Ellie is a 23 year old Saddlebred mare. She came to Bright Futures after a good samaritan bought her at an auction when she was just two years old. When she'd grown a bit more and learned a few things to keep her person safe around her, she went to live with a lady named Sandy and an Arabian mare named Angel. Sixteen years later Sandy passed away. Her husband gave Ellie and Sandy's other horse away. Ellie was a pet who was doted on daily by Sandy. The new home was a very bad choice.The only right thing they did was contact Bright Futures Farm two years later. If they had waited any longer to call, Ellie would have probably died of starvation. She came back to BFF in the middle of winter, covered in frozen manure and urine. She also was lame in her left hind leg. She now has Cushings and hypothyroidism. She needs two 1mg Prascend tablets each day, and Equioxx, and anti-inflammatory, for her hock. Both Equioxx and Prascend are prescription medications.