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| Name: |
Colonel Sanders
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Age: |
22 years old
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| Gender: |
Male
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Kind: |
Quarter Horse, Arabian mix
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| Home: |
Rowena, Texas, USA
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Hi
ya'll! My Name Is Colonel Sanders. Kind of an odd name for a horse because
I would never eat chicken! I make my country home in good 'ole West Texas.
Rowena, Texas USA to be exact. I am a Grey Quarter Horse, Arabian mix. At 22
years of age, boy, have I got a lot of stories to tell. I think that i just
get smarter and smarter with age (That is what my Mom says, anyway!). My
coloring is technically called Fleabitten Grey, but that's just what it is
called, no fleas on me!
Well, I live a wonderful life with my family for the past two years but I tell
you what, before that I've been around the block a time or two! When I was seven,
I was sold to a slaughter house. I thought I was doomed until a nice man came
and rescued me from that place. I got sold again a couple of years later and
went on to teach many kids how to ride horses. Then you know what happened? I
got sold again. I never had a stable home until now. I lived in a tiny, tiny
pen with doctors that were never home. When it rained i had to live in knee
deep mud. I began to lose weight because the other horses would steal my food.
Then this family saw me and got my previous owner to sell me. I don't guess
I was worth that much because I was a bag of bones.
When I first got here, I was very skittish around my new family. I had never
had anyone to trust. I finally realized there is more to humans than cruel
slaughter houses and small muddy pens. I now have a real family and I will be
here until I breathe my last breath. I love it here, and they feed me right
and brush me, and I feel so loved!
Hi, I am Colonel's owner and this is his story. We tracked down most of his
previous owners and he has had a terrible life. I just want to make his
retirement special. He is my pride and joy.
He is the kindest gentleman. You would have never known he had such a dreadful
past. It's hard to imagine still trusting humans after being neglected and
treated so badly. He was my first horse and he is so patient with me. He
taught me how to ride horses, but he also taught me about forgiveness and what
really is important in life.
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