He's back home, and that part of his stall is being tied up like it's Fort Knox. I guess that just goes to prove that if you want something bad enough, you can make it happen, even if that thing is fitting your body through a gap smaller than your head. Food is a mighty motivator 😂🤣😂