Susan Salk
An escape-artist horse who eats with a spoon
In the 16 years since Wyatt the racehorse pony narrowly escaped the slaughterhouse, the funny, opinionated, master of stall-door locks and connoisseur of junk food has been delighting his owner, no end. Known as Bridleless Wyatt on the tracks where he works with Texas horseman Donna Keen (sans bridle), the beautiful gray she purchased for a song brings humor and delight wherever he goes. “Everyone knows Wyatt,” she says. “People I don’t know are always coming up and saying, ‘Hey Wyatt!’ And he pricks his ears at the sound of his name” acknowledging the greeting. Wyatt has been nearly human […]
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Mare goes from Fla. shanty to show training
A young, gray mare who nearly died while confined in a shoddy stall in Miami-Dade Florida two years ago has blossomed with the help of her original breeder into a budding lesson pony. After battling back from starvation that nearly claimed her life, Silver and Smoke, 6, began training two weeks ago with Long Island instructor/trainer Eileen Tobie Delgaudio, and is showing every sign of being a natural show horse. Silver and Smoke Sire: Mountbrook Dam: Quiddich Foal date: March 5, 2010“This horse has been through a lot, but she’s damned amazing!” Delgaudio says. “I have personally rehabbed 74 Thoroughbreds […]
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Kill pen mares among stars of Equine Affaire
A lumpy legged mare saved from the butcher by a crying child, and a pretty ex-racehorse who survived both the slaughter pipeline and a near-fatal illness in the same year, will be among the off-track Thoroughbreds remade into show horses, and on display next month at Equine Affaire in Springfield, Mass. On November 13, nine beautiful horses, some with rags-to-riches stories like those of Rubicon, a dark bay mare rescued at auction by young rider Emma Myruski, and Three Angels, a former racemare saved from the slaughter pipeline and nursed back to health by Laurie Tuozzoulo, will help demonstrate the enduring […]
