Ollie

Ollie – Young Arabian Gelding

Bay Gelding

Age: 2 years old

Date Rescued: 09/06/2021

Height: estimated 14.2hh-ish when mature

Ridable: Not currently as only 2 years old

Hendra Vaccination Due Date: 18/04/2023

T&S Vaccination Due Date: 11/11/2023

Dental Float/Check Due Date: 31/01/2024

Microchip Number: 991001004297014

Special Needs: Ollie is only a baby boy at the moment so will need time to grow into his body before being started under saddle.

Adoption Fee: $1,100 this is to help cover the many costs associated with rehabilitating our horses

Ollie arrived at our sanctuary after being seen in an auction down in Victoria with his mum, Lucy, at only 10 weeks old. It was quite an ordeal to organise transport for the pair since they were both completely unhandled and utterly terrified of humans. After a lot of organising, we managed to drive down ourselves to pick them up.

Lucy and Ollie were both malnourished, riddled with worms and had never had any handling at all. We didn’t know much about them except that they were both Arabian horses that obviously no one wanted or cared about – until now!
Fast forward 1.5 years and you wouldn’t even recognise them as the same horses. Lucy is quite a plump little lady and Ollie has grown into a very handsome guy.

Ollie can now be caught, haltered, lead and tied up quite well (he is a bit of a typical Arabian and can be a little snorty and dramatic!). He is just finishing up his hoof pickup training, he has only ever experienced positive reinforcement training with reward for the correct behaviours, so continuing his education in this manner would be preferable as he really thrives under a gentle and kind hand.

We would love to see Ollie go on to a home that is happy to give him the time and space to finish growing before putting any weight on his back. He would benefit from expanding on his ground education with going for walks and adventures with his new human, grooming, and LOTS of scritches! Ollie is one guy that just loves a good scratch in just the right place.

Preference will be given to applicants who live nearby to the sanctuary in Kanimbla NSW so Ollie wouldn’t have to travel a long distance, however, to ensure he goes to the very best home consideration will be made for homes outside of our area. Transport can also be arranged through Elysian Fields Sanctuary if required.

If you think you can offer Ollie the perfect forever home, please complete an application, we would love to hear from you! Ollie deserves a home where he can mature comfortably and spend plenty of time bonding with his new humans.

Please note: Some people have experienced an error with the form not being sent when clicking “submit” if this happens to you please email me at kate@elysianfieldssanctuary.com.au so I can double check it has been received.