Chip
Chip is a registered Tennessee Walker gelding (DOB 6/21/01) who came to Pegasus in November 2022, after being seized by the Smith County Sheriff’s office following a neglect complaint. This poor fellow had an old injury to his sheath area resulting in a severely infected and swollen penis that could not retract. He was also terribly thin and emotionally fragile. We took him in and provided him with intensive veterinary care, lots of love and time to heal. Chip went from being a worried, insecure guy to feeling pretty good about the world. After he had time to decompress and gain some weight, we added him to a pasture of friendly geldings, where he now happily resides. To the amazement of our veterinarians, all problems with his penis resolved, and now it looks and functions normally. Now that Chip is happy, settled and physically sound, we have begun to try him under saddle. As expected, he is broke to ride, but he was never developed with softness and finesse. He’s also afraid he’s going to be in trouble. We are taking our time with Chip to help him understand that he is a good boy, who will never be in trouble here. He’s embracing our kindness and learning fast. He is nice and big (~16 hands) and is built beautifully. Chip has an awesome, smooth gait, and we anticipate he will be ready for adoption soon. Get your applications in on the handsome dude, because he won’t last long!!