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Rosie is a beautiful 14-year-old Warmblood mare with a Hunter Jumper background who joined the Little Bit herd on a care lease in October 2018. Her owner thought she would be happy to retire from her jumping career and would love to work in our program. Once at Little Bit, she immediately wanted to become engaged with patients and riders! She is known at Little Bit for her gentle nature, kindness, and intuitiveness about her walk/trot riders’ needs.
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Rosie receives monthly chiropractic and also is on an acupuncture regimen to keep her back, neck and pelvis healthy and comfortable. Her twice-monthly sports massage sessions from our amazing volunteer therapist have helped her to stay relaxed and limber. Her saddle fit is professionally checked to avoid soreness and she wears handmade therapeutic horseshoes.
In addition to Rosie’s routine vet care, she receives grain and nutritional supplements for healthy bones, Platinum Performance multi-vitamins, and meals three times a day to help her digestive system function at its best.
Rosie has a custom schooling and training program which focuses on building up strong muscle through her back and topline and teaching her to use her hind end properly. She also learns the special skills she needs to be a wonderful Adaptive horse. She also stretches out on the Little Bit track to relax and spends time grazing in our grass pastures.
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At the end of her day, she retires to her big, cozy 12 x 24’ barn stall with room to stretch and extra shavings for a comfortable rest.
All of us at Little Bit admire Rosie and feel so grateful to have her as part of our program! Today, 43 percent of Rosie’s care is sponsored. If you would like to join Rosie’s existing sponsors, please contact Director of Development Sharon Soldenwagner at sharons@littlebit.org or visit www.littlebit.org/horses. Horse sponsorships start at $1,000 per year.
Written by Sharon Soldenwagner
