With quality farrier care which he had briefly while with me, he appears mechanically lame only, with no significant pain signs. He trots and canters and lunges beautifully, with lameness present. He loves going for a walk to eat grass and explore.

Smokey is very easy to handle and is about 16 hands. He got along well with my retired gelding. He needs socialiaztion with other horses as he was unfortunately kept for some time with no horse contact.

The original rescuer did extensive rehab care on his abscessed hooves which have done fairly well. However due to some deformity and misshape along with some onset of side bone, Smokey needs regular skilled hoof care.

I used butte when having his feet done and with patience he did very well. He had his teeth done and sheath cleaned and eyes checked by Dr. Wood. He is currently due for Ivermectrin and West Nile.

I believe Smokey would be an excellent candidate for a therapeutic facility as he is calm and well trained and would be good with people in the horse therapy world (for ground work)

Lisa Gurian

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