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February 28th, 2004 Jim |
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This is Jim one day after he arrived
here. His coat was thick and actually hid much of the severity of what
malnutrition had done to his body. He "body scored" at #2 with our
vet. Jim arrived at Whisper Ranch on February 28, 2004.
Jim was approximately 30 years old and a Tennessee
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April 16th, 2004 Jim at week 7 |
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| This is
Jim on April 16th. He'd been here for 7 weeks. He made
radical, amazing progress during that time. He was such a sweetie!
He let me give him a nice iodine shampoo bath and even wash his face.
He was already shedding out a LOT of the old, unhealthy fur he had and his ribs
were less and less visible every day. His personality was beginning to
BEAM through! We were all in love with him. He was so much fun
to be around and work with daily. |
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July 7th, 2004 Week 18 |
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Jim with Whisper Ranch volunteer, Dominique Dietz. Jim could actually be
ridden for a few minutes at a time at a walk in his last couple of months. He
was such a good boy
and LOVED having the kids ride him! He responded to the lightest
pressure in just this halter and reins! When Jim got here, we would
have never guessed he'd make that kind of recovery and actually be able to
be ridden lightly again. Amazing horse with amazing heart! We'll
miss him as though we'd known him his whole life!! |
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August 18th, 2004
Jim died suddenly on the
morning of the 18th. Thank you, Jim, for sharing 6 months of your
special life with us. We'll miss you like we'd known you forever.
We're grateful to have had a chance to be a part of happiness for you!
Special Thanks to Debbie Hamilton
for being Jim's sponsor during his time here. We couldn't have done it
without you, Debbie!!
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