We found her advertised on CL as a 17 hand mare. I emailed for pics and knew that no matter what, I was going to get her out of where she was.
Pictures the seller sent me of Vegas:
We made the 3 hour trip to go see her and knew we were coming home with her. She looked unkempt, ungroomed, underfed, and was most definitely NOT 17 hands. We have since sticked her at 16.2 hands. From what we were told by her previous owner, she pretty much got dumped on her. The woman I bought her from bought a pony from a friend to help him out after he lost his job and he dropped Vegas off with the pony. Nice, eh?
Vegas finally made it up here to live with us a few weeks later. Her place in the pecking order was very important to us when we were looking for a prospect. We needed a bitchy mare to take care of Turbo's attitude, and he or she had to be big enough to fight back as needed. Vegas definitely is able to take care of herself in the pasture! She's faster and much more agile than poor Turbo, who is still learning where his feet are.
Vegas and Turbo in the pasture together for the first time:
Vegas has come a long way since we got her in April. We finally got her feet on the right track and they are looking much better. She is up to a good weight and goes into saddle training next week.
Pictures of Vegas in September:
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