Rolling Dog Farm Blog

This is blind Scout, a big strapping Appaloosa who arrived this evening.  He belonged to a Missoula-based outfitter, Rick A., who could not keep a blind horse.  Outfitting is a tough business to make money in, and generally outfitters can’t keep horses they can’t use.  To keep Scout safe, Rick had left him in a corral with a gentle mule for company.

We had agreed a few months ago to take this horse later in the summer, and today was the day.  After Rick unloaded Scout, I took him by the halter and showed him the boundaries of his new corral and shed.  We walked along, tapping on the corral panels as we went.  Three times around and Scout had it down.

We think we’re going to pair up Scout with Radar, the blind mare who came from the Idaho Humane Society just 10 days ago.  She’s almost ready to finish her quarantine period and needs a buddy.  By the way, we decided to rename Radar … that’s her in this photo … something different.  We just couldn’t see calling a horse ‘Radar.’  So we named her Madison instead. 

Speaking of names, folks, we have a problem.  We ALREADY have a blind horse named Scout.  Now that’s confusing.  How about a blind horse naming contest?  If you’d like to suggest a name for ‘new’ Scout … and we pick it … we’ll send you a custom Rolling Dog Ranch hat!