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About Tingles & Stumpy
These cheeky unicorns love each other very much. They are the best of friends. Tingles and Stumpy are so grateful to have found each other and they are looking for a home to retire together. Let’s be honest... What’s better than one super adorable mini horse? Two mini horses!
Tingles is cheeky and highly intelligent. His temperament is best described as curious, confident, feisty, outgoing and friendly. Tingles has small man syndrome - he’s angry at the world for giving him such a tiny body for such a mighty soul. He’ll provide you with love and respect if you give him the same. Stumpy is super sweet and gentle. His temperament is best described as curious, friendly and sensitive. This gentleman likes meeting new people, as long as they are okay with lots of kisses. Both horses need to be twitched to give worming paste. They really are the perfect match!
It’s easy for Tingles to meet new equine friends with his outgoing character. Of course, he also loves his hay and his best friend, Stumpy. On the other hand, Stumpy loves hanging out with (and licking) people, hay and his best friend Tingles.
Tingles enjoys pats on his own terms. He’ll more likely watch you do your thing and be near you. Stumpy enjoys a pat on the nose or neck. He really just loves being close to you or sniffing and licking you all over.
They spend most of their day hanging out and sleeping in the dirt paddock, where there’s little to no grass and a stable for shelter and hay. This is the perfect environment for preventing laminitis/founder. Usually, they get let out into the paddocks for a few hours to graze on some grass in the afternoon. Depending on the time of year, they may need to wear their feeding muzzles to slow their eating, which may trigger laminitis/founder. After a few hours of grazing and playing in the large paddocks, they cooperatively walk back to the dirt paddock where their stable has been clean and their hay and water topped up. They’ll be taken for a walk up the street to get more mental stimulation and physical exercise on a lucky day. They both walk nicely on the lead and are easy to handle with just one person. Their hooves will also be picked twice weekly, and brush their coat and mane.
Tingles and Stumpy have lived with other horses and ponies and a donkey, and two cows. They’ve always gotten along with all their furry friends very well. They love making new equine friends and quickly form bonds with other horses. Tingles and Stumpy tolerate dogs as long they don’t chase them or invade their personal space. Like cats and chickens, other animals will leave alone as long as they leave them alone too. They’ve been around kiddos, and they loved all their attention (of course, under supervision by an adult)
Have you always wanted to have two special unicorns in your life? This is your chance!
Microchip number Tingles: 953010100459495
Microchip number Stumpy: 953010100322888
Tingles is approximately 20 years old, Shetland pony, gelding
Stumpy is approximately 14 years old, Shetland pony, gelding
Medical notes
They each get some yummy Hygain Micrbeet pellets mixed with HoofXtra powder to make sure they get all their nutrients. As with every pony, laminitis/founder is something you need to remain vigilant about. They must not have unlimited access to grass, so they will need their primary paddock to be mostly grass-free (e.g. dirt or sand). They currently get let out into the more extensive grass paddocks for about 3 hours a day (with their grazing muzzles on during times of sugary grass like spring and winter) to still have a play in larger areas but in a safe way. Their hooves should be checked regularly for signs of laminitis/founder (excessive heat, bounding pulse). Their weight should be kept to a healthy level. Tingles has been laminitis in the past, but Stumpy has not.
They require regular visits by a farrier to have their hooves trimmed. They currently get this done every 5-7 weeks. To maintain their hoof health, their hooves need to be picked out at least weekly.
They need to be given worming paste every 3 months, and their Tetanus and Strangles vaccinations need to be kept up to date.
Stumpy requires a dental appointment every 6 months. The vet sedates him and burrs down his wavy molars to maintain his dental health. This usually costs only around $100.
Tingles requires a dental appointment every 3 months. He has significant diastemas that need to be cleaned thoroughly by the vet during his dental appointments and sharp, wavy molars that need to be buried and maintained. He has recently had a tooth extracted which had developed an abscess in its root, so Tingles must receive regular dental to monitor and maintain his teeth.
Adoption details
When enquiring about a pet listed with Home2Home, your enquiry goes directly to the pet’s owner - the person who knows them best!
It’s a great opportunity to ask any questions you may have about the pet, including its likes and dislikes, needs, and how it may fit into your lifestyle and family.
From here, the owner will be in touch with you to chat a bit more about their pet, and if they feel your home is the best fit, they will arrange a ‘meet and greet’ for you all to get to know each other.
Should this prove successful, arrangements will be made for the pet to move straight from its current home into yours upon payment of the adoption fee.
The adoption fee is paid directly to PetRescue (via a secure payment link), and assists us to continue to run and develop programs to assist pet owners, just like Home2Home.
Change of Ownership paperwork will be completed, vetwork history will be provided and your new family member will be snuggled on your couch in no time!
This pet has been adopted and found love with its new family.
The rescue group has removed this pet and it is no longer available for adoption.
The rescue group is no longer taking adoption applications for this pet.
