Give Health & Purpose to a Neglected Horse

Carlos was born in April of 2012.  His mother was heavily pregnant in foal with him at the time of a Feb 2012 law enforcement seizure.  He was born at one of our foster homes and came out with a huge presence.  The ownership of Carlos was not established for 1.5 years due to the criminal case so he continued to grow and thrive with us. Once he was legally ours he was castrated and the search for the right home began.

  Carlos is now 3 year old. This boys grandma Caress, is the reason I personally started fighting so hard for horses not being treated right. He has always had a special place in my heart. Almost like I promised Caress I would take care of her family and never let them go through what she had too. Carlos would have made her proud. So much potential & character.

Carlos continued to thrive and grow until SEO obtained legal ownership of him at 1.5 years of age. He generated interest as a top dressage prospect but upon radiographs an OCD lesion was found on a stifle joint. One vet thought it would be an issue, one did not. We kept him close to monitor him for any signs of lameness. One year later we had him xrayed again to double check. The first lesion was the same but unfortunately the other stifle now had a significant lesion. Our options are to wait until he takes that one step that will start him on a life path of lameness and pain OR raise the funds to have an OCD surgery performed that will give him a good chance of not only comfort but the ability to become a performance horse.