r/MadeMeSmile • u/PorkyPain • Jul 26 '21
Neglected Pony Gets Some Love and Healing ANIMALS
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u/Unindoctrinated Jul 26 '21
I know these posts are supposed to make me smile, but all they do is make me murderously angry.
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u/BradyRaferty Jul 26 '21
Let's smile on how they help the pony. How they get that pony and give the best treatment that pony deserve.
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u/AdEmotional9461 Jul 26 '21
That pony is in good hands now. Let's all be comfort coz she is in good hands now
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u/smithsky1979 Jul 26 '21
Yep. Not in the same league as this I was in the cat training sub a few months back and some dude was asking why his cats were acting out after he “spanked” one of them and threw it by the scruff of its neck into its litter tray for “discipline”. Enraging.
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u/true-skeptic Jul 26 '21
IKR? Saw a field across the river from my uncle’s house when I was a kid with about 10 ponies that looked just like this, just not to the point of curling yet. I ran and told my uncle (superintendent of schools there) about it, but he didn’t want to get involved. Upset me quite a bit.
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u/ipsdirtleg Jul 26 '21
I’m not proud of it but I’m with you. This just made me want to beat the person who let this happen half to death with a bat. Slowly.
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u/gelatenous-blobfish Jul 26 '21
Just think about how round and chonky and perfect that lil hors is.
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u/Cadistra_G Jul 26 '21
I hear you. I can't watch videos like this a lot because they make me cry from heartbreak. Thinking about what that poor thing went through to get to this state hurts my heart.
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u/dCLCp Jul 27 '21
Pain and sadness are infinite. There is no end. We have to remember to choose to embrace the light. The darkness would engulf us otherwise.
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u/sjdenk Jul 26 '21
Yep. Unfortunately this kind of scene is really common. I feel like people who have horses/ponies/goats/whatever were at one time very passionate about it. Then either become physically or financially unable to care for them. So they are stuck with probably a large number of pets, and they don’t want to part with them.
I’m not making excuses for these people- they have a real problem letting this happen and being okay with it
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u/PieYet91 Jul 26 '21
What happened to its feet?
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u/polarlybbacon Jul 26 '21
This is what happens to them over time, they grow like fingernails and need to be ground down either naturally or manually, wild horses get it done by running on hard or rough surfaces like stone or dirt, but for this poor pony, there was no option for such so they just grew out, which causes a lot of issues.
You can see after they have been cut and they're walking the back hooves don't hit the ground right and weirdly angle after stepping down, this is cause the pony spent so long with these curves that they had to learn to walk at a different balance point which messed up their ankles and natural walking pattern.
but once fixed up, thankfully the pony manages to fix their walking pattern and live on.
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u/borlaughero Jul 26 '21
So how this didn't happen naturaly in this case?
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u/Light_Beard Jul 26 '21
I assume pony did not have much room to move around to naturally grind down the hooves. Tiny Pen perhaps. Or a pen without any hard surfaces
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u/derpy-_-dragon Jul 26 '21
it's like why you'd need to trim your dog/cat's nails. if they spent all day walking around looking for food on dirt and stones, they'd get filed on their own. since they don't, due to lack of space/surfaces/need to travel, we have to compensate for it.
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u/Beneficial-Ability28 Jul 26 '21
That's what hooves look like if the animal gets no exercise or care. It grows like our fingernails.
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u/hawtsince92 Jul 26 '21
This pony looks like it has a very severe case of laminitis or foundering which can happen from a number of reasons, but one common cause is actually having too much food at some point. Super lush pastures look great for the equine but can be a death sentence. This pony's hooves are so massively grown out and untreated, it obviously happened a long time ago.
Source: Not a vet, just grew up on a farm and around rescue horses.
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u/zanisnot Jul 26 '21
5,000 candles in the wind, right there
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u/Nickyx13 Jul 26 '21
This is why people shouldn’t get animals they either don’t know how to care for or can’t afford. All this suffering that poor,sweet pony went through because of neglect. This isn’t a months worth of neglect this is more like a year or more.
Thank you to his rescuers and that farrier. The amount of hours and muscle that took is amazing.
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u/ClutchMarlin Jul 26 '21
I used to watch a ton of the ASPCA rescue shows (plus all the vet shows) on TV and have seen stories about neglected horses with overgrown hooves from years of neglect, but never to the extent this pony had. It looked like that sweet pony never once recieved farrier service in its life until then.
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u/Henfrid Jul 26 '21
This isn’t a months worth of neglect this is more like a year or more.
Hooves like that? I'd say it's this minis whole life.
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u/insertcaffeine Jul 26 '21
That must have been the weirdest day of that pony's life. I'm glad they're all better now.
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u/GoldenAlexanders Jul 26 '21
Whoever let this poor thing get this way should be prosecuted for cruelty to animals. Poor pony.
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u/wtfbro_ Jul 26 '21
My guess is that it was some teenagers sweet 16 bday present.
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u/GoldenAlexanders Jul 26 '21
Then the parents should be prosecuted for stupidity.
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u/mysteriousblue87 Jul 26 '21
This right here is why I take my family to go and visit the bigger animals. I know for a fact I'm ill-equipped to take care of something this beautiful and it would suffer, so I leave that to the people who (hopefully) do take care of them properly.
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u/mumbledotswerve Jul 26 '21
Can somebody smart please explain to me what hooved animals did before man started started looking after their hooves? I learnt recently that even wild ponies (in the UK New Forest) still need maintenance and it got my smooth brain working overtime.
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u/VerucaGotBurned Jul 26 '21
They ran free over rough terrain. Wore them down naturally.
Also "wild" ponies don't exist. They are feral aka descendants of domestic animals allowed to live free in the wild.
The wild counterparts that our horses descended from are extinct.
There is the przewalski's horse in east Asia, they are still a wild animal but basically extinct in wild only living in sanctuaries.
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u/meat-delivery-system Jul 26 '21
Wild horses, and ferals such as mustangs and brumbies etc., typically roam large distances in search of forage/grazing and water.
“Average distance travelled was 15.9 ± 1.9 km/day (range 8.1-28.3 km/day). Horses were recorded up to 55 km from their watering points and some horses walked for 12 h to water from feeding grounds. Mean watering frequency was 2.67 days (range 1-4 days).” This data is from a study conducted on brumbies in the Australian outback, back in 2010.
Of course, that isn’t to say that some feral horses don’t have podiatry issues. They absolutely do, but their feet are hard-working feet. The frog, a soft fleshy part in the centre of the sole, acts like a pump and circulates blood around the foot and back up the leg. As the walls of the foot are used and worn down then the frog comes into contact with the ground, pushes out and the heels expand - this helps improve this mechanism. It’s really a very vital part of hoof health, and requires contact with the ground in order to carry out its functions (which include shock absorption, protection of other hoof structures etc.).
By taking away the “work”, then the foot simply can’t function as it was intended and so interventions must be carried out. Of course with domestication we changed the “work” that these feet had to do, so other interventions such as shoeing became necessary in some instances.
All kinds of things can factor into hoof and foot quality, such as climate, type of forage, underlying health conditions, terrain etc.
Horse feet are a big old can of worms!
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u/Teaandirony Jul 26 '21
Horses evolved to live on rough arid terrain where their hooves would be naturally trimmed by foraging movement.
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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '21
This is exactly what I want to do with my life. Help neglected and hurt animals. It is the most rewarding work I could think of.
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u/Ebardie Jul 26 '21
These are the lovely people:
https://www.animauxenperil.be/pages/aidez-nous/dons-cotisations.html
Original vid:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHXVC_UlMW4
More by the same videographer:
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u/MagDalen27 Jul 26 '21
That’s more than just neglect. That’s cruelty. God bless these great people who helped him!!!
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u/SirOfTheMoriartys Jul 26 '21
That poor pony… those hooves must’ve been so uncomfortable/ potentially even painful.
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u/et842rhhs Jul 27 '21
Must have been awful for its joints, having to stand and walk with its legs at odd angles.
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u/N0VAC3rce Jul 26 '21
Question! Does anyone know how wild horses hooves stay trimmed or however it’s called?
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u/Brambelles Jul 26 '21
I love how the horse nodded in agreement when the guy doing its hooves struggled with the pliers.
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u/theredpm Jul 26 '21
I’m confused what about wild horses do they all look like this ?
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u/TheRaveTrooper Jul 26 '21
Wild horses naturally wear down their hooves. They're always running around places and able to move freely.
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u/terrariapro117 Jul 26 '21
I'll always have a place in my heart for horses. My grandpa owned a few when I was young, I remember going out there with my family and just seeing the horses up close was amazing. I even got to ride them a few times. But eventually my grandpa had some health issues and wasn't able to be out there as often, so we stepped in and did what we could. As time went on taking care of them got to expensive and we just weren't able to give them the care they needed. It was sad to see them go but I understood, I hope that wherever they ended up was a good place.
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u/bonjmeister Jul 26 '21
Somebody please explain to me im confused if their hooves get like this from neglect years ago before they were domesticated how did they cope
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u/uncouth2 Jul 26 '21
They break from hitting rocks in the wild. He was probably trapped in a small space
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u/shiftey13 Jul 27 '21
So how do they take care of their feet in the wild? Just curious, I’m never around horses.
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u/incremental_risk Jul 27 '21
Does this guy need any anesthesia for this type of thing? Is it like a fingernail?
And when I was 10 yrs old or so I was brought to one of those wild horse round ups in the western USA (I think it was in Idaho)...I don't remember any horses with hooves that looked like this so how does it get so out of control? Is this like double digit years of neglect?
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u/oranjejuicenobits Jul 27 '21
So before humans cut their nails for them who did?
Or did ponies just walk around with huge nails once upon a time ?
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u/MrJoeBlow Jul 26 '21
PETA has a lot of flaws but that's definitely not their actual stance. A lot of people purposefully misconstrue their message to make them seem like monsters
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u/kribabe Jul 26 '21
Oh yeah? I’m willing to believe that but I have to admit to years of hearing the same thing about them so I’m hesitant to change my views
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u/mikeypod Jul 26 '21
They are not saying that the act of shearing a sheep is inhumane on it's own, but more the process of treating animals like objects and raising them for the sole purpose of using their bodies and profiting from it. I put that in a really general way, but I think you get what I mean.
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u/kribabe Jul 26 '21
Okay. Well that, then, I can understand completely. I really am not surprised either that I’m just hearing twisted versions of their words.. that’s relieving though to know… thank you
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u/mikeypod Jul 26 '21
Thanks for listening, and sorry I came out of the gate with such a shitty attitude. I need to get better and not being so snarky!
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u/kribabe Jul 26 '21
Lol it’s understandable! We get passionate about things that are important to us!
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u/randomredditorthe3rd Jul 26 '21
I don't blame you for that. In these circumstances I'd be hesitant too
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u/mikeypod Jul 26 '21
What in the world are you talking about? Why are you reading that PETA advocates neglecting animals? They have their issues of course, but this is just ridiculous. Where are you getting this?
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u/i_play_withrocks Jul 26 '21
I sincerely hope the person who did this is facing some serious animal cruelty charges. Glad the pony has a great place to live thanks to some really awesome people.
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u/Inevitable-Truth2260 Jul 26 '21 edited Jul 26 '21
I’ve never seen such overgrown toes on a horse I’m glad they where able to rectify the neglect shown on the beautiful horse. Also what’s the song used? Anyone know...found it, SYML-Better
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u/mrmarbury Jul 26 '21
How long do you have to leave a horse by it’s own for this? Humans suck. It’s so sad how we are such idiots
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u/Jedi_Among_Sith Jul 26 '21
Ponies aren’t cheap. How can someone shell out for a pony and not take care of it?
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u/C-el Jul 26 '21
I love the Dodo. So many animals that get help...
...and so many people to target for hurting the animals to begin with.
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u/Palestine4ever86 Jul 26 '21
How does a pony survive in the wild with hooves needing to be sawed off? Is a lack of movement and friction from movement that got them like that? Like what the fuck?
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u/CockroachOk5981 Jul 26 '21
Seeing him with his new pedicure, haircut and new coat was the most wonderful thing.
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u/Jeffery_G Jul 26 '21
Many thanks to those who help creatures everywhere.
We as a species don't deserve animals.
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u/WolfStormrunner Jul 26 '21
Oh, my God.
That poor pony.
Those were, beyond a SHADOW of a doubt, THE worst hooves that I've EVER seen!
And he had to be completely shaved down, his coat was so bad!
God bless these dear people for rescuing him, taking care of him, and gave him a whole new, way better life.
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u/jASHIK Jul 26 '21
do horse's hooves need to constantly be trimmed or they keep growing like that? What about wild horses? Do their hooves keep growing like that until they're crippled? Or do they normally grind it off somehow against rocks or something?
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u/Decafaf Jul 26 '21
Ive seen this posted before, someone said he was rescued from hoarding situation.
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u/Introvertedsucker Jul 26 '21
Seeing how happy he is after three years makes me wanna cry. I’m so happy for him!
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u/partypancake32 Jul 26 '21
Should have to show you can afford to maintain the health and well-being of an animal before being allowed custody of one. Sure life events and unknowns happen but at the time of taking ownership there should be a heavy vetting process.
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u/Stonk_Wizard Jul 26 '21
Every time I watch videos from the dodo I swear someone in the kitchen starts chopping onions lol
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u/zerozerozero12 Jul 26 '21
There’s something so satisfying about seeing people who are good at their jobs just doing them.
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u/BuffaloMental Jul 26 '21
What do wild horses do about their hooves when no humans with hacksaws are around?
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u/kaptain-spaulding Jul 26 '21
Ok can we finally beat people who do this shit do death yet? I mean the world won’t be missing anything and animals will be safer. Just saying
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u/HonestlyRespectful Jul 27 '21
I must be super emotional today, all of these freaking heart-warming videos today are making me tear up.... I hate abused animals! I hate abused people! Why can't everyone be nicer? Is it really that difficult? C'mon humanity, we can do better!
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u/everyoneinside72 Jul 27 '21
That poor baby. He needed love so bad. He was so happy to be able to run!
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u/sexyhotnoodles Jul 27 '21
How can humans be so horrible and amazing at the same time. How long was the pony neglected to be in this condition?
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u/AbsurdMango Jul 27 '21
How do they survive in the wild?? Do they like just kick shit all the time to wear the hooves down
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u/dancingcop7 Jul 27 '21
Awh, I love how excited he got when they started walking on grass, must’ve felt so good, for his freshly trimmed hooves and for him to eat :)
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u/Training-Diver2729 Jul 27 '21
Whoever let that poor animal get that way should be locked up!! This video makes me sad 😔 but I am so glad to see that he/she got rescued and fixed up :) !
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u/NinjaBray2 Jul 27 '21
Not a horse person, what happened to his hooves
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u/PorkyPain Jul 27 '21
Nails got longer & curled. Previous owner didn't cut the pony's nail for a loooong time.
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u/SasiBan Jul 26 '21
Such a beautiful boy. Bless him standing there so well behaved, I think he knew they were helping him. How can anyone neglect horses? They're so sweet and gentle.