Mia

Miss Mia was on the infamous tractor-trailer that overturned on Highway 44 in October of 2020. She was one of the surviving horses that came to Longmeadow to be treated and rehabilitated. We are unsure of exactly where she came from, but we do know that the trailer carrying Mia was on the way to slaughter. Luckily, Mia survived the wreck with minimal injuries and could begin her rehabilitation right away.

After some time settling into Ranch life, Mia was sent to a professional trainer where she was used on a working ranch. Upon evaluation, the trainer found that she bucked under saddle, which he believed was from negative experiences of being started under saddle in the past. After patiently working through it, Mia spent her days working cattle and living with other horses. She seemed to love her job, and we loved how she was progressing in her training. 

Unfortunately, during her training, Mia suffered an injury while turned out and came back to Longmeadow to be treated. After the injury healed, our trainer began riding her here at the Ranch. Two months in, she began bucking again. Our trainer stopped riding her and began more groundwork training, which Mia is currently working on. She seems to get frustrated quickly when confused or uncomfortable. Because her history and temperament, our trainer is requiring that any adopter who wants Mia for riding have her professionally restarted.  

If Mia is adopted as a pasture pet only, meaning to a family that will not ride her, she would be appropriate for an intermediate handler. Mia gets long great with other horses. She tends to be middle-ranking and is well behaved for her handler.