Adopter Galan
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Galan er den roligste hest på fincaen, men sådan startede han ikke. Denne dejlige dreng har en usædvanlig historie, der viser kraften i uvidenhed og fejlagtig information snarere end forsømmelse. Vi købte faktisk Galan som en ‘riddehest’. Vi fik ham ikke som en typisk rescue-hest, selvom det var tydeligt for os, at han var det. Da vi tog ud for at se ham, var han helt opsadlet og sprang rundt midt på vejen. Tre mænd holdt ham stille, med en stor, tung bid i munden. Nogen satte sig op for at vise os hans ridningsevner, og han var som en sammenrullet fjeder. Vi fik at vide, at hans kost bestod af kilovis af havre om dagen, og at han levede 100 % af tiden i en stald. De mennesker, der for øjeblikket ejede ham, var et dejligt ungt par, men efter at have fået dårlige råd endte de med en ustyret hest, som de måtte skille sig af med, da situationen blev værre og værre. Han kunne ikke rides, fordi han blev betragtet som gal, men han blev faktisk gal, fordi han ikke bevægede sig. Den første nat hos os havde Galan gravet en enorm grube af at vandre og trave så hektisk, at hans knæ blødte fra konstant stampen og sparken mod hegnet; hans tænder var gået tabt, og hans tunge var blevet blærer på grund af konstant cribbing, og hans hår var samlet i klumper af sved. Natten efter travede han blidt og cribbede, og på dag 3 var alle sine onde vaner helt forsvundet – bortset fra cribbingen. Den dag i dag gør han stadig dette, fordi han ikke helt kan glemme sin stressende fortid. Den stakkels Galan kom også med store, hævede og smertefulde muskler på siden af nakken på grund af en tvungen stilling under ridning. Det tog et år for ham at slappe af og slippe denne unaturlige stilling – selv uden nogen kontakt fra en rytter. Denne dejlige dreng har gennemgået behandlinger for en sjælden parasit i hans blod, som forårsagede ekstrem ubehag og vægttab. Tidligere dyrlæger rådede til at fodre ham med kilovis af havre om dagen (et almindeligt råd på denne ø, og vi forstår nu, hvorfor hans tidligere ejere gjorde det), men heldigvis opdagede en anden dyrlæge hans problem, og i dag har han ingen fysiske sygdomme mere, men gemmer på en masse frygt i sine minder. Med masser af tid, tålmodighed, tilbage til basis og ved at vinde hans tillid gennem målrettet træning og positive forstærkningsmetoder er Galan nu den mest rolige hest på fincaen. Han nød virkelig at ride langs landevejene og nyder nu sin pensionisttilværelse. En total transformation og en lykkelig slutning for denne smukke dreng.
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Galan is the calmest horse on the finca, but it didn't start this way This lovely boy has an unusual story that shows the power of ignorance and false information rather than neglect. We actually bought Galan as a ‘riding horse'. We didn’t get him as a typical rescue, although it was obvious to us that he was. When we went to view him, he was all tacked up and bouncing around in the middle of the road. 3 men holding him still, big heavy bit in his mouth. Someone got on to show us his riding ability and he was like a coiled spring. We were told that his food consisted of kilos of oats a day and he lived 100% of his time in a stable. The people who currently owned him were a lovely young couple but by being given bad advice they ended up with an uncontrollable horse they needed to get rid of as the situation was getting worse. He couldn’t be ridden as he was considered crazy, but he was getting crazy as he wasn't moving. The first night with us, Galan had dug a huge hole from weaving and pacing so franticly, his knee was bleeding from continual stamping and kicking the fence, his teeth were gone and tongue blistered due to continual cribbing and his hair was matted with sweat. Night 2 he paced gently and cribbed, day 3 all vices were totally gone accept his cribbing. To this day he still does this as he can't totally forget his stressful past. Poor Galan also came with huge swollen painful muscles on the side of his neck from a forced outline whilst riding. This took 1 year for him to relax and drop this unnatural position. Even without any contact from a rider. This lovely boy has been through treatments for a rare parasite in his blood which caused extreme discomfort and weight loss, previous veterinary advice was to feed kilos and kilos of oats a day (common advice on this island, and we understand why his previous owners did this now) but fortunately another vet discovered his problem and nowadays he has no physical ailments but holds a lot of fear in his memories. With a lot of time, patience, going back to basics and gaining his trust with target training and positive reinforcement methods Galan is now the calmest horse on the Finca. He thoroughly enjoyed riding along the countryside and is now enjoying his retirement. A total transformation and a happy ending for this beautiful boy.
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