Baby Come Back aka Lilo; Bay mare; DOB April 24, 1998 in LA; by Dusty Sassafras out of Little Rumble.
Nuces aka Stitch; chestnut mare; DOB Feb 17, 1995 in IA; by Give Me Strength out of Noose. Raced until age 5.5 in OK and IA.
Introducing the 2 new additions to our "herd". I have mentioned in previous blogs about a polo rescue in Montgomery NY. Mark and I went on a road trip to look at 2 rescue polo horses currently in their care. Mark rode both very sweet mares, and I even wanted to climb onto Stitch. It was decided to adopt Stitch. Both horses had been together for a year, and Beth, the manager/owner of Squirrelwood, asked if we would also take Lilo, at least for 6 weeks to see if she would also work out as a polo horse for Mark. How could we say NO? Home they came and settled in nicely. Mark has already taken them to a few polo games, and has gotten several compliments on Lilo and Stitch. Now, if my ankle would just heal quickly so I can ride Stitch!

Mom, can you---?

Whenever I hear these words, I know I'll be asked to do some task. More often than not, its not a simple task like "turn on the TV". The other day Mark brought a mountain of polo wraps into the house to be washed. He didn't specifically ask me to wash them, but strategicly place them where everyone had to step over them to get to our foyer. Right know I have nothing better to do, so of course I washed the wraps. Once they were washed he asked "Mom, can you roll-up the wraps"? I don't know exactly how many wraps Mark owns, but he once told me that he only needs to wash the wraps every other week. His math is 5 horses times 4 legs, wearing wraps at least 3 times each week, so 60 wraps each week. This means he has approximatley 120 wraps! No, these were not all purchased! The majority of the wraps were ones that went unclaimed after polo season ended at Blue Sky last year. He also does a similar thing with dirty, stinky, saddle blankets. These, he conveniently hangs these on the backs of the kitchen chairs.Todays "Mom, can you" was to make egg salad sandwiches (he did boil the eggs), and fill bottles with water, and put them in the freezer so he would have cold water at todays' polo practice. He didn't ask me to roll polo wraps, but brought a bunch into the house, and piled them in the middle of the living room floor. He started to roll a few, I started to help him, and then he went to do something else, leaving me to finish the job. I commented on the fact that some of the wraps were very thick and wide, while others were very thin and narrow. He told me that he uses the thin ones under the tendon boots, and the thick ones on the horses'back legs. "Mom, can you maybe sew some bright colored thread on the ends of the thin wraps so they are easier to find"??

She's Safe

This sweet little mare is now safe in quarantine. She has a nasty wound on her poll, and is very headshy. Once she settles into her new surroundings, she will be sedated and the wound will be further examined.

Is She Safe Yet?

As I mentioned in a previous blog, I check the Camelot Feedlot horses each Thursday for polo horses. Horses are run thru the auction on Wednesday night, and ship to slaughter on Sunday, so there is a narrow time frame to pull the horses. The above mare was listed this week. Due to my current "mobility" situation, we could not take this polo mare. Squirrelwood Equine Sanctuary, located in Montgomey, NY specializes in polo horse and draft horse rescue. Upon seeing the polo mare at Camelot, I immediately emailed Squirrelwood, to see if they could take her. This morning I got the good news that they would take the mare. The next step is calling Camelot to secure the mare, transportation, and quarantine. Fortunately Squirrelwood will be able to provide these services. I will assist providing the funds for the mare's "bail". I'll keep my readers updated. Hopefully we will have saved another polo horse from ending-up on some European's dinner plate!