Abandoned & Disabled Miniature Horse Now Lives Indoors With 3 Dog Best Friends
When Faith Smith found out that six-week-old Peabody the miniature horse, may be deaf, blind, and unable to walk, she wasn’t swayed. When she was told that a veterinarian had advised his first family to euthanize him, she still didn’t change her mind. Meet Peabody, a six-week-old miniature horse who was abandoned by his mother because he was too small.
Faith trains miniature horses for therapy, emotional support, mobility services, and love. Due to their calm demeanor, miniature horses can be trained to be excellent therapy animals and companions. But Peabody is no ordinary miniature horse. An average mini weighs between 150 and 350 pounds. Whereas, at 6-weeks-old, Peabody weighs only 19 pounds. That's smaller than most dogs! His mother abandoned him because he was too small to reach her to nurse.