Hondo is a Kill Pen rescue. He is an Azteca. He came to us by mistake and Bear couldn’t bear
to let him go back so we ended up purchasing Hondo.
You see, Hondo was delivered to us late in the evening and it was supposed to be Rooster.
Now, I can’t say if this was a bait and switch but it was an awful ordeal to get Rooster home.
Took an extra two months and talking to OK Agriculture and the Atty General. We ended up
having to pay for a second transporter to bring him home.
Now, on to Hondo. Hondo was called Alejandro but, me being a John Wayne fan, he became
Hondo. He is a very different breed/personality. He is watchy, and I don’t think had ever had
treats. I was told he hated men, but I don’t think that is quite the truth. I think he was abused to
the point he doesn’t trust anyone. It took me a couple of months before he would even
acknowledge me and sniff my hand. Now I can pet him but if I try to go past his shoulder it is like
my fingers are electric. Bless his heart. He is getting a lot better and this spring we will begin
some ground work with him. He has a star, snip and 4 white socks and is a very nice mover.
He has come a long way from the frightened horse that came off the trailer that night. He was
given time to “decompress” as I can’t imagine what he had been through or how many auctions
he had run through before landing with us. He is quite the character and he wants to be friendly
but still has a bit of a wall up. We will get that wall down brick by brick.

The first two photos below are the night he arrived. The third photo is Hondo with his favorite human, my brother Gary. Hondo didn’t even now about carrots or apples. He is slowly learning that there are some good people in this world. Now, we do not allow him to “bully” or not respect our space. He is corrected and has really learned to respect our space and seems to be calmer. This spring will be the turning point when we start our ground work.