Franklin – previously named Franklin
Adopted by Dineen Corey on 1467331200
Franklin was bred with a purpose. He is double-registered AQHA/APHA.
He’s named after his original owner, who became ill and sold him to a neighbor as a 2-year-old gelding. He noticed the new owners were not feeding him or his pasture mates. Franklin (the former owner) would drive over to the farm where Franklin (the horse) lived and would throw hay over the fence. I feel as though if it was not for Franklin’s kind heart and love of his horse, Franklin (horse) would never have survived—and that’s why Franklin was named after him.
Some of his pasture mates were in such bad shape that they were euthanized before Franklin was sent to auction, where he was purchased by a kill buyer. He was rescued by Hidden Pond Farm Equine Rescue on his 6th birthday in 2015. I adopted Franklin in July of 2016.
He’s handsome, goofy, extremely opinionated, and intelligent. He is also a total ham for the camera. He rarely takes a bad photo and poses for the camera.
Franklin loves attention. If he feels that he hasn’t gotten enough attention, he won’t go back in the barn. He plants his feet and will not budge. (He is 16 hands tall and about 1100 lbs.) However, if I ask him to walk away from the barn, he will gladly follow me—he’s just not quite ready to go back into his stall. If he doesn’t want to do something, he’ll pin his ears and stomp his feet before doing what is asked. He wants to let me know he doesn’t approve of what I asked of him, but he will do it just because I asked.
He is very picky about the treats that he eats. They have to be crunchy. Franklin will spit out a mushy apple or any type of soft chewy treat. If you try and put medication in his grain he will sniff it out and won’t touch it. Even after you take the medication out of his grain bucket, he won’t eat his grain for a few days until the scent of the medication is completely gone from the bucket.
Franklin is extremely social and loves playing with his pasture mates. He enjoys walks down the trail either alone or with company. And he adores small children. He will put his large head down to their level and just nuzzle them. He surely makes my life better.
