One evening we received a call from a real estate agent who managed a government owned property. At that stage, this property was a crime scene where a very high profile criminal case was taking place. The property was awash with media and forensic police. the fences had been cut and the agent informed us that there was a horse on the property whom had been abandoned. The agent had done their best to locate an owner, only to find that the owner was possibly deceased and despite their best efforts, no one was claiming the horse.

we had permission to enter and remove the horse and bring it to our care stables, where the owner (if any) had 60 days to claim the horse and pay our care fee’s with the help of the agent.

we went the next day, early to avoid any media or to get in the way of any investigations taking place. when we arrived we found an aged appaloosa mare, who looked as though she had sustained many old injuries and was extremely frightened. after some time and patience we were eventually able to catch her and get her loaded. she was paralyzed from fear but underneath i could see a gentle side to her.

upon arrival we placed her into a care stable, fortunately the property, although in complete disarray, had grass and a dam so she was in good condition weight wise, we soon noticed that she was very tied up in the hindquarters and set about having her seen to by our team of vets, chiropractors, dental and body workers as well as having her panel tested. the verdict was mild myopathy in her hind legs, after a specialty diet and exercise plan and many many hours of kind horsemanship style handling.

No one ever claimed her and we kept her here for over 9 months, everyone deserves a name so we called her Montana. it turned out that old Montana was so sweet and once she trusted us she would let us rug her in the paddock without a lead or a headstall. she was healthy and her myopathy stable, she was a lovely companion to our riding horses.

as luck would have it, eventually we received a call from a retiree who planned on moving out to a farm that she had purchased and was looking for a companion to just love and fuss over. Montana instantly come to mind and i invited her out to meet her, she fell in love instantly and took Montana on, she kept her here at our agistment for several months until her property was ready. Montana is now safe and happily living out her days with her human and another companion mare named Clancy.

we couldnt have asked for a better outcome for sweet Montana!