2004 chestnut Oldenburg gelding

Huey Khan is our first rescue horse. Although not a draft horse, he is a rather large horse; he is a German Oldenburg (Oldenburgs, it should be noted, were originally bred as heavy coach horses).

Huey Khan's early life is very unclear. We do know that he is still young, about 7 years old. He was started too soon at some point in his early life. In other words, some person likely wanted him to be a jumper and couldn't wait to try this big 17hh horse under saddle and over fences, even though he was only two years old!  One day, Huey Khan's still-growing tendons popped. It has taken about a year's worth of veterinary care to arrive at this diagnosis. Initially, he was treated for navicular hoof pain, as his feet had been neglected when he was rescued. He has had orthopedic shoes and had his heel regrown. He has received treatment for a serious case of Lyme disease.

His feet are not his problem, although Blue Star has spent much time over the past couple of years growing his feet out to their proper shape and alignment, and Huey has battled and overcome canker in his feet on top of everything else!

While he has been at Blue Star, Huey has made many friends, most notably volunteer Amy, who has helped Huey immeasurably in teaching Huey to work on the lungeline.  The exercise has helped Huey learn to balance his body and carry his weight more on his hindquarters and less on his forehand, which has helped lesson his discomfort in the injured tendons in his lower forelegs.  Huey is just now reaching maturity and we hope that he will have many comfortable years ahead. Huey enjoys "playing sticks" with Cupcake. He is affectionate and sweet and loves to eat!  He really enjoys being groomed and fussed over - he knows he is a supermodel and loved it when he got to model the surplus Mounted Patrol equipment donated to Blue Star Equiculture by the Springfield Police Department in January 2010.

Huey has really good days, and some bad days when it is especially damp and cold. His continued care is funded by donations to Blue Star Equiculture.We know that Huey Khan can heal more and have a purposeful life as a companion horse or therapy horse. He has been through a lot and has some more to go. We are committed to his recovery and know he still has a lifetime of things to share.

If you are interested in donating for the purposes of helping Huey Khan get to his next stage of healing, please let us know!