UPDATE: 2/24/08 Sad news as Stubby was peacefully put to sleep today.

His advanced age and nuerologic condition that kept his hindquarters weak, just caught up with him. He had been having a harder and harder time getting up after laying down, and this morning, he was down and just did not want to get up. We tried for hours to try to get him to his feet, but he just did not want to try anymore. He was tired and ready.

Stubby was looking great, fat and happy, and he loved his herdmates in Little Vacation Village. He loved to play the "Mustang Game" and try to make you chase him when he needed to be caught. He was a sweet old guy who was good for volunteers to bathe and groom, he was always gentle and safe.

Stubby was in horrible shape when he first arrived, he had a horrible case of Strangles, was very thin, and weak, and could hardly walk. His nuerologic condition caused him to walk crooked and at times he had a hard time controlling his hindlegs. But, he improved, gained weight, and looked and felt much better.

 We are happy that Stubby had such a good last year of his life, and when the time came, he passed quietly and quickly. Stubby was a special little horse and he will be badly missed. Stubby is buried at Shiloh. 

SHILOH SANCTUARY HORSE

Stubbs is a sweet Quater Horse gelding who was rescued with the help of the FOBs (Fans of Barbaro) from the Fallon, NV feedlot.

Stubby has entered Shiloh's Sanctuary where he will live out his life in comfort and love.

Stubbs was orginally named Montana- but Stubbs became his nickname and now that is how we think of him!

We have been told that Stubbs was used on a NV ranch. He is very thin and suffers from advanced nuerological problems, most likely, from being ridden hard throughout the years and given very little care.

UPDATE: 3/18/07 Stubbs is having some difficulties right now, he is slow to gain his weight and is really having a hard time nuerologically. We are keeping him on pain meds and keeping a close eye on him. He had a very hard time getting up after laying down this morning. "Stubby" is very sweet and deserved to have been cared for better throughout his life.

We will keep his story updated, but we encourage visitors and volunteers to spend an extra minute or two with Stubby to let him know how loved he is. We are hoping that he can recover enough to be moved into a pasture, like the new "Shady Pines" pasture for horses over 30.

A Huge Thank You to Lynn Soltis for purchasing a new warm winter blanket for Stubby! Lynn has been a long time Stubby Sponsor and we can't thank her enough for supporting him!

Looking good Stubbs!