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Balsam, a rescued horse in our care at Caribe Horse

Balsam

Born
2010
Breed
Creole

Nursed back to health over two years, Balsam is now a gentle mount for children and beginners.

My story

I am BALSAM. I was born in 2010 and I am Creole.

I was living alone, uncared, on a big piece of land for years before they rescued me…apparently the place was big and nice, but I'm not a wild horse, I needed care and unfortunately the grass in the has lot of area I couldn't feed myself because there was little water and few nutrients.

The scars on my body and the terror I had towards humans and other horses showed that my life before was even more difficult.

When Caribe Horse adopted me, no one knew if I would wake up the next day. I was skinny, stressed, my entire immune system was down, most of the time I couldn't even stand on my legs, I had major breathing problems, many hairless spots and I had flashes and pain all over my body from the rain and fungus.

It took me over 2 years of care, feeding, veterinary treatment, love and training to be the horse I am today. For a long time, even when everything seemed to be getting better, I had severe relapses, until finally my family, with a great veterinarian, discovered that I also had a hormonal problem that caused me a special type of diabetes.

In my new home I was also able to make many friends, the first was Eragon: he introduced me to the other horses, he protected me when I was still too weak and helped me find my place in the group.

Now I am a healthy and very happy horse, I could spend all day playing, I am a great teacher with younger horses.

My sweet and calm behavior makes me the favorite horse of children and beginners, but the most experts also adore me because I am super intelligent!!

Balsam, a rescued horse in our care at Caribe Horse

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Meet the rest of the herd

Polar, a rescued horse in our care at Caribe Horse

Polar

Iberian · Born 2011

Rescued in poor condition, Polar's coat grew back white; he'd never even been washed or brushed.

Eragon, a rescued horse in our care at Caribe Horse

Eragon

Appaloosa · Born 2013

Once starving and afraid of people, Eragon now welcomes every newly rescued horse into the herd.

Pachenco, a rescued horse in our care at Caribe Horse

Pachenco

Costa Rican Creole · Born 2007

Broken by years of forced trotting, Pachenco slowly relearned trust, and now he adores children.

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Teddy

Underweight and wary of people on arrival, Teddy is now a calm, cuddle-loving horse living well with PPID.