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History:  

He arrived at CWER in late May, big, built and beautiful! His coat is gorgeous and he's fit. We immediately brought him current on his shots, trimmed his hooves, and got him a preliminary vet exam. Dr King found him to need chiropractic work common in mega-athletic horses, and he had his first adjustment. He will need turn out time, then at least 1 more adjustment, and will be ready to return to work and start figuring out his new career. He was scheduled for dental work in early June 08.

Like so many ex-performance, show and boarded horses, Tenny doesn't understand how to live in a mixed herd. In our world, our geldings are required to be a part of the primary herd mixed with mares, and to behave acceptably together. We believe he has had little exposure to mares, and also has limited understanding of how to get along with other geldings when in with mares. We currently have exposed him to the quietest, easiest "miss manners" in our herd -- Sandy & Jackie -- and will continue to work to help him understand what is expected to be able to live happily among the herd. We will almost certainly not be able to pasture him with Miata, who is an extremely dominant and aggressive gelding.

Tenny's movements improved significantly almost immediately after his first chiropractic. He had a second adjustment and dental work done shortly after, and again his movement improved. We have done some long lining (driving from the ground), and he obviously knows how to carry himself in frame and has a VERY classy, big way of moving, even when going forward slowly. We are really looking forward to getting him back to work in the weeks to come, as time allows around preparing for Open House 08 and other more urgent issues.

• In October 2009, Tenny had a hoof abscess, which was treated and carefully followed. We did a urinalysis at this point to confirm he did not have a urinary infection which had gone systemic (we've seen that happen twice before with geldings with weight issues). Through this round of antibiotics, Tenny began losing weight -- just small amounts, but weight loss in late fall is hard to recover over winter, and worried us. We did an additional full panel of bloodwork to ensure nothing more was wrong. Nothing was found.
• In December 2009, Tenny was struggling terribly with the cold, and particularly needed to be brought warm water and electrolytes at each meal to get him to drink, without an obvious cause;
• in February 2010, Tenny began riding again and seemed to have recovered, although he was still having chills and still needing warm water. We had relocated him from the main pasture to our outdoor arena with access into a stall for shelter, to better oversee his water intake and to keep him warm and safe;
• in April 2010, Tenny again had a raging hoof abscess, and was literally 3 legged lame. He also had a ragged, lackluster coat and wasn't shedding like the others -- almost looking like Cushings or Insulin Resistance -- and we tested for IR, just in case. Another full panel of bloodwork showed that, despite normal worming, he had a significant infection of 'bloodworms' (a particular type of worm that, for one of its' stages, burrows through the intestinal wall and into the bloodstream). We did a "PowerPac" super-de-worming procedure to clear him of these evil beasts, and continued to watch for other issues. The abscess was vented, and the wound was packed with betadine-soaked padding and he wore a "sneaker" on that hoof (a removable slide on 'shoe' that covers the whole hoof) to protect it. Medication was put in the bottom of the sneaker before it was slid on, again to treat the wound and to ensure no new infection.
• Also in april 2010, Tenny was put on an expensive, very strong antibiotic to make sure the hoof infection was fully resolved this time. Tenny responded to the antibiotic by having a significant allergic reaction and literally appearing to have had a stroke. We thought we were going to have to lay Tenny to rest, and his personal energy and presence seemed to believe the same as well. He was wobbly and off balance, excessively lethargic and unaware of his surroundings. Another emergency vet visit, another set of bloodwork this time checking for EPM and other neurologic disorders. Tenny's reaction to the antibiotic was defined and treated, and again we continue to manage the abscess.
• In may 2010, Tenny appeared to be recovering. He found his personality again, and was rushing around the outdoor arena to play with his companion, Blixa. He is eating well, built topline and rump muscling as he had run around 3-legged if the hoof wouldn't keep up with his need for speed, had finally lost his winter hair and his coat was starting to gloss and shine again. He was back without his boots, and coming sound.
• We spoke with a lesson barn who had been keeping up with Tenny all winter, and they wanted to adopt him and see if their vet/farrier and their more "show barn style" living conditions -- what Tenny had always been used to -- might encourage his recovery and a great new future.
• It is now June 2010. The lesson barn decided they could not take a chance on Tenny, so he remains here. He is again mildly unsound, and the vet believes he is again attempting to clear an abscess from that same hoof. We considered x-rays, but the vet didn't see any need to do so. He believes Tenny has never completely healed from the November abscess, and just keeps reinfecting the foot each time.
• The new plan is as follows:
• Tenny will be transported to the Illinois Equine Center, Dr Monfort's facility an hour+ from our farm.
• Tenny's abscess will be fully vented and cleared with great care, searching for any additional traces or other possible signs of any remnants of the infection elsewhere in his hoof;
• They will mount "hospital plates" -- a specialized, nailed on horseshoe that goes directly against his hoof. 
• Mounted onto the hospital plate will be a thick, protective pad, and then a secondary shoe ontop, to keep the pad in place.
• Each day we wll remove the outer plate and pad, treat the open abscess holes, reattach the pads, and return him to his partial confinement. He cannot be allowed into the large pasture where he will surely tear off this type of shoe, for an extended time period.
• About 30 days later, he will be trucked back to the sterile environment, to remove the shoes and again treat and check the hoof.
• How can I help? CWER isn't a 'donate by threat' organization. We aren't going to tell you that if someone doesn't donate the $500 this new round of care is going to cost, that we will put Tenny down or leave him suffer and become permanently unsound. That isn't who we are or what we do. HOWEVER, we are burning through our emergency vet care reserves to care for this unexpected series of challenges for Tennyson, and we need to replenish those reserves.
• Even a small donation helps. If 5 people donate $20, that $100 will cover the cost of the next round of antibiotics.
• Tenny's vet bills and supplies to get him through these past 6 months have totaled $1,200 before the June trip.
  

GRAIN: We have transitioned Tenny to Ultium, and he is gradually gaining a good layer of winter weight and winter coat as well. He is currently eating 9 lbs of Ultium a day -- 270 lbs of feed per month, at $22 per 50 lbs, his feed costs just under $130 per month. We would GREATLY appreciate a feed sponsor to assist with this cost.

MED: Tenn had some significant medical expenses during his initial intake time. His first vet bill was approximately $175, plus $35 for his shots. His dental and second chiro totaled another $175. His third chiro was an additional $75. From October 2009 through June 1, 2010, Tenny incurred over $1,200 in vet bills, medications, prescriptions and supplies. Your help with these extensive costs is MOST appreciated. Every $5 counts!

   RACE RECORD North America/USA
   YEAR    AGE   STARTS 1ST   2ND   3RD                          USA$
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   2004     3     10     4     2     3                        102,860
   2005     4      1     0     0     0                              0
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   TOTALS         11     4     2     3                        102,860