Tory
Notorious or Tory came to the Rescue from Pennsylvania with Springer and Little Red in July 2000. His age then was estimated at 25 years old so as of this writing(Jan. 2005)that would make him nearly 30 years old. He was donated by another rescue and we were told he was unrideable due to a bad back. He also had melanomas on the right side of his and was deemed unadoptable. Wrong on both counts! Tory has been placed with a wonderful family in Conesus, NY and they love him to death. His melanomas have not grown and he gets ridden on a regular basis, weather permitting of course. Tory is a very kind gentleman and has no vices. We don't know much about his history other than we understand he was a hack horse in New York City. He has sure made one family very, very happy.
It is with a sad note that we report that Tory passed away on September 1, 2005 while on a night ride. Somehow, he broke his left rear leg and there was nothing anyone could do for him except end his suffering and pain. The rescue had Tory for five years. He was never supposed to be ridden after coming to the rescue according to the rescue we got him from. They said he had a bad back but he proved them wrong. He did have a cold back and did fine when warmed up. He had five five good years with a great foster family and was a perfect gentleman for the entire time that we knew him.