Hilton (Arrived at Hope Pastures 14th January 2007)

Hilton is a very handsome 17hh bay gelding who is 9 years old.
We took Hilton in as he had been left on a local livery yard, unwanted as he has a rotated pelvis which means he is unable to be ridden. He was due to be put to sleep on the 26th of november which would have been a terrible waste of life for this lovely friendly boy.

May 2007
Hilton has settled in very happily at his new home and we enjoy having him in our horsey family.
He has begun to show his personality a lot more lately and has become good friends with Paddy and seems to have chosen Tina as his long term girlfriend, having got over an earlier crush on Shazeke.
However he can be rather bossy toward Molly and Willow and doesn't act like such a gentleman around them, he thinks its fun to chase at them now and again with his ears back, especially at tea time when he likes to trot along behind Tina to the stable yard to eat his feed. If any of the other old ladies get in his way he will soon show them who is boss, much to Willows disgust.
Health wise, he is being kept as comfortable as possible although he still requires anti-inflammatories daily .
He has regular Equine Muscle Release therapy (EMRT- more details about this therapy please visit www.bowentraining.co.uk )he seems to be benefiting from this as if left too long without a treatment he soon becomes stiff and slow. This is a very popular treatment which is used on horses who are homed with the ILPH to help them get back to good health.
He is always in good spirits and loves to race along with paddy and Willow on their morning gallop.

May 07

Hilton on arrival Jan 07