In a horse sanctuary in Hitchcock, Texas, Munch and the other horses are a little different. The average height of the horse is about 1.5m~1.8m, but Munch has a little more than a little more than 50cm.
But mash's size doesn't affect his confidence at all.
Mash stared at the horse.
"He seems to have never noticed how tall the other horses are, and never care about how tall they are." Amber Barnes, a shelter and a media expert, said, "he behaves like, 'you're high, so what? It doesn't matter! ''
Before March came to the sanctuary 11 years ago, it was in an institution in Sanantonio that lived a neglected day.
March was saved two weeks later. He was two and a half months old.
"When we saved him, he was about two months old." Barnes said, "there's a family Mini Horse with him, and some bigger horses. They were brought in a very bad case in Sanantonio, when the scene was sealed. There were some other horses there, but they didn't hold up until we got there and they were dead. This matter is particularly regrettable. "
Most of the animals were sent to the shelter after the police rescued the animals. They then settle down here. It also included March and his mini - mother, Melanie.
Mama and Mama eat grass at the shelter.
"He was too small. When he saved him, he was even held on his knees and left in front of the truck." Barnes said, "he's little, like a little dog lying on his knees."
When mash was 4~6 month old.
When the shelter team looked through Meagan, they found that things are not simple. Munch is not an ordinary mini - a mini horse with a dwarfism. Sadly, minis are not rare, because they are sometimes unmatched by their owners without their close relatives, Barnes explained.
"So they have structural differences, and this difference can lead to health problems." "Sometimes it's even fatal," Barnes said.
Thankfully, Meagan is relatively healthy, although he has a hump and overshot the teeth. "In fact, when he looked at you lick your lips, it was very special!" Barnes said.
Dwarfism also drums his stomach. "He has a big belly, because many of his organs are of normal size, not all organs, but they are bigger than his size. She said.
March and the normal size of the mini.
But the "special" of all this did not affect the quality of Munch's life. Like all the other animals in the shelter, Munch eats a good day, takes a nap, and explores his ranch. Munch shared a meadow with four other mini horses, goats and a pig. Among the four horses, gilzmo, a horse with the same dwarfism.
Munch did not give up any chance of dressing up. "Munch likes to scrub, and he likes to make up his brush." Barnes said.
Meagan: you see my pigtail, handsome?
For Meagan, there are more important than napping and braid things -- he is an official ambassador. He went to schools and libraries to give children the knowledge of horse and animal welfare. "When we talk about Munch, we'll talk about his stories and the plight of other animals." Barnes said, "he's a good example."
He also visited the nursing home.
When Maggie had a chance, he bravely told the horses that he was not afraid of them - although the horse was often afraid of mash.
"If the big horse is next to it, Munch is like, 'Yee ~ ye give me my hay! What about my carrots? I'm not afraid of you. '' Barnes said, "but when you look at the big horse next to munch, you are frightened and feel at a loss. It really makes people feel a little funny. "
Mash greets the horse.
