Alicia and Sassafras...Now appearing at the Broome County Fair by Alicia
by Embrace Country Life on 07/24/13
Sassafras (Sassy) is a bay Morgan Cross mare. She stands at 15 hands. We bought her from a rescue horse farm in Afton, New York about four years ago.
After riding Sassy and watching her graze in the pasture, we fell in love. She was severely under-weight and was obviously neglected. The owners of the rescue horse farm told us that they purchased her from a meat pen. If they didn’t buy her or notice her, she would have been slaughtered for meat and eaten. We feel so blessed that we were able to save the life of a beautiful horse.
We soon found out that she was trained in both English and Western. Sassy was also very good with children and would do almost anything you asked her to do. When the vet came and confirmed that she was ready for adoption, we brought Sassy home.
Since she was a rescue horse, close to nothing about her past was known. We decided to keep her name as Sassy even though we don’t know her original name. She is quite sassy sometimes so the name suits her. We also didn’t know her birthdate or age. From her teeth, our veterinarian hypothesized that she was about eleven. We decided her birthday would be October 8, the day we took her home with us. Based on our veterinarian’s hypothesis, she was probably born in 1996. Therefore, her birthday was formed.
Sassy has definitely come a long way since we got her. Her weight is now healthy, for starters. She was very barn sour but now she is fine going on trail rides. Trailering Sassy was difficult because she most likely hasn’t ever been in a trailer. Now she is better with trailers.
Sassy does very well walking, trotting, and cantering with me on her back. We are now working on jumping which she seems to be picking up quick. Sassy is always there for me and I am so happy we were able to give her a great home free of danger.
Sassy now has two best friends who share the same barn and pasture as her. Lizzy is being shown by my sister, Sarah, and can be found in the stall to the left of Sassy. Her other friend, Patches, a Paint gelding, isn’t being shown this year.
