Horse on the loose...

Jean Genie · 04-14-2008, 05:10 PM

My husband left for work yesterday around dinnertime, called me to say that there was a loose horse alongside the highway about a mile and a half from home. Cream colored, no halter, thin, quietly munching away on the new spring grass. I know most of the horse folks around here and know of none that color. Hmmmmm.... so I called the non-emergency number for the County sheriff and reported what he told me. Me and daughter then grabbed a halter and lead rope and headed out to see what we could see. We rode up and down the road for a 1/2 hour, the sheriff met up with us, no horse in sight. It's pretty wild country out here, very hilly and wooded. I left my name and number, was a bit anxious to hear how it turned out and haven't got a call. Things aren't as desperate around here as they are in other parts of the country, I'm sure he/she's just managed to get out of his pasture and is on the lam. I think I'm going to call and see what's up, if I should be on the lookout for a lost horse.

WhisperStables · 04-24-2008, 09:54 PM

any updates on that loose horse? Is he/she yours now

Jean Genie · 05-02-2008, 01:47 PM

It's a mystery. Neither the sheriff or daughter and I ever saw him. No one has reported one missing. It's pretty wild country out here; plenty to eat, plenty of water for one to easily survive on their own but as they're herd animals, you'd think one on the loose would find a herd to hang with or by. For the 1st week I'd get up in the morning half expecting to see him/her hanging out by our pasture but hasn't happened. I'm still on the lookout just in case.

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04-14-2008, 05:10 PM
Jean Genie Started Join Date: May 2006 Location: NW Illinois Posts: 2,010	Horse on the loose... My husband left for work yesterday around dinnertime, called me to say that there was a loose horse alongside the highway about a mile and a half from home. Cream colored, no halter, thin, quietly munching away on the new spring grass. I know most of the horse folks around here and know of none that color. Hmmmmm.... so I called the non-emergency number for the County sheriff and reported what he told me. Me and daughter then grabbed a halter and lead rope and headed out to see what we could see. We rode up and down the road for a 1/2 hour, the sheriff met up with us, no horse in sight. It's pretty wild country out here, very hilly and wooded. I left my name and number, was a bit anxious to hear how it turned out and haven't got a call. Things aren't as desperate around here as they are in other parts of the country, I'm sure he/she's just managed to get out of his pasture and is on the lam. I think I'm going to call and see what's up, if I should be on the lookout for a lost horse. __________________ Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some sort of battle.

04-24-2008, 09:54 PM
WhisperStables Long Yearling Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hanna City, IL Posts: 1,150	any updates on that loose horse? Is he/she yours now __________________ I can not save every horse, just as a preacher can not save every soul. But just as the preacher keeps on preaching, So must I do all I can for as long as I can, as often as I can.

05-02-2008, 01:47 PM
Jean Genie Started Join Date: May 2006 Location: NW Illinois Posts: 2,010	It's a mystery. Neither the sheriff or daughter and I ever saw him. No one has reported one missing. It's pretty wild country out here; plenty to eat, plenty of water for one to easily survive on their own but as they're herd animals, you'd think one on the loose would find a herd to hang with or by. For the 1st week I'd get up in the morning half expecting to see him/her hanging out by our pasture but hasn't happened. I'm still on the lookout just in case. __________________ Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some sort of battle.