Nelson Performance Horses

Funny Photos

So hard to reach this itch.

So hard to reach this itch.

quick catnap 4/22/07

quick catnap 4/22/07

So hard to get up

So hard to get up

Shaking loose any bugs that may 
have crawled in my ears

Shaking loose any bugs that may 
have crawled in my ears

I think I need another nap

I think I need another nap

Great Shots I Have Taken

Mr Millenium Drifter and me at the 2001 oregon AQHA show he placed 5th.

Mr Millenium Drifter and me at the 2001 oregon AQHA show he placed 5th.

Me when i was a kid on one of my first pony rides. My little sister is behind me ridding the black pony.

Me when i was a kid on one of my first pony rides. My little sister is behind me ridding the black pony.

My son and the family dog.

My son and the family dog.

More of a beautiful background 4/22/07

More of a beautiful background 4/22/07

The sky was just to cool in this photo 4/22/07

The sky was just to cool in this photo 4/22/07

Mr as a Yearling

Mr as a Yearling

Cute little frog in the flower bush.

Cute little frog in the flower bush.

AQHA show 
yearling halter 5th place

AQHA show 
yearling halter 5th place

Mr's First foal 
Ima Classy Drifter

Mr's First foal 
Ima Classy Drifter

Me and Mr at one of 
the shows

Me and Mr at one of 
the shows

Ima Classy Drifter 
days old

Ima Classy Drifter 
days old

Mr Millennium Drifter 
3yrs old

Mr Millennium Drifter 
3yrs old

Mr bust shot

Mr bust shot

Mr Millennium Drifter 
at the show (yearling)

Mr Millennium Drifter 
at the show (yearling)

Mr standing in the Isle may 
be 2yrs old

Mr standing in the Isle may 
be 2yrs old

Classy Corina and Ima Classy Drifter
Mr Milleniums first foal

Classy Corina and Ima Classy Drifter
Mr Milleniums first foal

This is a friends 
ptha stallion

This is a friends 
ptha stallion

Ima Classy Drifter
My First Foal

Ima Classy Drifter
My First Foal

Mr Millennium Drifter
 2000 AQHA Stallion

Mr Millennium Drifter
 2000 AQHA Stallion

Mr Running around

Mr Running around

Mr checking out
 the mares

Mr checking out
 the mares

Mr Standing in 
halter form

Mr Standing in 
halter form

My daughter and Dallas 
doing showmanship

My daughter and Dallas 
doing showmanship

Second foal from 
Mr Millennium Drifter

Second foal from 
Mr Millennium Drifter

He was a ham

He was a ham

Saved From Death

Day one just out of the trailer. She was skin and bones 
had diarhea,lice, rain rot and a cough.

Day one just out of the trailer. She was skin and bones 
had diarhea,lice, rain rot and a cough.

Rear view day one. (Story below photos)

Rear view day one. (Story below photos)

3 months later starting to look a little better

3 months later starting to look a little better

One year after being saved. She was an exceptional kids horse my daughter took her to 4h and won many blues 
this was taken just before a parade.

One year after being saved. She was an exceptional kids horse my daughter took her to 4h and won many blues 
this was taken just before a parade.

Placed blue in western pleasure 4h fair.

Placed blue in western pleasure 4h fair.

 
  Story of the mare saved from death.
I went to look at this mare for my daughter to do 4H with. The lady told me she would be a great horse for her but she was a little thin. When I got there I was horrified by what I saw. The mare was so skinny and in such bad shape I almost cried. The lady was an apparent rescue place but she was feeding this mare with about 20 other horses. I knew this horse would never make it in the herd and decided to buy her right there. I paid about 700.00 dollars for this mare a steep price for her but felt that at least the money would be used to feed the rest of her horses. She did have papers and was registered with AQHA. I got her home and took the pictures above for before and after photos. I had a list of the food she was currently on and started from there. Your first instinct in feeding a horse like this is to give them massive amounts of food which is a no no. It can kill them quickly. I started her out on oats and about a cup of mare and foal with about a 1/4 cup of corn oil, free choice grass hay and one flake of alfalfa with salt and mineral block and vitamin mineral supplement also a weight builder. I gradually increased this ration over a month or so to 3 feedings per day of 3/4 coffee can of mare and foal. 1/3 cup corn oil, 1/3 cup rice bran stabilized, weight builder and vitamin mineral sup, 2 flakes alfalfa and free choice grass hay. She was an expensive adventure with vet bills and food. She took about a year to get back to a decent weight with a few colic episodes. I do not recommend rescuing a horse like this if you have no experience with horses as this was a touch and go situation for a few months and the financial responsibility is huge. Another item to discuss is when a horse is allowed to get like this they not only digest their own muscle but also there stomachs and will more than likely be prone to bouts of colic. She did make a full recovery and was an excellent horse for my daughter and she was a sweet heart. Due to financial strain from going to college I had to sell her and made sure she went to a good home. We will always miss her though.