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Lumber Jate is a retired Standardbred gelding off the track at Buffalo Raceway. His former owner bought him off an Amish truck which meant he was already ready to retire but the owner decided to race him anyway. His left front leg has been pinfired approximately fifteen times as you can see some of the pinfiring in the photo of his leg below. He should never have been raced again but the owner in his quest for money displayed his apparent lack of concern for the horse and raced him five more times taking two firsts, two seconds and a third. During his last race the leg went. We're sure the fetlock was fractured and the tendons so badly bowed that they were twice normal size. In the six weeks that he has been at the rescue, we have used magnetic therapy along with a twice daily massage using an herbal lotion to reduce swelling and ease pain. The picture below was taken after six weeks and swelling is still apparent. Our vet examined him and said that the fetlock would most likely fuse leaving him with a permanent limp but should be free of pain in two months. Jate's sire won $2.2 million dollars on the track but Jate was not so lucky. Jate still has trust issues with us to this day. One day he might realize that we mean him no harm. Jate is only eight yeard old.