Raven

Raven is a very special Arabian mare that in the beginning, required a lot of TLC. She was rescued in April 2008 along with her colt, Racer, who at the time was only 4 months old. Both Raven and Racer frequently roamed Hwy. 168 and Raven was not being fed adequately. After working with the owners for several months, the owner finally realized that it would be in the best interest of both horses to surrender them to PER.

Raven was fostered by two different homes and returned because she just "wasn't right"; she was exhibiting signs of mild colic on a regular basis. We decided to have some tests run on her, which were conclusive; she had grade two ulcers. She was put on a paste for 30 days that rid her of them, but the vet advised that she live a stress free life grazing in a pasture somewhere. She still is a little off at times, but she always gets over any mild discomforts on her own.

Because of a possible reoccurence of severe ulcers, we have never evaluated her under saddle or ever asked her to do much of anything except stand quietly for the farrier or to be groomed. Raven has some minor trust issues, but has a very nice personality. She loves my horse, Daisy and is quite content to be close to her roaming around in the pasture making a great pasture ornament. We hope to find her a home one day where someone wouldn't mind adding her to the family. She is quite a looker; I don't know why someone hasn't already adopted her!