Age: Young Adult
Gender: Gelding
Breed: Missouri Fox Trotter Cross
Best Friend: Elton

Amado was born in the rescue on March 13th, 2022 - at which point he had a severe under-bite and tendon damage on his front legs making him unable to stand. He was rushed to the hospital, where he was given special shoes for his feet, and cared for until a surrogate mother could be found. He has perfectly healed his front legs, and mostly outgrown his underbite. We hope that when he is fully grown there won’t be any signs of his birth defects. Amado is a brave, happy-go-lucky horse who rarely has bad days. He loves the company of people and other horses, often trailing them like a shadow. When he’s not near others, you can see him thinking intently and being incredibly observant - just like his mom. Amado is still working on his manners, and is learning a lot from our other horses and our trainers - especially his pasture mates, Elton and Hershey.