Twister came into our rescue program on August 23, 2011. Twister came from the Piedmont Police Department. Twister along with 10 other Belgian's and 1 mule were surrendered to the Piedmont Police Department, as the former owner was no longer able to provide the proper care they needed. Piedmont Police Department requested us to take the horses. These pictures were not taken the day the horses were removed. Once Blaze's was able to pick up the horses, they had received several days of a good nutritional diet, therefore, changing their body condition. Twister is a Beautiful, Chestnut, Belgian Draft, Gelding. Twister is estimated to be 5 years old. Twister is a body score of a 2. He is in need of dental work and hoof care. Twister is currently in foster care and will be available for adoption once he has received the medical care he needs. We will update as he progresses. Please consider making a donation towards Twister's rehabilitation.
Update 9/30/2011 Twister is now seeking his forever, loving home to call his own. Twister is super sweet and loves attention. Twister is not broke to ride or drive. He is halter broke and broke to lead and will require training. He can be very skittish at times, which in turn will cause him to take off while you have a hold of him. He has a flight reaction. He needs a family that can give him daily attention. He is very sweet and seems willing to please, so I am sure that he would be easy to start. He will make someone a wonderful addition to their family. Twister has a current negative coggins, up to date on vaccinations, deworming, teeth floating and hoof maintenance. Twister has been freeze branded and micro chipped for his protection. If you are interested in adopting this sweet boy, please submit an application or call/email to schedule an appointment to come visit Twister.
Twister was picked for our 3rd Annual Blaze's Ride to the Rescue Trainer Challenge. He was chosen by our Vice President Shawn Cross. Shawn will be working with Twister for the next 100 days, turning Twister into a dependable riding companion. Shawn will not be competing against the other trainers. He is simply preparing Twister for a chance to be adopted, by training him and showcasing him in the challenge . Competition is set for April 26, 2014 at the Lazy E Arena, Guthrie, Oklahoma. For additional information regarding our Trainer's Challenge, please visit our trainer's challenge website and follow your favorite Trainer/Rescue Horse on their journey to competition. Blaze's Ride to the Rescue Trainer Challenge. Twister will be available for adoption immediately following the competition on April 26th, 2014. Twister is a sweet boy and loves attention. Twister has a current negative coggins, up to date on vaccinations, deworming, teeth floating and hoof maintenance. Twister has also been freeze branded and micro chipped for his protection. If you are interested in adopting Twister, please submit an adoption application and get your pre-approved status, in order to adopt Twister or one of our other Rescued Horses competing on April 26th.
You can see Shawn Cross and Twister's Freestyle Performance here: Twister Freestyle Performance Although Twister has come a long way in his training. He is certainly not a horse for a beginner rider. Twister needs to be with an experienced handler only! He is a lot of horse with a strong flight instinct. If he gets scared or lacks confidence he will bolt, leaving fencing, gates, etc., as no object to him. He lacks confidence and needs an extremely experienced, confident and patient handler. Once he trusts you, he will typically do anything you ask of him, however, he looks to you for every step. He knows if you lack confidence and will test you all the way. Due to him being adopted and returned in the past, we will have a must stricter set of adoption guidelines to those interested in adopting Twister. We don't want anyone to get hurt and certainly don't want Twister to fall into the wrong hands and cause him any further stress or heartache. Twister is a good horse, but very misunderstood and not equipped for just anyone. Twister is still very green under saddle and would recommend additional training. Twister is seeking his forever, loving home. He has a current negative coggins, up to date on vaccinations, deworming and hoof maintenance. If you are interested in adopting this sweet boy, please submit an adoption application/contract first and we will follow up with additional information, etc.,
Twister has been adopted to a wonderful family in Drumright, Oklahoma. Twister is going to be extremely well loved and spoiled rotten in his forever, loving home. We are thrilled that this Handsome boy found the forever, loving family he deserves, where he will be showered with time, love and attention.
Please call or email to schedule an appointment to visit the horses currently available in our rescue program. We are generally available by appointment Monday - Thursday after 5:30 and anytime Friday - Sunday. We do maintain full time jobs, so we are not always available on weekdays. Please be patient with us and we will return your call/email as soon as possible.
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