Chili was removed from negligent owners and placed with another rescue. That rescue then transferred him to Bluebonnet. When he arrived here, he was very underweight and hadn't had a lot of handling, and we believe what handling he had was rough and unkind. He settled into his stall curious about the people in the barn, but also leery of what might happen.

We gave Chili time to settle in, observe his surroundings, and get to know the other horses. And then we began making friends with him. His the kind of horse who wants one person, maybe a small family, in his life that he can trust and love. And when you win his trust, he'll watch for you whenever you are nearby. In fact, Chili is constantly watching his foster "mom" and waiting for her to come rub him between his eyes (his favorite spot).

Once he learned to trust his foster home, he began learning. He now is good to catch and leads well. He's learned to pick his front hooves up and is learning to pick his back hooves up without jerking them away. While Chili seems to like to learn, he does best with a quiet, relaxed handler who will give him space and time to think through things.

Although he needs some work before he could start under saddle training, his foster home (who is a huge Arab fan) feels that he has potential to be a cute endurance horse or possibly sport horse once he is ready to start under saddle. Although he gets nervous with new things, he is the kind of horse who snorts, looks, and/or freezes – but not the kind of horse who spooks or jumps away.

Chili has his own Facebook page where you can follow his progress.